The membership drive ended on 10 December, but only 39 lakh have enrolled so far. The online process & lack of enthusiasm in seats where the party lost are possible reasons, party leaders say.
Ministers & MLAs, both from the ruling party & Opposition, have been reprimanding govt officials & issuing warnings at meetings, with many such interactions being circulated on social media.
Congress & BJP chose opposite strategies for 2024 polls. Experts say Congress’s Jat-centric campaign may have led other caste groups to rally behind BJP, which focused on non-Jats.
BJP won 10 of 11 seats in Rao Inderjit’s home turf, the Ahirwal belt. Party functionaries say he wants to dilute Khattar’s influence and have party accommodate his wish list.
Mapping of booths, replacing Khattar with Saini, ensuring better coordination with RSS and attacking Congress by taking aim at Hooda were elements of its strategy in Haryana.
BJP's 2024 Haryana campaign is different. Modi's isn’t the lead picture on hoardings and after two terms in power, BJP is relying once again on its mainstay: upper castes & Punjabis.
BJP candidate from Faridabad NIT shared photos of Bajrangi addressing public from BJP stage in presence of UP CM, Union minister. Bajrangi too had filed nomination as Independent.
The 20 resolutions in BJP manifesto for Haryana also include development of 10 industrial townships, Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Orbital Rail Corridor & govt jobs for 2 lakh youngsters.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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