33 first-timers in Modi govt 3.0; six from well-known political families
6 months, 2 weeks ago

33 first-timers in Modi govt 3.0; six from well-known political families

Hindustan Times  

With the third Modi government taking shape on Sunday, 33 first-timers will grace its ranks and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. Those joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers for the first time include three former chief ministers -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar and HD Kumaraswamy. Jayant Chaudhary, the 45-year-old national chairman of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, is the grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh -- India’s fifth Prime Minister -- and the son of former Union minister Chaudhary Ajit Singh. Ravneet Singh Bittu, the grandson of Punjab's former Chief Minister Beant Singh, who was assassinated by a Khalistani militant organisation in 1995, is a new entrant to the Modi ministry. A trusted friend of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan, popularly known as Lalan Singh, represents the Munger Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

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BJP govt in Rajasthan marks one year in office with key achievements and challenges
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BJP govt in Rajasthan marks one year in office with key achievements and challenges

India TV News  

The BJP Government of Rajasthan, with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma in charge, celebrated its first year in office on December 15, with several significant milestones achieved. The government would provide over 1.24 lakh jobs, provoke a paper leak mafia, and sign one of the largest Memoranda of Understanding in the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. One of the crowning glories …

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present

Live Mint  

Maharashtra goverment formation: Even as suspense continues over the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday confirmed that the new government will be formed on December 5, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few days ago, caretaker CM and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde had said that he won't be an obstacle in …

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?

ABP News  

Priyanka Gandhi Oath: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take oath as the MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Seat on Thursday, making her the third Gandhi family member in the current Parliament. Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing Rahul's victory margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in …

Hemant Soren's fourth stint as Jharkhand Chief Minister, to take oath today
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Hemant Soren's fourth stint as Jharkhand Chief Minister, to take oath today

India Today  

Hemant Soren will take oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand today after his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led coalition won the recently-concluded state elections by securing 56 out of the total 81 Assembly seats. As per a JMM leader, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
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Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
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Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Thank you, ladli behena, kisan: Eknath Shinde after NDA landslide in Maharashtra
1 month ago

Thank you, ladli behena, kisan: Eknath Shinde after NDA landslide in Maharashtra

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed gratitude to the women and farmers of the state as trends indicated a landslide victory for the Mahayuti alliance in the Assembly elections. Election Commission trends show Mahayuti is leading in 218 seats in the 288-member Assembly, with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi trailing far behind with a lead in 56 seats. When asked …

Narendra Modi, Mohan Bhagwat… Who're India's most powerful politicians?
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Narendra Modi, Mohan Bhagwat… Who're India's most powerful politicians?

India Today  

As some frontiersman of democracy wrote: “All political power is inherent in the people. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has solidified his status as Modi’s principal adversary after the Opposition’s creditable showing in a hard-fought Lok Sabha election. AMIT SHAH, 59, UNION HOME MINISTER THE STRONGMAN Because he’s still India’s second-most powerful man—his imprint visible on every­thing that sustains the Modi …

The Family Dynasty: How Dynastic Politics is Shaping Indian Politics
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Family Dynasty: How Dynastic Politics is Shaping Indian Politics

The Hindu  

The article explores the issue of dynastic politics in the Indian political landscape, highlighting how parties across the spectrum allow dynasties a greater play in elections. It provides examples of political families across the country, where sons and daughters inherit political positions, leading to a concentrated influence of a few families. The article emphasizes that dynastic politics is not limited …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs and 10 ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister. Other prominent names in the list include state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, former CM Ashok Chavan's daughter Shreejaya Chavan, and former MP Haribhau Jawale's son …

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism
2 months, 1 week ago

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism

Hindustan Times  

Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results mark a watershed moment in Indian politics. The BJP's return to power in Haryana, a state with a rich historical context, is a significant victory for the party. The results also dealt a blow to the Congress, which had been hoping to regain its footing in the state. The assembly election results have …

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana development and panchayat minister Devender Singh Babli, who resigned from all posts of the Jannayak Janta Party recently, his former colleague Sanjay Kablana and former Bhondsi jail superintendent Suneel Sangwan, joined BJP in New Delhi on Monday. Former JJP leaders Devender Singh Babli, Sunil Sangwan and Sanjay Kablana join the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP …

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, the daughter-in-law of former chief minister Bansi Lal, is set to get elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana as nominee of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after no other candidate entered the fray on Wednesday, the last day for filing the nomination. On Wednesday, flanked by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP …

Madhya Pradesh emerges as safest route for BJP politicians from Kerala, TN to enter Rajya Sabha
4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh emerges as safest route for BJP politicians from Kerala, TN to enter Rajya Sabha

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: With BJP naming first-time union minister of state, George Kurian as a candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, the saffron party-ruled central Indian state seems to be the perfect and safest passage for party’s politicians from Kerala or Tamil Nadu to enter the upper house of the Parliament. The 64-year-old Kurian, who has been part …

No decision yet on Mahayuti’s CM candidate, says Maharashtra BJP chief
6 months ago

No decision yet on Mahayuti’s CM candidate, says Maharashtra BJP chief

The Hindu  

There has been no discussion about who will be the chief ministerial candidate of the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ coalition in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on June 19. He added that the party’s central leadership and alliance partners would take a decision on this, while affirming that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis continues to be …

Jitin Prasada resigns from Yogi Cabinet, takes charge as MoS in Modi Govt 3.0
6 months, 1 week ago

Jitin Prasada resigns from Yogi Cabinet, takes charge as MoS in Modi Govt 3.0

India TV News  

Jitin Prasada on Tuesday resigned as Public Works Department Minister in the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government after assuming charge as Minister of State for Information and Technology in Modi 3.0 government. Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the …

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 …

Bittu fits the bill in BJP’s ‘big’ Punjab game
6 months, 1 week ago

Bittu fits the bill in BJP’s ‘big’ Punjab game

Hindustan Times  

As the Bharatiya Janata Party tries to forge its way alone in Punjab, 49-year-old former Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu seems to have emerged as a vital cog in the saffron party’s scheme of things in the state. BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his swearing-in ceremony that took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New …

Modi cabinet 3.0 portfolio allocation | Shivraj Singh Chouhan, other first-timers: Who gets what
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi cabinet 3.0 portfolio allocation | Shivraj Singh Chouhan, other first-timers: Who gets what

Hindustan Times  

In a major political move, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and four-time former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has been appointed as Union agriculture and rural development minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet. Three former chief ministers—Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, and HD Kumaraswamy —are joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers for …

Nirmala Sitharaman keeps finance, here are portfolios of other women ministers in Modi 3.0
6 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman keeps finance, here are portfolios of other women ministers in Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman, among seven women members of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, retained the crucial finance ministry, as President Droupadi Murmu, on the advice of PM Modi, allocated portfolios to his council of ministers on Monday. Nirmala Sitharaman, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, takes the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the …

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power and Urban Affairs Ministry
6 months, 1 week ago

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power and Urban Affairs Ministry

Hindustan Times  

Manohar Lal Khattar, the first chief minister of Haryana from BJP and Lok Sabha MP from Karnal, was made the Union Cabinet Minister for Power and Urban Affairs on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated portfolios to his Union council of ministers. Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union …

Modi govt 3.0: 11 Rajya Sabha members in new Council of Ministers | DETAILS
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi govt 3.0: 11 Rajya Sabha members in new Council of Ministers | DETAILS

India TV News  

Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as Prime Minister of India for a historic third term in a row, equaling the feat of the first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Of the total 31 cabinet ministers, including PM Modi, as many as five are Rajya Sabha members, while six other members of the Council of States have become ministers of state. …

Shivraj Singh gets Agriculture, Khattar new Power Minister | Check what former CMs got in Modi Cabinet 3.0
6 months, 1 week ago

Shivraj Singh gets Agriculture, Khattar new Power Minister | Check what former CMs got in Modi Cabinet 3.0

India TV News  

Modi Cabinet 3.0: As the new government begins its tenure, the Modi 3.0 administration has distributed portfolios to its ministers. Among the notable appointments were former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan. On Sunday, a total of six former Chief Ministers featuring Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Rajnath Singh, Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal, …

Jayant Chaudhary, Anupriya Patel, among 10 members from UP in Modi Cabinet 3.0 | Check List
6 months, 1 week ago

Jayant Chaudhary, Anupriya Patel, among 10 members from UP in Modi Cabinet 3.0 | Check List

India TV News  

Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on Sunday for his third term in a row, scripting history, equalling the feat of the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The NDA faced serious reverses in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh while the I.N.D.I.A bloc made massive gains with Akhilesh Yadav's …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: List of leaders dropped as ministers in third term of BJP-led NDA government
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: List of leaders dropped as ministers in third term of BJP-led NDA government

India TV News  

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time along with his new Cabinet and Council of Ministers. Leader Name Party Post held in Modi 2.0 Govt 1 Smriti Irani BJP Minority Affairs Minister of India since 2022 2 Anurag Thakur BJP Minister of Information and Broadcasting 3 Sanjeev Baliyan …

PM balances caste aspirations and performance in U.P.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM balances caste aspirations and performance in U.P.

The Hindu  

In his choices from Uttar Pradesh where the party lost the plot for a clear majority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has woven continuity into the aspirations of different caste groups to make up for the losses. A sworn rival for almost a decade, RLD joined the NDA just before the election after the BJP government conferred Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary …

First-time MP Harsh Malhotra joins Modi government as Minister of State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

First-time MP Harsh Malhotra joins Modi government as Minister of State

The Hindu  

East Delhi Lok Sabha MP Harsh Malhotra was on Sunday sworn-in as a Union Minister of State in the National Democratic Alliance government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Malhotra, 58, a first-time MP, was picked as the BJP candidate from the East Delhi constituency after the party dropped its sitting MP Gautam Gambhir. According to BJP sources, the …

Modi 3.0: BJP strikes caste, regional balance in inducting ministers from U.P.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi 3.0: BJP strikes caste, regional balance in inducting ministers from U.P.

Hindustan Times  

The breach in the OBC-Dalit rainbow coalition in the 2024 Lok Sabha election has been the focus of the Bharatiya Janata Party while inducting ministers from Uttar Pradesh in the Modi 3.0 government. The MPs belonging to OBC-Dalit communities are Pankaj Chaudhary, BL Verma, SP Singh Baghel, Anupriya Patel, Jayant Chaudhary and Kamlesh Paswan, who have hold over the respective …

Narendra Modi 3.0: Ministers who are not members of the Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi 3.0: Ministers who are not members of the Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government saw many new ministers being sworn in on June 9, including a few members from the Rajya Sabha and some others who either did not contest or lost the Lok Sabha elections. JP Nadda: Rajya Sabha member and national president of the BJP, Nadda was inducted into Modi 3.0 Cabinet …

BJP’s Punjab foray now includes Ravneet Bittu’s induction into Union Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Punjab foray now includes Ravneet Bittu’s induction into Union Cabinet

The Hindu  

The induction of Ravneet Singh Bittu, who lost from Ludhiana in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, into the Union Cabinet, is seen as an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party to carry its expansion plan forward in Punjab. #WATCH | BJP Ravneet Singh Bittu takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government pic.twitter.com/1JHLJaqc2u …

Bittu sworn in, Ludhiana gets 2nd Union minister after Tewari
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bittu sworn in, Ludhiana gets 2nd Union minister after Tewari

Hindustan Times  

Although three-time former MP Ravneet Singh Bittu tasted defeat in Lok Sabha elections, he said been inducted into the Union council of ministers. Ravneet Singh Bittu, who lost the Lok Sabha polls, has been inducted into Modi cabinet as Union minister of state. Bittu lost to Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring by a margin of 20,942 votes in …

Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan among six former CMs in 'Modi 3.0'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan among six former CMs in 'Modi 3.0'

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn-in for his third consecutive term in a glittering ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Rajnath Singh A highlight of this team is the presence of several former chief ministers. Rajnath Singh: The official number two to the Prime Minister, Singh is a former chief minister of Uttar …

Narendra Modi government 3.0: Who are the top Cabinet ministers?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi government 3.0: Who are the top Cabinet ministers?

Hindustan Times  

Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time along with his new Cabinet and council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by BJP MP Rajnath Singh at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Sunday. MPs who took oath as …

4-time MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan sworn in as union minister for first time
6 months, 2 weeks ago

4-time MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan sworn in as union minister for first time

Hindustan Times  

BJP's veteran leader and four-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was on Sunday sworn in as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet. BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan The 65-year-old BJP leader was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the swearing-in ceremony at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan. In the run-up to the 2024 Lok …

80-year-old Jitan Ram Manjhi defies odds to become union minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

80-year-old Jitan Ram Manjhi defies odds to become union minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Hindustani Awam Morcha founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday. HAM-S chief Jitan Ram Manjhi Manjhi's rise has been nothing short of extraordinary. Manjhi's political journey took a dramatic turn when, in 2014, he was unexpectedly anointed Chief Minister by Nitish Kumar, who had resigned after …

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi’s coalition government now largely depends on two key regional allies — the Telugu Desam Party in southern Andhra Pradesh state and Janata …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each

Hindustan Times  

Two members each from Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal or JD and one each from eight other National Democratic Alliance constituents will be sworn in as ministers in the new government on Sunday, five days after the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha for the first time since …

Election Results 2024 Updates: PM-elect pays tribute at Rajghat, War Memorial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024 Updates: PM-elect pays tribute at Rajghat, War Memorial

Hindustan Times  

Election Results 2024 Updates: NDA Parliamentary party leader and Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi be sworn in as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term today. Leaders from seven neighbouring countries and the Indian Ocean region, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, will be attending the mega event. Besides Hasina and Muizzu, the other leaders attending …

Video: BJP leader on way to meet PM gets stuck in traffic, runs on road
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Video: BJP leader on way to meet PM gets stuck in traffic, runs on road

India Today  

Punjab BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday was stuck in traffic while he was on his way to Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's residence ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. A video widely shared on social media showed Bittu running and crossing a roundabout with his guards before entering the premises of Narendra Modi's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg home. He was …

Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

LA Times  

Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the prime minister of India by President Droupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, on Sunday. Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. …

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu faces traffic, runs to reach PM Modi's residence | WATCH
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu faces traffic, runs to reach PM Modi's residence | WATCH

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a swift display of determination, BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday morning, who did not want to be late in reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence for the NDA meeting, ditched his car due to heavy traffic and started running on the of Delhi to reach his destination. Watch video here: Bittu likely to be part …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP tries to strike caste balance, inducts nine faces from Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP tries to strike caste balance, inducts nine faces from Uttar Pradesh

New Indian Express  

After a rude shock in the recent Lok Sabha election, the BJP, which lost nearly half of its seats compared to its tally of 62 in 2019 in Uttar Pradesh, has inducted nine ministers from the state into Modi 3.0, alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh. Others sworn in as ministers from Uttar Pradesh include RLD …

Election Results highlights: BJP likely to pick Odisha CM after Modi's oath
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results highlights: BJP likely to pick Odisha CM after Modi's oath

Hindustan Times  

Election Results 2024 highlights: Narendra Modi has been elected as the NDA Parliamentary leader after a meeting of the alliance's newly elected MPs was held in the Parliament's central hall. Modi later met veteran BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at their residences. Additionally, top officials from Delhi Police conducted a thorough security review at Rashtrapati Bhavan …

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday claimed that mid-term Lok Sabha elections will be held within a year. Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel “Fellow workers, be ready! Sarkar benegi aur jhagda shuru honge," Baghel, who lost from Rajnandgaon to BJP's Santosh Pandey by 44,411 votes, said. President Droupadi Murmu appointed …

Dharmendra Pradhan, Suresh Pujari and Girish Murmu front-runners for Odisha CM post
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dharmendra Pradhan, Suresh Pujari and Girish Murmu front-runners for Odisha CM post

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha are waiting with bated breath to know as to who is going to be the new chief minister of the state to succeed the outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik. At least half-a-dozen names, including that of the newly elected Lok Sabha members, Members of Legislative Assembly and former bureaucrats, are doing the rounds in political circles. The …

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents
6 months, 2 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 …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

These Lok Sabha candidates won by record margin, BJP's Shankar Lalwani tops
6 months, 2 weeks ago

These Lok Sabha candidates won by record margin, BJP's Shankar Lalwani tops

Hindustan Times  

At least five candidates, including as many as four from the Bharatiya Janata Party, broke all previous records for the highest victory margin in a Lok Sabha election. Shankar Lalwani, BJP MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani : The incumbent MP from Madhya Pradesh's Indore Lok Sabha constituency retained the seat, winning by a margin of 11.72 lakh votes, according to …

For Modi 3.0, ball in kingmakers’ court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

For Modi 3.0, ball in kingmakers’ court

Hindustan Times  

One man is 73 years old, the other 74. A day before results were announced, Nitish Kumar travelled to Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But come 2014, with Narendra Modi picked as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, and eager to protect a Muslim support base that had stayed loyal to him, Kumar exited the National Democratic Alliance. JD …

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