Topic: Chief Ministers
CMs’ powergrab: Yogi tops with 35 portfolios but others not far behind in race for control
The hoarding of portfolios cuts across party lines, with the top 5 including chief ministers from BJP, Congress and Left. At No.1 is UP's Yogi Adityanath with 35 portfolios.
Narendra Modi has an NPA problem of another kind: BJP chief ministers
The ‘Congressisation’ of the BJP may actually be the reason for the non-performance of these chief ministers.
Supreme Court strikes down UP law, says ex-CMs can’t keep government houses
The apex court said that once CMs demit public office, there is nothing to distinguish them from the common man.
BJP is denying ticket to vocal Dalit MPs like Udit Raj because they just won’t fall in line
Most sitting MPs whom BJP denied ticket to contest the 2019 elections were vocal about issues of caste and social justice in India.
3 months of Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi in active politics: Has she lived up to the hype?
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed Congress’ general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) on 23 January 2019.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.