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TopicNayab Saini

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Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana chief minister for 2nd time

The ceremony was attended by top leaders, including Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda and other chief ministers of NDA-ruled states.

Haryana: Nayab Saini chosen BJP legislature party leader, will take oath as CM on 17 Oct

This will be Saini’s second stint and a historic third for the BJP.

Nayab Saini is behind BJP’s win in Haryana. He started as an assistant in party’s office

As CM, Saini gauged immediately that people in Haryana were upset with a few digital governance initiatives. He announced that any such initiatives will be amended or scrapped.

What led to defeat of Speaker, 8 out of 10 Saini govt ministers amid BJP’s Haryana triumph

Ministers losing likely reflects anti-incumbency & people's anger with the BJP on several issues, but the play of social identities may have helped the party come to power again.

How counter-polarisation with Saini in focus, RSS micromanagement paid off for BJP in Haryana

Mapping of booths, replacing Khattar with Saini, ensuring better coordination with RSS and attacking Congress by taking aim at Hooda were elements of its strategy in Haryana.

Haryana CM Nayab Saini wins in Ladwa, defeats Congress’s Mewa Singh by over 16,000 votes

Saini’s rise in politics has been meteoric. Considered close to Manohar Lal Khattar, he had replaced O.P. Dhankar as Haryana BJP chief last year and took over as CM this year.

Polling begins for 90 Assembly seats in Haryana, BJP eyes hat-trick

Besides the BJP and the Congress, the key contesting parties are the Aam Aadmi PArty (AAP) and the INLD-BSP and JJP-Azad Samaj Party alliances.

Heavyweight missing in action. Why BJP kept its 2-term Haryana CM Khattar away from poll campaign

Handpicked by Modi to lead first-ever BJP govt in Haryana after party’s 2014 win, Khattar served as CM for two consecutive terms, has been key face of BJP in state for nearly 2 decades.

‘Badlav’ on lips of Haryanvis, BJP faces uphill struggle. Anti-incumbency from Khattar rule a big factor

As BJP is also trying to muster numbers by splitting non-Jat votes, its weak link is ML Khattar. Ex-CM has been deputed to campaign mostly in non-Jat areas & Punjabi belt of Haryana.

BJP tries to tap Congress faultlines to grab Haryana Dalit vote. But on the ground, a yen for change

With Dalits angry with ruling party over unemployment, farmers’ protests & Agniveer scheme, BJP's been highlighting Congress infighting & reviving past instances of violence against Dalits.

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XUV 7XO shows Mahindra’s engineering prowess. DAVINCI suspension makes a world of difference

The old XUV 700 was an indication that the Indian manufacturer had begun to up their game. But 7XO is world-class in terms of fit, finish, and equipment.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.