Only four candidates are now left in the race. The fourth round of voting will take place Tuesday, leading to a final shortlist of two candidates by Thursday.
Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, has been quoted in the media as saying that he feels 'great' about the result of the first round of voting.
Johnson’s tenure – less than three years – became untenable when scores of ministers jumped ship this week, saying he was no longer fit to be in charge.
Falling out with China is a risky path for the UK as it exits the EU orbit, leaving it more exposed to retaliatory action by the world’s second-largest economy.
Johnson's gaffe was the third time in three hours the UK government failed to be clear on rules being introduced midnight Tuesday, and will likely fuel growing criticism against the PM.
The UK election results validated Boris Johnson’s gamble on a snap poll to break the deadlock in Parliament over Brexit as his Conservative Party won their biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987.
If the Conservative Party secures a majority in the UK general election, Prime Minister Johnson will be able to pass his controversial Brexit deal and take Britain out of the 28-member EU on 31 January.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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