Category: Politics

Exuding confidence in winning the upcoming Lok Sabha election, PM Modi emphasised that his new government will bring the full budget after the polls. The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is scheduled to present the interim budget on February 1 during this significant budget session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a warning to MPs ahead of the Parliament Budget Session, stating that “MPs who did ‘cheerharan’ of democracy must introspect in coming days.” PM Modi also expressed hope that the Parliament session would be productive. Those who have a habit of being…

In no-bar attack on Nitish Kumar, who resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying “things were not working well” for him in the Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance and the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A, and formed a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago, Congress said that the CM gives a tough competition to a chameleon. Calling him “aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar”, the Congress also posted on X a widely shared meme on his frequent volte-face in the last few years, which said…

On January 28, 2024, Janata Dal (United) President Nitish Kumar walked to the BJP-led NDA and took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 9th time. After switching camps, Kumar said there was “no question” of him going anywhere else after this — this was his fourth such switch between alliances in just over a decade. Born in Bakhtiyarpur in Patna in 1951, Nitish Kumar became part of a generation of student activists especially at a time when the Jayaprakash Narayan movement (1974-75) against Indira Gandhi and the…

Janata Dal-United JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as chief minister for a record ninth time to welcome a BJP-JD(U)-led NDA government in Bihar on Sunday after ditching the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) and the opposition bloc INDIA. This is Nitish Kumar’s fifth swap since November 2005 while being the chief minister. The last time he turned around was in 2022 when he snapped ties with the BJP in August to join hands with the RJD, the Congress and other Left parties to form the grand alliance and also to remain…

A day after the formation of the new NDA government in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet is set to hold its first meeting on Monday.  Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha along with other ministers will attend the meeting at around 11:30 am in the state’s secretariat. It is learnt that portfolio allocations to ministers will be the prime agenda of the meeting. On Sunday evening, besides Nitish Kumar and the two Deputy Chief Ministers, BJP’s Prem Kumar, JD(U) leaders Shravan Kumar, Vijendra Yadav, and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Hindustan Awam…

PM Modi emphasized that under his government, 25 crore people have emerged from poverty and provided hope for those who remain that they too can soon overcome their economic challenges. Launching several projects in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that he initiates the call for development, while it is the people who rally behind him during elections.Addressing a gathering in Bulandshahr after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crore, he emphasized that when…

Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to walk out of the alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties in Bihar to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to reports. Amid indications that Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may leave the INDIA bloc and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the focus has shifted to numbers in the Bihar assembly. The Nitish-led ‘Mahagatbandhan’ government of JD (U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, arrives in Bulandshahr to unveil a comprehensive development agenda, inaugurating projects worth over Rs 19,100 crores and emphasising a blend of faith and progress in the aftermath of the Ayodhya events. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects exceeding Rs 19,100 crore in Bulandshahr. PM Modi remarked, “This region gave us Kalyan Singh, who dedicated his life to ‘Ram Kaaj’ and ‘Rashtra Kaaj’.” Expanding on the theme of national development, he added, “In…

Lord Ram never discriminated on the lines of caste and religion, but society today has been “divided on those lines”, Kejriwal said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Delhi government, with inspiration from ‘Ram rajya’, provides good education and health, pension for senior citizens, and round-the-clock power supply and free water supply. Lord Ram never discriminated on the lines of caste and religion, but society today has been “divided on those lines”, Kejriwal said. The chief minister was speaking at a Republic day celebration organised by the…

The Bengal leg of the Yatra will begin a day after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s announcement that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls independently in West Bengal. The Congress ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ led by Rahul Gandhi, is scheduled to enter West Bengal from Assam on Thursday, amid political ripples within the INDIA bloc alliance in the state. The Bengal leg of the Yatra will begin a day after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s announcement that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls independently…