In Tharoor's view, had the Congress' idea of NYAY, a minimum income guarantee scheme, been unrolled even six months earlier, it might have won over many voters
The article titled Modi Has United India Like No Prime Minister in Decades' is written by Manoj Ladwa, founder and chief executive of the India Inc Group
According to BJP sources, it is a "message" for Mamata Banerjee and the TMC as West Bengal is on the priority list of the saffron party.
''The biggest reason for the historic win of the BJP in the Lok Sabha election was only one. It was Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi and Narendra Modi", said Keshav Prasad Maurya
Earlier, sources had revealed that Jaitley, 66, was unlikely take up any offer to continue in the top job as his health has deteriorated over the past few months
The government offices located in the North Block, South Block, Rail Bhawan, Vayu Bhawan, Sena Bhawan, DRDO and Hutments would be closed early at 2.00 pm on May 30 for the swearing-in ceremony.
An analyst claimed that Muslims did not vote en bloc in favour of one party or candidate this time
Venugopal will meet Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, CLP leader and Coordination Committee chief Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara and Pradesh Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The meeting will be chaired by PCC chief and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot
BJP circles feel Shah will be asked to move to the government as part of the plan to push for speedy implementation of Modi's ambitious agenda for his second term
Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat that the invitation for the ceremony arrived on Tuesday and she will be attending it as "constitutional courtesy"
The prime ministers of Nepal, Mauritius and Bhutan as well as special envoy of Thailand have also conveyed to India about their participation at the event, the Ministry of External Affairs said
With these defections, TMC loses hold over two assembly constituencies and three municipal bodies in West Bengal
President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and other members of the Union Council of Ministers during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7 pm on Thursday
The BJP won all the seven seats in Delhi routing both the Congress and the AAP in the Lok Sabha polls
The NCP-Congress combine bagged only five of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance's tally stood at an impressive 41
Gandhi had cancelled all meetings on Monday and had become incommunicado
Chirag Paswan said it was Modi's prerogative to decide who will be the ministers in his government
The party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and general secretary K C Venugopal also met the party president at his Tughlaq Lane home
A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday unanimously rejected Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as party president and authorised him to overhaul and restructure the party