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TopicHimachal BJP

Topic: Himachal BJP

‘Nadda’s interventions, misplaced focus on PoK over OPS’ — many reasons for BJP’s Himachal loss.

Support was waning since last year when BJP lost three assembly & Mandi Lok Sabha bypolls. Loss came even after Nadda camped in Himachal, making elections a 'prestige issue'.

How Congress is trying to get Himachal DGP who’s ‘close to CM’ transferred before polls

Himachal DGP Sanjay Kundu has come under fire from Congress over 'lack of neutrality' & a police recruitment paper leak 'scam'. EC has asked state govt for report, it is learnt.

Why carrots & sticks aren’t stopping BJP leaders going rogue as Independents in Himachal polls

Despite BJP's attempts to placate them, rebel leaders in Himachal Pradesh are threatening party's prospects in more than a dozen seats after being denied tickets.

‘Tickets to party hoppers, unkept promises’ — why BJP is facing rebellion in Himachal Pradesh

Less than a month before assembly elections, there’s resentment brewing in the party in HP. Upset with ticket distribution, several MLAs have decided to contest as independents

Himachal’s Sukh Ram family, kingmakers in Mandi, keep up party-hopping ‘tradition’ as polls near

Sukh Ram’s son Anil Sharma is a BJP MLA, and grandson Aashray quit Congress last week ahead of assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.

Are upper castes ‘savarna’ or ‘general category’? BJP picks a side amid agitation in Himachal

Himachal govt is under fire from upper caste groups for using the term ‘general category’ to refer to a panel for them. But ruling can’t afford to alienate Dalit voters either.

BJP plans to drop 20% MLAs for upcoming Himachal polls, decision based on ‘performance review’  

BJP undertaking a massive performance review to help beat anti-incumbency. Party lost the Mandi Lok Sabha seat and three assembly constituencies in bypolls last November.

BJP turns to ‘Mission Shimla’ before Himachal polls, with pay hikes & thank you notes from CM

Fighting anti-incumbency, Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur is making numerous moves to 'lower the burden' on voters. Central BJP leadership too is keeping a close eye.

Himachal BJP vice-president Kripal Parmar resigns, says party ‘being run like a dictatorship’ 

Kripal Parmar claims he was denied ticket for Fatehpur bypoll, and faced constant ‘humiliation’. State BJP chief says will 'look after his concerns' after receiving his resignation. 

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.