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21

Nov

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There are 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that are going to the polls. The polls have been necessitated due to the election of councilors to the Delhi Assembly.

As the campaigning for Delhi’s MCD bypolls has gained momentum, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta  is aggressively pitching up development promises for citizens in respective areas seeking votes in favour of party candiates. On Friday she addressed BJP workers in the Chandni Chowk and  urged them to reach out to voters and bring them to the polling booths.   Bypolls in 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are scheduled to be held on November 30.Citing the BJP’s recent victory in the Bihar polls, Gupta said, "The same happiness should be felt when the results of the bypolls are…

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21

Nov

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Amit Shah’s ‘saving infiltrator’ jibe after Mamata’s SIR plea

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused certain political parties of attempting to “protect infiltrators” by obstructing the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in various states. Although Shah refrained from naming any specific party, his statement came just one day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the ongoing SIR exercise in the poll-bound state as “chaotic, coercive and dangerous”. In a post on X written in Hindi, Shah declared: “Stopping infiltration in India is not only necessary for the country’s security, but it is also essential to prevent infiltration in order to protect the…

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20

Nov

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Karnataka CM shuts ‘November revolution’ rumours

The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, on Thursday refuted the reports of a 'November revolution', and labelled the speculation as ‘media creation’. There were rumours about a possible leadership change in Karnataka, claiming that Siddaramaiah could step down to make way for his deputy, D K Shivakumar, as the next chief minister of the southern state. And some of the people termed the potential change as 'November revolution'.   "It is you (media) who coined the term. You cooked up this 'revolution'. Hence, there is no 'kranti' (revolution) or 'bhranti' (confusion). We have been given a five-year tenure to rule.…

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20

Nov

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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar - for a record-extending tenth time - on Thursday morning, capping a triumphant victory in last week's Assembly election. The Janata Dal United, dismissed by his critics as too old and unfit for power, had the last laugh after his party swept 85 of the state's 243 seats to power itself and its main ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, to a landslide win; the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 202 seats.   https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1991388605420548444   The wily JDU boss - whose longevity, critics complain, is fuelled by an uncanny ability to…

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19

Nov

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With their return to the Congress, most of the leaders who had left the party to support Ghulam Nabi Azad have made a comeback over the past two years.

  In a setback for veteran politician of J&K Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party(DPAP), two former ministers – Jugal Kishore Sharma and Abdul Majid Wani – along with hundreds of their supporters on Thursday returned to the Congress , the party with which they have been for decades.    Former Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) Subash Gupta and Brij Mohan Sharma also rejoined Congress at a function organised to mark the 108th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.The leaders, who had quit the Congress in 2022 to join Azad’s newly formed outfit, were welcomed into the…

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19

Nov

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CM Nitish resigns, expected to return tomorrow

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is set to resign on Wednesday to facilitate the formation of a new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, where he is expected to resume his role as chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony for the new administration is scheduled for Thursday at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan. Although no official confirmation has been issued regarding Nitish Kumar's return as chief minister in the BJP-JD(U)-led NDA coalition, remarks from alliance partners have strongly suggested it, along with potential "surprise inclusions" in the upcoming cabinet lineup. The term of the current Bihar Legislative Assembly…

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18

Nov

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At a meeting with key AICC office-bearers of 12 states and Union Territories where the revision of electoral rolls is underway , and said the party must fight this politically, organisationally and legally.

Post Bihar poll debacle in its first meeting on Tuesday focused on SIR, Congress has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of working on a “sinister design to destroy democracy and Opposition parties” through the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories. The  party has  announced that it would hold a public rally against the ECI in Delhi in the first week of December.   The decision was taken at a meeting of the All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) top leadership, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok…

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18

Nov

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Manjhi, Kushwaha meet BJP’s Pradhan ahead of Bihar govt talks

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) supremo Jitan Manjhi and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra Kushwaha have held separate meetings with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was the BJP's election in-charge in Bihar, at his residence here. The BJP's in-charge of political affairs in Bihar, Vinod Tawde, was also present when the two NDA allies visited Pradhan's residence on Sunday. This comes amid the NDA's preparations to form a government in Bihar after its landslide victory in the state assembly polls. "Met Union Minister and Bihar BJP in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan and Bharatiya Janata Party's general secretary Vinod Tawde, who worked tirelessly to…

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17

Nov

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As mahila shakti powers NDA win, a beti and behen’s anguish haunts RJD

In a week when women emerged as the most decisive force in Bihar’s politics, the most jarring story did not come from the campaign trail. It came from inside the home of the state’s most recognisable political dynasty. As the NDA celebrated a historic sweep powered by record female turnout—the much-touted “mahila wave”—Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family was plunged into turmoil. And the turmoil was led not by its political sons, but by its anguished daughters. At the very moment the BJP-JD(U) alliance was flaunting its women-first governance model, a daughter of the Yadav household alleged that she had been insulted,…

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Nov

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Rohini Acharya on cutting family ties: ‘Filthy abuses, slipper raised’

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, who severed ties with the family and announced her exit from politics, blaming brother Tejashwi Yadav and his aides, said on Sunday that they tore her away from the family. She alleged that she was subjected to filthy abuses and even had a slipper raised against her in an attempt to hit her. A day after the RJD was drubbed in the Bihar assembly polls, Acharya blamed two close aides of her brother Tejashwi Yadav—Sanjay Yadav and Rameez—for the debacle and said she was "quitting politics" and "disowning" her family. In an…

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