BJP became world’s largest party in 2019, claiming to have 18 crore members—64 per cent more than 2015. Election result data doesn’t reflect those numbers.
The saga of immortal love between Laila-Majnu, Shirin-Farhad, and Romeo and Juliet, which is recited even today, is similar to the pairing of Nitish and BJP.
Congress has gone from winning 82% of seats it contested in 1984 to losing 88% in 2019, with long-term decline in many individual seats. Rise of regional parties among likely factors.
PM Modi’s all-party meeting Wednesday to build consensus on holding assembly and Lok Sabha polls simultaneously is being seen as a ‘trap’ by the opposition.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
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?
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