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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicJitin Prasada

Topic: Jitin Prasada

Fielded in place of Varun, BJP’s Jitin Prasada leads by over 1 lakh votes in Pilibhit

Varun Gandhi, who had won the last election by a margin of over 2.56 lakh votes, stayed away from the party’s campaign in Pilibhit this time.

With Varun Gandhi out of the picture, PM Modi to canvass for BJP’s Jitin Prasada in Pilibhit

This is for first time PM will be addressing rally in Pilibhit for BJP candidate, says party functionary. BSP has fielded Anis Khan, while SP nominee is Bhagwat Saran Gangwar.

After PWD transfer debacle, now UP minister Prasada rebukes top official over road repair report

In a letter, UP PWD minister Jitin Prasada accused principal secretary of 'supervisory laxity' after the official failed to share a progress report on repair of rain-damaged roads.

Why was Jitin Prasada’s OSD removed? Panel ‘points to transfer of engineer picked with Yogi nod’

UP PWD minister's OSD was removed & 5 officials were suspended last month after committee formed by CM Yogi Adityanath found 'irregularities' in transfer of engineers.

Rumblings in Yogi 2.0: MoS sends resignation to Amit Shah, two other ministers unhappy

Questions are being raised over the functioning of UP government departments, with state ministers Brajesh Pathak, Jitin Prasada and Dinesh Khatik leading the charge.

The Brahmin equation, Kohli’s ‘monkey on the back’ & Modi’s UN moment

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Congress turncoat Jitin Prasada meets Yogi Adityanath, seeks his ‘blessings’

Prasada said they discussed ways to ensure that welfare schemes reach the public more effectively and party organisation is strengthened. A govt official termed it a 'courtesy meeting.'

Congress must split to weaken BJP. Let those who want to join Hindutva exit

The exit of Jitin Prasada offers perfect opportunity to the Congress to clearly set out its stall on Hindutva. Flirting with varying shades of Hindu nationalism won’t do.

The ‘burial of truth’ in Bihar & ‘hidden charges’ on free vaccines

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Surprising survey result of what Jitin Prasada’s constituency thinks of his move to BJP

The Prashnam survey in former Congress MP Jitin Prasada’s constituencies shows the national media hype over his move to BJP was a bit inane.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?