Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has formed a coalition government with several partners after losing its outright majority in the election. Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most …
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fallen short of a majority on its own, but has the numbers with its National Democratic Alliance to form the next Indian government. With all of India’s 640 million votes counted following a six-week-long election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), together with its National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has won a majority, …
As India’s election results become clearer, with hundreds of millions of votes counted and leads solidifying on most of the country’s 543 seats, the world’s — and history’s — largest democratic exercise appears to have thrown up some big surprises. As counting progressed on Tuesday, the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra …
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said a Uniform Civil Code for the entire country will be implemented within the next five years after extensive consultations with all stakeholders if the BJP returns to power. In a wide-ranging interview with PTI, Shah said the Modi government in its next term will also implement ‘One Nation, …
BJP crossed 310 seat mark in five phases; Opposition is struggling, says Amit Shah Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday addressing an election rally in Eastern U.P.’s Siddharthnagar claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed 310 seats in the five phases of the Lok Sabha election, adding the principal Opposition party the Congress …
Of the 8,337 candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as many as 1,644 have criminal cases registered against them, according to an analysis of the data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Among these candidates, 1,188 face serious criminal charges, including allegations related to murder, attempted murder, crimes …
Kolkata, India — Amirul Laskar has been out of a job for the past three months, since the jute mill where he was employed shut operations citing losses. The 40-year-old worked at the Delta Jute Mill in Manikpur village, about 20km (12 miles) from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state. Since he lost his job, …
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Ashish Kumar Saha, held crucial meetings with leaders from five blocks in Sadar district–Bamuthia, Barjala, Pratapgarh, Badharghat, and Suryamaninagar on Friday. The sessions focused on post-Lok Sabha election reviews, Panchayat election preparations, voter list updates, and organisational restructuring. Emphasising the importance of grassroots organisation, TPCC Chief Saha analysed recent …
Today, electorates in five constituencies in Maharashtra will cast their votes to choose their next Members of Parliament. Constituencies where voting will take place are Nagpur, Chandrapur, Ramtek (SC), Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) and Bhandara-Gondia, all in the Vidarbha region of the western State. The State sends 48 MPs to the Lower House, the largest number after …
Court rejects the state-run bank’s plea to publish details of previously anonymous political donations by June, citing the upcoming national polls. India’s Supreme Court has rejected a plea by the government-run State Bank of India (SBI) for more time to share details of individuals and companies who bought its controversial electoral bonds to fund political …