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PM Modi congratulates Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on taking oath as Himachal CM
"Congratulations to Shri Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Ji on taking oath as Himachal Pradesh CM. I assure all possible cooperation from the Centre to further the development of Himachal Pradesh," the Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. Sukhi took oath as the hill state's Chief Minister earlier in the day.
Himachal CM started his political career at 17
Sukhu did M.A., L.L.B. from Himachal Pradesh University here. He was elected class representative of Government Degree College in Sanjauli, Shimla, from 1981-82 and 1982-83. He was elected as General Secretary in 1983-1984 and remained President of Government Degree College, Sanjauli, from 1984 to 1985.
2023 to see 10 electoral contests, set the tone for 2024 Lok Sabha race
In fact, in 2023, assembly elections are also to be held in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, apart from Northeast states Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. The government may also conduct the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir next year.
Priyanka to lead all-women march in each state capital
The party will start its preparatory meetings for this from December 15 at the state level and then district and block level. Apart from Priyanka's women march, the Bharat Jodo Yatra will start at the booth level in one month's time. The yatris will distribute a letter written by Rahul Gandhi and a charge sheet against the BJP government to every person.
With Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's elevation Congress tries to cull nepotism charge
Sukhu's swearing-in ceremony was attended by senior Congress leaders including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He said, "the government will try to fulfill all the promises made at earliest." The elevation of Sukhu is seen as the party's efforts to cull nepotism and the charge of promoting families.
PM Modi launches infra projects worth Rs 75K crore in Nagpur
Prime Minister Modi, addresing a huge public gathering after inaugurating the ambitious Samruddhi Mahamarg connecting Nagpur and Shirdi, said that the development projects were "stalled but the new government took them up seriously and laid the roadmap for a prosperous state". He called for a permanent solution with long-term vision for the overall development of the country.
Organisation man Sukhu takes oath as 15th Himachal CM
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the historic Ridge here, which was delayed by 20 minutes from scheduled at 1.30 p.m., was attended among others by party's national President Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Union ministers Anand Sharma and Pawan Bansal, besides Congress in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Shukla and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda.
India's second-richest civic body whose history dates back to 1957
Officially, the MCD graduated from its predecessor established during the British Raj and opened its latest chapter 64 years ago from the historic Townhall in Chandni Chowk, the boulevard that has been the heart of Delhi since the time Shah Jahan completed the Red Fort in 1648. The MCD was formed under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act of 1957 passed by Parliament.
Risen from ranks, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal CM today
Four-time legislator Mukesh Agnihotri, 60, will also be taking the oath of office as the Deputy Chief Minister. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the historic Ridge here at 1.30 p.m. that will be attended among others by party's national President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to them. This will be Sukhu's maiden term as the Chief Minister.
Delhi gets its own 'double-engine sarkar', but it won't be a cakewalk for AAP
The whole campaign strategy of the AAP was centered on ridding Delhi of its three garbage mountains and making the MCD corruption free. As the results show, Delhi gave the mandate, though not a landslide, to the AAP on sanitation and corruption issues. The MCD was ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the last 15 years and the issue of corruption echoed prominently in the campaign.
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