Bhopal, July 6 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday paid a courtesy call on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mohan Yadav, at the Chief Minister’s residence in Bhopal. During the courtesy meeting, the two leaders discussed the state’s development, agriculture, rural development, infrastructure and the implementation of public welfare schemes through coordination between the Centre and the state government.According to a state…
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Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Jal Shakti and Railways, V. Somanna, said on Wednesday that he remains a “disciplined soldier” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and would abide by any decision taken by the party’s high command, amid speculation over the appointment of the next Karnataka BJP President. After cross-voting by BJP MLAs in the recently concluded State Legislative Council election, strong rumours are being spread over replacement of State BJP President B.Y…
Gurugram, June 28 (IANS) Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has said that to win elections, Congress was focused only on forming alliances, while adding that the leaders do not seem sufficiently enthusiastic about strengthening the organisation instead. She said that the lack of focus on the organisational strength of Congress and repeated election defeats reflect a “failure” on the part of Rahul Gandhi because, according to her, he has not been able to secure a…
New Delhi/Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that the eastern and northeastern regions of the country would play a decisive role in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to secure a record number of seats from these areas.Speaking at the Republic Media Summit in the national capital, Chief Minister Sarma said the BJP’s growing political footprint in eastern and northeastern India would significantl…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Twenty-three political parties have confirmed their participation in the INDIA bloc meeting being held in New Delhi on Monday, with the Congress asserting that the opposition alliance remains united despite its diverse political composition. The gathering, branded as the “INDIA janbandhan” meeting, is expected to deliberate on the alliance’s future course, including preparations for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and coordination on key political issues.The meeting w…
Amaravati, June 5 (IANS) Jana Sena Party has announced Lingamaneni Ramesh as its candidate for Rajya Sabha elections. Jana Sena President and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday approved the name of Ramesh as the party candidate.He will file his nomination on Saturday, Jana Sena said in a statement.Ramesh has been associated with Jana Sena and Pawan Kalyan since 2015. According to the statement, Ramesh was attracted by Pawan Kalyan’s vision that the state can develop only…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre is actively exploring the revival of the Delimitation Bill and is considering completing the long-pending constituency redrawing exercise ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.Sources said the government has initiated consultations with several regional political parties and is continuing efforts to build a broad political consensus on the issue. Among the parties engaged in discussions are the Dravida Munnetra Ka…
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) The DMK’s internal exercise to assess the reasons behind its disappointing performance in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has triggered growing discontent within the party, with several grassroots workers alleging that the leadership is failing to hear the real causes behind the setback.Following the party’s unexpected defeat in the Assembly polls, DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had constituted a “fact-finding committee” to analyse the…
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress in-charge Girish Chodankar on Sunday launched a sharp political counterattack against criticism directed at the Congress and its alliance choices, while also recalling what he described as the “major betrayal” by the DMK when it exited the Congress-led alliance ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. In a post on X, Chodankar said political parties were free to criticise Congress and its leadership, but cautioned against questioning or insulting the …
The Hague, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India’s democratic strength, growing global role and deepening partnership with the Netherlands while addressing a massive gathering of the Indian diaspora during his visit to the European nation. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd that repeatedly chanted “Modi, Modi”, Prime Minister Modi referred to the recently-concluded Assembly elections in several Indian States/UT and praised the high voter participation, esp…