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INDIA bloc to meet first time since Cong's recent poll defeats: Key agenda

The meeting of opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday is likely to focus on seat-sharing in key states, with some leaders pushing for an agreement before December 31, and on redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the recent reverses in assembly polls. The key challenge before the leaders of various opposition parties who have come together to fight the BJP unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is also to come up with an alternative common programme as a counter to the ruling dispensation. Sources said a section of opposition leaders is of the view that the seat-sharing should be done before December 31 so as to help focus on evolving joint campaign strategy and present a common programme to the people. The immediate challenge before the INDIA bloc is also to build a consensus on having a convener, a spokesperson and a common secretariat, as it is a tricky issue due to differences among the constituents. The recent victory of the BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

BJP forms five-member fact-finding panel to visit Belagavi incident site

Nadda's strong condemnation came after a 42-year-old woman in Karnataka was stripped naked, assaulted, and paraded as her son eloped with another woman

253 of 678 winning candidates have declared criminal cases, says ADR report

As many as 146 winning candidates in the Assembly elections of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana have declared serious criminal cases against themselves

Lok Sabha security breach highlights: High-level investigation underway

The two men were overpowered by MPs and detained. Today, December 13, also marks the 22nd anniversary of the attack on the Parliament House in New Delhi

Lok Sabha elections: Will Modi govt return to power in 2024? Fitch answers

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The agency said that the size of the majority in the next Indian Parliament could influence the ambitiousness of the administration's reform agenda

Organisational experience, social signalling drive BJP's choice of new CMs

The BJP's decision to name first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma as its chief ministerial pick in Rajasthan may have surprised many but the choice is a tribute to dedicated organisational workers, a quality which along with social signalling figured in picking chief ministers for two other states as well, top functionaries of the party said. In a post-poll scenario where the BJP top brass believed it had the mandate to usher in a new line of leadership amid claims of many entrenched satraps, more so in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, it has opted for fresh faces whose elevation will enthuse its ordinary workers, sources said. A senior BJP leader noted that Sharma fitted the bill of an ideal 'karyakarta' toiling for the organisation for decades who campaigned diligently for the party in many states during a series of assembly polls across the country over the last many years. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi often emphasising in BJP's meetings for its members to work sincerely without ...

BJP names CM, deputy CMs of Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Check names here

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed Bhajanlal Sharma as the chief minister of Rajasthan

Bhajanlal Sharma named Rajasthan CM; Diya Kumari, Prem Chand Bairwa Dy CMs

Bhajanlal Sharma, 56, hails from Bharatpur, has been a long-time member of the BJP party but this was his first run as MLA from the Sangner Assembly seat, which falls under the Jaipur Lok Sabha consti

Swearing-in of new Chhattisgarh CM on Dec 13 in Raipur; PM Modi to attend

Chhattisgarh's chief minister-designate and BJP leader Vishnu Deo Sai will take oath along with his cabinet colleagues on December 13 at a ceremony in Raipur in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, it was announced on Monday. Besides Sai (59), who will be the BJP's first tribal CM, his council of ministers will also be sworn-in at the ceremony, an official release said. As per constitutional norms, Chhattisgarh, which has a 90-member assembly, can have a maximum of 13 ministers, including the CM. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Science College Ground in the state capital at 2 pm, the release issued by the state public relations department said. Besides Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya, party's Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur and CMs of some other states will be present at the function, it said. Sai, a prominent tribal face of the saffron outfit in the state, was on Sunday ...

MP to have two dy CMs, Narendra Singh Tomar to be speaker of assembly

The BJP on Monday named its senior leader Narendra Singh Tomar as the new speaker of the Madhya Pradesh assembly, party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. The state will have two deputy chief ministers- Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda, the outgoing chief minister posted on X. At the legislature party meeting held here in the evening, the BJP elected Mohan Yadav as its leader, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister.

BJP legislative party meet in Rajasthan on Tues, new CM announcement likely

The newly elected BJP MLAs in Rajasthan will meet here Tuesday to formally pick the next chief minister of the state, party leaders said. The MLAs were informed Monday about the meeting of the legislative party, where the BJP's central leadership is expected to make known its choice for the post and end days of suspense after the party won the assembly election. The results of the November 25 polls in Rajasthan were declared on December 3. BJP MLA Jogeshwar Garg said the observers appointed for the legislative party meeting will come to Jaipur on Tuesday and hold one-on-one talks with the MLAs in the morning. After lunch, a formal meeting will be held in which the MLAs will choose the legislative party leader, or the CM-designate. The party has appointed Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Saroj Pandey and Vinod Tawde as observers. MLA Kirodi Lal Meena said the MLAs have been informed about the legislature party meeting. When asked about the MLAs who met former chief minister Vasundha

Meet Vishnu Deo Sai, the newly elected chief minister of Chhattisgarh

In the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023, Sai won the polls from the Kunkuri Assembly seat in Jashpur district

Foreign policy no longer exists in the domain of elites: Milan Vaishnav

"Today, welfarism has become a necessary - but insufficient - condition to triumph in Indian elections"

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet on Sunday, suspense over CM could end

A key meeting of the BJP's newly-elected 54 MLAs in Chhattisgarh to pick the legislative party leader will be held here on Sunday which is likely to end the suspense over who will be the next chief minister. The BJP's legislative party meeting will take place on Sunday. The party's three observers Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam will be present, the party's state unit president Arun Sao told reporters on Saturday. BJP's Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party co-incharge for the state Nitin Nabin will also attend, he added. Mathur landed at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Saturday evening. Asked about the meeting of BJP MLAs, Mathur said, Our party's observers are coming and we are waiting for the decision they take (at the meeting on Sunday". Responding to a query, Mathur said there is no "formula" for electing the chief minister. "There is a system set by the

Every penny 'looted' will have to be returned: PM Modi 'guarantees'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a swipe at the opposition on the issue of corruption, asserting it is "Modi's guarantee" that they will have to return every penny "looted" from people. In a post on X, Modi tagged a news report of the Income Tax department recovering Rs 200 crore in cash from various locations of a business group allegedly linked to Congress MP from Jharkhand Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, as he attacked the opposition party. "Countrymen should look at these piles of currency notes and then hear the addresses of its (Congress) leaders on honesty. Every penny looted from people will have to be returned. This is Modi's guarantee," he said in a post with several emojis. The news report also showed a picture of several almirahs stuffed with currency notes. With the Lok Sabha elections approaching, the prime minister has turned up the heat on opposition parties in his X posts of late. In a recent post, he had cited a news clip to take a swipe at opposition leaders and

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

The Bharatiya Janata Party named central observers for electing leaders of its legislature parties in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan

BJP likely to appoint central observers in 3 states to pick chief ministers

The appointed central observers will visit their respective states to hold meetings with the elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

'Viksit Bharat' to be centrepiece of BJP's 2024 Lok Sabha polls campaign

Prime Minister Modi reiterated the significance of 'Viksit Bharat' campaign, focusing on pro-incumbency themes and India's development vision

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India's Q2 growth rate highest in world; fundamentals strong: FM Sitharaman

The finance minister also informed the Rajya Sabha that the manufacturing sector in India had registered its highest growth of 13.9 per cent in Q2FY24