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Friday, August 1, 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

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Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.