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TopicArun Govil

Topic: Arun Govil

BJP MP & TV’s Ram Arun Govil wants a Ramayana in every home, ‘didn’t just come to fix roads & drains’

The Meerut MP plans to distribute 11 lakh copies of the Indian epic across the country to mark first anniversary of the consecration of Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya.

Sea of ghoonghats, sweltering heat — glimpses from polling stations across UP on voting day

Polling was held in 8 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats Friday in the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A sea of voters came out to exercise their right to vote despite sweltering heat.

BJP only party that talks about ‘nationalism’, says party’s Meerut candidate Arun Govil

The actor-turned-politician also appreciated Modi govt for 'fulfilling all its promises & protecting dignity of women'. Meerut constituency will go to polls in 2nd phase on 26 April.

Why Modi & Shah are leading BJP outreach to dispel fear of ending reservations

Meerut candidate Arun Govil lends ammunition to opposition for his comments on 'changes' to Constitution. In doing so, he joins the likes of Lallu Singh, Anantkumar Hegde & Jyoti Mirdha.

How BJP’s balancing caste dynamics with Arun Govil’s ‘Ram’ persona to win Meerut, gateway to western UP

Govil, who played Ram in TV series Ramayan, is being sent to villages across the constituency to help maintain BJP's OBC voter base while expanding support among other caste groups.

After Ayodhya consecration, TV’s Ram looks to end ‘vanvaas’. Homecoming for BJP’s Arun Govil in Meerut

Govil, who achieved popularity after essaying lead role in teleserial Ramayana, says he changed mind about contesting polls after SC’s Ayodhya verdict. Wants to do social service.

BJP fields actors Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil for Lok Sabha polls, names 111 more candidates

The party fielded Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur, while Uttar Pradesh minister Jitin Prasada has replaced Varun Gandhi in Pilibhit. Sita Soren will fight from Dumka (Jharkhand).

Arun Govil, actor who played Lord Ram in TV show ‘Ramayan’, joins BJP

Govil said his decision to join BJP was triggered by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's 'irritation' at the chant of 'Jai Shree Ram'.

On Camera

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

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.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

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.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

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.