BJP on Monday sought to justify its claims to form governments in Goa and Manipur, saying it has both legitimacy and the numbers even as the Congress termed the attempts as a murder of democracy. “We have both the legitimacy and the numbers to form the government in Goa and[Read More…]
Incumbent Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh announced on Monday evening that he would resign from the chief ministerial position shortly. “I will tender my resignation (from position of CM) in a short period of time, either today or tomorrow,” he said. Earlier, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla had asked Congress’s[Read More…]
The 17th Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly will have a record 38 women MLAs. This is a record for UP since 1947. All political parties put together only 96 tickets were given to women candidates. The BJP had given the highest number of tickets to women. Of 43 women candidates who[Read More…]
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was given the additional charge of Defence Ministry on Monday, as per Rashtrapati Bhavan. The move comes in the wake of resignation of Manohar Parrikar as the defence minister. Parrikar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on Tuesday heading the BJP-led[Read More…]
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday accused the BJP of stealing elections in Goa and Manipur, saying a party which comes second has no right to form the government. Another Congress leader, Digvijay Singh, said it was the victory of money power over people’s power. “A party that comes[Read More…]
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa Chief Minister after BJP concluded hectic negotiations with regional parties and independents to stitch up the numbers to form a government. He will take oath as Goa Chief Minister on Tuesday. Shri @manoharparrikar has been appointed as the CM of Goa. pic.twitter.com/liiUhnvX0e —[Read More…]
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday congratulated PM Modi for BJP’s clean victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. He said that BJP’s victory showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is the most dominant political leader”. “The victories in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand have re-confirmed that Mr Narendra Modi is the most[Read More…]
After Bharatiya Janata Party resonating victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a victory march in Delhi on Sunday, which will be followed by a speech. The BJP swept a clean victory in the anticipated and important state of UP. BJP was also a[Read More…]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley taking a jibe at BSP chief Mayawati for her comment on faulty EVMs, said that her party is performing miserably thanks to her ‘negative’ attitude. “Mayawati is a bad loser… only because of her awful deeds and actions her party is facing this way. Her behaviour[Read More…]
As Congress swept the Punjab polls, Arvind Kejriwal became the target of jibes with Capt Amarinder Singh calling him a “summer storm that has come and gone” while Navjot Singh Sidhu termed it as a defeat of the AAP leaders’ trolls. Amarinder Singh lauded the wisdom of Punjab voters for[Read More…]
Congratulating BJP for its landslide win in UP, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Samajwadi party’s alliance with the Congress will continue. “We accept the verdict and wish all the best to the upcoming government in the state. People may not have liked my Expressway and that is why they voted[Read More…]
Congratulating Prime Minister Modi on poll win in Uttar Pradesh, Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the party will continue to fight to win the hearts and minds of people. After five hours of counting, the BJP led in 309 seats in UP. Along with its two[Read More…]