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Rural Polls: Trinamool scripts thumping win; BJP finishes distant second in Bengal
BJP finished a distant second in all the three tiers -- zilla parishad, panchayat samiti and gram panchayat. However, what will worry the saffron camp is the massive decline in its vote share as compared to the 2021 Assembly elections.
NCP faction hints at resolving ministers’ portfolios imbroglio in 24 hours
State NCP President Sunil Tatkare said that by Thursday evening, the party’s ministers in the government would be allocated portfolios and the three parties will continue to march ahead in full steam. Nine leaders of NCP were sworn-in as Ministers on July 2.
BJP names Ananta Maharaj as RS candidate from Bengal
The polls are scheduled for July 24. BJP Lok Sabha member and the Union minister of state for home affairs, Nisith Pramanik met Ananta Maharaj at his residence on Tuesday, and finalised his nomination for the Upper House.
‘Ram, Ravana were mad for Sita, today Gehlot & Pilot running after me’
Rajendra Singh Gudha said: “No one can imagine the beauty of Mother Sita. It is because of her attraction that wonderful men like Shriram and Ravana went mad. Mother Sita’s beauty cannot be imagined. Similarly, nowadays both Gehlot and Pilot are running after me. I must have some quality.”
Bengal Governor's twin agenda - Fight against violence and corruption
Bose returned to Kolkata on Tuesday morning from Delhi, where he submitted his report on the panchayat poll violence in West Bengal to Home Minister Amit Shah. Soon after his arrival, the Governor went to the trouble-torn areas in South 24 Parganas district, even as vote counting for the panchayat polls were underway.
Panchayat Polls: Trinamool set for thumping majority; close contest for second spot
The final picture, according to sources in the State Election Commission, will not be available before Wednesday afternoon or even later. Till 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress is well ahead of the opposition parties bagging victory in as many as 36,665 gram panchayat seats (figures includes uncontested seats).
Bengal rural polls: BJP wins big In Suvendu Adhikari’s bastion Nandigram
Suvendu Adhikari is also the BJP MLA from Nandigram, where he defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes in the 2021 Assembly elections. Banerjee later entered the Assembly after getting elected from Bhabanipur in Kolkata in the bypoll.
Those rejoicing SC order are delusional: HM Shah on ED Chief extension
In a tweet, Shah said: “Those rejoicing over the SC decision on the ED case are delusional for various reasons. The amendments to the CVC Act, which were duly passed by the Parliament, have been upheld. Powers of the ED to strike at those who are corrupt and on the wrong side of the law remain the same.”
Voices of dissent against Shivraj's 'bulldozer justice' getting shriller in MP
Since Chief Minister Chouhan adopted his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath's "quick justice system" in Madhya Pradesh two years ago, this is perhaps the first time that a large section of people have raised voice against the "bulldozer" action, sources say.
Kerala CPI unhappy over CPI(M)’s UCC moves: Sources
There was a needless hurry shown by the CPI(M) to tackle the contentious issue, they added. According to the sources, though the national leadership of the CPI is yet to take it up, the Kerala unit is unhappy over the CPI(M)'s unilateral decision to invite IUML, the second biggest ally in the Congress-led UDF for a seminar on UCC.
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