His ascent as leader & administrator was ‘full of hurdles, but always inevitable’, says former BJP MP Surendra Patel who worked closely with Shah in latter’s early years in politics.
Ghani was expelled from party for criticising Modi’s Banswara speech. BJP functionaries say he was a dedicated party worker & one of party's trusted Muslim faces in Bikaner.
Congress has questioned BJP's decision to field Prajwal Revanna from Hassan as joint JD(S)-BJP candidate. His leaked videos come at a time Modi is set to address 4 rallies in state.
Despite having registered 2 electoral losses in Uttarakhand, Brahmachari's local ties & ashram network will help him in Sonipat. Congress leaders say his candidacy is 'a masterstroke'.
In his resignation letter to party president Kharge, Lovely also cited AICC general secretary in-charge (Delhi) Deepak Babaria’s 'constant interferences' as another reason for his decision.
While actors like Anubhav Mohanty & Akash Das Nayak have left to join BJP, some prominent faces remain in BJD camp. Analysts, however, feel stars have little influence on public opinion.
Congress's pick from Karnal, Budhiraja was declared 'proclaimed offender' in a 2018 public property defacement case for putting up posters. Like ex-CM Khattar, he too is a Punjabi Khatri.
A former special public prosecutor, Nikam was associated with cases like 1993 serial bomb blasts & 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. He will face Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad, MVA's candidate.
CM Jagan Reddy defends his govt's track record, citing 99% fulfilment of 2019 assurances. YSRCP leaders say manifesto exudes mutual confidence between him & people of Andhra Pradesh.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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