Athawale's Republican Party of India (RPI) did not contest a single seat this election, has no directly-elected public representative, but still enjoys a certain clout within the NDA.
Apart from the PM, 71 ministers, including 54 from the BJP, were sworn in Sunday, making it one of the largest council of ministers Modi has led since 2014. Portfolios yet to be announced.
Gopi, who contested 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 assembly elections without success, triumphed in Thrissur with a significant margin of over 70,000 votes, giving BJP its lone LS seat in the state.
Daughter-in-law of former senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse, Raksha Khadse defeated Shriram Patil of the Sharad Pawar NCP by a margin of 2.72 lakh votes in Raver seat this election.
This is the 1st time JD(S), in its current avatar, is making an entry into Union cabinet. Kumaraswamy is striving for agriculture portfolio to secure agrarian Vokkaliga community's support
Jadhav is a four-term MP and three-term MLA. This time, he won by a margin of over 29,000 votes, defeating Narendra Dagdu Khedekar of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
Manohar Lal Khattar is known for his simplicity as well as controversies over comments made by him about 'fixing' judges and his handling of farmers' unrest.
Party leaders see Ram Mohan's selection as recognition of allegiance to TDP & a reflection of his deep ties with Naidu family. He follows in footsteps of father Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu.
The party, which contested 16 seats, saw its vote share rise to 16.68%, up from 13% in 2019 when it contested 15 seats. This surge has impacted both LDF and UDF.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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