BJP-led NDA crosses majority mark in Rajya Sabha after unopposed election of 12 members
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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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 the Upper House. Meanwhile, two members from the NDA's allies, including one each from Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP and the Rashtriya Lok Manch, were also elected unopposed. A look at numbers in Rajya Sabha Total members: 245 Present strength: 237 Majority mark: 119 NDA: 121 BJP: 96 JDU: 04 NCP: 03 SHS: 01 PMK: 01 AGP: 01 UPPL: 01 TMC-M: 01 NPP: 01 RPI-A: 01 RLM: 01 RLD: 01 JDS: 01 Independents: 02 Nominated: 06 Who are 12 unopposed elected candidates?

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

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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2 days, 11 hours ago

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election over …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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2 days, 11 hours ago

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
1 week ago

NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey

Hindustan Times  

Leaders from the Janata Dal, or JD, Nationalist Congress Party, and the Shiv Sena — partners in the ruling National Democratic Alliance — tore into the opposition Congress-led INDIA bloc during a discussion on 75 years of the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Shiv Sena member Milind Deora, while listing out the Modi government’s achievements, including abrogation of …

‘NDA government has majority’: Kiren Rijiju's response to no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman
1 week, 6 days ago

‘NDA government has majority’: Kiren Rijiju's response to no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday, responding to the Opposition's no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, said the NDA government holds the majority in the House. The Opposition bloc on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The Parliamentary affairs minister said that Jagdeep Dhankhar comes from a humble farmer's family and is the …

Kiren Rijiju rejects opposition's no-trust motion against Dhankhar, says 'NDA has majority in RS'
2 weeks ago

Kiren Rijiju rejects opposition's no-trust motion against Dhankhar, says 'NDA has majority in RS'

India TV News  

Rejecting the opposition’s no-trust motion against Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that NDA has a majority mark in Rajya Sabha. Rijiju called the opposition INDIA bloc’s move to submit a notice for removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as ‘extremely regrettable’ and said that the Centre is very proud of him. In a first, parties …

BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra assembly Speaker
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2 weeks ago

BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra assembly Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar was on Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of the 15th Maharashtra legislative assembly. During his tenure as Maharashtra assembly speaker, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and 'real Shiv Sena' after a split in the Bal Thackeray-founded party. In the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti …

BJP's Rahul Narvekar re-elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
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BJP's Rahul Narvekar re-elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

India Today  

BJP leader Rahul Narvekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. He became an MLA for the first time in 2019 and was re-elected this time by defeating Congress candidate Heera Nawaji Devasi with a margin of over 48,500 votes. In 2014, while still with the Shiv Sena, he sought to contest the Lok …

Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term
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Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term

India TV News  

BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. During his tenure as Maharashtra assembly speaker, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and “real Shiv Sena” after a split in the Bal Thackeray-founded party. Maharashtra Assembly election results Notably, in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly …

NDA will win 225 seats in Bihar assembly elections: LJP(RV) chief Chirag
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NDA will win 225 seats in Bihar assembly elections: LJP(RV) chief Chirag

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday asserted that the National Democratic Alliance would contest the 2025 Bihar assembly elections under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar and win more than 200 seats. Chirag said that the outcome of the elections showed that people have faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Assembly Election Result: NDA triumphs in Maharashtra; INDIA bloc retains Jharkhand
1 month ago

Assembly Election Result: NDA triumphs in Maharashtra; INDIA bloc retains Jharkhand

Live Mint  

Assembly Election Result: The Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a landslide victory in Maharashtra while the INDIA bloc retained Jharkhand in the Assembly polls, the results of which were announced on November 23. BJP's Best-Ever Show in Maharashtra The NDA, known as Mahayuti in Maharashtra, has crossed the 236 mark, with the BJP registering its best-ever poll …

Bihar Bypoll Results: It's An NDA Clean Sweep As It Retains One And Wrests 3 Seats From RJD
1 month ago

Bihar Bypoll Results: It's An NDA Clean Sweep As It Retains One And Wrests 3 Seats From RJD

ABP News  

The National Democratic Alliance achieved a sweeping victory in the Bihar byelections, securing wins in all four contested seats. The results, announced on Saturday, revealed NDA victories in Belaganj, Imamganj, Tarari, and Ramgarh constituencies, leaving the INDIA camp in despair and the office of Prashant Kishor’s newly formed party, Jansuraj, in silence. Seat-Wise Results Imamganj: Victory for HAM’s Deepa Manjhi …

Bihar bypolls 2024: Ruling NDA leads in 3 assembly seats, BSP holds one
1 month ago

Bihar bypolls 2024: Ruling NDA leads in 3 assembly seats, BSP holds one

Live Mint  

The ruling NDA alliance in Bihar took an early lead in three out of the four assembly constituencies where bypolls were held on November 13, as per officials on Saturday. In the Imamganj constituency, Deepa Kumari of the Hindustani Awam Morcha, an alliance partner of the NDA, was leading by 1,553 votes over her nearest rival, Raushan Kumar of the …

Scale of NDA's Maharashtra win: BJP tally alone double that of INDIA's in leads
1 month ago

Scale of NDA's Maharashtra win: BJP tally alone double that of INDIA's in leads

India Today  

The Mahayuti is set for a landslide in the Maharashtra elections, with trends showing the BJP's tally alone double that of the Maha Vikas Aghadi's. On the other hand, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in only 54 seats in what is being perceived as a massive embarrassment following a splendid Lok Sabha show. The BJP was reduced to …

Assam Bypoll Results: BJP-led NDA leads in four constituencies, tight race in Samaguri
1 month ago

Assam Bypoll Results: BJP-led NDA leads in four constituencies, tight race in Samaguri

India TV News  

The ruling NDA alliance in Assam has secured early leads in four of the five Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held recently, according to officials on Saturday. The counting of votes, which began at 8 am amid tight security, has shown promising signs for the BJP and its allies, with early trends indicating significant leads in key seats. In Behali, …

NDA's monster win in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand
1 month ago

NDA's monster win in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand

India Today  

The National Democratic Alliance registered a landslide victory in Maharashtra, with the BJP winning 132 seats and solidifying its position as the state’s largest party. In Maharashtra, the ruling Mahayuti alliance—comprising the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction, and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena—sailed past the halfway mark comfortably. Jharkhand witnessed a pitched battle initially, but the ruling coalition led by Hemant …

NDA's strong show in Vidarbha, Maharashtra gamechanger, after Lok Sabha blow
1 month ago

NDA's strong show in Vidarbha, Maharashtra gamechanger, after Lok Sabha blow

India Today  

Shaking off its dismal performance in the Lok Sabha in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, the BJP-led Mahayuti has taken a massive lead in the agrarian belt, shows very early trends. Despite being a BJP stronghold, the Maha Vikas Aghadi sprung a surprise in the Lok Sabha polls, winning seven of 10 constituencies, with the Congress securing five of them. In the …

Maharashtra, Jharkhand election results: NDA seeks dominance, INDIA bloc eyes comeback
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1 month ago

Maharashtra, Jharkhand election results: NDA seeks dominance, INDIA bloc eyes comeback

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections will take place on Saturday, determining the outcome of the gruelling poll battle this month. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Maharashtra On November 20, Maharashtra witnessed a 66.05 per cent turnout, up against 61 per …

Jharkhand Exit Poll Results: BJP-led NDA likely to wrest power from JMM-Congress-RJD
1 month ago

Jharkhand Exit Poll Results: BJP-led NDA likely to wrest power from JMM-Congress-RJD

Live Mint  

Jharkhand Exit Poll Results: Several exit poll results on Wednesday predicted a tight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition INDIA bloc in the Jharkhand assembly elections. However, three exit poll results gave an edge to the NDA over the ruling INDIA bloc. The Times Now-JVC exit poll predicted 40-44 seats for the BJP …

BJP-Sena-NCP to retain Maharashtra, edge for NDA in Jharkhand: Exit polls
1 month ago

BJP-Sena-NCP to retain Maharashtra, edge for NDA in Jharkhand: Exit polls

India Today  

The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP is likely to retain Maharashtra, as per predictions by three exit polls. The poll of three exit polls showed the Mahayuti alliance winning around 158 seats, crossing the halfway mark comfortably in Maharashtra. The poll of three exit polls showed Mahayuti winning 158 seats …

NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar
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NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders met at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to discuss their strategy for the upcoming Assembly election. The NDA leaders agreed to win over 220 seats out of a total 243 in the State Assembly and will fight the election under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Gopal Kanda teams up with INLD-BSP combine after BJP snub; to contest from Sirsa
3 months, 1 week ago

Gopal Kanda teams up with INLD-BSP combine after BJP snub; to contest from Sirsa

The Hindu  

Cast aside by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana Lokhit Party supremo Gopal Kanda joined hands with the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance on Thursday, the last day for filing nominations for the Haryana Assembly election. As part of the agreement between the three coalition partners, Mr. Kanda’s party would contest the Sirsa Assembly seat for which the leader …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union minister Ravneet Bittu, Congress's Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union minister Ravneet Bittu, Congress's Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Former union minister Upendra Kushwaha, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress turncoats Union minister Ravneet singh Bittu and Kiran Choudhry were among members elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed on Tuesday. Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi List of new entrants to Rajya Sabha • Upendra Kushwaha and Manan Kumar Mishra were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from …

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry, George Kurian elected unopposed from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh respectively
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry, George Kurian elected unopposed from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh respectively

The Hindu  

BJP leader Kiran Choudhry was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Tuesday. Union minister Kurian elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh Union minister and BJP nominee George Kurian was on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a bypoll from …

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

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

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls
4 months ago

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to bag nine of the twelve Rajya Sabha seats in the latest round of by-elections in which all candidates might win uncontested, barring any last-minute change. The two seats had fallen vacant after Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal won the Lok Sabha seat from Dibrugarh and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa won the seat from Kaziranga. Union …

BJP to field Kiran Choudhry for Rajya Sabha poll from Haryana
4 months ago

BJP to field Kiran Choudhry for Rajya Sabha poll from Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Tuesday that former Congress Legislature Party leader Kiran Choudhry will be its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha seat by-election from Haryana. BJP’s decision to reward Tosham MLA Choudhry with a berth in the Rajya Sabha comes nearly two months after she quit the Congress to join the BJP following an unending cold …

How seat-sharing challenges confront INDIA, NDA in Jharkhand
4 months, 1 week ago

How seat-sharing challenges confront INDIA, NDA in Jharkhand

India Today  

As the Jharkhand assembly elections approach, the two competing alliances—the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance —are grappling with their own internal challenges. In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP had contested 79 of the 81 seats, leaving no room for the AJSU Party or the JD. The appointment of Babulal Marandi, a …

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls
4 months, 1 week ago

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls

The Hindu  

The BJP-led NDA is expected to achieve a clear majority in Rajya Sabha after by-elections for 12 seats scheduled next month, which would help the party get the nod for key legislations such as the Waqf Bill. Ten Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were elected to …

NDA, short of majority in Rajya Sabha, eyes halfway mark after bypolls | How do numbers add up? Know here
4 months, 1 week ago

NDA, short of majority in Rajya Sabha, eyes halfway mark after bypolls | How do numbers add up? Know here

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is expected to get a clear majority in the Rajya Sabha after bye-elections for the 12 seats slated to take place next month, which would enable the government to get the nod for key legislations such as Waqf Bill. 10 Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda …

Breaking News, August 4 | HIGHLIGHTS
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News, August 4 | HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday made a prediction for the BJP as well as the Opposition for the 2029 Lok Sabha Elections and said that Narendra Modi will return as the Prime Minister of the country and the INDIA bloc will sit in the Opposition after the next general elections also. His remarks came while addressing a gathering …

Chirag Paswan dismisses Lalu Yadav's claim Modi govt will ‘fall’ by August: ‘He’s saying this to…'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan dismisses Lalu Yadav's claim Modi govt will ‘fall’ by August: ‘He’s saying this to…'

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday dismissed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's ‘prediction’ that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government at the Centre will ‘fall by August.' Union minister Chirag Paswan “Their cadre could not prepare even in 10 years,” Paswan said, alluding to the first two terms of the PM Modi-led government from 2014 to 2024. The former …

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Patna, Bihar's ruling NDA and the principal opposition party RJD made competing claims of victory on Friday, ahead of the state assembly polls due next year. Ahead of 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, RJD and NDA flex muscles in Patna These assertions were made at simultaneous functions in the state capital - one by the BJP to felicitate Union ministers from …

‘Modi govt will fall by August’: RJD chief Lalu Prasad tells party workers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Modi govt will fall by August’: RJD chief Lalu Prasad tells party workers

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Friday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre can fall by August and elections can happen anytime. In the Lok Sabha election 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party secured 240 seats but fell short of the majority mark of 272. RJD leader and Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav hit out …

INTERVIEW | ‘After polls, BJP’s growth in Tamil Nadu will only be upwards’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

INTERVIEW | ‘After polls, BJP’s growth in Tamil Nadu will only be upwards’

New Indian Express  

You can’t call him a greenhorn politician nor will he allow you to write off his party’s setback in his state in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. “While the BJP did not win a single seat in Tamil Nadu the NDA alliance garnered an 18.2% vote share and the BJP had an individual vote share of 11.2%. In 78 …

Cracks in NDA come out wide open in Bihar
6 months, 1 week ago

Cracks in NDA come out wide open in Bihar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Internal conflict within ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has come to the fore with results of the Lok Sabha elections announced and formation of BJP-led coalition government at the centre. BJP, a major ally of NDA, could win only 12 out of 17 seats it contested in the election. On Thursday, former BJP MP from Gaya seat Hari …

OPINION | BJP’S STRONGEST ALLY CHANDRABABU TAKES OVER AS CM
6 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | BJP’S STRONGEST ALLY CHANDRABABU TAKES OVER AS CM

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the new Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with a warm hug on Wednesday, after the latter was sworn in as Chief Minister at a huge gathering in Medha IT Park in Kesarapalle near Vijayawada. Watched by South matinee idols Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, NTR Junior and Mohan Babu, former Chief Justice …

INTERVIEW| NDA government won't last five years, says Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi
6 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW| NDA government won't last five years, says Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi

New Indian Express  

Fresh from his Lok Sabha polls triumph from the BJP stronghold of Jorhat in Assam with a massive margin of over 1.44 lakh, the Congress leader said he does not expect the BJP's approach to parliamentary democracy to change till the time Modi is the prime minister. Even now his allies will keep demanding special status, caste census, revoking Agnipath …

Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet dominated by BJP MPs | Who's who? Meet the Union ministers
6 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet dominated by BJP MPs | Who's who? Meet the Union ministers

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signalling continuity, has retained key ministers in his new government. Complete list of Modi 3.0 Cabinet ministers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, all important policy issues, and portfolios not allocated to any minister Ministry of Home Affairs: Amit Shah Ministry of Cooperation Amit …

BJP prevails over allies for now
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP prevails over allies for now

Hindustan Times  

The composition of the new Union council of ministers sworn in on Sunday indicates that the Bharatiya Janata Party has prevailed over its allies for now by deciding the number of berths allocated to them. Both TDP, which is set to form the next government in Andhra Pradesh in coalition with the BJP and Jana Sena this week, and the …

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge
6 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
6 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 …

No well wishes from Mamata Banerjee to BJP, West Bengal CM says, ’let’s see how long this NDA govt lasts’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No well wishes from Mamata Banerjee to BJP, West Bengal CM says, ’let’s see how long this NDA govt lasts’

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to extend "well wishes" to the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, saying, "I am sorry, but I cannot wish well to an unconstitutional, illegal party for forming the government." Last time, they had passed bills without discussions, but won't be able to do it this time," said the West Bengal CM and Trinamool …

After JD(U)'s stellar show in LS polls, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ poster hails Nitish Kumar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After JD(U)'s stellar show in LS polls, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ poster hails Nitish Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the much-anticipated swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India on Sunday, a prominently large poster of Bihar chief minister and Janta Dal ) supremo Nitish Kumar with words "TIGER ZINDA HAI" appeared in Patna on Friday. The poster features the Bihar chief minister along with the words 'Tiger Zinda Hai' Follow LIVE Updates The …

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority
6 months, 2 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 …

Allies endorse Modi as NDA leader, set stage for his 3rd term as Prime Minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Allies endorse Modi as NDA leader, set stage for his 3rd term as Prime Minister

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s allies on Friday endorsed Narendra Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Party, setting the stage for his third term as the Prime Minister, even as Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu underlined the need for regional aspirations and national interests to go hand in hand to ensure holistic development of all sections. …

'Opposition Bloc Disintegrating': Modi Tears Into Congress's Claim Of Moral Victory In Polls, EVM Manipulation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Opposition Bloc Disintegrating': Modi Tears Into Congress's Claim Of Moral Victory In Polls, EVM Manipulation

News 18  

Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc parties saying the opposition tried to paint the Lok Sabha election results as a loss for the NDA, while the Congress could not even cross 100 seats after 10 years. “NDA sarkar thi, NDA sarkar hai; we have not lost even though the opposition tried to paint 2024 Lok …

Lok Sabha Election Results: NDA Meeting To Elect Modi As Bloc Leader At 11 AM Today | ABP News
6 months, 2 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 …

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