NDA fields Upendra Kushwaha and Manan Kumar Mishra for Rajya Sabha bypolls
7 months, 1 week ago

NDA fields Upendra Kushwaha and Manan Kumar Mishra for Rajya Sabha bypolls

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Lok Morcha national president Upendra Kushwaha and BJP leader Manan Kumar Mishra on Wednesday filed the nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha byelections as the candidates of the National Democratic Alliance. Mr. Kushwaha, a former Union Minister, had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election but faced defeat whereas Mr. Mishra is senior advocate in the Supreme Court and chairman of the Bar Council of India. Seats vacant after LS poll Two Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar had fallen vacant after the Lok Sabha election when Misa Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Vivek Thakur of the BJP became members of the Lower House. The decision to nominate Mr. Kushwaha, despite his electoral loss in the Lok Sabha election, is said to have been taken to keep the Kushwaha community with the NDA.

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar Takes Over As Kerala BJP Chief: 'Will Bring NDA To Power In State'
6 days, 4 hours ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar Takes Over As Kerala BJP Chief: 'Will Bring NDA To Power In State'

ABP News  

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Union Minister and technocrat-turned-politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar assumed office as the BJP's state president on Monday, declaring his mission to bring the NDA government to power in Kerala, a state largely dominated by the CPI-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF. "For entrusting me with this responsibility, I wholeheartedly thank my high command—Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit …

Rajeev Chandrasekhar appointed Kerala BJP chief, vows to make NDA win
6 days, 16 hours ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar appointed Kerala BJP chief, vows to make NDA win

India Today  

Former Union Minister and technocrat-turned-politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar assumed office as the BJP's state president on Monday, declaring his mission to bring the NDA government to power in Kerala, a state largely dominated by the CPI-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF. "For entrusting me with this responsibility, I wholeheartedly thank my high command—Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, …

Rajeev Chandrasekhar may be next Kerala BJP chief, official announcement tomorrow
1 week ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar may be next Kerala BJP chief, official announcement tomorrow

India Today  

Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday filed his nomination papers for the post of Kerala BJP chief. The 60-year-old former Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology filed his nomination after a meeting of the BJP core committee earlier in the day. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who is in-charge of the party’s organisational elections in Kerala, will make …

BJP bets on Rajeev Chandrasekhar to expand base in Kerala
1 week ago

BJP bets on Rajeev Chandrasekhar to expand base in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After a protracted period of anticipation, the BJP's central leadership has selected former Union Minister and businessman Rajeev Chandrasekhar to lead its Kerala unit. With former technocrat-turned-politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the helm, the BJP is signaling its focus on securing the upper-caste Hindu vote base, traditionally aligned with the Congress. TNIE was the first to report Rajeev Chandrasekhar's consideration …

Why BJP is evasive on Nitish Kumar as CM face for Bihar polls
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why BJP is evasive on Nitish Kumar as CM face for Bihar polls

India Today  

A conundrum is unfolding within the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar, a political riddle woven into the ever-shifting alliances of the state. On February 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with his characteristic flourish, described Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as ‘Laadla Mukhyamantri’—a term of endearment certainly, but one that stopped conspicuously short of the grand anointment the Janata Dal had …

Patna Diary | Confusion persists over Nitish as next CM face
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Patna Diary | Confusion persists over Nitish as next CM face

New Indian Express  

Confusion over the possibility of Nitish Kumar being the next chief minister continues. Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said the NDA will contest the upcoming assembly polls under CM Nitish’s leadership. Jaiswal’s comments came days after Nitish’s son, Nishant Kumar, suggested the NDA should declare his father as their candidate for chief minister. Seat-sharing talks on among Opposition bloc The …

Nitish Kumar may lead NDA in Bihar polls, seat-sharing after survey: Sources
1 month ago

Nitish Kumar may lead NDA in Bihar polls, seat-sharing after survey: Sources

India Today  

With the politics around the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls heating up, the BJP has reaffirmed that Nitish Kumar will lead the NDA in the upcoming elections, brushing aside any speculations around the ruling alliance's chief ministerial face, sources told India Today TV. The NDA alliance partners in Bihar include the BJP, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party, …

NDA decides to fight state polls together for two years
1 month, 1 week ago

NDA decides to fight state polls together for two years

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance leaders, buoyed by their victory in the Delhi assembly election, have decided to contest all upcoming state elections together over the next two years. The decision was made at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of all NDA leaders and chief ministers, shortly after the swearing-in of Delhi’s Chief Minister Rekha Gupta …

NDA to fight all polls as a united front, says Modi
1 month, 1 week ago

NDA to fight all polls as a united front, says Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said all upcoming elections will be fought by the National Democratic Alliance as a single bloc, signalling that the coalition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party was going strong. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA Union ministers, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers during a meeting of the alliance’s leaders in New Delhi on …

NDA fields EBC leader Lalan Prasad for bypoll to Bihar Council seat
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NDA fields EBC leader Lalan Prasad for bypoll to Bihar Council seat

The Hindu  

Janata Dal leader Lalan Prasad has been named the National Democratic Alliance candidate for the bypoll to one seat of the Bihar Legislative Council. JD State president Umesh Singh Kushwaha said, “We have chosen party worker Lalan Prasad for the MLC election. Apart from Mr. Kushwaha and Mr. Jaiswal, Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Anil Kumar and Lok Janshakti Party leader …

NDA will fight Bihar election under Nitish, says State’s Deputy CM
3 months, 1 week ago

NDA will fight Bihar election under Nitish, says State’s Deputy CM

The Hindu  

To avoid any confusion in the ranks ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in Bihar, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the State’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday emphasised that the polls will be fought under Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal chief Nitish Kumar’s leadership. He was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent interview to …

'No confusion': Bihar deputy CM on Nitish Kumar's leadership, 2025 assembly elections
3 months, 1 week ago

'No confusion': Bihar deputy CM on Nitish Kumar's leadership, 2025 assembly elections

Hindustan Times  

The NDA will contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary said on Sunday. Under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the NDA would run in the assembly …

Nitish face of NDA in Bihar elections: JD(U)
3 months, 1 week ago

Nitish face of NDA in Bihar elections: JD(U)

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The JD on Wednesday said that the NDA would contest the Bihar assembly elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, irrespective of what formula was decided for the polls. JD leader and minister Ratnesh Sada said, “Only Nitish Kumar and nobody else will become the CM after the polls.” Another JD leader and Education Minister Sunil Kumar was equally …

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha from Haryana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha from Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday nominated Rekha Sharma, former chairperson of the National Commission for Women, as the party candidate from Haryana for the lone Rajya Sabha seat by-election. The by-election follows the vacancy created by Krishan Lal Panwar, who was elected to Rajya Sabha in August 2022 and resigned after being elected as an MLA in the assembly …

NDA wins all four seats in Bihar bypolls; Prashant Kishor’s party fails to make a mark in debut
4 months, 1 week ago

NDA wins all four seats in Bihar bypolls; Prashant Kishor’s party fails to make a mark in debut

The Hindu  

The ruling National Democratic Alliance has swept all four Assembly seats in Bihar for which byelections were held on November 13 with 52.83% voter turnout. Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party failed to make a mark in its poll debut with its candidates suffering a severe drubbing on all four seats. Another NDA constituent Hindustani Awam Morcha candidate Deepa Manjhi, who …

BJP's Geeta Koda trailing behind Sona Ram Sinku in Jharkhand's Jagannathpur
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Geeta Koda trailing behind Sona Ram Sinku in Jharkhand's Jagannathpur

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Geeta Koda, who contested from Jharkhand's Jagannathpur in the assembly elections, is currently trailing behind her rival, Sona Ram Sinku of BJP, with a vote margin of 2,631, while the counting is still underway and seven of the 17 rounds have been completed so far. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Geeta Koda The 41-year-old politician, who is …

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Voting for the bypolls across seven assembly seats in Rajasthan concluded on Wednesday, with 69 candidates in the race. The results on November 23 will significantly impact the political influence of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasara, Sachin Pilot, Agriculture Minister Dr. Kirori Lal Meena, RLP Chief Hanuman Beniwal, and BAP leader Rajkumar Roat. Under …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: With the Jharkhand Assembly elections around the corner, all eyes are on the high-stakes Khunti seat. In 2014, Munda got 59,198 votes by a huge margin, Sushil Pahan of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 32,871 votes and Dayamani Barla of JVM got 20,726 votes. Key candidates In a fresh challenge, the JMM has fielded Ram Surya Munda …

Bihar bypolls: Triangular contests in all four seats with Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party set for maiden contest
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar bypolls: Triangular contests in all four seats with Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party set for maiden contest

The Hindu  

In byelections to four seats in Bihar on November 13, triangular contests are in the offing with political consultant-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party making its electoral debut. Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, though, was the first political party to announce the candidate from the seat as it fielded retired Army officer Lt. Gen. Sri Krishna Singh who was replaced …

BJP's Working President Claims He Was Handpicked for State Assembly Race
5 months ago

BJP's Working President Claims He Was Handpicked for State Assembly Race

Hindustan Times  

Former Jharkhand minister Ravindra Kumar Ray, appointed as the working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jharkhand unit, has denied speculation that his appointment is linked to rumours of rebellion. He expressed confidence in the BJP's ability to form the government in the state, highlighting the party's history of development and welfare schemes.

High-Stakes Bypolls in Kerala: Congress, CPI, and BJP Battle for Wayanad and Other Assemblies
5 months ago

High-Stakes Bypolls in Kerala: Congress, CPI, and BJP Battle for Wayanad and Other Assemblies

The Hindu  

Kerala is set to witness simultaneous bypolls in three Assembly constituencies next month, with Congress, CPI(M), and BJP battling it out in Wayanad, Palakkad, and Chelakkara. Wayanad, a high-stakes seat, will see Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra make her electoral debut, facing stiff competition from the CPI's Sathyan Mokeri and the BJP's Navya Haridas. Palakkad and Chelakkara will see Congress's Rahul …

NDA Set to Dominate Channapatna Bypoll Battle: Somanna
5 months ago

NDA Set to Dominate Channapatna Bypoll Battle: Somanna

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V. Somanna predicts a landslide victory for the NDA candidates in the upcoming bypolls in Channapatna, Shiggaon, and Sandur. He claims that the people are fed up with the Congress government and its governance, and that the NDA candidates will capitalize on this sentiment.

Karnataka By-Elections: A Crucial Test for the BJP-JD(S) Alliance
5 months ago

Karnataka By-Elections: A Crucial Test for the BJP-JD(S) Alliance

India Today  

The upcoming by-elections in Karnataka could have significant implications for the state's political landscape. While there is no evidence to suggest that by-elections support the ruling party or the Opposition, the close proximity of the elections to the Assembly elections could create a favorable environment for the ruling party. Additionally, the presence of dynastic politics across parties could play a …

Record 50 candidates enter race in Channapatna bypoll
5 months ago

Record 50 candidates enter race in Channapatna bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The Channapatna assembly bypoll has drawn an unprecedented number of candidates, with officials saying that at least 50 candidates filing nomination papers. According to a Janata Dal party worker, motivations vary, as some candidates reportedly enter the race for symbolic reasons, such as seeing their names on the ballot or serving as “dummy” candidates to support prominent contenders and share …

HDK's Son to Fight Channapatna bypoll against Congress's Yogeshwar
5 months ago

HDK's Son to Fight Channapatna bypoll against Congress's Yogeshwar

Hindustan Times  

NDA announces Nikhil Kumaraswamy as the candidate for the Channapatna assembly bypoll. Nikhil, the son of Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, will contest against Congress candidate CP Yogeshwar in the upcoming bypoll. The bypoll is scheduled for November 13 and marks Nikhil's third attempt at an electoral victory.

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls
5 months ago

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its candidate list for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The list includes candidates for all seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, with key contenders including Ramvir Singh Thakur (Kundarki) and Sanjeev Sharma (Ghaziabad). In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has fielded candidates for Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan.

JDS Enters the Race for Channapatna: A Crucial Battle for the State
5 months ago

JDS Enters the Race for Channapatna: A Crucial Battle for the State

New Indian Express  

JDS camp in Channapatna prepares for the upcoming by-polls to the Channapatna Assembly constituency. The constituency was represented by former Chief Minister and Union Minister HD Kumar Swamy, who lost his seat at Bengaluru rural Loksabha seat in the recent Lok sabha polls. Annapoorna, the JDS candidate, will now contest the polls from Sandur, an ST Reserved constituency, taking on …

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll
6 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have asked Union minister HD Kumaraswamy to announce his stand on the proposal to nominate former MLA CP Yogeshwar as the party’s candidate for the Channapatna assembly bypoll, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal for Yogeshwar’s name for Channapatna bypoll was put forward at the residence of Union minister of consumer affairs …

I am the candidate in Channapatna no matter who contests: D K Shivakumar
7 months ago

I am the candidate in Channapatna no matter who contests: D K Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

CHANNAPATNA: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday reiterated that he would be the Congress candidate for the Channapatna bypolls no matter who contests from here on his party's ticket. The constituency in Ramanagara district fell vacant after JD second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy resigned from the assembly after he won the Mandya Lok Sabha election as the NDA …

BJP-led NDA crosses majority mark in Rajya Sabha after unopposed election of 12 members
7 months ago

BJP-led NDA crosses majority mark in Rajya Sabha after unopposed election of 12 members

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has successfully crossed the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha following the unopposed election of 12 new members to the Upper House. The BJP's strength in the Rajya Sabha has risen to 96 following the unopposed election of its nine members, bringing the National Democratic Alliance to a total of 121 seats in …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
7 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, is set to get elected unopposed as no other party has fielded a candidate. Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, filing her papers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. When contacted, Saket Kumar, the managing director …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh
7 months, 1 week ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha byelection from Madhya Pradesh, George Kurian, filed his nomination at the State Assembly in Bhopal on Wednesday. Mr. Kurian, who was announced as the party’s candidate on Tuesday evening, is expected to be elected unopposed from the seat that was recently vacated by Union Cabinet Minister Jyotiraditya …

BJP picks BCI chairman Manan Mishra for RS
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP picks BCI chairman Manan Mishra for RS

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Tuesday announced the name of Manan Kumar Mishra, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and chairman of the Bar Council of India, as the second Rajya Sabha candidate of the NDA from Bihar. Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra The name of former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha had already been announced earlier as the …

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites
7 months, 1 week ago

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites

New Indian Express  

The Election Commission has set the ball rolling to fill 12 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha from nine states. Former Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, who was inducted into the Union ministry even after he lost the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket, will have to be accommodated in the Rajya Sabha. Sources said among the strong contenders for …

NDA members get into a huddle after PM’s ‘secular civil code’ pitch
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA members get into a huddle after PM’s ‘secular civil code’ pitch

The Hindu  

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi foregrounded the issue of a Uniform Civil Code — albeit in a new formulation as a “secular civil code” — leaving allies like the Janata Dal and Telugu Desam Party wary and worried, the members of the ruling alliance met at BJP president J.P. Nadda’s residence for a coordination meeting. A case in …

NDA likely to field candidate for MLC bypoll in Andhra Pradesh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA likely to field candidate for MLC bypoll in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The TDP-led NDA is likely to contest the MLC byelection for the Visakhapatnam Local Authorities constituency. While former minister Botcha Satyanarayana filed his papers on Monday on behalf of the YSRC for the MLC byelection, it is learnt that Byra Dileep Chakravarthy is likely to be fielded by the NDA. The six-member committee was constituted by Chief Minister and …

Yogeshwara claims to be NDA candidate for Channapatna by-polls, but HDK says it’ll be surprise
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogeshwara claims to be NDA candidate for Channapatna by-polls, but HDK says it’ll be surprise

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Even as former minister and BJP MLC CP Yogeshwara claimed that he would be the BJP-JDS alliance candidate for the Channapatna by-polls, state JDS president and Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy here on Saturday clarified that there will be a surprise. Wait and watch, a surprise candidate will be fielded,” he said after the JDLP …

Eye on Kushwaha voters, Upendra Kushwaha nominated for Rajya Sabha
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Eye on Kushwaha voters, Upendra Kushwaha nominated for Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Keeping the 2025 Assembly election in mind, every political party is trying hard to stake the claim over the Kushwaha vote bank, the second largest bloc among the Other Backward Classes after Yadav in Bihar. To score better, the National Democratic on July 2 announced Rasthriya Lok Morcha president and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha as its candidate for Rajya …

Rare showdown for Speaker as NDA picks Om Birla again
9 months ago

Rare showdown for Speaker as NDA picks Om Birla again

Hindustan Times  

India is set to witness the first election for the Lok Sabha speaker’s position in nearly half a century after talks between the government and Opposition broke down on Tuesday over the deputy speaker’s post, setting the stage for the first major showdown in the 18th Lok Sabha. The INDIA bloc said it was ready to support Birla and wanted …

Who is K Suresh, the opposition's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker post?
9 months ago

Who is K Suresh, the opposition's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker post?

Firstpost  

From serving as minister of state in the second Manmohan Singh government to being the Kerala Congress chief, Kondikunnil Suresh has spent 29 years in politics. However, tensions soared and the atmosphere in the Lok Sabha turned “vicious” when the BJP opted for seven-term Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab over Suresh, sources in the opposition camp told The Indian Express. Union …

NDA leaders to meet at Rajnath Singh's residence to discuss Speaker, Deputy Speaker candidates
9 months, 1 week ago

NDA leaders to meet at Rajnath Singh's residence to discuss Speaker, Deputy Speaker candidates

India TV News  

Amid suspense over the names to be selected for the prestigious positions of the 18th Lok Sabha Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance leaders are set to hold a significant meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Defense Minister Rajnath Singh's residence. The meeting, which comes mere days ahead of the first session of the 18th …

Buoyed by Lok Sabha success, Akhilesh eyes national politics
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Buoyed by Lok Sabha success, Akhilesh eyes national politics

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: After dealing a blow to the Bhartiya Janta Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has decided to transition to national politics. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Yadav has resigned from the Karhal assembly seat, which he won in the 2022 assembly election, and decided to continue as …

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge

The Hindu  

Narendra Modi took oath for a third successive term as the Prime Minister of India on Sunday, along with 71 other members of his Council of Ministers. The Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, relying on allies in the National Democratic Alliance who have been given a sizeable representation of 11 portfolios. Kumaraswamy of …

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet

The Hindu  

Koderma MP Annapurna Devi and Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the tribal-dominated State of Jharkhand were inducted into the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9. Once a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Ms. Devi quit the party months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and moved to the BJP. Mr. Munda …

The six Bihar leaders who will take oath as cabinet minsters in Modi 3.0
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The six Bihar leaders who will take oath as cabinet minsters in Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and his cabinet ministers at 7:15pm on Sunday Lalan is the former Janata Dal national president and is a senior leader of his party. Singh fought the 2024 Lok Sabha election as a JD candidate, defeating his nearest rival Anita Devi …

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority

The Hindu  

The BJP has suffered setbacks in the Legislative Council elections as it managed to win just one of the four seats it contested. In Bangalore Graduates’ seat, Congress nominee Ramoji Gowda, who polled 36,729 votes, defeated the incumbent BJP member A. Deve Gowda by a margin of 11,841 votes. Incumbent Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil defeated BJP nominee Amarnath Patil by …

Lok Sabha Election Results: NDA Meeting To Elect Modi As Bloc Leader At 11 AM Today | ABP News
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results: NDA Meeting To Elect Modi As Bloc Leader At 11 AM Today | ABP News

ABP News  

The BJP-led NDA is scheduled to meet on Friday. All NDA MPs are going to attend this meeting, who will formally elect Narendra Modi as the leader of their alliance. Lok Sabha election results have come out and this time also NDA has got majority. News agency PTI quoted sources as saying that after Narendra Modi was elected leader of …

Bihar BJP leader says NDA will contest 2025 Assembly polls under CM Nitish Kumar: ‘Have started preparations’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar BJP leader says NDA will contest 2025 Assembly polls under CM Nitish Kumar: ‘Have started preparations’

Live Mint  

The National Democratic Alliance will contest the 2025 Bihar assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, announced Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary on Thursday. The statement comes only a day after CM Nitish Kumar attended the NDA meeting at Narendra Modi's residence after the alliance barely managed to secure a victory in Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Nitish …

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents

Hindustan Times  

In the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, as many as 526 candidates will be from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, which won 293 seats in the recently-held general elections, and the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which bagged 233 seats. They are Amritpal Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai, Mohamad Haneefa, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Vishal Patil, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid …

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