Once a politician lays out a vision for change, winning the election is about organising and narrative-building, something Kejriwal executed in Punjab.
Barring one member, the entire Badal family lost the 2022 election in Punjab. Congress' strong candidates suffered a rout in UP. And Uttarakhand CM lost though BJP won the state.
Pinarayi Vijayan, Naveen Patnaik, Hemant Soren also have not sent messages to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Exceptions are NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Congress’ Tharoor and Milind Deora.
By winning 92 out of Punjab's 117 seats, and a 42 per cent voteshare, AAP has scored a landslide in the state. The opportunity comes with a lot of expectations.
AAP's Amritsar East candidate, Jeevan Jyot Kaur, is a first-time contestant who defeated political heavyweights from Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP Thursday.
Top leaders like Rajewal and Bhangu fare poorly. Their allies in farmers’ agitation who were against the political move distance themselves. SKM calls for meeting on 14 March.
Parkash Singh Badal lost from Lambi, while Sukhbir lost from Jalalabad. Sitting Punjab CM Channi trails in both seats he contested, while Uttarakhand’s Dhami is behind in Khatima.
With Punjab in the bag, the Aam Aadmi Party — which has been in power in Delhi since 2015 — is now the only non-Congress, non-BJP party to helm the government in more than one state.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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