Pal, who was appointed BSP’s UP chief last December, talked about ‘BJP-SP conspiracy’ ahead of 2022 UP polls and asserted BSP will emerge as a large party in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Sharma was sworn in at a gala event at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, where Yogi Adityanath took oath as Uttar Pradesh CM.
General feeling in BJP is that removing Maurya from cabinet would send a bad signal to OBC voters ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Final decision to be taken by central leadership.
The Bihar unit of BJP wants Mukesh Sahani to be removed from the Nitish Kumar govt, upset with his antics. JD(U) maintains silence while Sahani remains defiant.
To beat BJP, you either deny it critical mass of Hindu vote or build a regional leader & party strong enough to protect their turf. And there’s a 3rd option too.
Muslim vote can make the Samajwadi Party principal opposition force in UP. But to win, it has to build better rapport with the other backward castes and SCs.
Bhupesh Chaubey shot to limelight after a video of him went viral in which he was seen doing sit-ups on a stage. The MLA later clarified that he was seeking forgiveness for any mistakes he might have committed in the past five years.
BJP won 7 seats in Varanasi district, while its ally, Apna Dal (Soneylal) got the last one. 5 of these segments fall in PM Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency.
Many Muslim communities, Shia and Sunni alike, often respond through a religious lens. That lens slips into a tribal thinking, shaped by ideas like the ummah.
When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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