New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday extolled the idea of ‘Brand Bharat’ and said it is a “statement of authenticity” in representation, articulation or beliefs, and equally a message that “we are now more comfortable in our own skin”. In a virtual address at India Ideas Conclave, he also underlined that it…
New Delhi: Ruling parties held sway in most of the 13 states in the assembly byelection results declared on Saturday, with the BJP and its allies wresting seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan and the Trinamool Congress sweeping West Bengal. Out of the 46 seats where byelections were held, the BJP and its allies…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the BJP-led alliance’s sweeping victory in Maharashtra as a popular endorsement of its governance model and rejection of the Congress’ “lies and deceit”, as he accused the Gandhi family of spreading the “poison of casteism and divisiveness”. Buoyed by the NDA’s unprecedented scale of a win…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s massive victory in the Maharashtra assembly polls as a win for development and good governance, assuring people of the ruling bloc’s continued work for the state’s progress. In posts on X, he also congratulated the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance for its…
Jaipur: The BJP won five of the seven seats in the Rajasthan Assembly bypolls, results of which were announced on Saturday. The Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) bagged one seat and the Congress was on course to win one, according to the Election Commission (EC). BJP’s Rajendra Bhamboo won Jhunjhunu, Rajendra Gurjar won Deoli-Uniara, Rewant Ram…
Mumbai: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is on course to retain power in Maharashtra, and winning nine seats so far and was leading in 217 of the 288 assembly seats, as per the latest figures of the counting process in the November 20 elections. After the certainty of the poll outcome, the focus has now shifted…
Wayanad (Kerala): Top Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Saturday comfortably cruising towards her maiden electoral win from Wayanad in Kerala, as she surpassed the lead achieved by her brother Rahul Gandhi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls earlier this year with party leaders and ally IUML predicting a big win for her amid…
New Delhi: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance looked set for a runaway victory in Maharashtra, scoring an emphatic win over a tottering MVA, while the opposition INDIA bloc was poised to bag Jharkhand on Saturday, according to trends on the Election Commission website. As votes were counted for the assembly polls held earlier this month, India’s…
Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held in the six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. These results are drawing significant attention, especially in light of the ongoing protests related to the RG Kar Medical College incident, which has sparked…
Mumbai: The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance appeared set to retain power in Maharashtra, and was leading in 204 of the 288 assembly seats, as per the latest figures by the Election Commission. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was stumbling, with its candidates leading in just 47 seats, as per the early trends. Indicating a landslide…
