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…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the NDA government at the Centre for a third consecutive term, with Narendra Modi poised to take oath as prime minister once again.The newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are expected to meet on Friday to formally…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to dispel ongoing speculation about a possible political shift, Maharashtra NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Jayant Patil said on Thursday that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will not switch to the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) secured nine seats in Maharashtra, matching…
AYODHYA: “Na Mathura, na Kashi, abki baar Awadhesh Pasi” (Neither Mathura nor Kashi, this time Awadhesh Pasi) — this battle cry of Samajwadi Party triumphed over BJP’s Ram temple gambit in Ayodhya, much to the embarrassment of the saffron camp.Even as BJP played the temple card in a big way across the country in these…
KOCHI: The ruling LDF won only one seat out of 20 in Kerala despite a very efficient campaign and fielding heavy-hitter candidates in several key constituencies. Also, unlike in 2019, there was no discernible pro-UDF wave nor a burning issue like Sabarimala, which makes the LDF rout this time something of a political conundrum.Interestingly, after…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to step down as Maharashtra deputy chief minister taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor showing in Lok Sabha elections in the state. The BJP, which had 23 members in the last Lok Sabha, could manage to in only 9 this time around. Fadnavis urged…
