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Knives out in NDA after Jharkhand defeat. JD(U) blames BJP for poor strategy, BJP blames AJSU

28Nov

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Knives out in NDA after Jharkhand defeat. JD(U) blames BJP for poor strategy, BJP blames AJSU

JD(U) leaders largely blame the BJP’s strategy—including the arrest of CM Hemant Soren and a campaign based on allegations of Bangladeshi “infiltration” led by leaders from outside the state without adequate local voices—for the defeat.The BJP, meanwhile, has cited the JMM-led government’s Maiya Samman scheme for women as a reason for the defeat. It also blamed another ally, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), for failing to garner support from the Kudmi community against the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JKLM)’s Jairam Mahato, who emerged as a giant-killer in the elections.Mahato’s JKLM played a key role in some Kudmi Mahato community-dominated assembly seats, denting the AJSU’s prospects in at least six constituencies, and hurting the BJP in at least 10 more. The AJSU has ...

28Nov

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Video | Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren May Take Oath Alone Today

Hemant Soren will take oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand today after leading the INDIA alliance to a decisive victory in the recently concluded assembly elections. Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar is expected to administer the oath of office and secrecy to Hemant Soren today. This will be the fourth time the 49-year-old will be taking oath.Source link

27Nov

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Maharashtra CM Likely To Take Oath On Dec 2; PM Modi, Amit Shah To Attend Ceremony — Details

Maharashtra CM Oath-Taking Ceremony: The oath-taking ceremony for the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra is likely to be held on December 2 at the Wankhede Stadium, sources told ABP News. The ceremony will be attended by top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other senior leaders of the central government. Besides them, all the Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of other states who belong to the NDA, and several industrialists are invited to the swearing-in ceremony. #BREAKING | वानखेडे स्टेडियम में होगा शपथ ग्रहण, बड़े कारोबारी भी बुलाए जाएंगे - सूत्रलेकिन महाराष्ट्र का CM बनेगा कौन? देखिए पॉलिटिकल एडिटर @MeghaSPrasad ने क्या बताया‘महादंगल’ चित्रा त्रिपाठी (@chitraaum) के साथhttps://t.co/smwhXU...

27Nov

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Eknath Shinde backs BJP on Maharashtra CM pick, says ‘Shiv Sena will support any candidate decided by PM Modi, Amit Shah’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Eknath Shinde on Wednesday dropped enough hints to suggest the return of BJP chief minister in Maharashtra as he announced that his party Shiv Sena will support any candidate decided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah as the next leader of the Mahayuti."I spoke to PM Modi and Amit Shah yesterday and made it clear to them that I will in no way be a hurdle or obstruction in the formation of the new government in the state," caretaker chief minister Shinde said at a press briefing. "Our Shiv Sena will fully support the BJP's decision to name the next Maharashtra CM. There is no speed breaker from our side," he said."A meeting of all three parties (of Mahayuti) will be held with Amit Shah tomorrow (28th November). Detailed discussions will be held in t...

27Nov

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Eknath Shinde Announces Shiv Sena Support To BJP CM Face, Leaves Final Decision With PM Modi

Amid speculations over the Chief Ministerial candidate from the newly elected Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, the state's caretaker CM and Shiv Sena chief Ekanth Shinde addressed a press conference in the Thane district where he announced that the next Maharashtra CM will be from the BJP. Shinde said he has conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that whoever is elected as the CM by the Mahayuti alliance, Shiv Sainiks will support him. "I have told the Prime Minister that if there is any problem in forming the government in Maharashtra because of me, then do not bring any doubt in your mind and whatever decision you take, that decision is acceptable to me. You are the head of our family. The way people of BJP accept your decision, we will also accept your decision in the same way. I mad...

27Nov

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Channapatna bypoll loss fuels dissent within JD(S) as leaders question ‘unilateral’ decision making

Bengaluru: The crushing defeat suffered by the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) in the assembly bypoll to Channapatna—a party stronghold—in Karnataka has fuelled dissent within the ranks of the regional party. Senior party leaders, like G.T. Devegowda, have questioned the need for JD(S) state president and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to field his son Nikhil without consulting the party and the “unilateral” decision making process followed by the current leadership as this is Nikhil’s third electoral loss. “He (Kumaraswamy) was the MLA from this constituency, became CM, but still could not manage Nikhil’s victory. Then why should he have fielded Nikhil? He (Kumaraswamy) is already a Union Minister with the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government. He should have given the ticket to Yogeeshw...

26Nov

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27 Arrested, CCTV Being Scanned, List Of 100 ‘Miscreants’ Prepared: Police On Sambhal Violence

Sambhal Violence: Two days after communal violence erupted during a court-mandated survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, life is gradually returning to normal in the affected region. Schools reopened, and several shops resumed operations on Tuesday, but internet services in Sambhal tehsil remain suspended as a precautionary measure. Authorities have also restricted the entry of outsiders and public representatives until 30 November. Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar Bishnoi confirmed the arrest of 27 individuals, including 25 men and two women, in the past 24 hours. “There are different CCTV footages, they are being scanned... We have prepared a list of more than 100 people who actively participated in this violence. They have been identified and will arreste...

26Nov

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‘Pre-election deal for CM post’: Shinde Sena leader’s remark revives memories of Uddhav’s claim in 2019 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The BJP in Maharashtra would be feeling a strange sense of deja vu. Five years after Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena claimed that there was an agreed "deal" with the BJP over rotational chief minister, now Eknath Shinde's Sena says there was a "deal" with the saffron party for the top job if Mahayuti won the 2024 assembly elections.A Shiv Sena leader, who is close to caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde, has claimed that there was an agreement after the Lok Sabha elections that Shinde would take over the reins of the state if Mahayuti won the assembly polls.Read more: Maharashtra govt formation: Deal was Shiv Sena chief would be CM, says neta close to Eknath ShindeThe Sena leader said that after the Mahayuti's debacle in the LS polls, there were a series of meetings to draft a st...

26Nov

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Watch: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal shake hand in Parliament post JPC meet row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee shared a light moment with BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Tuesday for the first time after the two leaders had a scuffle last month at the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Waqf bill.The two leaders shook hands and had a conversation about the next JPC meet on Waqf at Parliament. Banerjee, who had smashed a glass bottle and thrown it towards Pal at the meet, urged the chairman to let opposition members speak, as he went on to imitate how Pal.The infamous JPC meet that witnessed heated exchanges over Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed glass bottle being smashed and abuses being hurled between Banerjee and BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, leading to the suspension of former from the committee for one session.Pal, who was the target of Banerjee's outb...

25Nov

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As Race For Maharashtra CM Post Heats Up, Eknath Shinde Upset Over BJP’s ‘Claim’ For Top Post

Amid reports that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is likely to become the next Maharashtra chief minister, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is upset with the Mahayuti ally, sources said on Monday. The Maharashtra Chief Minister is unhappy with the prospect of a BJP chief minister in the Mahayuti alliance. Shinde's reaction comes amid reports claiming that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is all set to take charge as Maharashtra Chief Minister, with the Shiv Sena leader likely to be demoted to the position of Deputy CM along with NCP leader Ajit Pawar. The BJP’s top leadership on Monday reportedly cleared Fadnavis’s name, with reports claiming that the proposal received the approval of Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). ALSO READ | Nana Patole Resigns As Maharashtra Congress Head A...

25Nov

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UP bypolls: Nobody safe under CM Yogi Adityanath govt: Congress | India News – Times of India

No citizen in UP is safe under CM Yogi Adityanath who has given the slogan 'batenge toh katenge', Congress said. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "Western UP, which has been a symbol of goodwill and harmony for years, has today witnessed three people killed and many injured under a well-planned conspiracy.""The Adityanath administration is squarely responsible for killing innocents and only BJP-RSS is guilty of setting fire to the peace and harmony of Sambhal." He said the administration "has, once again, shown a blatant disregard for communal harmony". "In this entire matter, BJP neither wanted the survey to proceed nor to stop it; its sole aim was to destroy harmony. No action was taken against the rioters who accompanied the survey team. This makes it clear that after the bypolls, Y...

24Nov

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UP bypolls: Five reasons BJP won in Muslim-dominated Kundarki after gap of 3 decades

New Delhi: The Kundarki assembly bypoll results threw a surprise as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by over 1.4 lakh votes in the Muslim-majority constituency. BJP’s Ramveer Singh got 1,70,371 votes, which is 76.71 percent of the total votes cast, whereas his opponent Mohammad Rizwan of the Samajwadi Party (SP) got only 25,880 votes. Singh was the sole Hindu candidate in Kundarki, where there were 11 Muslim contenders including INDIA bloc’s pick Rizwan. The Muslim population in this SP stronghold is above 60 percent. Show Full Article On Sunday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that in Kundarki, the police and the administration removed almost all the booth agents of his party as well as prevented many supporters from exercising their voting rights.“If vot...

24Nov

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RPI should get a ministerial post in Maharashtra government: Ramdas Athawale | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Union Minister and Republic Party of India's (Athawale) President Ramdas Athawale on Sunday expressed desire to get a ministerial post for his party in Maharashtra government as "Mahayuti has received a majority of Dalit votes" in the state polls.Athawale presently served as the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre."Earlier also we had demanded one ministerial post for RPI. This time Mahayuti has received a majority of Dalit votes...So, I feel that RPI should get a ministerial post. Our society also has this hope. Giving ministerial post to RPI will also benefit Mahayuti," the Union Minister told ANI.Athawale also criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut for saying that the swearing in cerem...

24Nov

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Devendra Fadnavis: The Architect Of BJP’s Historic Hat-Trick Victory In Maharashtra

Maharashtra has witnessed a historic political chapter with Devendra Fadnavis leading the BJP to a third consecutive majority, marking an unprecedented milestone in the state’s politics. The BJP crossed the 100-seat mark for the third time in a row, a feat unmatched by any leader in Maharashtra’s history. The victory is being attributed to Devendra Fadnavis who is seen as a dedicated BJP worker and has shown resilience and a strategic approach in the recent polls. After serving as Chief Minister in 2014, Fadnavis faced a setback in 2019 when Uddhav Thackeray, through what he termed a "betrayal", took the Chief Minister’s position. Despite this, Fadnavis rebuilt the party, showcased aggressive opposition leadership, and later realigned political equations to bring his party back into govern...

24Nov

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Sambhal: 3 Dead, 20 Cops Injured In Clashes Over Mosque Survey, 21 Accused Held

Violence erupted on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal after clashes broke out between protesters and police over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. Three people, identified as Naeem, Bilal, and Nauman, were killed, and around 20 police personnel, were injured. The violence began when protesters, opposing the survey, pelted stones at the police, who responded with tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd. Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh confirmed that the injured included the Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), who was shot in the leg, and the Police Circle Officer, who was hit by pellets, news agency PTI reported. He also mentioned that a constable sustained a serious head injury, while a deputy collector suffered a fractured leg. Singh state...

24Nov

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Maharashtra Poll Results: How Mahayuti’s ‘Friendly Fights’ Compared To MVA’s ‘Friendly Fire’

One of the main contributors to the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) thrashing in Maharashtra was the "friendly fights" factor. Meanwhile, the Mahayuti coalition successfully navigated potential losses within its ranks. There were friendly contests in 29 out of the 288 assembly seats, with MVA partners competing against one another in 21 of these. The MVA suffered in 17 constituencies, whereas the Mahayuti lost only two seats. Mahayuti Friendly Fights The ruling Mahayuti coalition, which includes the BJP, Eknath Shinde's faction of the Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NCP, competed against one another in seven constituencies: Constituency Friendly Contest Winner Mankhurd Shivajinagar Nawab Malik (NCP) vs Suresh Patil (Shiv Sena) Abu Azmi (SP...

24Nov

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AAP delivers in ‘semi-final’ Punjab bypolls in boost to CM Mann’s influence, winning 3 of 4 seats

Chandigarh: In a big fillip for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, whose leadership abilities had been under the scanner of the Aam Aadmi Party high command for the past few months, the ruling party Saturday won the byelections to three of the four assembly constituencies. The wins have taken the party’s tally to 95 in Punjab’s 117-seat assembly. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who wanted to showcase AAP’s performance in Punjab ahead of the Delhi assembly elections in 2025, had taken over nearly direct control of the government in Punjab, relegating Mann to the sidelines, over the past two months. The party’s central leadership had been unhappy with the party’s dismal show in the state in the Lok Sabha elections. Saturday’s victory is expected to bring Mann back from the woods, reassertin...

Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan fails to deliver for BJP again as Congress ekes out win in Nanded

24Nov

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Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan fails to deliver for BJP again as Congress ekes out win in Nanded

New Delhi: Less than five months into the second test of his political career, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan failed to deliver for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the high-stakes battle for the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency. Chavan was unable to turn the tide in favour of the BJP candidate, Santukrao Hambarde, who lost the critical bypoll in a major setback for the party, which hoped to regain the constituency after losing it in the constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. Hambarde lost by a tiny margin of 1,457 votes in Nanded, which went to the polls after the death of Congress MP Vasantrao Chavan. The victor from the Congress was Vasantrao Chavan’s son, Ravindra Chavan. Show Full Article Vasantrao Chavan had defeated the BJP’s Pratap Pa...

24Nov

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In Maharashtra, both national parties set records—BJP its best ever tally, Congress its worst ever

The BJP, which contested 149 seats in these elections, won an unprecedented 132 seats. Of the 74 seats where the Congress and the BJP were directly pitted against each other this time, the Congress was able to trounce the BJP only in seven seats. “When I think of my party, I think of the lead song of the film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar,” a Mumbai-based Congress leader who did not want to be named had told ThePrint last month, in the run up to the state’s assembly polls. “The song says, ‘Haari baazi ko jeetana hame aata hain,’ (We can win a losing battle). In our case, it is, ‘Jeeti baazi ko haarana hame aata hain’ (We can lose a winning battle),” he said, explaining why his party should not sound overconfident heading into the assembly polls.In this year’s Lok Sabha polls, the Congress had wo...

24Nov

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After many misses, Pradeep Gupta’s Axis gets Maharashtra, Jharkhand results right | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After a string of misses, a stream of criticism and a breakdown on national television, Pradeep Gupta and his Axis My India saw their fates flipped by the Maharashtra and Jharkhand poll results - which turned out to be as predicted by the psephologist, whose streak of right calls began with the accurate forecast of the US presidential elections.While Gupta had predicted between 98 and 107 seats for BJP and a comfortable majority of 178-200 seats for the Mahayuti in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, he had quoted 49-59 seats for the JMM-headed coalition in Jharkhand. His success comes during a year in which Axis My India's numbers for LS polls were far from the final outcome and its inaccurate Haryana poll prediction cast a shadow on the exit poll process. With the latest pred...

24Nov

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Maharashtra election results: No CM’s race in Mahayuti, top ministers will take a call, says Devendra Fadnavis | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said there is no race for the chief minister's post in Mahayuti.He told TOI, "We have secured an unprecedented victory. It was a tsunami of a different kind, and the entire opposition has almost been wiped out, but there is no race for the CM's post. The decision on the new CM will be taken by senior netas of Shiv Sena, NCP and the BJP high command." Fadnavis attributed Mahayuti's victory to the faith of the people of Maharashtra in the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. "It's a fact that during the Lok Sabha elections, our performance was not up to the mark. In the post-LS polls period, people realised BJP was targeted by divisive and anti-national forces. They took revenge and voted in favour of Mahayuti. We are gratefu...

24Nov

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Video | JMM-Led INDIA Bloc Closes The Door For NDA In Jharkhand

After trailing in the initial rounds, JMM-led INDIA Bloc made a stunning comeback in Jharkhand. The alliance comprising JMM, Congress, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal secured over 50 seats in the 81-member state assembly. Meanwhile, The BJP-led NDA consisting of AJSU, JD (U) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) had a massive lead when the counting started, but ultimately managed to win roughly 20 seats. JMM workers were seen celebrating by putting up huge posters of chief minister Hemant Soren Source link

24Nov

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Video | Fahad Ahmad, Swara Bhasker’s Husband, Loses To Sana Malik In Anushakti Nagar

Fahad Ahmad, Sharad Pawar's party candidate, lost to Sana Malik, of rival NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar, by a margin of 3,378 votes in Anushakti Nagar. Anushakti Nagar is a part of the Mumbai South-Central Lok Sabha constituency. Sana Malik is the daughter of incumbent legislator Nawab Malik. Mr Ahmad, who was once the "yuva" neta of Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, crossed over to Sharad Pawar's party days before polls. Mr Ahmad is married to Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker.Source link

23Nov

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Bengal Bypolls: TMC Sweeps All 6 Seats Despite RG Kar Protests, Suvendu Says ‘BJP Needs To Give

Kolkata, Nov 23 (PTI) The “lies and falsehood” peddled against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by opposition parties BJP and CPI(M) failed to sway the electorate in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed on Saturday after sweeping all six assembly seats in the bypolls. However, opposition parties, including the BJP, insisted that the results did not reflect the “swelling public discontent” against the ruling party over various issues. They also underscored the need to strengthen their organisational base to counter TMC in future elections. Banerjee’s arch-rival, senior BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said the saffron party must strengthen its organisational base to convert public discontent into electoral support in the upcoming elections. “The BJP needs ...

23Nov

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JMM’s Power Couple Hemant And Kalpana Soren Lead 2nd Consecutive Win, Outshine BJP Blitz

Ranchi, Nov 23 (PTI) Call it a charismatic show by the power couple - Hemant and Kalpana Soren, whom the BJP had dubbed as 'Bunty aur Babli’ - or a vote for continuity, Jharkhand’s JMM secured a second consecutive term as part of the INDIA bloc. Both Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife, legislator Kalpana Soren, who entered politics after her husband's arrest earlier this year, held nearly 200 election rallies after the elections were announced. Ecstatic party workers celebrated the resounding victory, bursting crackers, playing with colours and distributing sweets. According to the Election Commission, JMM won 34 out of the 43 seats it contested. In 2019, the JMM had bagged 30 seats. The electoral success is notable given the challenges faced by the party. Two of its legislators, Nal...

23Nov

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0 bypoll wins, bastion Samaguri lost, bleak outlook for Congress in Assam amid murmurs of ‘arrogance’

Guwahati: The Assam bypolls have dealt a severe blow to the Congress, which failed to secure a single seat, even losing ground in its traditional bastion of Samaguri in Nagaon district, a Muslim-dominated constituency. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state swept the bypolls, securing victories in all five seats. BJP’s Diplu Ranjan Sarmah defeated Congress candidate and Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain’s son Tanzil Hussain by over 24,000 votes, ensuring that the seat does not go to the third generation of the Hussain family. Rakibul Hussain had been an MLA from Samaguri for five consecutive terms while his father Nurul Hussain represented it twice. Making a special mention of Samaguri—which saw unprecedented poll-related violence leading to a man’s death—Chief Minister Himan...