BHUBANESWAR: Naveen Patnaik’s uninterrupted 24-year stint as Odisha CM ended Wednesday, 141 days short of eclipsing Sikkim stalwart Pawan Kumar Chamling’s record of chief ministerial longevity, after he handed his resignation to governor Raghubar Das and told his BJD colleagues that there was nothing to be ashamed of in the party’s poll performance.He will continue…
LUCKNOW: Jatavs, the core of BSP’s vote base, stood by it in the Lok Sabha elections but Muslim voters didn’t despite being given a choice of candidates representing the community, party chief Mayawati said Wednesday in her first response to drawing a blank in UP.“People from my caste voted mostly for BSP and I am…
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: Amid elation in the Congress camp over its performance in the Lok Sabha elections, there is a growing desire in the party that Rahul Gandhi take up the post of leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and lead the party from the front in Parliament.Congress failed to get the top opposition perch after…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose viral image with his political rival Nitish Kumar triggered wild speculations ahead of government formation, refused to divulge what transpired between them on their flight from Patna to Delhi. Reacting to his viral picture Tejashwi Yadav said that both of them greeted…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their alliance leader. 21 NDA leaders signed the letter to elect PM Modi as leader.In the resolution, the leaders underlined alliance government’s commitment to serving poor, women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society. “We…
NEW DELHI: Expressing her disappointment after the Lok Sabha results, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that the Muslim voters have failed to comprehend the party’s objectives despite the party’s efforts to provide them with proper representation in elections. She added that as a result of this, the party will carefully consider giving the…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday dismissed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s interim bail plea, in which he sought a 7-day release for medical reasons in the excise policy money laundering case.The court instructed Tihar Jail Authorities to conduct necessary medical tests and provide treatment for Kejriwal. His judicial custody has been extended…
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…
NEW DELHI: After suffering a massive defeat in the State assembly and Parliamentary elections, the 24-year-long tenure of Odisha chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has ended. Patnaik submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The Biju Janata Dal, which has governed Odisha since 1997,…
