The Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 announced that Vajpayee's birthday would be celebrated as Good Governance Day annually.
Jairam Thakur's name was proposed by Prem Kumar Dhumal and seconded by senior leaders Shanta Kumar and JP Nadda.
"Delhi and Bihar were not flashes in the pan or flukes. A strong narrative and a carefully-crafted strategy can defeat the BJP."
Jairam Thakur has been elected unopposed as the BJP's legislature party leader and the new CM of Himachal Pradesh, central observer Narendra Tomar announced today.
Sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran's remarks came as he established a considerable lead in the by-election for R.K.Nagar seat.
Counting of votes for by-elections in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke-Kessang and Likabali and Uttar Pradesh’s Sikandara constituencies began on Sunday morning.
rinamool candidate Gita Rani Bhunia won with a massive margin of 64,172 votes over her nearest rival Rita Mondal of the Left Front backed Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate.
Sasikala camp registered a major win on Sunday as former chief minister Jayalalithaa's constituency elected her top aide Dinakaran with a massive margin in bypolls.
Owaisi claimed that the numerous temple visits undertaken by leaders of both the parties were part of their “deliberate political marginalisation of Muslims”.
As many as 48 members voted against the motion while 38 polled in its favour. In the 90-member House, BJP has 49 members, Congress 39, BSP one and an Independent.
The coastal town of Honnavar, about 487 km from Bengaluru, witnessed public unrest and protests over the death of 19-year old Hindu activist Paresh Mesta in early December and the lawmaker's tweets were both incidents.
The court convicted 15 others in this case while acquitted six including another former chief minister Jagannath Mishra.
In a series of tweets, Lalu said that whenever anyone from the lower hierarchy challenged the unjust order, they were deliberately punished.
The Congress president's sarcastic remark on micro-blogging site Twitter came a day after he described the saffron party's foundation based on "architecture of lies".
After the judge pronounced his verdict, Lalu Prasad was taken into custody. Lalu has been taken to Birsa Munda jail where he will remain in custody till Jan 3 when the quantum of punishment will be pronounced.
Lalu, accompanied by younger son Tejaswi Yadav, arrived here to present himself before the special CBI Judge Shiv Pal Singh.
The UP Excise (Amendment) Bill 2017, which was tabled in the House yesterday by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna repealing the ordinance brought by the government in September in this regard was passed by a voice vote.
Reacting to Yogi Adityanath’s charges, Siddaramaiah said that instead of expressing concern over Karnataka, the UP chief minister should focus on improving law and order situation in his own state.
After months of hobnobbing, Nath, former Opposition Leader of Tripura assembly, joined the BJP in the presence of the party's General Secretary Ram Madhav, Assam Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Parimal Sukla Baidya.
The demand was made by BJP member Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma as he moved a private resolution seeking implementation of a stringent population control policy to check the population explosion.
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