Bihar Political Crisis: Nitish Kumar's aspirations to become Prime Minister led him to break the alliance with the BJP, alleged Union Minister Giriraj Singh.
Nadda faces protest: The activists, most of them members of the Leftist AISA, shouted "JP Nadda go back" while carrying placards denouncing the National Education Policy (NEP) and demanding grant of central status to Patna University.
Uttarakhand news: Bhatt, a former MLA of Nandaprayag in Chamoli district, replaces Haridwar MLA Mahesh Kaushik as the BJP's state unit chief.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states at the party headquarters in Delhi to deliberate on the developmental work done by them.
Bishnoi served two terms as a Lok Sabha Member and is serving the fourth term as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Adampur constituency.
Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on June 30 with the support of the BJP after he rebelled against the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, walking out of the Shiv Sena with a large chunk of MLAs.
In his address during BJP's national executive meeting in Hyderabad, PM Modi said that many parties which have ruled the country for years are on decline and asked the party leader to learn from their mistakes.
Over 300 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 14 NDA-ruled states are present at the high level policy meeting.
Devendra Fadnavis arrived in Delhi amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. He also met JP Nadda to discuss the formation of new government in Maharashtra. Political experts believe that BJP will come to power again with the support of 9-10 Sena leaders from Shinde camp.
Droupadi Murmu said she will request BJD for support in Presidential polls as the daughter of the soil, PTI reported.
Droupadi Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post if she is elected, a strong possibility as numbers are stacked in favour of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, BJP president J P Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides Modi, were part of the deliberations at the party headquarters.
The meeting with Naidu is significant as the BJP parliamentary board is meeting later on Tuesday to discuss the BJP-led NDA's choices for the new president.
President Ram Nath Kovind's term will end on July 24 this year. Thus an election is due to be held for electing a new President before July 24.
BJP President J P Nadda recounted how important vaccines like that against polio and encephalitis 'took decades to come to India' but now under the leadership of PM Modi, the country developed two Covid vaccines within a year.
Addressing heads of shakti kendras and workers, Nadda described Shiv Sena as a party of father and son. He said Jagan Mohan Reddy led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) both are dynastic parties. He also remarked that the Indian National Congress has been reduced to a brother-sister party.
India TV Samvaad | As the Modi government completes 8 years in power, top ministers and leaders discussed and deliberated the hits and misses of the BJP-led NDA government during a day-long mega conclave.
Sources say that Jakhar may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from some other state and also responsibility for Punjab.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the meeting and address the party workers.
BJP president J P Nadda will chair the meet and all its national office-bearers besides state party chiefs, in-charges and general secretaries (organisation) in Rajasthan will attend the meeting.
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