Leaders like Ram Niwas Rara, Tarlochan Singh and Bishan Lal Saini are among those who have joined BJP. More than 30 local-level party leaders have also quit the party & joined BJP.
Most MPs & lone MLA who quit BRS will contest LS polls as Congress & BJP candidates. Analysts say BRS is yet to recover from loss in Telangana state elections in November last year.
Congress has suffered biggest setback, having lost four of its 17 MLAs, while AAP has lost one. Some of the defectors have joined the ruling BJP while others plan to do so.
AAP Uttarakhand chief Deepak Bali joined BJP Tuesday. Kejriwal’s 'silence on Hanuman idol being broken and Hindu woman's murder by fanatics in Pakistan' among reasons for quitting AAP.
With Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur election results being declared, even the slightest change can rock the boat beyond salvation.
Since July, Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has not been able to meet PM Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss cabinet expansion, indicating a rocky relationship between them.
Home Minister Amit Shah took a dig at the opposition in Maharashtra Monday saying that "if the BJP opens its door completely, except Sharad Pawar and Prithviraj Chavan, no one will remain in their respective parties".
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
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.
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