NEW DELHI: The entry of Champai Soren into BJP is likely to help it counter Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren‘s attempt to polarise tribals against the party in the coming assembly polls.Although BJP boasts of two former tribal CMs Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda in its ranks, they never got much traction in the ST-dominated Kolhan…
JAMMU: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DPAP on Sunday issued its first list of candidates for 13 seats in the first phase of Jammu & Kashmir assembly polls on Sept 18.Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP also named seven of its candidates for the state’s first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370.DPAP’s has picked former J&K…
SRINAGAR: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday said his party would fight for the restoration of political and legal status of Jammu & Kashmir and promised 200 units of free power if his party wins the Assembly polls. Omar, while unveiling NC’s poll manifesto here on Monday, also promised to ensure the return of Kashmiri…
RANCHI: In a major blow to Jharkhand’s governing JMM and the INDIA bloc months ahead of assembly polls, former chief minister and incumbent cabinet minister in the Hemant Soren govt Champai Soren dropped ample hints on Sunday evening on social media that he had decided to part ways with the Shibu Soren-led tribal party, saying…
NEW DELHI: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Champai Soren has responded to speculations about his potential switch to the BJP. When asked about the rumours circulating, Soren expressed his lack of knowledge regarding the matter.In his statement, Soren said, “I don’t know what rumours are being spread. I don’t know what news is…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold consultations with the Union home secretary Wednesday to assess the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of scheduling assembly polls in the Union Territory, besides discussing the possible challenges and concerns as well as availability of security forces.Some key concerns likely to come up during the deliberations…
MUMBAI: As reported by TOI on July 25, Mahayuti government has expanded Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana, which was meant to provide three free gas cylinders per year to 52.2 lakh households, to include beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana for underprivileged women. This is expected to triple the number of beneficiaries and raise the cost of the…
MUMBAI: A preliminary roadmap has been prepared by the BJP for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, said deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in New Delhi on Tuesday after the state core committee held a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda at the party headquarters.Newly-appointed observers for Maharashtra…
On Thursday, Pema Khandu was sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh’s chief minister for the third time in a row. In addition, Chowna Mein was sworn in as the deputy prime minister. In the 2024 assembly elections in the state, BJP emerged victorious by securing 46 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly. Source link
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the central government will give statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the assembly elections are over. He further assured that the assembly polls would be completed within the SC deadline of September 30.“I have said in Parliament that we will give the statehood after…
