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Thrikkakara bypoll: After 5 rounds of counting, CPI-M accepts defeat
While interacting with the media at the Ernakulam district committee office of the CPI-M, district secretary C.V.Mohan termed the development "unexpected". "We never expected this, but we humbly accept the people's verdict. With the kind of efforts we put in this should not have happened. We have to analyse where we went wrong," he added.
Modi leaves for Lucknow to lay foundation stone for 1,406 projects
Modi will also visit the ancestral home of President Ram Nath Kovind. In a series of tweets Prime Minister Modi said, "Leaving for Lucknow, where I will take part in the Ground Breaking Ceremony @ 3.0 of the UP Investors Summit. The foundation stone for various investment projects will be laid which will transform the lives of people in UP."
Will Mehsana, a 'political laboratory', be cakewalk for BJP?
Since Independence, 17 elections for the Lok Sabha have taken place. The voters of Mehsana Lok Sabha seat have given varied results in contrast with the general trend and the mood of the nation. It saw an independent candidate from Swatantra Party win in 1967, one from the Bharatiya Lok Dal in 1977, then Janata Party in 1980 and later the Congress and the BJP.
Bhagwat calls for settling mosque dispute amicably
Speaking at the concluding function of RSS workers' training programme here, Bhagwat said it is not appropriate to create controversy every time, as he advised Hindus to sit together with their Muslim brethren and resolve all disputes. "If some people do not agree and knock the doors of the court of law, we should honour the court verdict," he asserted.
PM to visit UP on Friday, will inaugurate several projects
In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said, "At around 11 a.m., Prime Minister will reach Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow where he will attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of the UP Investors Summit." "At around 1:45 p.m., the Prime Minister will reach Paraunkh village, Kanpur, where he will accompany President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Pathri Mata Mandir.
On caste census, Bihar BJP's three points of concern
In a Facebook post, Jaiswal pointed out his first concern, saying that the state government should ensure full proof methods for the census so that Rohingya or Bangladeshi Muslims do not include their names and claim citizenship. Raising the second point, Jaiswal said: "Muslim community is in a majority in Seemanchal area of Bihar. Among Muslims, Sheikhs are considered as upper caste.
Hardik Patel joins BJP, says 'I am joining Narendrabhai's army as a sepoy'
In the presence of religious leaders and BJP office bearers including Gujarat BJP state president C.R. Patil, former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, Hardik Patel wore a saffron scarf. Before this, he took part in a roadshow on Gandhinagar Highway from Koba Circle to Kamalam amid the playing of DJ and dhols.
Kejriwal says Manish Sisodia will be arrested next
"I had already announced a few months ago that the Central government is going to arrest Satyendar Jain in a fake case. Reliable sources have suggested to me that Manish Sisodia is going to be arrested soon," Kejriwal said at a press conference. He alleged that Centre has ordered all agencies to form fake cases against Sisodia.
Sonia tests Covid positive, will appear before ED on June 8
"Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi has been meeting leaders & activists over last week, some of whom have been found Covid positive. Congress President had developed mild fever & Covid symptoms last evening. On testing, she has been found to be Covid positive", said Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a tweet.
Arvind Kejriwal's honesty certificate a joke: BJP
In a tweet Malviya said: "Recently in Karnataka, Arvind Kejriwal inducted Kodihalli Chandrashekhar in AAP. This week, farmer's union expelled the same Chandrashekhar, after a TV sting showed him demanding 35 crore to end KSRTC employees' strike, he led in 2021. Kejriwal's honesty certificate is a joke!."
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