KOLKATA/BANKURA: BJP’s Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan on Sunday indicated that he may quit the party and go back to Trinamool if not given a ministerial berth in the NDA govt. Khan, who had earlier been critical of the party brass in Bengal, also said he had been neglected despite his performance.“I may quit the party…
NEW DELHI: Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik‘s confidant VK Pandian on Sunday announced his retirement from active politics.Pandian announcement comes days after Biju Janata Dal (BJP) faced massive setback in Odisha assembly and Lok Sabha elections.The development also follows Patnaik’s statement claiming that Pandian was not his “successor” and that the people of the state…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his council of minister is set to take oath for his consecutive third term on Sunday. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance holds a comfortable position with 293 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha, with the BJP being the largest party, holding 240 seats.Earlier, BJP’s parliamentary committee confirmed…
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked all UP ministers to renounce VIP culture and reach out to the people in all possible ways.Chairing a meeting with cabinet and state ministers days after the party’s underwhelming performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Yogi underlined the need to establish coordination with people on local issues…
KANPUR: Strange it may sound but in the 2024 general elections, at least seven MPs from a single district, Etawah, have made it to the 18thLok Sabha. If we include two members of the Rajya Sabha as well, Etawah will perhaps emerge as the only district in the country which has sent nine of its…
LUCKNOW: What will be Uttar Pradesh’s share in the Union cabinet? The question weighs heavy given the BJP’s dismal performance in the state. However, informed sources in the party said that the politically crucial state is still expected to weigh prominently in the distribution of cabinet berths, but with a reduced strength as compared to…
NEW DELHI: In a U-turn, Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, on Saturday announced his decision not to quit the post despite the BJP‘s lackluster performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections in the state. His announcement came after a party meeting where state BJP legislators passed a resolution expressing their confidence in…
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP won for the first time in 45 assembly constituencies and nine Lok Sabha (LS) seats in Odisha in the recently concluded simultaneous polls, an analysis by TOI of the results revealed. The party won a total of 78 seats in the 147-member assembly and 20 out of 21 LS seats in the…
NEW DELHI: Having spent the last decade like an all-powerful CEO, running the govt at the Centre on his own, all eyes are now on Narendra Modi, who is set to start his third consecutive term as PM, leading the NDA coalition with BJP missing out on getting a majority, unlike 2014 and 2019. The…
VIJAYAWADA: TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh chief minister-elect N Chandrababu Naidu has started working on a new state cabinet and may give a couple of cabinet berths to Jana Sena and BJP.The TD Legislature Party is scheduled to meet on June 11 and Chandrababu Naidu is to take oath on June 12. He will also…
