Apart from BJP’s Pragya Thakur, Congress & DMK’s corruption-accused candidates as well as a UP don’s brother have been voted into Parliament this time.
Congress rout in UP has snuffed out enthusiasm of February, when scores of workers thronged the Lucknow office to see Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia take charge.
Addressing allies in Parliament House, Modi urged new MPs to stay away from 'VIP culture', hit out at opponents for 'misleading minorities and cheating them'.
Eleven of Arunachal Pradesh's first-time MLAs are from the BJP, 6 from Janata Dal (United), 2 from National People's Party (NPP) and 1 is an Independent candidate.
The Congress Working Committee unanimously rejected Rahul Gandhi's resignation, but sources say Gandhi has insisted on stepping down and said his decision is 'non-negotiable'.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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