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Modi to attend Garib Kalyan Sammelan in Shimla
This public programme, marking completion of eight years of the government led by the Prime Minister, is being organised across the country at state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. It conceptualises elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government, an official statement said.
Congress, BSP look to UP Municipal polls to regain lost group
The UP civic polls will be held for 17 municipal corporations, around 200 nagar palika parishads and about 450 nagar panchayats across the state. The BSP has asked its cadres to start preparing for municipal elections and shortlist prospective candidates. The BSP hit rock bottom in the Assembly elections and could win only one seat in the house of 403 members.
Dissent brews in Raj after Congress fields 'outsiders' for RS polls
Both the Independent MLAs supporting the party as well as some Congress legislators are questioning the party high command's decision to nominate candidates from outside the state to contest from Rajasthan. Congress has fielded Mukul Wasnik (Maharashtra), Randeep Singh Surjewala (Haryana) and Pramod Tiwari (Uttar Pradesh) as Rajya Sabha nominees from Rajasthan.
Court will decide Gyanvapi mosque issue, BJP will accept: Nadda
Addressing a press conference at party headquarters here on completion of eight years of the Narendra Modi government, Nadda said, "BJP has always talked about cultural development. But these issues will be decided by the Court and the Constitution and the BJP will follow it in letter and spirit."
BJP is afraid of Congress ideology, says P. Chidambaram
Talking to reporters after filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election at the Secretariat here, he said that there was no need to speak about central agencies like Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation to queries on whether the recent raids at his son and party MP Karti Chidambaram's place had anything to do with his nomination to the Rajya Sabha.
Nitish's chances of becoming PM minimal: R.C.P. Singh
"A party needs to have 273 seats for a stable government and the Prime Minister of the country. JD-U is a party of Bihar which won a maximum of 20 Lok Sabha seats once. The current strength of JD-U in Lok Sabha is 16. So how would he (Nitish Kumar) become the Prime Minister of the country?" he asked.
'Politically motivated': AAP on Delhi Minister Jain's arrest
AAP's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh told the media that Jain was made the incharge of Himachal Pradesh, the BJP is going to lose the Assembly election in the hill state, and that is why he has been arrested. "Satyendar Jain has been arrested in a fake case, an 8-year-old case in connection with which he appeared before the ED seven times.
Trinamool's doors closed for outsiders for time being: Abhishek Banerjee
Incidentally, he made this announcement at a public rally at Shyamnagar under Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, whose erstwhile BJP Lok Sabha member, Arjun Singh has recently rejoined the Trinamool on May 22, and was welcomed in the party by Abhishek Banerjee himself.
Popularity of Narendra Modi government highest since start of Covid-19 pandemic: Survey
A total of 67% of 64,000 people, who participated in this survey, said that PM Modi has either met or exceeded expectations in his second term. Of these 67%, 34% said the government met their expectations while 33% of citizens said the government has exceeded their expectations. It's a jump from 51% registered last year when India was going through a brutal second wave of Coronavirus that took millions of lives.
WATCH | Black paint thrown at Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru, 3 nabbed
The attack happened when Tikait was attending a press conference on "Raita Chaluvali, Aatmavalokana haagu Spasteekarana Sabha (Farmer's Movement, Introspection and Clarification Meeting)" organised by Karnataka State Farmers Association and Hasiru Sene. The leaders were clarifying the recent allegations against farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar, who was exposed by the local media on negotiating bribes for stopping protests.
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