BJP appoints Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh as observers for government formation in UP, Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP appoints Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh as observers for government formation in UP, Uttarakhand

India TV News  

Highlights BJP appointed Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh as central observers for govt formation in UP, U'khand BJP won Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur, and on its own it touched the halfway mark in Goa Senior leaders as observers will look to select a team in these four states The BJP on Monday appointed its top leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, as central observers for government formation in the four states where it returned to power. The BJP parliamentary board, its apex decision making body, appointed Shah as the central observer for Uttar Pradesh and party vice president Raghubar Das as co-observer. Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar have been appointed as observers for selection of the leader of the legislature party in Manipur and Goa, the BJP said in a statement issued by its general secretary Arun Singh. In the backdrop of these circumstances and maintaining caste arithmetic in its favour, the BJP has appointed its heavyweights, former party presidents Shah and Singh, for ensuring smooth formation of government in both Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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BJP to elect its legislature party leader today, begin process to form new Maharashtra government
3 weeks ago

BJP to elect its legislature party leader today, begin process to form new Maharashtra government

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The crucial legislature party meeting of the BJP will be held at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday to elect its leader, who is expected take over as the next chief minister of the state. The BJP legislature party leader elected in the meeting is then expected to meet the governor to stake a claim to form new government …

BJP appoints two central observers for Maharashtra amid CM suspense, key meet with MLAs expected on December 3
3 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP appoints two central observers for Maharashtra amid CM suspense, key meet with MLAs expected on December 3

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday named two central observers for its legislature party meeting in Maharashtra to select its leader. The observers are Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani. The Mahayuti alliance secured 230 out of 288 assembly seats, with the BJP winning 132 seats, Shiv Sena claiming 57, and the Ajit Pawar-led …

Maharashtra: Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay Rupani appointed observers for election of BJP legislature party leader
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maharashtra: Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay Rupani appointed observers for election of BJP legislature party leader

India TV News  

Amid ongoing tussle over the CM post in Maharashtra even days after the assembly elections, Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani were on Monday appointed as observers for election of BJP legislature party leader. The development comes hours after Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde refuted the "rumours" of him becoming the Deputy CM of Maharashtra and said that he …

Lucknow Diary | Sulking ‘Chhoti Bahu’ Aparna Yadav pacified
3 months, 1 week ago

Lucknow Diary | Sulking ‘Chhoti Bahu’ Aparna Yadav pacified

New Indian Express  

Upset over her appointment as vice-chairperson of Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission, Aparna Yadav, the Chhoti Bahu of SP patriarch late Mulayam Singh Yadav, finally assumed the office on Wednesday but not before meeting UP CM Yogi Adityanath. Ayodhya emerges as top tourist destination Ayodhya has edged out Varanasi to emerge as the top tourist attraction in UP, with 11 …

Shinde appoints 6 observers for Kalyan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shinde appoints 6 observers for Kalyan

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Despite opposition from local BJP leaders to Shiv Sena leader and chief minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde’s candidature from the Kalyan parliamentary seat, CM Shinde on Monday appointed six observers for the constituency. HT Image The local BJP unit had been demanding that Shrikant Shinde contest from the neighbouring Thane Lok Sabha constituency, as the party had several …

Election Commission transfers several top officials, appoints special observers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission transfers several top officials, appoints special observers

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on April 2 issued transfer orders for top officials in five States namely Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The poll body also appointed special observers in the states of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar which have a population of more than 7 crore. The special observers who are former civil servants …

BJP summons Legislature Party meeting in Jaipur on December 12
1 year ago

BJP summons Legislature Party meeting in Jaipur on December 12

The Hindu  

The suspense over the appointment of new Chief Minister in Rajasthan following the BJP’s victory in the recent State Assembly election will be over on December 12, when a Legislature Party meeting will be convened here to nominate the leader of the ruling party. The newly elected BJP MLAs were informed about the meeting and instructed to “compulsorily” attend it, …

Suspense over Madhya Pradesh CM face to end today, BJP observers meet Shivraj Singh Chouhan
1 year ago

Suspense over Madhya Pradesh CM face to end today, BJP observers meet Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party observers for Madhya Pradesh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, BJP MP KLaxman and party leader Asha Lakra called on one of the contenders for the CM post Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence on Monday. From the airport, the three observers headed to the Chief Minister's residence to meet CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The state …

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur
1 year ago

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur

Hindustan Times  

The countdown for the selection of chief ministers for the three states – Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh – where the BJP made a comprehensive victory in the state elections will set off today. Chhattisgarh huddle: The BJP announced Union ministers Sarbananada Sonowal and Arjun Munda, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the observers for Chhattisgarh. Haryana CM …

Afternoon briefing: Suspense over new BJP CMs continues; CJI's take on collegium and all latest news
1 year ago

Afternoon briefing: Suspense over new BJP CMs continues; CJI's take on collegium and all latest news

Hindustan Times  

Five days after the assembly election results for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were declared, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday named central observers for electing the leaders of its legislature parties in the state amid indications that new chief ministers may be named over the weekend, ANI reported. Dig deeper Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin …

BJP appoints observers as suspense over new CMs in 3 states continues
1 year ago

BJP appoints observers as suspense over new CMs in 3 states continues

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Setting in motion the process of selecting the chief ministers for Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the Bharat Janata Party on Friday appointed observers who will now begin the process of selecting the leaders of the legislative party. For Rajasthan, the party has appointed union minister Rajnath Singh, party general secretary Vinod Tawde and senior Rajya Sabha MP …

BJP names central observers for 3 states to pick new chief ministers
1 year ago

BJP names central observers for 3 states to pick new chief ministers

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday named central observers for electing the leaders of its legislature parties in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The development comes amid indications that new chief ministers may be named over the weekend. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Vinod Tawade and Saroj Pandey were named the observers for Rajasthan, while Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, …

Congress names observers for poll-bound States
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress names observers for poll-bound States

The Hindu  

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has been named as senior poll observer for Madhya Pradesh as the party on Monday announced election observers for poll-bound Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. Former Uttarakhand PCC chief Pritam Singh has been made the senior observer for Chhattisgarh while former Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Natarajan has been made observer. While the Congress is …

AICC observers reach Delhi, to give report to Kharge on Karnataka CLP meet
1 year, 7 months ago

AICC observers reach Delhi, to give report to Kharge on Karnataka CLP meet

Hindustan Times  

Three central observers appointed by the All India Congress Committee in Karnataka, arrived in Delhi on Monday to present their report to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on the question of appointing the chief minister of the State. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting ahead of Assembly polls, in Hubballi, Karnataka, The observers Sushil Kumar Shinde, Deepak Bawaria and …

BJP's Manik Saha meets governor, stakes claim to form govt in Tripura
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP's Manik Saha meets governor, stakes claim to form govt in Tripura

India Today  

BJP leader Manik Saha on Monday evening met Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya to stake claim to form a government in the state. Talking to reporters outside Raj Bhavan, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said, "Manik Saha, who was unanimously elected as the legislature party leader today, met the Governor and staked claim to form a government. Earlier, speculation was rife …

North East Assembly polls: EC appoints 6 categories of observers to monitor poll process
1 year, 11 months ago

North East Assembly polls: EC appoints 6 categories of observers to monitor poll process

News 18  

The Election Commission has appointed six categories of observers in three election-bound states – Tipura, Meghalaya, Nagaland – to closely monitor the poll process and related aspects. The Commission on Friday appointed three Special Observers and asked them to proceed to Tripura immediately to take stock of the situation, ensure proper deployment of the Central Armed Police Force, intensify enforcement …

Cong Appoints Observers for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Polls; Mukul Wasnik Named Senior Observer
1 year, 11 months ago

Cong Appoints Observers for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Polls; Mukul Wasnik Named Senior Observer

News 18  

The Congress on Monday appointed observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland early next year, with party MP Mukul Wasnik named senior observer for the three states. ”The Congress president has appointed senior observer and observers for ensuing assembly elections 2023 for the respective states, with immediate effect,” the party said in an official communication. While …

BJP begins candidate selection exercise in Gujarat
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP begins candidate selection exercise in Gujarat

The Hindu  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday appointed observers for each Gujarat district to kick-start the process of collecting feedback from ground-level party workers to select candidates for the upcoming Assembly election. From Thursday, a three-member team of BJP observers appointed for each of 33 districts and five major cities began meeting party workers and ticket aspirants. “Workers gathered today …

PM Modi Headed Inter-State Council Reconstituted; Amit Shah Chairman of Standing Committee
2 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi Headed Inter-State Council Reconstituted; Amit Shah Chairman of Standing Committee

News 18  

The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as chairman and chief ministers of all states and six Union ministers as members. The government has also reconstituted the standing committee of the Inter-State Council with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as chairman. The union ministers who …

Yogi Adityanath elected leader of BJP legislature party in UP
2 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath elected leader of BJP legislature party in UP

Live Mint  

Yogi Adityanath was unanimously chosen the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. The BJP top brass gave final touches to the government formation exercise in Uttar Pradesh as the party takes into account a variety of factors, ranging from caste, age, regional balance and …

Goa chief minister's name to be announced today after BJP leaders' meet
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa chief minister's name to be announced today after BJP leaders' meet

Firstpost  

Caretaker Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, also the frontrunner candidate, said that he will accept whatever responsibility the party decides to give him Bharatiya Janata Party Legislative assembly in Goa will meet on Monday in Panaji to announce the name of the next Chief Minister and the date of the swearing-in ceremony. Goa BJP President Sadanand Tanavade confirmed on Sunday that …

Biren Singh is Manipur CM for 2nd Time; BJP to Stake Claim Tomorrow to Form Government in Goa
2 years, 9 months ago

Biren Singh is Manipur CM for 2nd Time; BJP to Stake Claim Tomorrow to Form Government in Goa

News 18  

The BJP will meet the Goa governor tomorrow and stake a claim to form the next government, state unit resident Sadanand Shet Tanavade said today. The much-awaited BJP legislature party meeting will also be held tomorrow to select the leader of the House, who will be the next chief minister. BJP’s observer Narendra Singh Tomar and co-observer L Murugan, Goa …

Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju leave for Manipur to decide next chief minister
2 years, 9 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju leave for Manipur to decide next chief minister

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju, who are the Bharatiya Janata Party’s central observer and co-observer respectively for the election of the leader of the Manipur BJP legislature party, have left for Imphal on Sunday to meet the newly elected MLAs of the state. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and law and …

UP: Caste, Regional Equations on Mind as BJP Discusses Yogi Cabinet, Shah in Lucknow Tomorrow
2 years, 9 months ago

UP: Caste, Regional Equations on Mind as BJP Discusses Yogi Cabinet, Shah in Lucknow Tomorrow

News 18  

After a massive win in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is in the process of making last-minute tweaks to the list of chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet and council of ministers. This, senior party leaders said, is being done on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a perfect balance in the cabinet and …

PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend Yogi Adityanath's oath-taking ceremony; Sonia and others likely to be invited
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend Yogi Adityanath's oath-taking ceremony; Sonia and others likely to be invited

India TV News  

Highlights PM Narendra Modi mong other BJP party members will attend the swearing in ceremony of Adityanath Sonia Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav also to attend the ceremony Yogi Adityanath likely to take oath for CM of UP on March 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda are …

Amit shah will officiate UP meet to elect new chief minister
2 years, 9 months ago

Amit shah will officiate UP meet to elect new chief minister

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah, one of the key strategists of the just-concluded Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed as the BJP’s central observer for the state legislature party meeting likely to be held soon. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and law and Justice minister Kiren Rijiju have been appointed the party’s central observers for Manipur. …

Top BJP leaders discuss formation of governments at PM Modi's residence
2 years, 9 months ago

Top BJP leaders discuss formation of governments at PM Modi's residence

India TV News  

Highlights Senior BJP leaders discussed government formation in 4 states at PM Modi's residence BJP won assembly elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa Apart from CM, composition of new cabinets would also be discussed in meeting, sources said A meeting of top BJP leadership was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday evening to discuss the formation …

Yogi concludes consultations in Delhi, BJP names Amit Shah central observer for Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 9 months ago

Yogi concludes consultations in Delhi, BJP names Amit Shah central observer for Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday named Union home minister Amit Shah as the central observer to oversee the election of the legislative party leader in Uttar Pradesh. Union home minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Those who attended the Lucknow meeting included deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, UP BJP chief Swatantra …

BJP appoints observers to oversee govt formation in four states
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP appoints observers to oversee govt formation in four states

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday appointed its observers and co-observers to oversee the election of the leader of legislative party in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Goa and Manipur. Union home minister Amit Shah with Uttar Pradesh chief minister-designate Yogi Adityanath in New Delhi Union home minister Amit Shah, who has been closely associated with the party's performance in India's most …

BJP strategists discuss post-poll scenarios in Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP strategists discuss post-poll scenarios in Uttarakhand

India TV News  

Highlights BJP leaders in Uttarakhand have begun internal confabulations over the possible post-poll scenarios Party strategist Kailash Vijayvargiya discussed how party will fare with Union minister Nishank Congress's Harish Rawat also dicussed with party members the possible post poll results Ahead of the assembly poll results, BJP leaders and strategists in Uttarakhand have begun internal confabulations over the possible post-poll …

Congress forms panels to select party candidates for Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur polls
3 years ago

Congress forms panels to select party candidates for Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur polls

India TV News  

The Congress constituted screening committees on Friday for selecting party candidates in the poll-bound states of Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur. Devendra Yadav, All India Congress Committee in-charge for Uttarakhand, Ganesh Godiyal, Pradesh Congress Committee president, Pritam Singh, Congress Legislature Party leader, and former chief minister Harish Rawat are the ex-officio members of the panel, apart from the AICC secretaries for …

Elections 2022: Congress forms screening committees for polls in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur
3 years, 1 month ago

Elections 2022: Congress forms screening committees for polls in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

India TV News  

Highlights Ex-officio members are Devender Yadav, Ganesh Godiyal, Pritam Singh and Harish Rawat Jairam Ramesh will head the screening committee for Manipur Rajni Patil has been made chairman and members include Hibi Eden, MP, and Dhruv Narayan in Goa Congress on Friday constituted screening committees for assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa early next year. The ex-officio members are …

Assembly Polls 2022: BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of UP, Pralhad Joshi gets Uttarakhand
3 years, 3 months ago

Assembly Polls 2022: BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of UP, Pralhad Joshi gets Uttarakhand

Firstpost  

Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Meenakshi Lekhi have been named co-incharges for the Punjab polls along with MP Vinod Chavda New Delhi: Gearing up for the upcoming state assembly polls, the BJP on Wednesday named its organisational spearheads for the elections, putting Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Bhupender Yadav in charge for the contest …

BJP Forms New Team for Assembly Polls in 5 States: Pradhan In Charge of UP, Joshi for Uttarakhand
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP Forms New Team for Assembly Polls in 5 States: Pradhan In Charge of UP, Joshi for Uttarakhand

News 18  

As it prepares for assembly elections in five states slated to be held next year, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Wednesday Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the party’s poll in charge of Uttar Pradesh. In the big battle for Uttar Pradesh, which has 80 Lok Sabha seats, 403 assembly seats and has a population of over 200 million, …

Trivendra Singh Rawat to be replaced? Uttarakhand CM to meet BJP leadership in Delhi today
3 years, 9 months ago

Trivendra Singh Rawat to be replaced? Uttarakhand CM to meet BJP leadership in Delhi today

India TV News  

Amid reports that the BJP central leadership is mulling a change of guard in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday afternoon arrived in Delhi to meet the party bigwigs, news agency ANI reported. According to reports, the party on Saturday dispatched two central leaders to Uttarakhand amid indications that a section of state party leaders are unhappy with …

Bengal polls 2021: BJP appoints district observers, co-observers | check list
3 years, 11 months ago

Bengal polls 2021: BJP appoints district observers, co-observers | check list

India TV News  

Ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday appointed district observers and district co-observers for the organisation. The party has also appointed Dipen Pramanik as the Cooch Behar district observer, Bhaskar Dey as Darjeeling district observer, Amitava Maitra as the South Dinajpur district observer, Manabendra Chakraborty as North Murshidabad district observer, Gopal Sarkar …

Bihar Assembly elections | ECI appoints two Special Expenditure Observers
4 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Assembly elections | ECI appoints two Special Expenditure Observers

The Hindu  

The Election Commission has appointed two retired Indian Revenue Service officials as Special Expenditure Observers for the coming Bihar Assembly polls. They will ensure that stringent and effective enforcement action is taken based on intelligence inputs and complaints received through the cVIGIL mobile application and voter helpline 1950, against all the persons or entities trying to induce voters by distributing …

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