With several corporations throwing up fractured mandates & an intense tug-of-war for power, especially among Mahayuti allies, hectic parleys are on to stake claim to urban local bodies.
Ajmal's AIUDF was formed in 2005 in the backdrop of the Supreme Court scrapping the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, enacted in 1983 when Indira Gandhi was PM.
Thaawarchand Gehlot walked out of the Assembly without completing the speech amid protests by Congress leaders, deepening tensions with the Siddaramaiah government.
In spite of being reduced from 104 to 66 assembly seats in 2023, it has a good track record in Bengaluru as seen in its vote share. Plus, all four parliamentary seats are with BJP.
Former MNS MLA Raju Patil has announced the decision on behalf of the party’s 5 corporators to support the Sena's Eknath faction in Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal corporation.
The new task assigned to Madhav points to an expanded role for him within the BJP and reflects the importance given by the party to the Greater Bengaluru Municipal polls.
Majority of Bengal Congress's office-bearers are opposed to tie-up with TMC & in favour of discontinuing decade-old electoral alliance with Left Front, it is learnt.
Data submitted to EC shows BJP spent Rs 3,355 crore on elections & propaganda, dwarfing Congress’s Rs 896 crore. Experts say resources give advantage but don’t guarantee votes.
The main draw at this year’s summit was Trump’s appearance, his first since 2018. The US President spent an hour attacking and defending Europe in the same breath.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
I don’t think there is any correlation. It depends on who is part of the coalition, that matters.
Vajpayee coalition had people who implemented policies with long-term benefits, which will make it appear, to not have short-term benefits.
UPA had short-term populist schemes that gave gave short-term cheer, and gave long-term pain for next govt to deal with.
Reforms and infra push, in particular, have a delayed effect. Credit for work done by Vajpayee, was taken by UPA 1, who simply pumped money to show growth.
But pain due to NPAs hidden by UPA2, were sufferred during Modi 1.0.
I don’t think there is any correlation. It depends on who is part of the coalition, that matters.
Vajpayee coalition had people who implemented policies with long-term benefits, which will make it appear, to not have short-term benefits.
UPA had short-term populist schemes that gave gave short-term cheer, and gave long-term pain for next govt to deal with.
Reforms and infra push, in particular, have a delayed effect. Credit for work done by Vajpayee, was taken by UPA 1, who simply pumped money to show growth.
But pain due to NPAs hidden by UPA2, were sufferred during Modi 1.0.