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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicBJP CMs

Topic: BJP CMs

From youth wing leader to surprise crowning: Uttarakhand CM Dhami’s steady rise in BJP

Dhami is set to continue as CM despite losing his seat in assembly polls. A 2-time MLA with a background in ABVP and BJYM, he was installed as state’s youngest-ever CM last year.

Modi tells BJP CMs to go for data-driven governance model based on tech, end licence raj

In an over four-hour-long meeting in Varanasi during his two-day trip to his constituency, PM Modi urged the 12 BJP CMs to ease compliance burden in every sector.

BJP changing CMs to beat anti-incumbency is an acknowledgement of governance deficit in states

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

8 of 20 CMs picked by Modi-Shah had to vacate seat. But it’s not a bad strategy

Vijay Rupani, Rawat, Yediyurappa told to go. It’s not about Modi-Shah’s talent-spotting skills.

On Camera

J&K statehood just a matter of time—‘Naya Kashmir’ first has to resolve complex issues

Both the central and state governments of J&K have done remarkably well to stabilise the situation and put the state back on the rails.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

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.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

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.