The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reached an agreement on Friday night to form a coalition government in Haryana with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) of Dushyant Chautala – who emerged as a major swing force in the October 21 assembly elections – and cobbled up the support of independent legislators […]
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J-K Block Development Council polls: Independents bag 217 seats, 81 go in BJP kitty
As many as 217 block development council (BDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir were won by independent candidates, 81 by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and eight by the J&K National Panthers Party, chief electoral officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar said on Thursday. He said 98.3% voter turnout was recorded, with all […]
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‘Optimistic’, says Manohar Khattar ahead of Delhi meetings to bump up support for BJP
Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to return as Haryana chief minister with the support of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Abhay Chautala, Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda and seven Independents. Khattar has flown to Delhi to hold discussions with those offering support and is aiming to complete […]
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‘If you show arrogance…’: Sena after ally BJP’s vote share dips in Maharashtra
A day after the poll results in Maharashtra, where the BJP got lesser seats compared to 2014 elections, the Shiv Sena on Friday took a dig at its senior ally, saying there was no “maha janadesh” and the outcome was in fact a rap on the knuckles for those high […]
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Vote for BJP candidates even if they are handicap, criminal, says Jharkhand MP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Godda, Nishikant Dubey, said all BJP candidates must be supported in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls even if they were ‘handicap’ or ‘criminals’. Dubey was addressing the BJP workers in Jamtara in Deoghar district on Wednesday. “I want to request you all that […]
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PM Modi Thanks People of Maharashtra & Haryana for Their Support
“People of Maharashtra have blessed the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) with immense affection,” Modi said in a tweet. “We are humbled to have got the people’s support yet again. Our work towards Maharashtra’s progress continues.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked the people of both Maharashtra and Haryana where […]
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BJP candidate Pankaja Munde trails in Parli against NCP’sDhananjay Munde
Maharashtra’s rural development minister and the BJP’s OBC face Pankaja Munde was on Thursday trailing against her cousin Dhananjay Munde of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state’s Parli constituency. Pankaja Munde is seeking her third term from Parli, a constituency that was once represented by her father and former […]
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Dushyant Chautala’s JJP may prove to be kingmaker
The fledgling Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) of former Hisar member of Parliament, Dushyant Singh Chautala, could prove to be the kingmaker if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana falls short of a simple majority. Going by the initial trends, the ruling BJP looks to be falling short of […]
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‘Bahumat aayega’, predicts Hooda as counting underway in Haryana
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Thursday he was confident that his party will win a majority in the state as counting of votes was underway. “Congress ka bahumat aayega (The Congress will get a majority),” Bhupinder Singh Hooda said while speaking to […]
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BJP-Shiv Sena takes big lead in Maharashtra
After the counting of first few rounds, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena have taken a big lead on more than 175 seats clearly indicating of its coming back to the power. Except rural development minister Pankaja Munde, other BJP bigwigs, including chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrakant Patil, […]