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How Nitish Kumar used cabinet expansion to indulge ally BJP ahead of Bihar polls
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How Nitish Kumar used cabinet expansion to indulge ally BJP ahead of Bihar polls

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Wednesday inducted seven new ministers, all from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in his last cabinet expansion before the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, in a reciprocation of the BJP’s earlier gesture of accepting him as Bihar CM. With the latest inductions, the BJP now has 21 ministers in the cabinet, up from the previous 14, surpassing the JD(U)’s representation of 13 ministers. After the 2020 Bihar assembly elections, despite the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) having fewer MLAs, the BJP agreed to Nitish Kumar’s leadership, effectively granting JD(U) the “big brother” role in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar. Show Full Article The Nitish Kumar-led cabinet has a total strength of 36 ministers. Apart from the ...
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How a Hindi phrase in UCC is making even Uttarakhand BJP leaders squeamish
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How a Hindi phrase in UCC is making even Uttarakhand BJP leaders squeamish

New Delhi: The term ‘sahvas sambandh‘ as the Hindi translation of “live-in relationship” in the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code has become a bone of contention in the state. While the Congress is protesting the “validation of live-in relationships” and the ushering in of “Bangkok culture” through the UCC and its use of ‘sahvas sambandh‘, some BJP leaders called for fine-tuning the term, arguing that it harms the reputation of Uttarakhand and could negatively impact its society and public sentiments. The UCC rules in Uttarakhand came into force on 2 January this year, making it mandatory for live-in couples to register with the state government. Failure to register is punishable by up to six months in jail. The requirements for live-in couples are many—from submitting a lengthy form and fees...
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No Delhi govt vs L-G anymore? Delhi’s new BJP govt set to review AAP’s litigations against Centre
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No Delhi govt vs L-G anymore? Delhi’s new BJP govt set to review AAP’s litigations against Centre

However, with the Bharatiya Janata Party returning to power in Delhi after 27 years, these legal disputes look set to be put to rest.“It (AAP) did a few things only for politics, so those will, of course, undergo review on a case-to-case basis, and the cases will reach their natural destiny,” a highly placed source in the newly formed government told ThePrint. The legal tiff between the Delhi government and the Centre began early into the AAP’s first term in the national capital. Questions over the administrative powers of the L-G in light of the special status of Delhi as a Union Territory under the Constitution reached the Delhi High Court through a batch of petitions in 2015. These included petitions filed by the Delhi government and the Centre. The matter reached the Supreme Court, and...
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Competitive populism: On parties and the Delhi Assembly elections
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Competitive populism: On parties and the Delhi Assembly elections

As campaigning intensifies for the Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled for February 5, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are raining promises of welfare schemes on every section of voters. The BJP, which was critical of the ruling AAP’s unrestrained populism as “revdi”, or a freebie culture, has not only promised that the schemes that are already in place in Delhi will continue but has also promised more. The sum of ₹2,100 that AAP has promised to women every month has seen the BJP and the Congress offering ₹2,500 instead. In the speeches of Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, there is an attempt to instil fear in the electorate that if they vote for the BJP, the free electricity, water, health care and education available to the poor w...
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