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Rethinking alliances

The AIADMK split should make BJP revisit its southern strategy

Main aim is to strengthen INDIA: Nitish on speculations of return to NDA

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday rubbished speculations in a section of the media about his party JD(U)'s return to the BJP-led NDA, with which it snapped ties around a year ago, and said his prime concern was to strengthen opposition INDIA bloc. Responding to reporters' queries on the speculations, Kumar said, "Kya faltu baat hai" (what rubbish!). The JD(U) leader, who is a key figure in the anti-BJP INDIA coalition, also voiced his disapproval of party colleagues talking about him having "all qualities for making a good PM". "I have already told my party colleagues not to make such statements. My only wish is to strengthen the unity of the INDIA alliance. I am working only in this direction," he said. Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker and senior JD(U) leader Maheshwar Hazari had said that no one is more capable of becoming the PM candidate of the INDIA alliance than Nitish Kumar. On a question on possibility of cabinet expansion, Kumar put the ball in his deputy Tejashwi

AIADMK officially breaks ties with BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

AIADMK was formed by M G Ramachandran (MGR) in 1972, and the name 'Anna' was added to the party in respect of Annadurai

Janata Dal (Secular) joins BJP-led NDA ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections

A photograph posted on X by Nadda shows the leaders from the two parties standing shoulder-to-shoulder, with the BJP bosses covered in a shawl

UPSC NDA 2 Result 2023 to be released soon, check the latest updates here

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to announce the UPSC NDA 2 result 2023 soon. UPSC conducted the examination on September 3, 2023

Puducherry assembly adjourned sine die after holding session for 30 mins

Puducherry assembly met for half an hour on Wednesday and after transacting scheduled business, Speaker R Selvam adjourned the House sine die. As soon as the House commenced its proceedings, the Speaker made obituary references of former AIADMK legislators of Puducherry N Venkatasamy and S Palaninathan and also to the passing away of French writer and novelist Madhana Kalyani recently. All the legislators stood in silence for a couple of minutes paying homage to the departed legislators and the woman writer. After obituary references were made, the opposition DMK and the Congress legislators staged a walk out. The members wanted the session be held for a considerable number of days. The Speaker asked the protesting members to resume their seats and he would reply to their pleas. However, the legislators kept raising their protest and staged a walk out. The Speaker later hailed the successful landing of the Chandrayaan 3 on the south pole of the Moon on August 23. He said that the

Surprise election outcome in May can see markets tank 40%: Morgan Stanley

The defining moment, Desai said, could be if and when the 26-party opposition alliance, known as I.N.D.I.A., is able to strike a seat-sharing deal

No question of alliance with NDA, INDIA as both are casteist, says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said that the NDA and the INDIA alliance are mostly parties with policies that are anti-poor, casteist, communal, pro-business, and capitalist

'INDIA', NDA both 'anti-poor' says Mayawati, BSP will fight polls on own

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister dismissed speculations that the BSP may join the Opposition alliance bloc INDIA and urged the media not to spread fake news

Some parties that attended NDA meet in touch with 'INDIA' bloc: Congress

Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma on Sunday claimed four to five parties among the 38 that had attended the meeting of BJP-led NDA are in touch with the INDIA alliance and some of them will join the opposition bloc in the coming days. He also said some very important decisions will be taken at the upcoming meeting of the INDIA group, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on September 1. "At least 4 to 5 political parties which were among the 38 parties that attended the NDA meeting addressed by PM Modi are in touch with the INDIA alliance. Some of them are expected to join the opposition bloc very soon while some before (2024) elections," Sharma told a press conference here. The meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was held in Delhi last month and was attended by at least 38 parties. Sharma avoided direct reply to a query on whether Congress will lead the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra. "Considering the current situation in the country, it is not important who w

Continuing attacks on fishermen by SL means Modi regime is 'weak': Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said the continued attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy shows the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "weak". Chairing a fishermen's welfare conference here, he reiterated that retrieval of Katchatheevu, an island ceded to Sri Lanka by way of mutual agreements in 1974, was the permanent solution for the plaguing fishermen issue. Stalin, who is the ruling DMK President, also said his father and late chief minister M Karunanidhi had provided a report that Katchatheevu belongs to India. The Chief Minister's reference regarding the ceding of the island comes days after PM Modi said it was the Indira Gandhi government which gave the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974. Modi had also said the current DMK government in Tamil Nadu keeps writing to him urging to retrieve the island. Stalin further alleged attacks on Indian fishermen from the state by the Lankan navy has increased during the current NDA .

Chirag Paswan parted ways with NDA because of Nitish's arrogance: Rai

Union minister Nityanand Rai on Saturday rejected Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's charge that former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan had worked as a BJP agent in the assembly polls nearly three years ago. Rai alleged that Paswan, whom we never wanted to quit the NDA had parted ways because of the arrogance of Kumar, the JD(U)'s supreme leader, whom he also charged with having lost touch with public sentiment. It is false to say that we wanted to weaken Nitish Kumar in the 2020 assembly polls. His party fared much worse than the BJP because he has lost touch with public sentiment. His arrogance had become a big problem and it was the only reason why Chirag Paswan had to break apart, claimed Rai, a former Bihar BJP president. Paswan had fielded LJP candidates, many of them BJP rebels, in all seats contested by the JD(U) which finished with a tally of 43, a steep decline since 2015 when it had won 71 seats. Though BJP chose to stick to its alliance with Kumar, Paswan .

From Manipur to Kashmir: Key highlights of Amit Shah's speech in Parliament

The no confidence motion is one such motion where neither the people nor the House has disbelief in the government, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Mizoram polls 2023: BJP state unit dares Mizo National Front to leave NDA

BJP Mizoram unit spokesperson K Laldinthara said that while some MNF leaders have been threatening to leave the NDA, they will not do so

PM asks NDA MPs to reach out to people with 'Modi ki guarantee' on schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted his government's several welfare measures in his interaction with ruling NDA MPs and asked them to tell people that it is "Modi ki guarantee" that they will continue to benefit from these schemes. Sources said that he made the remarks in a meeting with MPs from Gujarat on Monday as part of his interaction with the parliamentarians of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance from across the country to shape the ruling bloc's strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. They said the prime minister mentioned the annual direct benefit transfer of Rs 6,000 to farmers, free health insurance for the poor under the Ayushman Bharat scheme and free LPG connection to poor households under the Ujjwala scheme among other programmes to make his point. He asked them to reach out to people about these measures and tell them they will continue, sources said. It is "Modi ki guarantee", the prime minister added. Continuing with his interactions with NDA MPs, th

No-trust debate: Oppn questions PM's silence over Manipur, NDA hits back

Govt lists achievements; small parties attempt to settle scores with each other

No confidence motion in Parliament today: Here's all you should know

The no confidence debate will run for three days and will be initiated by Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi at 12 pm

NDA partner KPA withdraws support from Biren Singh govt in Manipur

NDA partner Kuki People's Alliance (KPA) on Sunday announced withdrawal of support from the N Biren Singh government in Manipur. In a letter to Governor Anusuiya Uikey, KPA president Tongmang Haokip informed about the party's decision to snap ties with the BJP-led government in Manipur, where ethnic rioting since the last three months has claimed more than 160 lives. "After careful consideration of the current conflagration, the continued support for the incumbent government of Manipur led by Chief Minister N Biren SIngh is no longer fructuous. "Accordingly, the support of the KPA to the Government of Manipur is hereby withdrawn and can be considered null and void," Haokip said in the letter. In the 60-member House, the KPA has two MLAs - Kimneo Haokip Hangshing from Saikul and Chinlunthang from Singhat. The BJP has 32 members in the Manipur Assembly, while it has support of five NPF MLAs and three independent legislators. The opposition legislators include seven from the NPP, fi

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NDA has provided stability to country: PM Modi to MPs in alliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that the BJP-led NDA has been a force of stability in the country as he addressed the MPs of the alliance from Bihar. Sources said Modi asked the NDA MPs to utilise the time till the next Lok Sabha polls to reach out to maximum people in their constituency and highlight the development works of the government for them. His government, the prime minister said, has fulfilled all the promises it made to people in 2014 when it first came to power. The sources said Modi noted that the National Democratic Alliance has completed 25 years of existence after it was formed under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and has since been a force of stability. He spoke about the period of political instability in the country before the NDA was formed and how it ushered in stability. The BJP, he said, also made sacrifices for the larger good. It may be noted that the BJP has pointed out in the past that it has supported its allies, which may be