The BJP's candidate list has sparked dissent within the party; Congress & JMM leaders say sidelining local leaders won't pay off for BJP in assembly elections.
Soren, who joined the BJP on 30 August citing 'insult' and 'humiliation' at the hands of JMM leaders, claimed that there is a wave in favour of BJP in the state.
The INDIA bloc partners will contest the upcoming assembly polls together, with Congress and JMM competing for 70 of the 81 seats, leaving 11 seats for RJD and Left parties.
Tickets to Champai Soren & his son, Raghubar Das’s daughter-in-law & Arjun Munda’s wife have especially sparked protests within BJP. Former minister Louis Marandi among latest to defect.
As Jharkhand polls approach, VHP has written to joint committee on waqf bill, requesting provisions in law to ensure waqf boards don't 'violate' constitutional protections for STs.
Ex-CM wants to return to Jharkhand politics by fighting from Jamshedpur East, but BJP isn’t keen. It has put talks ‘on hold’ while asking JD(U)'s Saryu Roy to fight from Jamshedpur West.
The elections, soon after assembly results from Haryana and J&K, are likely to have a bearing on the cohesiveness of the opposition alliance & be a verdict on the BJP’s strategies.
BJP’s national leaders are busy campaigning in Jharkhand. Political watchers say no single BJP leader in the state is capable of dethroning CM Hemant Soren.
Chouhan further slammed the Hemant Soren government for encouraging vote bank politics in the state and said that BJP, his party, was committed to protecting 'Roti, Mati aur Beti.'
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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