BJP's victory in UP and elsewhere reinforces dominance of Modi in Indian politics for foreseeable future
The BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh, experts say, once again reinforces the dominance of the 71-year-old Modi in the country of more than 1.3 billion people for the foreseeable future, the paper said.
BJP's record electoral gains in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere once again reinforces the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Indian politics for the foreseeable future. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won assembly polls in the four states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur ruled by it, sweeping away opposition parties with its governance model mounted on pillars of welfarism, Hindutva and Modi's unflagging popularity. With its thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP showed it retains the popular support to overcome criticism of its stewardship. Now, these results make Modi’s BJP the favourite to win the next national election in 2024, the paper commented. The BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh, experts say, once again reinforces the dominance of the 71-year-old Modi in the country of more than 1.3 billion people for the foreseeable future, the paper said.
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December 28, 2021 6:03 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
'Briefcases full of cash recovered...': PM Modi targets opposition
Briefcases full of cash were recovered a few days back, whether this is also their (opposition) work, and if now they will take credit or not? The fragrance of corruption that was spread before 2017 in the entire state is again in front of the people, said PM Modi in Kanpur while hitting out at the opposition. The Prime Minister inaugurated the completed section of Metro project, and a multi-product pipeline.
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December 28, 2021 4:07 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Personnel who will be deployed in election duty to be treated as frontline workers
Personnel to be deployed in Election Duty in poll-bound States will also be included in the category of frontline workers (FLWs), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in an official statement.
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December 28, 2021 4:02 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Amit Shah takes a dig at Akhilesh amid raids at Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain
Recently, a perfume businessman from Samajwadi Party was caught. Akhilesh Ji is squirming, asking why we conduct raids. Rs 250 crore were seized from his (Piyush Jain) house. Akhilesh Ji, where did this money come from, asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public rally in Sultanpur.
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December 28, 2021 2:35 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
ABCD of the Samajwadi Party is different: Amit Shah in Hardoi
ABCD of the Samajwadi Party is different. For them A means 'Apradh and Aatank', B means 'Bhai-Bhatijavad', C means 'Corruption' and D means 'Danga', Union Home Minister Amit Shah said during a public rally in Hardoi.
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December 28, 2021 2:31 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Is BJP conspiring to postpone elections, asks Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
"Today there're only a few cases of Omicron. Is BJP conspiring to postpone elections? There're many speculations. Election Commission's credibility as an independent institution is suspicious nowadays as they attended a meeting called by PMO," Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said.
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December 28, 2021 2:10 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Former Congress MLA Fateh Bajwa, others join BJP ahead of Punjab polls
Former Congress MLA Fateh Bajwa, Former MLA Akali Dal Gurtej Singh Gudhiyana, Former Member of Parliament United Akali Dal Rajdev Singh Khalsa, and Retired ADC and Advocate in Punjab Haryana High Court Madhumeet join BJP ahead of Punjab polls 2022.
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December 28, 2021 1:47 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Divisive ideologies anchored in hate & prejudice, says Sonia Gandhi
Divisive ideologies anchored in hate & prejudice & which had no role whatsoever to play in our freedom movement now causing havoc on the secular fabric of our society, said Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi during 137th Foundation Day address of the party.
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December 28, 2021 1:44 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP in Delhi
Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.
"I want to serve the people of Punjab by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. Today, there is no other party that can work better than the BJP for the development of the country," said Dinesh Mongia at BJP headquarters in Delhi.
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December 28, 2021 12:06 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
TMC MP Derek O'Brien tests positive for Covid
TMC MP Derek O'Brien tests positive for Covid-19 with moderate symptoms.
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December 28, 2021 10:57 AM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Congress issues whip to MLAs ahead of legislative party meeting
Uttar Pradesh Congress has issued a whip to all the party MLAs ahead of the Legislature Party meeting.
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December 28, 2021 10:38 AM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
When PM Modi can held rallies, why elections be stopped, asks Mallikarjun Kharge
When PM holds election rallies, inaugurates various projects, misses Parliament proceedings, then, why should Assembly elections be stopped? Elections should be held, says Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on TS Singh Deo's statement that polls in 5 States should be held early.
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December 28, 2021 10:12 AM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Watch | Congress flag falls while being hoisted by Sonia Gandhi on party's 137th Foundation Day
Congress flag fell off while being hoisted by party's interim president Sonia Gandhi on the party's 137th Foundation Day.
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December 28, 2021 9:58 AM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
PM Modi to launch Kanpur metro, other developmental projects
PM Narendra Modi to visit Kanpur today, to address the 54th convocation at IIT Kanpur after which he will inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project, ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.
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December 28, 2021 9:51 AM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Election Commission to visit Uttar Pradesh on Dec 28
A team of the Election Commission of India will be on a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh from December 28 to take stock of the poll preparedness ahead of the State Assembly elections in 2022.