Son of late ex-CM Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya says he & other MLAs have been sidelined over past yr. This comes amid BJP's demand for division of votes in Assembly to pass state budget.
BJP unit in Karnataka has filed an FIR alleging that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised by supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain after he was elected as RS member.
With Congress not nominating him for RS, Singh's career in parliament is likely coming to end. While much has been said about his time in govt, his time as parliamentarian is as noteworthy.
Meanwhile, a total of 58 RS MPs – including 8 central ministers, former PM Manmohan Singh and BJP national president JP Nadda – will retire by 1st week of May this year.
Under Modi, BJP selection process for Rajya Sabha candidates has changed completely from what it was during Vajpayee-Advani era. Latest list of 16 names is another example.
Party insiders say the veteran leader is seen as someone who is submissive to Nitish Kumar. Central leadership has announced Bhim Singh & Dharamshila Gupta as nominees.
58 Rajya Sabha members from five states including 8 central ministers, ex-PM Manmohan Singh, and BJP president JP Nadda, are set to retire by May this year.
Matuas form the second-largest bloc of SC voters in West Bengal. Mamata Bala Thakur's late husband Kapil Krishna Thakur had won Bongaon Lok Sabha seat for TMC in 2014.
PM Modi recalled Singh’s presence in Parliament despite his failing health to attend discussion on the Delhi Services Bill 2023 during which he sat on a wheelchair in Rajya Sabha.
The prime minister was addressing the farewell of Rajya Sabha members in the House. 78 are retiring between February and May after completing their term.
The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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