Category: Politics

Parties like the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), Mahaan Dal, and Janvadi Party (Socialist) had distanced themselves from the SP after its defeat in the 2022 state assembly elections. After the Samajwadi Party’s victory in Mainpuri bypoll and rapprochement between Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav, small parties in Uttar Pradesh are likely to approach the main opposition party in the state ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. Parties like the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), Mahaan Dal, and Janvadi Party (Socialist) had distanced themselves from the SP after…

In a release issued on Sunday, the government stated, “Night shelters should be functional. The District Magistrates themselves should do a surprise inspection of the arrangement of the night shelters.” In the backdrop of the winter season creeping in, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to provide shelter to the needy. Giving out directives to the district officials, CM Yogi asked them to make arrangements to ease the chilly season for the destitute. From providing blankets to bonfires at public places, the UP chief minister asked authorities…

Bharat Jodo Yatra at 100: After 100 days of Rahul Gandhi-led Congress’ padayatra, Congress claimed that the campaign has been receiving an unprecedented response from people. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ completed 100 days on Friday. The padayatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, has been passing through Rajasthan. Many political analysts said that the massive foot march campaign is an attempt to relaunch the ‘brand Rahul Gandhi’ ahead of the crucial 2024 General Election. It is also seen as a move to mobilise…

Bihar liquor deaths: CM Nitish Kumar has made it clear that no compensation will be given to family of those who die after consuming spurious liquor. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday (December 16) showed no sympathy for deaths in hooch tragedy reiteraring his statement ‘jo piyega so marega hi’ (those who drink spurious liquor, will die). Speaking in the Assembly, CM Nitish Kumar made it clear that the state government will not give any compensation to the family of those who died drinking liquor. “Daaru peeke mar jaega…

Yearender 2022: The year 2022 has been a blessing for some politicians as they achieved unprecedented success in the year. Arguably, PM Modi’s glory continued to grow in 2022 as well. 2022 also brought fortune for PM Modi’s rivals like- Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. Year 2022 is about to say ‘goodbye’. As the year 2022 has been Covid restriction-free, life in every sector, including polity returned to normalcy. The first quarter of the year began with a high decibel election in 5 states and the yearend witnessed the high-stakes…

Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: The meeting between Maharashtra and Karnataka on the border issue was held in a positive atmosphere today. Keeping a positive approach, CMs of both states agreed that a resolution should be reached in a constitutional manner, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who held a meeting on the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, has asked both the states to form a six-member team with ministers from both states to address boundary issues. The Home Minister also said that they will wait…

Meghalaya: According to reports, the development comes as the saffron party is looking to expand its footprint in the northeastern region ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls in 2023. Ahead of the next year’s assembly polls in Meghalaya, at least four sitting MLAs switched sides to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Out of the four MLAs, two belong to the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), one from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and one is an independent leader. According to reports, the development comes as the saffron party…

This is not the first time a hooch tragedy took place in Bihar where the liquor ban is in place. In fact, the Nitish government is always being criticized for the poor implementation of the law. The death toll in suspected hooch tragedy climbed to 39 in dry Bihar on Thursday amid the political blame game in the state. The deaths were reported from Saran district on Wednesday, triggering a slugfest in the Bihar Assembly where the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Opposition BJP traded charges over…

RJD JDU merger: Talking about the ‘Mahagatbandhan’ in 2025, Kushwaha said, “our primary focus is the Loksabha election of 2024.” He said opposition parties will be brought under one roof under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.   JD-U leader Upendra Kushwaha has said that the goal of parties opposed to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should be to do well in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and it will be suicidal if there is a merger of with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ahead of the next assembly polls in the state.…

The ongoing Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra that is currently passing through Rajasthan was joined on Wednesday morning by none other than Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan. In a video shared, the former RBI governor can be seen walking alongside senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot during the party’s outreach programme.   The former RBI head, a vocal critic of demonetisation, had in the past expressed concerns over India’s economic growth and fiscal deficit. Rajan revealed in his book – I do what I do –…