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Of the five states that went to the polls, Congress won a majority in Telangana
Another meeting at Congress president's residence to go ahead
On the first day of Parliament, BJP members greeted the PM with slogans of "teesri baar Modi sarkar" as he entered the Lok Sabha
He is a rare legislator who has been disqualified twice under the anti-defection law
Lalduhoma, 74, the chief ministerial face of the ZPM, is set to be the first chief minister other than outgoing CM Zoramthanga and Congress' Lal Thanhawla in three decades
Congress unseats BRS in Telangana, derails KCR's national goal
The infighting between Deputy CM Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo and Baghel contributed to the party's lacklustre campaign
The PM said that the election results will reinforce global faith in India's progress, instilling confidence in global investors
The Opposition will likely object to the Hindi names of the Bills and other inconsistencies
The counting of votes in these five states, which is also the last round of Assembly polls before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in April-May, is scheduled for Sunday
Article 200 of the Constitution asks Governors to sign Bills passed by legislatures 'as soon as possible', and state governments requested the apex court to prescribe a time limit for it
The BJP holds 28 of the 59 seats. Of the 58 seats, a dozen will fall vacant in the election-bound Telangana (3), Rajasthan (3), Madhya Pradesh (5) and Chhattisgarh (1)
According to the analysis, 521 (23 per cent) of 2,290 candidates in the fray have declared criminal cases against themselves
However, the poll panel revoked its order after the state finance minister violated the model code by making a public announcement about it
Prime Minister was seen consoling Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga, who flagged how the Malas, another SC community in Telangana, while numerically fewer, have cornered benefits of SC reservation
The All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha has also demanded that the government order a fresh caste census
Restoring the OPS has been a key 'guarantee' of the Congress in the Assembly elections since the Himachal Pradesh polls in November 2022
The passage of the Bill has not meant political parties fielding more women candidates
Gehlot said the size of Rajasthan's economy would be Rs 1.5 trillion by the end of this year and Rs 3 trillion by 2030
While not linked to the polls, the EC's drive in Mizoram led to the recovery of an orangutan. Exotic animals are smuggled into the state from Myanmar