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BJP's historic win, Morbi bridge, Bilkis case dominate Gujarat's 2022

The BJP's record 156-seat victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls, the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi killing 135 people, and the premature release of 11 convicts undergoing life term in the Bilkis Bano case on remission dominated the year 2022. The BJP's victory- the seventh consecutive term- mainly on the plank of development under a "double engine government", can potentially propel it ahead of opponents when the narratives for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls begin to set in. It was a rout for Congress which won only 17 seats while the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party bagged five seats. However, in at least 35 seats, the combined votes polled by candidates of the Congress and the AAP exceeded the votes polled by BJP nominees. Gujarat was rocked on October 30 when the British-era cable suspension bridge with a crowd of revellers enjoying the Diwali vacation collapsed into the Machchu river, killing 135 people and injuring several others. In July, hooch claimed 50 lives in Botad dist

A question of transitivity: Why predicting electoral outcomes is hazardous

Voter behaviour is as unpredictable as the crow on a tree. You don't know in which direction it will fly off

New parties came to Gujarat, were wiped out: Amit Shah taunts AAP

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying that new parties came to Gujarat, made tall claims and promised guarantees ahead of the Assembly elections, but were wiped out after the results. In a virtual address to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Surat, he also said that the party's landslide victory in the state proves that Gujarat was and will always remain the saffron outfit's stronghold. "New parties came to Gujarat, made tall claims and gave guarantees, but after the election results they were wiped out," Shah said. In the recently-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, the BJP scripted history by winning 156 out of the total 182 seats. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which ran a high-decibel campaign and made several poll promises, managed to win only five seats, while the Congress party finished second by bagging 17 seats. "This historic win (of the BJP) gave a message to the country that Gujarat was, is and will always be BJP's ...

Gujarat victory will have 'positive impact' on 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Shah

Citing the historic win of the BJP in 2022, Shah said that the results were a testimony of Gujarat being a "stronghold" of the party

IB interrogating people who interacted with Rahul Gandhi: Jairam Ramesh

Denying any secrecy pertaining to the Yatra, the Congress leader also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging that the two leaders are "nervous"

Polls in 3 NE states crucial for BJP's dreams, Cong survival, Oppn unity

Amid internal rifts in parties, changing equations, and shifting demands, the key issue for Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura - which go to polls next year - revolves around development

BJP govt opened 590 institutions without budget, scrapped them: Himachal CM

BJP govt in Himachal, had opened over 590 institutions at the fag end of its tenure without allocating budget and adequate staff and all such institutions will be scrapped till reviewed, CM said

PM Modi pays tributes to Vajpayee, Malaviya on their birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 98th birth anniversary, and said his contribution to India is indelible. Vajpayee led the BJP to power at the Centre in the 90s and remained India's prime minister for six years. Modi tweeted, "Tributes to Atal Ji on his Jayanti. His contribution to India is indelible. His leadership and vision motivate millions of people." He also paid homage to freedom fighter and educationist Madan Mohan Malaviya on his birth anniversary. He said Malaviya, the key figure behind the foundation of the Banaras Hindu University, dedicated his life to empowering education sector and will always be remembered for this. He was a great son of mother India, Modi said.

Rahul harbouring bitterness over loss of power: BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad

Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad charged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with harbouring talkhi' (bitterness) over loss of political power and speaking of mohabbat' (love) during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to hide the same. The former Union minister also made a veiled reference to leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, saying people who have nafrat' (hatred) for India and shouted anti-national slogans in JNU had joined the mohabbat ka paigham' rhetoric. I have come to Patna in connection with the municipal polls scheduled next week. I am under instructions to reply to Gandhi's diatribe in Delhi, said Prasad. He accused the Congress leader of disrespect towards Hindu faith and sanatan chetna, tracing it back to Jawaharlal Nehru's "disapproval" of active involvement of Sardar Patel in the renovation of Somnath temple and inauguration of it by then President Rajendra Prasad. The BJP leader also bristled at Gandhi's repeated reference to the Chinese occupation of Indian territory and asked he wou

BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks against Army

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his recent statements on the Indian Army, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that it is Congress' "strategy" to make "hateful remarks" about Army

Centre should apologise for 'misleading' people on Ram Setu: Bhupesh Baghel

The Union government should apologise for "misleading" the country on the Ram Setu issue, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday, adding that when the Congress-led UPA government stated the same thing in the past, it was dubbed as "anti-Ram". He was speaking to reporters at a helipad here. Responding to a question about Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh's statement in Parliament on Ram Setu, Baghel said, When the Congress government (at the Centre) said the same thing, we were branded as anti-Ram. "The government of these so-called devotees of Lord Ram stated in Parliament that there is no solid evidence of it (Ram Setu), so now in which category they should be put? They should apologise for misleading people." The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) too did not comment on the government's stand, and had they been real devotees of Ram, they would have criticized the government, the Congress leader added. Replying to the question whether the .

BJP uses communal hatred to divert attention from real issues: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP on Saturday of using communal hatred as a weapon and spreading it across the country to divert the attention of people from real issues. Addressing a big rally outside the Red Fort as the Congress's "Bharat Jodo Yatra" entered the national capital, Gandhi said he has not seen violence or hatred anywhere in the country while walking hundreds of kilometres from Kanyakumari to Delhi, but he sees it being spread on television all the time at the behest of the powers controlling the media. The former Congress chief also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent thousands of crores of rupees to destroy his image, but he has shown the truth to the country in just a month. Gandhi also thanked people for the love and support showered on him so far during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered its 108th day on Saturday, and said after his request made in Rajasthan, people have opened lakhs of shops to

AAP challenges BJP to field their own candidate for MCD mayor post

The Aam Aadmi Party Saturday claimed the BJP will support an Independent candidate for Delhi mayor and challenged it to field its own candidate for the top MCD post. At a press conference, senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha claimed the BJP has said it would not field any candidate for the mayor's post. "We have heard that the BJP is supporting an Independent candidate for the mayor post. What are they scared of that they are not fielding their own candidate?" he asked. The AAP Friday finalised six names as its candidates for various MCD posts, including that of mayor and deputy mayor, with Shelly Oberoi emerging as the choice for the top post in the civic body. On December 7, the AAP won the MCD polls with 134 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the municipal corporation and reducing the Congress to just nine seats in a house of 250.

BJP warns Cong MLA of legal action after row over MP govt's spending

Narottam Mishra strongly countered the allegations and even warned former minister and Congress MLA Jeetu Patwari of legal action for presenting a "half truth"

RSS/BJP policies aimed at spreading fear, converting it to hatred: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the RSS/BJP of spreading fear in the country and said they convert this fear into hatred but the Congress will not allow that to happen. Addressing a gathering at the Delhi border as the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Gandhi entered Delhi, he said, "They spread hatred, we spread love and embrace all Indians". "There is Hindustan and 'Mohabbat' (love) in this Bharat Jodo yatra, which does not see any caste, creed, religion, rich or poor and all embrace each other," he told a large gathering here. "RSS/BJP's all policies are to spread fear. They want that everyone should have fear in them and they convert this 'dar' into 'nafrat' (fear into hatred). If there is no 'dar', it will not be converted into 'nafrat'. We say 'daro mat'. We spread Mohabbat. We embrace all Indians," he said. Gandhi alleged that the BJP/RSS has done nothing but spread hatred and the yatra aims to show a different way to India of uniting people through love. "As I had

What does Rahul want?

What politicians seek is power, which Rahul Gandhi once described contemptuously as poison. If he has changed his mind, his party doesn't know. If he hasn't, they'll ask why this boondoggle then?

Karnataka forest dept objects to rearing of cows; farmers flay ruling BJP

The order of the Karnataka forest department to limit the number of cows and cattle in Chamarajanagar district of the state has triggered a controversy.

MSP for rice rise by 42.64%, wheat by 39% in 8 years of Modi govt: BJP MP

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Thursday said the minimum support price (MSP) for rice has increased by 42.64 per cent and that of wheat by 39 per cent in the eight years of the Narendra Modi government. Talking to reporters here, he said the procurement of food grains has increased in the last eight years. "From 2006 to 2014, the total procurement was 1,926 million tonnes and it increased to 2,273 million tonnes in the period between 2014 and 2022," he said. Pal said on the initiative of Prime Minister Modi, a proposal of India was supported by 72 countries and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2023 as International Year of Millet. "India is one of the leading producers of millet in the world with an estimated share of around 41 per cent in the global production. It is estimated that the millet market is set to grow from its current market value of more than USD 9 billion to over USD 12 billion by 2025," he said. He also said in the 2021-22 sugar season ...

Calcutta HC grants 3-weeks immunity to BJP councilor over Asansol stampede

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any coercive action against a BJP councillor for three weeks from December 26 in connection with its probe into the death of three persons in a stampede during a blanket distribution programme. The court also directed Chaitali Tiwari, a BJP councillor of Asansol Municipal Corporation, to cooperate with the investigation into the incident of December 14, in which a 14-year-old girl was among the dead, and appear for questioning before the police. Chaitali Tiwari is claimed to be the organiser of the event. Justice Jay Sengupta said that Tiwari can move an anticipatory bail prayer before the appropriate bench by three weeks from Monday, while granting her protection from coercive action till then. Tiwari, the wife of BJP leader Jitendra Tiwari, moved the high court seeking protection from any coercive action by the police against her. Her lawyer Rajdeep Majumdar submitted that proper permission had been taken for ..

'First budget to present clear picture of Himachal's financial position'

Himachal Pradesh is in a "financial mess" due to the "extravagant" spending by the previous BJP government that took loans to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore and the cabinet will decide whether to bring out a white paper on the state's financial status, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Thursday. He also said that the Congress is committed to implementing all poll promises especially restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The first budget of the government would present a clear picture of the financial position and the roadmap of development would be unfolded, he told PTI in an interview. The Congress government is committed to implementing all poll promises, especially the ten guarantees and exercise is on to prepare a roadmap, he said, adding the government is committed to taking a major decision on OPS in the first meeting of the cabinet. The finance department is working out the implications of poll promises with focus on restoration of OPS and Rs 1500 per month