Five Pilot loyalists are in cabinet, but he holds no formal post in party or government. Party sources say he turned down post of AICC general secretary in-charge for a state.
Subscribers write on the recent Cabinet reshuffle and highlight whether it addresses political and economic disparities, and also take a look at how liberal democracies are faring currently.
As long as there are foreign-educated, dominant-caste ministers who find a Cabinet position via Rajya Sabha, SCs, STs and OBCs will continue to lose out.
Smriti Irani has stuck to the script the past two years — delivered a big win, one that BJP can display for decades to come, and has not invited controversies.
Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is part of the cabinet committee on investment and growth, WCD minister Smriti Irani is part of panel on political affairs.
BJP national secretary Pankaja Munde has called a meeting of supporters on 13 July after at least 20 party workers quit posts in protest after Pritam Munde was not included in Modi Council of Ministers.
Letters of protest have flooded the PMO from regional leaders, including BJP members. They claim Ladakh has always supported the Modi govt, but is now being let down.
In a series of tweets, UP CM Adityanath says followers of Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia will accept that Modi's 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas' mantra validates soul of the Constitution.
Luxury is visible everywhere in Dubai, but what impressed me more was order. Parks, pathways and crossings seemed designed for actual use, not symbolic display.
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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