Arunachal Pradesh Election Results 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pema Khandu has been the state's Chief Minister since 2016. In the 2019 Assembly polls, the saffron party won 41 seats in the House of 60 and reduced the Congress party to just 4 seats.
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results HIGHLIGHTS: Arunachal Pradesh went to Assembly as well as Lok Sabha polls simultaneously on April 19. The results of the Assembly elections was announced today. Pema Khandu retained power in the state with a huge majority.
Assembly Election Results 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ruling Arunachal Pradesh under Chief Minister Pema Khandu while the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) led by CM Prem Singh Tamang is in power in Sikkim.
As Remal cyclone is expected to make landfall by midnight, the IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said that the rainfall has started around Sagar Island area and the rainfall is expected to exceed 25 cm. Meanwhile, the IMD has also issued rainfall alerts in Northeast and Bengal for upcoming days.
Arunachal Pradesh Women Commission Chairperson Kenjum Pakam urged the state government to take stern action against those involved in the child trafficking and sexual exploitation racket.
Dibang Valley has witnessed heavy rainfall in past few days leading to landslide yesterday. The NHIDCL has mobilised resources for earliest restoration of the affected stretch of highway.
The Assembly elections were held at 50 seats and 32 seats in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim respectively in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The polling in both states was concluded at 5 pm.
In a few polling stations, voting was delayed as electronic voting machines (EVMs) developed technical snags which were later replaced, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sain said.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Once considered a stronghold of the Congress, the Arunachal West seat is presently represented by BJP leader Kiren Rijiju. Polling for both parliamentary constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh is scheduled to take place in a single phase on April 19.
The Union Minister said China was nervous and uncomfortable due to PM Modi reversing Congress' policy of not developing border areas of the country. He also warned that "this was not 1962" and accused Congress of furthering Chinese propaganda.
China on Sunday released a fourth list of 30 new names of various places in Arunachal Pradesh amid Beijing’s stepped-up assertions in recent weeks to re-emphasise its claim over the Indian state.
China has released a list of 30 new names for various places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as 'Zangnan' or South Tibet, despite India's strong objections. India has repeatedly rejected China's 'absurd' claims over the northeastern state, asserting that it is an integral part of the country.
China's latest move came despite India on Thursday strongly objected to China's "baseless" remarks towards Arunachal Pradesh, and affirmed, "Beijing may repeat its baseless claims as many times as they want but this will not change India's position".
India's reaction came as Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson of the Chinese defence ministry, said, "Zangnan is China's inherent territory, and China never recognizes and firmly opposes India's illegal establishment of the so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh".
In the last Assembly seats, the BJP bagged 41 seats, JD(U) won seven seats, the NPP won five seats, the Congress secured four seats, the PPA won one seat and two Independent candidates also won.
India has repeatedly rejected China's claims over Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as Zangnan or South Tibet. India has opposed China's move to assign 'invented names' to the state and rejected its 'absurd' claims after PM Modi's visit there.
This was in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Arunchal Pradesh, where he inaugurated the bi-lane Sela Tunnel, which was built at an estimated cost of Rs 825 crore. China claims the area as 'Zangnan' or South Tibet - an integral part of Chinese territory.
PM Modi inaugurated the bi-lane Sela Tunnel on Saturday in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh over the weekend. China claims the region as Zangnan or South Tibet, and criticised PM Modi's visit to the state, saying that such unilateral actions will complicate the border dispute.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin criticised Modi’s visit and rejected India’s claim over the region at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
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