Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde today filed his nomination from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar praised Prime Minister Modi's support for the state at an NDA meeting, urging party members to secure his fourth term while reflecting on past coalition challenges.
The assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled for the next year. In 2020, the BJP won 72 seats, while the RJD emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. Nitish's JDU won 43 seats.
Karnataka bypolls: Earlier, the BJP has announced Bharat Basavaraj Bommai for Shiggaon and Bangara Hanumantha for Sandur as candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly bypolls, set for November 13.
In a dramatic display of political dissent, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav breached police barricades to pay tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan, urging Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to withdraw from the NDA.
It is also being speculated that Chirag Paswan has indirectly tried to sound off the BJP leadership that he was not happy with its hobnobbing with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Renewable Energy Investor Meet in Gujarat on Monday and addressed the occasion.
A post was shared on social media claiming that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has decided to break ties with NDA again. India TV conducted a fact check of the post.
Prashant Kishor, who was the latest guest on India TV's Aap Ki Adalat show, said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Assam will decide the course of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government.
Maharashtra Assembly elections are speculated to be held in October-November to elect the 288 members. The tenure of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on November 26.
The Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha had contested the Karakat seat in Lok Sabha polls, which he had won for the NDA in 2014, but finished third behind Raja Ram Kushwaha of CPI(ML), who won, and Pawan Singh (Independent) who was the runner-up.
AJSU and the BJP will contest the Jharkhand Assembly Elections together, Sudesh Mahto announced in the national capital after meeting Amit Shah.
Opposition parties had criticised the lateral entry, arguing that it would undermine reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs. In response, the BJP defended the measure, asserting that the NDA government is introducing transparency to a recruitment system that was initiated by the Congress-led UPA.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced 45 positions—10 for Joint Secretaries and 35 for Directors/Deputy Secretaries—to be filled through lateral entry on a contract basis.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s remarks came a day after a group of BJP workers led by the party’s Junnar chief Asha Buchake waved black flags at his convoy.
Former Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Champai Soren, amid rumours about his potential switch to the BJP, said that he felt as if he had 'no existence in the party' for which he had dedicated his entire life and was forced to look for an alternative path.
The NDA conducted a meeting of its leaders at the residence of BJP national president JP Nadda. Severa leaders of the alliance took part in the meeting.
Naveen Patnaik’s BJD extended its support to the BJP government’s legislations in the House, however, after its massive defeat at the hands of the saffron party in the Odisha Assembly elections this year, the party has decided not to lend any more support. The Patnaik-led party has 9 MPs.
The BJP-led government asserted the Waqf bill is necessary for transparency in managing waqf properties. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasised the demands from common Muslims for better regulation of these properties.
Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: In the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill. The Appropriation Bill was passed in Lok Sabha today.
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