The coalition had fielded an NC candidate for the post. The win makes it the fourth chairperson post win for the Gupkar Alliance after winning Kulgam, Ganderbal and Pulwama seats.
Speaking at a rally in Cooch Behar, the home minister criticised Mamata Banerjee and said the BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' is aimed at ending corruption patronised by 'Bua-Bhatija'.
Shah met Ananta Roy, chief of Greater Coochbehar Peoples' Association. The Koch-Rajbongshis is one of the six communities in Assam that has been demanding Scheduled Caste status.
Addressing party MPs Thursday at a New Delhi event to mark the death anniversary of Deendayal Upadhyay, Modi said the BJP puts 'rashtraneeti' above 'rajneeti'.
The Matua community, seen as a deciding factor in at least 30 to 35 assembly seats, is the key for BJP to breach Mamata Banerjee’s fortress — south Bengal.
BJP has turned its attention to this one district that it hopes will help party stop a Trinamool poll charge and allow it to counter Mamata Banerjee's 'outsider' jibe.
Nadda says people of West Bengal have been deprived of Ayushman Bharat and PM-Kisan benefits, which will be made available once BJP forms govt in the state.
Khaps were losing their influence on Haryana politics, but now these mostly-Jat councils are uniting in support of farm protests and against BJP-JJP govt.
I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
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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