The BJP parliamentary board Wednesday announced two central observers--Bhupendra Yadav and Dr K Laxman--for election of the leader of legislative party in the Jharkhand Assembly.
Ex-CM Das has resigned as Odisha governor & is likely to join active politics in state where BJP has had big losses. Reservations against his return have been set aside, say functionaries.
While economists warn politicians against making excessive promises, they acknowledge the value of welfare schemes—provided states remain within their financial limits.
Adverse results will also hit reputation of Shivraj Singh Chouhan & Himanta Sarma. Party erred by going for one-size-fits-all approach strategy, rues a BJP leader.
Voting for Jharkhand’s 81 assembly seats was held in two phases. Ruling JMM-Congress-RJD coalition is hoping to retain power after edge over BJP in tribal seats in Lok Sabha polls.
Voting in the 2 states began at 7 am Wednesday for 288 seats of Maharashtra assembly elections & 2nd phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, covering the state's remaining 38 seats.
PM prominent across posters along with the tagline, 'Roti, beti, maati ki pukaar, Jharkhand mai Bhajapa sarkar'. None of the state leaders are featured.
The on-going election season is a war of slogans. And all of them seek to consolidate the Hindu or the Muslim, the caste, class or creed vote behind a particular political party.
Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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