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Modi cabinet reshuffle expected soon, BJP MPs asked to reach Delhi
However, there is no confirmation from the party or the government about the time of possible cabinet reshuffle. A party insider said that BJP chief J.P. Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to Himachal Pradesh, will be returning to New Delhi on Tuesday evening. "Nadda ji has reached Himachal Pradesh to attend his personal and organisational program. He is reaching Delhi later today for some important work," he said.
Panchayat poll results show farm protests have no impact in western UP: BJP
The saffron party has won all the Zila Panchayat polls except one in Baghpat, but also won Muzaffarnagar, the home district of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait. The saffron camp believes that the result has built a positive atmosphere in favour of BJP among voters and cadre ahead of next year's polls and also exposed the so-called farmer leaders.
BJP eyeing youth and Kumaon by appointing Dhami as Uttarakhand CM
It is learnt that Dhami is considered close to former chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and union defence minister Rajnath Singh in national politics. A source in Uttarakhand BJP said that Dhami has close association with Koshiyari and served as officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the former chief minister. "He has a close relationship with the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also," he said.
BJP sweeps UP Panchayat polls, SP alleges rigging
The Samajwadi Party was able to win only 6 seats at the polls. The Apna Dal won the Sonbhadra seat while the Jansatta Dal, led by independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, has won the Pratapgarh seat. The Jaunpur seat was won by Srikala Singh Reddy, wife of former BSP MP Dhananjay Singh.
Rahul Gandhi targets government once again over Covid vaccination policy
In a tweet, the Congress leader said, "Mind the gap." He tweeted with the hashtag #Wherearevaccines. He also attached a graphics of cumulative vaccination tracker to back his claims. Earlier on Friday, Rahul Gandhi had said that July has come but vaccines have not, drawing a sharp rebuttal from the BJP.
No vaccine for virus of arrogance, ignorance: Harsh Vardhan to Rahul Gandhi
Quoting the congress leader's tweet, Vardhan said, "Just yesterday, I put out facts on vaccine availability for the month of July. What is Rahul Gandhi Ji's problem ? Does he not read? Does he not understand? There is no vaccine for the virus of arrogance and ignorance !! Congress must think of a leadership overhaul." In his tweet, Gandhi had said, "July has come, the vaccine has not arrived. WhereAreVaccines."
Trouble looms for BJP as JD-U, RPI seek share in UP pie
Both the parties have announced their decisions to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. RPI state President Pawan Gupta said: "A large number of people from the Bahujan Samaj Party are joining the RPI. Our president Ramdas Athawale has held talks with BJP President J.P. Nadda on contesting UP elections and the response has been positive."
BJP wins 21 zila panchayat seats in UP, SP gets 1
The seats were won, after the rival contestants, either withdrew from the fray or turned their support to the ruling party. The State Election Commission (SEC), in a late-night release on Tuesday, confirmed the results. The 17 districts where the BJP candidates got elected unopposed were Chitrakoot, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Moradabad, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Banda, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Mau and Varanasi.
Amid dissent, BJP's renewed mission to fortify in Tripura
Tripura Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief spokesman Subrata Chakraborty on Tuesday said that after the Monday's State Executive meeting, which was held after 10 months due to the Covid pandemic, district and 'Mandal' (state Assembly constituency) level executive meetings would be completed by July 15.
Centre to extend Venugopal's tenure as AG for one year
Venugopal, 89, was appointed the Attorney General on July 1, 2017, for a three-year term following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer. The source added that the formal orders regarding his fresh extension would be issued soon. The AG usually has a tenure of three years
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