Born into a family of farmers, Dholakia is a philanthropist businessman from Surat. He was announced as one of the BJP’s four nominees for Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for 27 February.
Farmer unions in Uttar Pradesh are weighing their options on joining the new farmers protest, which is centred on demands similar to those raised during the 2020-21 agitation.
Ashok Chavan among BJP's candidates, Congress opts for Dalit leader. Milind Deora Shiv Sena's choice & Praful Patel NCP's. Elections for 6 of state's RS seats to be held on 27 Feb.
Former prime minister & JD(S) patriarch H.D.Deve Gowda has said that BJP leadership will have final say in candidate selection across LS seats, including Mandya, in Karnataka.
The last round of farmer protests ended a decades-long alliance between SAD & BJP. With another agitation gathering steam, SAD is learnt to be ‘unwilling’ to suffer political damage.
BJD’s decision comes days after PM Narendra Modi, at an event in Odisha, called CM Naveen Patnaik a 'friend'. BJP is the principal Opposition party in Odisha, which is headed for polls this year.
After former CM Ashok Chavan’s exit, Maharashtra’s Congress unit has begun making frantic efforts to keep its flock together. This comes after BJP hinted at more defections in the party.
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.
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