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Turncoats galore in poll-bound Meghalaya, Tripura
Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland will go to the polls in February next year. Party sources said that two MLAs of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), including a minister, are likely to quit the party and switch sides in Meghalaya.
Himachal Pradesh sees poll percentage of approximately 75.6: Official
In 2017 assembly elections, the poll percentage was 75.57. Maneesh Garg said the poll percentage through EVMs was 74.6 per cent. Besides, one per cent postal ballots was received, taking the overall turnout to 75.6 per cent till now and nearly two per cent postal ballots are yet to be received.
'I was not aware of Rajiv Gandhi assassination', says S. Nalini
Nalini told the media persons that she would like to meet the family of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and added that she was reluctant to meet them even though she did not have any idea that Rajiv Gandhi was being killed. She said that she was really sad about his killing.
Tussle for India's largest urban local body will set the tone for 2024 in Delhi
However, the issues of sanitation and primary education that come under the Municipal Corporation have surfaced at regular intervals before the civic elections as despite a sizable amount sanctioned for these sectors in the financial year 2022-23, the situation on the ground has remained the same for years. The allocation for sanitation stands at Rs 4,153.28 crore which is 27.19 per cent of the total budget, while Rs 2,632.78 crore was sanctioned for education in the Financial Year 2022-2023.
BJP leaders meet to discuss 2024 elections
According to the source, Presidents and in-charges of all states, excluding poll-bound state Gujarat, are taking part in the meeting. General secretaries were also available in the meeting. Agenda of the meeting is 2024 general elections, state assemblies elections scheduled next year, reports on ongoing programmes and policies.
Congress prospects as BJP and AAP slug it out: A SWOT analysis
On the other hand, lack of any influential leader, constant factionalism and infighting in the Delhi Congress, besides Rahul Gandhi being busy in 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and top leadership not paying attention towards the elections, are proving the party's weakness. With the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections to be held on December 4, all parties have geared up with their strategies. Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM is in alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party for the MCD elections, which the Congress feels will split its vote share.
Attempt to blow up bridge on Udaipur-Ahmedabad railway line inaugurated by PM Modi
The incident happened on Saturday night. The conspiracy was to blow up the bridge and destroy the railway track, said source. The local people heard the sound of a loud bang here. Explosives were also found on the spot. The blast caused cracks on the tracks.
Guided by his rejection of Princely India, Nehru paved way for integration
Equally, he could not bear to think of the Indian Princes having a separate channel of communication with the British Crown. They could not be allowed to owe allegiance to any external authority or have any direct or independent relationship with the Crown for that would endanger the internal security of a free India and also arrest the growth and development of the nation. The bedrock of the new Nehruvian ideal of India was that the cultural and linguistic contiguity of the princely states with each other or with surrounding units would be kept uppermost in mind when the amalgamation process would be unveiled.
Akhilesh continues to lose friends when he needs them the most
Though the Mainpuri seat is considered relatively safe for Samajwadi Party, in view of the prevailing political situation in the state, the SP will need all its resources to retain the seat from where Dimple Yadav is contesting. The seat has been a SP stronghold and Mulayam Singh had never lost any election from here. It is important for the SP to win the seat and retain Mulayam's legacy. The BJP is yet to announce its candidate, but former SP allies are already predicting the SP's defeat in Mainpuri.
What if Nehru and Netaji sank their differences to chalk out a common path?
A comparison between Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose "is the most fascinating" because of their similarities and dissimilarities and of the outcome had they "been able to chalk out a common programme", scholar, Parliamentarian and Bose family member Krishna Bose writes in a compilation titled 'Netaji: Subhas Chandra Boses Life, Politics & Struggle, translated by her youngest son, Sumantra Bose, and published by Picador India.
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