Yash Bajaj

New Delhi, Delhi, India

NDA backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday was elected as the vice president of India. The 71-year-old secured 528 votes against opposition candidate Margaret Alva's 182. His victory margin was the highest since 1997. Hailed as 'kisan putra', Dhankar will succeed incumbent Venkatesh Naidu, who will leave his office on August 10. ,Also read: Margaret Alva congratulates VP Jagdeep Dhankar, blasts opposition for 'supporting BJP',Wishes poured in from various quarters after the election result was announced with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Alva congratulating Dhankhar. Dhankar, as president Murmu said, will bring in 'long and rich experience in public life'. Howevrt, the former West Bengal governor has been a part of several controveries. ,The India VP has been involved in tiffs with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. ,Also read: What does India’s Vice President do?,Banerjee, who had won the West Bengal elections in 2022 but lost her seat - Nandiram, had called governor Dhankar about concerns of voters not being able to vote in the constituency. ,The local people are not being allowed to vote. I have been campaigning since morning. Now I am appealing to you, please watch, she had tweeted. ,Dhankar replied: “Have been apprised of issues identified sometime back over phone to Mamata Banerjee. It has been assured that the rule of law will be followed.”,The TMC slammed governor Dhankar after he announced Mahua Mukherjee as the next Vice Chancellor of of Rabindra Bharati University (RBU). The state government was angered as a bill to nominate CM Mamata Banerjee as the Chancellor of state-run universities had not been approved by him. ,Also Read | How India elects its Vice-President,“The governor has once again proved that he does not believe in democratic principles and federalism. The Bill passed by the West Bengal Assembly to appoint the Chief Minister to the post of Chancellor of the state universities is awaited, while the Hon’ble Governor has announced one name as the Vice-Chancellor of RBU. He did not even consider it necessary to take the Education Minister and the Chief Minister into confidence before this announcement, Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh. ,Also read: Jagdeep Dhankhar: All about India's new Vice President elect,Jagdeep Dhankar, in June, slammed Mamata Banerjee for declaring July 21 as the ‘day of Jihad against the BJP’. He said that authoritarian and undemocratic statement will bring the death knell of democracy and rule of law. WB CM Banerjee had once blocked Dhankar on Twitter. In January 2022, she accused him for ‘targeting’ and ‘abusing’ her government, “I have been forced to block Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter, she said. ,Everyday he (Governor) was issuing tweets targeting and threatening govt officials as if we're his bonded labourers, the Chief Minister further added. In February, Jagdeep Dhankar urged Banerjee to engage in dialogue with him and answer his queries, “Dialogue, discussion and deliberation, particularly amongst constitutional functionaries like the chief minister and the Governor are quintessential to democracy and inseparable part of constitutional governance, he wrote in a letter to Banerjee. ,A total of 55 MPs did not turn up to cast their votes, notable among them were BJP MPs Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dhotre, the Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shafiqur Rahman Barq. Seven MPs from the Shiv Sena, including Sanjay Raut who is in jail in connection with a money laundering case, did not vote. Two MPs from the BSP and one from the AAP also did not vote. The Trinamool Congress with 36 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, abstained from this election.

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 <li>NDA backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday was elected as the vice president of India</li>
 <li>Dhankar will succeed incumbent Venkatesh Naidu</li>
 <li>The India VP has been involved in tiffs with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee</li>
</ul>

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Jagdeep Dhankar elected VP: A look at his tussell with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann was admitted to a private hospital, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, in Delhi reportedly complaining of stomach pain. The 48-year-old was discharged on Thursday after almost 12 hours of hospitalisation. The Indian Express on Tuesday night, quoting sources, reported that Mann was taken ill with a severe stomachache at his official residence in Chandigarh. The Punjab CM was then airlifted and admitted to the hospital in Delhi. Also read: What is the Indian President's salary? Know about all facilities and allowances,His ailment was kept a closely guarded secret by the government as he was rushed to the Capital without his entire security staff, the report mentioned sources saying. As soon as the report was out, social media users started speculating that Mann got stomach infection because he drank water from the polluted Kali Bein, which is a holy rivulet in Sultanpur Lodi. ,Also read: Droupadi Murmu's 2017 Presidential bid: True or not?,A video was shared by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Twitter, showing the comedian turned politician drinking water from the rivulet. ,Watch:,The tweet translates to: CM @BhagwantMann while drinking holy water at Sultanpur Lodhi, the land touched by Guru Nanak Sahib's feet. Rajya Sabha member Sant Sicheval ji has taken up the task of cleaning the holy place. Also read: What happened to Droupadi Murmu's sons and husband Shyam Charan?,Oh dear- 'Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was reportedly admitted to hospital for a stomach infection.. a video of him drinking polluted water triggered speculation ... In the video, the CM could be seen scooping up a glass of water from a river and gulping it, NDTV anchor Gargi Rawat tweeted. ,Also read: Who are Santhals, tribe Droupadi Murmu belongs to?,I think Bhagwant Mann has forgotten his new job as CM. He still thinks he is a comedian and hence doing comedy, a Twitter user said. ,Bhagwant had a bit of ‘Kachi’ sharab .. all good lol, another one tweeted. ,As per an NDTV report, Aam Aadmi Party leaders have denied any link with Mann drinking the rivulet water and his health. They added that the 48-year-old was taken to the hospital for a routine checkup.

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<ul>
 <li>Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann was admitted to a&nbsp; private hospital in Delhi</li>
 <li>This came two days after he drank water from the polluted Kali Bein rivulet</li>
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Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Wednesday, July 20. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) of Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 3 per litre on diesel last week. Also Read| Rupee hits all-time low of 80; why is it falling?,The CM made the announcement after a state Cabinet meeting at Mantralaya on July 14. The decision was welcomed as a great relief to Maharashtrian and Marathi Manus by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Also Read| Here's what depreciating rupee means for stock markets,He stated that the move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for the common masses' welfare. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri also chimed in, calling the action a welcome decision. Also Read| US inflation rate at a 40-year high | A timeline: 1930-2022,However, fuel rates have decreased significantly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction in excise tax on petrol by 8 rupees per litre and diesel by 6 rupees per litre in May. ,Also Read| How inflation affects RBI’s interest rate policy,Petrol will cost Rs 96.72 a litre in Delhi today, as compared to Rs 105.41 a litre, while diesel will cost Rs 89.62 a litre, as compared to Rs 96.67. After the drop in VAT, one litre of petrol costs Rs 105.31 in Mumbai, while diesel costs Rs 94.27. ,Also Read| Great Depression to COVID: Top 5 market crashes in American history,Fuel prices are revised daily by public sector OMCs such as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) in accordance with benchmark global pricing and foreign exchange rates. ,Also Read| How to survive a market crash,Any adjustments in petrol and diesel prices take effect at 6 a.m. every day. Due to local taxes such as VAT and freight costs, retail petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state. Also Read| Explained: Why has RBI allowed international trade settlement in Rupee,Following the Central Government's decision to reduce excise duty, some state governments reduced VAT on petrol and diesel. Also Read| Explained: Changes in repo rates and their impact on stock market,The Kerala government announced a tax reduction on petrol and diesel prices of Rs 2.41 and Rs 1.36 per litre, respectively. The Rajasthan government decreased VAT on petrol by Rs 2.48 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.16 per litre, while the Maharashtra government slashed VAT on petrol by Rs 2.08 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.44 per litre. The Odisha government also cut petrol and diesel taxes by Rs 2.23 and Rs 1.36 per litre, respectively.

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<ul>
 <li>Maharashtra CM announced a reduction in VAT of Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 3 per litre on diesel</li>
 <li>One litre of petrol costs Rs 105.31 in Mumbai, while diesel costs Rs 94.27</li>
 <li>Finance Minister announced a reduction in excise tax on petrol by 8 rupees per litre and diesel by 6 rupees per litre</li>
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Fuel price July 19, 2022: Petrol Rs 105.31, diesel Rs 94.27 in Mumbai

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Bhadrachalam, Telangana, India

Telangana’s Godavari region is seeing massive floods owing to a cloudburst over the area. Amid the crisis, the state’s chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao, said cloudbursts are suspected to be a “conspiracy planned by other countries.” The comment was made when the chief minister was touring flood-hit Bhadrachalam. ,“There is this new phenomenon called cloudburst. People say there is some conspiracy, we don’t know how far that is true, that people from other countries are deliberately doing cloudburst in our country at certain locations,” the Telangana CM told reporters. Also Read | CM KCR allots Rs 1,000 crore to end woes of flood-prone Bhadrachalam,“In the past they did it near Kashmir, at Ladakh-Leh, then in Uttarakhand and now we are getting some reports that they are doing it the Godavari region.” ,The chief minister made the comment in the presence of Telangana chief secretary Somesh Kumar. ,Several areas in Telangana, especially around the temple town of Bhadrachalam, have been inundated on account of very heavy rainfall. Also Read | 'Gloomy' information suggests 'foreign hand' behind cloudburst: KCR,Water levels in Telangana’s inundate regions went up to over 70 feet and have now come down to around 60 feet. This is way above the third and final flood warning mark of 53 feet. ,What is a cloudburst? ,A cloudburst is usually understood as extreme rainfall over a short period of time resulting in floods. The weather office defines it as unexpected precipitation exceeding 100 mm (or 10 cm) per over a geographical region of approximately 20 to 30 square kilometres. Also Read | Godavari flood in AP breaches 25 lakh cusecs mark after 16 years,Cloudbursts happen when air rich in moisture travels up a mountainous region forming a vertical column of clouds known as cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds cause rain, thunder and lightning. ,Cloudbursts are different from regular rainfall because of they cause very heavy and sudden rainfall. The difference is also in scale. Rains above 100 millimetres are usually regarded as cloudbursts.

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<ul>
 <li>Telangana is seeing very heavy flooding</li>
 <li>Chief Minister KCR recently toured the area</li>
 <li>He said people suspect cloudbursts are a conspiracy</li>
</ul>

Cloudbursts a foreign conspiracy? Telangana CM KCR’s new theory

Telangana

Kashmir

Bhadrachalam

Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Monday, July 18. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) of Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 3 per litre on diesel last week. Also Read| GST rate hike: List of items that will become more expensive from July 18,The CM made the announcement after a state Cabinet meeting at Mantralaya on July 14. The decision was welcomed as a great relief to Maharashtrian and Marathi Manus by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Also Read| Here's what depreciating rupee means for stock markets,He stated that the move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for the common masses' welfare. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri also chimed in, calling the action a welcome decision. Also Read| US inflation rate at a 40-year high | A timeline: 1930-2022,However, fuel rates have decreased significantly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction in excise tax on petrol by 8 rupees per litre and diesel by 6 rupees per litre in May. ,Also Read| How inflation affects RBI’s interest rate policy,Petrol will cost Rs 96.72 a litre in Delhi today, as compared to Rs 105.41 a litre, while diesel will cost Rs 89.62 a litre, as compared to Rs 96.67. After the drop in VAT, one litre of petrol costs Rs 105.31 in Mumbai, while diesel costs Rs 94.27. ,Also Read| Great Depression to COVID: Top 5 market crashes in American history,Fuel prices are revised daily by public sector OMCs such as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) in accordance with benchmark global pricing and foreign exchange rates. ,Also Read| How to survive a market crash,Any adjustments in petrol and diesel prices take effect at 6 a.m. every day. Due to local taxes such as VAT and freight costs, retail petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state. Also Read| Explained: Why has RBI allowed international trade settlement in Rupee,Following the Central Government's decision to reduce excise duty, some state governments reduced VAT on petrol and diesel. Also Read| Explained: Changes in repo rates and their impact on stock market,The Kerala government announced a tax reduction on petrol and diesel prices of Rs 2.41 and Rs 1.36 per litre, respectively. The Rajasthan government decreased VAT on petrol by Rs 2.48 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.16 per litre, while the Maharashtra government slashed VAT on petrol by Rs 2.08 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.44 per litre. The Odisha government also cut petrol and diesel taxes by Rs 2.23 and Rs 1.36 per litre, respectively.

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Fuel price July 18, 2022: Petrol Rs 105.31, diesel Rs 94.27 in Mumbai

Bhartiairtel

Raunak Aggarwal 

Punjab, India

No Indian wedding would be complete without delicious food! The wedding reception for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be no different, with a variety of food dishes planned for the guests. The best dishes from Indian and Italian cuisine, including Karahi Paneer, Tandoori Kulche, Dal Makhani, Navratan Biryani, Mausami Subzian, Apricot Stuffed Kofta, Lasagna Siciliano, and Burrani Raita, would be served to visitors, according to a food menu obtained by ANI. Also read: Punjab CM to get married today,Desserts are an essential part of every meal, and the guests at the Bhagwat Mann wedding will have access to a selection of mouthwatering treats like Fresh Fruit Triffle, Moong Dal Halwa, Shahi Tukda, Angoori Rasmalai, and Dry Fruit Rabari. Salads of all varieties will be offered, so health-conscious diners won't be let down either. Today, Bhagwant Mann will wed Dr. Gurpreet Kaur in a discreet ceremony at his Chandigarh home. Nearly six years ago, Mann and his first wife got divorced. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will attend the wedding with his family. A minister or other important figures have not been invited to the ceremony, though. According to rumours, Bhagwant Mann's mother wanted him to get married. Also read: Mira Rajput plays husband Shahid Kapoor's song while getting ready. Watch,Inderpreet Kaur, his ex-wife, and their kids live in the USA. His son Dilshan Mann (17) and daughter Seerat Kaur Mann (21) had travelled here from the US to witness his swearing-in ceremony on March 16 of this year. (ANI),The wedding was a private event, according to Malvinder Singh Kang, chief spokesperson for AAP's Punjab branch. Only family members, including Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, Mann's sister, relatives, and a few other close friends, attended the wedding, according to sources.

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<ul>
 <li>No <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/indian" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Indian</a> wedding would be complete without delicious foods</li>
 <li>The wedding reception for Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann will be no different</li>
 <li>The best dishes from Indian and Italian cuisine will be served</li>
</ul>

Opoyi Buzz

Bhagwant Mann wedding: Check out the lavish menu

Marriage

indian

ArvindKejriwal

World

Food

Eknath Shinde, the new Maharashtra chief minister, had a sharp retort to make at Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena leader and Balasaheb Thackeray’s son after the latter made comments attacking Shinde. Uddhav Thackeray, speaking to the media Tuesday, said Shinde was an auto driver whose brakes had failed. Responding to this remark, Eknath Shinde said the autorickshaw has overtaken the Mercedes, for his government is the common man’s government. Uddhav Thackeray is often seen in a Mercedes. ,In a sharp attack at the rebel leader, Uddhav Thackeray said, “The Assembly speech on Monday made it clear as to when the conspiracy (of rebellion) was started,” referring to Shinde’s first speech as Maharashtra chief minister. Shinde had broken down during the speech talking about his dead children. Also Read | Uddhav Thackeray's faction will win if mid-term polls are held: Sanjay Raut,Thackeray went on to say: “The deputy CM (Devendra Fadnavis) was telling him (Shinde) to stop…but the brakes of the vehicle had failed, how will it stop?” ,Thackeray, who recently lost his government and risks losing his party to Shinde, added: “Earlier, they (BJP) used to call the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government as three-wheeler government, now the one who drives a three-wheeler is running the government.” ,Eknath Shinde was a senior leader within the Shiv Sena hierarchy. His rift with the party leadership came to the fore when he orchestrated cross voting in the Maharashtra Assembly in course of the Rajya Sabha elections. He later went to a resort in Gujarat’s Surat and then to Assam’s Guwahati in a bid to keep away from the leadership and gather numbers. By the time he returned to Mumbai, he had 40 out of 55 Shiv Sena MLAs with him. ,Shinde’s chief complaint against the Thackeray leadership, at least in public, was that the Shiv Sena had moved away from the cause of Hindutva by allying with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress. He at first called for the Shiv Sena to break out of the MVA alliance and form the government with BJP. While Uddhav Thackeray wanted to meet Shinde, Shinde did not respond. ,Thackeray’s comments about an autorickshaw driver running the government of Maharashtra had Shinde incensed. Thackeray had earlier also called him a backstabber. Reacting to the auto driver comment, Eknath Shinde wrote on Twitter that auto’s speed was so fast that Mercedes was left behind as this is the government of the common man.”

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<ul>
 <li>A war of words has broken out between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray</li>
 <li>Eknath Shinde rebelled against the Thackeray led faction of the Shiv Sena</li>
 <li>Shinde’s government has received support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)</li>
</ul>

In Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeray, an auto-Mercedes race

UddhavThackeray

Mercedes

shivsena

Assembly

Gujarat

Assam

Saisaranyya Menon

In his first speech as Maharashtra's chief minister on Monday, Eknath Shinde teared up as he spoke about the death of his children. ,Also Read| Back in Maha assembly, Shinde camp wins big, faces stiff criticism on Aarey,When reflecting on the day of the incident, Shinde said, While I was working as a Shiv Sena Corporator in Thane, I lost 2 of my children and thought everything is over. Also Read| Who is Rahul Narvekar, the newly elected Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly?,In 2000, a boating accident in Shinde's native town of Dare Tarfe Taam in Western Maharashtra claimed the lives of his two young children. When the boat capsized, his daughter Shubhada, 7, and son Dipesh, 11, both drowned. According to reports, Shinde mourned his children for a very long period. When talking about his parents and children, he stated- They attacked my family...My father is alive, my mother died. I could not give much time to my parents. They would be asleep when I came and would go to work when I slept. I could not give much time to my son Shrikant. My two children died - at the time, Anand Dighe consoled me. I used to think, what is there to live for? I will stay with my family, Eknath Shinde said. ,Also Read| Eknath Shinde, rebel MLAs paid nearly Rs 70 lakh for a week's stay at Guwahati hotel,He received consolation from his mentor, Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, who appointed him head of House in the Thane civic corporation and urged him to adopt the entire society as his family. At the time, Shinde was working as a corporator. Later, in 2004, Shinde became an MLA for the first time. Also Read| Who was Alluri Sitarama Raju?,The MVA government, commanded by Uddhav Thackeray, was overthrown as a result of Shinde's rebellion last month alongside certain Shiv Sena MLAs. With 164 MLAs voting in favour of the motion and 99 against it, Shinde won the trust vote in the 288-member House and took oath of office as chief minister with Devendra Fadnavis serving as his deputy on June 30.

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<ul>
 <li>Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde broke down during his first speech in the Assembly</li>
 <li>Shinde mentioned his parents and children who passed away in 2000</li>
 <li>Eknath Shinde won the trust vote 164-99 in the 288-member House</li>
</ul>

What happened to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's children?

ChiefMinister

Politics

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Eknath Shinde on Monday broke down in his first speech as Maharashtra Chief Minister, talking about his family and journey. The 58-year-old won the trust vote in the 288-member House, with 164 MLAs voting for the motion and 99 against it. Shinde said he had been suppressed by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena for a long time and the rebellion led by him was a fallout of the unfair treatment. He further spoke about almost becoming the Chief Minister of the previous Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance (MVA). ,Also read: Who is Rahul Narvekar, the newly elected Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly?,Eknath Shinde choked up talking about his children, who died in 2000, and parents. ,They attacked my family...My father is alive, my mother died. I could not give much time to my parents. They would be asleep when I came and would go to work when I slept. I could not give much time to my son Shrikant. My two children died - at the time, Anand Dighe consoled me. I used to think, what is there to live for? I will stay with my family, Eknath Shinde said. ,Also read: Back in Maha assembly, Shinde camp wins big, faces stiff criticism on Aarey,Shinde's two children, 11 and 7 years old, died in a boat accident. The CM added that Shiv Sena icon Anand Dighe helped him 'recover and made me leader of the Shiv Sena in the assembly'. ,He further defende the rebellion, saying that he could not take the humiliation during the legislative council election. ,I started getting calls and people started joining me. Uddhav Thackeray phoned me, asked me where I am going, I said I don't know. He asked me when I would return, I said I don't know...I decided that I was willing to sacrifice myself but I would act. Also read: Eknath Shinde, rebel MLAs paid nearly Rs 70 lakh for a week's stay at Guwahati hotel,Ajit Pawar told me later 'we had no objection to you, the objection was from your party'. At Sharad Pawar's instance, Uddhav Thackeray was made Chief Minister. I supported him wholeheartedly, he said. Shinde's rebellion last month with a section of Shiv Sena MLAs culminated in the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government. Shinde took oath as the chief minister on June 30 with Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.

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<ul>
 <li>Eknath Shinde won the trust vote 164-99 in the 288-member House</li>
 <li>Shinde said that he been suppressed by&nbsp;Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena for a long time</li>
 <li>He further spoke about almost becoming the Chief Minister of the state</li>
</ul>

Eknath Shinde, new Maha CM, breaks down during first speech

Maharashta

Ajay Joseph

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will be the new chief minister of Maharashtra. The dramatic announcement came after Fadnavis and Shinde met Governor BS Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. It was considered a foregone conclusion that Fadnavis will become the CM for the third time, in alliance with the Shinde-led Sena rebels. Also read: 'I am resigning from Maharashtra CM post': Thackeray in LIVE broadcast,Earlier, Shinde rebelled against Shiv Sena President and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and formed his own group. Soon after BJP's Devendra Fadnavis announced that Eknath Shinde would be the new chief minister of Maharashtra, Shinde said, The decision which we took today is for the Hindutva and ideology of Balasaheb along with the agenda of development in the constituencies of our MLAs. Also read: Why Mumbai Airport has been renamed after DB Patil,Earlier, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis said rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as the new Maharashtra Chief Minister at 7.30 pm today. Fadnavis also said that he would not be a part of the new government. Also read: Maharashtra government approves renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar,On Wednesday, Thackeray announced his resignation from the CM post. His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.

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<ul>
 <li>It was considered a foregone conclusion that Fadnavis will become the CM for the third time</li>
 <li>Shinde rebelled against Thackeray and formed his own group</li>
 <li>Fadnavis has said that he would not be a part of the new government</li>
</ul>

Eknath Shinde to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM at 7:30 pm today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that he is resigning from the CM in a LIVE broadcast. I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council, Thackeray said in a webcast. Also read: Maharashtra government approves renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar,This announcement, by the chief minister, come minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. I had come (to power) in an unexpected manner and I am going out in a similar fashion. I am not going away forever, I will be here, and I will once again sit in Shiv Sena Bhawan. I will gather all my people. I am resigning as the CM and as an MLC, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray. Also read: Why Mumbai Airport has been renamed after DB Patil,Thackeray has been reduced to a minority in the Shiv Sena, which was founded by his father Bal Thackeray. Earlier it was reported that the Shiv Sena chief was stopped short of resigning twice, persuaded by ally Sharad Pawar to change his mind and fight back. In the past week, close to 40 MLAs have joined Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, and two appeals from Thackeray have failed to bring any of them around. Also read: As Uddhav Thackeray faces MVA crisis, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis meets JP Nadda,Eknath Shinde claims he has the support of nearly 50 MLAs, some 40 of them from the Shiv Sena. The majority mark currently stands at 144 in the 287-member assembly. The ruling alliance of the Shiv Sena, Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, or NCP, has 152 MLAs.

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<ul>
 <li>"I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council," Thackeray said in a webcast</li>
 <li>Thackeray has been reduced to a minority in the Shiv Sena</li>
 <li>Earlier, he was stopped short of resigning twice</li>
</ul>

'I am resigning from Maharashtra CM post': Thackeray in LIVE broadcast

SharadPawar

Uddhav Thackeray, Balasaheb Thackeray’s son, went back to his father’s words when he saw a rebellion brewing within the Shiv Sena has the power to engulf the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena and the position of the Thackeray family in Maharashtra polity. ,In 1992, Bal Thackeray, writing an article for party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ stated, “Even if one Shiv Sainik stands against me and my family and says I left the Shiv Sena because you or you hurt us, I am not prepared to continue as Shiv Sena chief for one moment.”,The statement had its desired effect. Shiv Sainiks thronged ‘Matoshri’, Bal Thackeray’s home, and the move led to him consolidating his grip within his party to an extent that he wouldn’t see another rebellion in 20 years. ,On Wednesday, faced with the rebellion from Eknath Shinde, a long-time Shiv Sainik, Uddhav Thackeray echoed his father’s comments. In a statement issued through Facebook Live, the Maharashtra chief minister said he would announce his resignation as chief minister. ,Invoking the loyalty of Shiv Sainiks, Uddhav said he would resign if party MLAs told him to step down face-to-face. He added that he would take measures to address grievances about his style of functioning. He said that he is not one to hanker after a post and that he only took the CM’s chair because the NCP and Congress asked him to. ,About claims that he was inaccessible, Uddhav Thackeray said he was unavailable only on account of his spine surgery and the long recovery period. The Sena chief’s emotional address drew in supporters to his home after he left the chief minister’s residence. ,However, the real-world impact of Uddhav invoking Balasaheb remains to be seen. As of Thursday morning, Eknath Shinde seems well on his way to pull off a successful rebellion. The rebel camp claims to have 36 MLAs on its side, although the claim about numbers have changed every hour. The Shiv Sena has 55 MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly. The BJP has 106 and needs 37 more to form government.

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<ul>
 <li>Uddhav Thackeray made an emotional appeal to Shiv Sainiks Wednesday</li>
 <li>The Maharashtra CM is facing a rebellion from partyman Eknath Shinde</li>
 <li>Shinde wants Shiv Sena to form government in alliance with the BJP</li>
</ul>

A faltering Uddhav echoes Balasaheb, says ‘will step down if Sena asks’

Eknath Shinde, who along with some MLAs was camping in Surat, has been sacked as the chief of Shiv Sena as Maharashtra political crisis continues. This comes a day after the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, Maha Vikas Aghadi coaliation, suffered a setback in the state Legislative Council polls by losing one out of the six seats it contested. ,Shinde and reportedly 26 MLAs of his party went incommunicado and camping in Surat. While no one has been allowed to move out of the property, media reports said nine more MLAs are likely to join him at the resort. Maharashtra BJP MLA Sanjay Kute, meanwhile, in a bid to meet the rebel MLAs reached the resort. ,Shinde was removed from the post of the party group leader. MLA Ajay Chaudhary will replace him . The announcement came amid a meeting being held at the official residence of CM Uddhav Thackeray. As soon as the decision was announced, Shinde tweeted that he will never cheat for power. ,We are Balasaheb's staunch Shiv Sainiks ... Balasaheb has taught us Hindutva .. We have never and will never cheat for power regarding Balasaheb's thoughts and Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb's teachings, he tweeted in Marathi. ,Speaking in Delhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said there is an attempt to pull down the Maharashtra government, which he said is happening for the third time. He also said that Uddhav Thackeray will handle the situation which is an internal matter of the Sena. In the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, Shiv Sena has 55 MLAS, NCP (53), Congress (44), Bahujan Vikas Agahdi (three), Samajwadi Party, AIMIM and Prahar Janshakti Party two each. MNS, CPI-M, PWP, Swabhimani Paksha, Rashtriya Samaj Party, Jansurajya Shakti Party and Krantikari Shetkari Paksha have one MLA each. There are 13 independent MLAs. The opposition BJP has 106 MLAs. Leaders of NCP and Congress, the other constituents of the MVA, however, asserted that there is no threat to the stability of the state government. As Sena struggled to quell the unrest, party MP Sanjay Raut claimed that contact has been established with Shinde, who he described as a “loyal Shiv Sainik of Balasaheb Thackeray”. In the polls, the BJP managed to win all the five seats it had contested though it had votes to win four candidates. The Sena and NCP won two seats each. Congress suffered a jolt as one of its two nominees lost. A Shiv Sena leader said Shinde was present at Vidhan Bhavan on Monday till around 5 PM along with CM Thackeray.

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<ul>
 <li>Eknath Shinde and reportedly 26 MLAs of his party went incommunicado and camping in Surat</li>
 <li>MLA Ajay Chaudhary will replace him</li>
 <li>As soon as the decision was announced, Shinde tweeted that he will never cheat for power</li>
</ul>

Will never cheat: Eknath Shinde after being sacked as Shiv Sena chief

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Biplab Deb, the Tripura chief minister’s resignation on Saturday may have come as a surprise for the state, but is not a new move for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In state after state, the BJP has changed chief ministers right before the polls. Only last year, the BJP changed CMs in Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Karnataka. ,Deb, 50, became Tripura CM in 2018 by defeating the Manik Sarkar-led Left Front government that had ruled Tripura for 25 years. With one year to go before Assembly elections, and mounting opposition from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP decided Deb had to go. Also Read | Why did Biplab Kumar Deb resign?,Upon tendering his resignation, Deb said: “I have served the people of Tripura to the best of my capabilities to provide them justice and give them a Left-free state with the ‘marg darshan’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The assembly elections are coming and the party wants be to strengthen the organisation. It is only when the organisation is strong, will there be government.” ,BJP’s strategy to change CMs on the eve of polls is often regarded as an attempt to offset anti-incumbency. In Gujarat, Narendra Modi’s state that goes to polls later this year, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had to resign and make way for Bhupendra Patel in September, 2021. ,Uttarakhand, which went to polls earlier this year and saw the BJP return to power with a majority, also changed CMs months before the polls. Tirath Singh Rawat resigned after just four months in power to make way for Pushkar Singh Dhami who returned with a thumping majority. In Karnataka, the removal of BS Yeddyurappa came with its own set of political challenges. The only southern state with a BJP government, Narendra Modi’s party had to tread lightly so as to not alter demographic balances. The party came up with Basavaraj Bommai, who has been leading the state through a particularly turbulent time over communal troubles. ,Biplab Deb is being replaced by Manik Saha, Tripura BJP chief and a member of the Rajya Sabha. The 69-year-old dental surgeon-turned-CM said, “I was a common worker of the party and will continue to be so.” ,Biplab Deb congratulated Manik Saha saying, “Congratulations and best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being elected as the legislature party leader. I believe under PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s vision and leadership Tripura will prosper.”

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<ul>
 <li>Biplab Deb resigned as Tripura CM Saturday</li>
 <li>Tripura goes to polls next year</li>
 <li>BJP changed CMs in 3 states before polls</li>
</ul>

Why BJP changes CMs right before elections

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Tripura

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Uttarakhand

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In a quite surprising decision, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb rendered his resignation to Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya just a year before the assembly elections. Rajya Sabha MP Manika Saha has been appointed the new CM of Tripura by the BJP leadership. Also Read: Who is Manik Saha?,Following his resignation, Biplab Deb, who was BJP’s first CM of the northeastern state, on Saturday said, “We need to keep the BJP in power for long in Tripura”. ,He also indicated that the top BJP leadership in New Delhi was not happy with his style of governance. It, according to media reports, asked him to step down. While addressing the media, Deb talked about what he tried to do during his over four years tenure that started in March 2018. Also Read: Who is UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan?,The party [BJP] is above all. I have worked for the party under the leadership and direction of PM Modi. I have tried to do justice to the people of Tripura as the head of the party’s state unit and as CM. I have tried to ensure peace, development and steer the state out of the Covid crisis,” ,Biplab Deb also said that Everything has a time frame. We work in that time frame. Wherever I am sent, be it CM or some other post, Biplab Deb can fit in everywhere. Also Read: Why Singapore banned Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’?,Deb’s resignation came a day after he met Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah in New Delhi. ,Soon after he sent his letter to the Tripura governor, the All India Trinamool Congress made a scathing attack on Deb. The party alleged that he failed thousands of people in Tripura. So, his top bosses are unhappy with him. Also Read: Who is Tajinder Singh Bagga?,Reacting to Biplab Kumar Deb's resignation, the All India Trinamool Congress tweeted, Goodbye & good riddance to the CM who failed thousands of people in Tripura! Enough damage done. So much so that even the top bosses at BJP are fed up of his INCOMPETENCE. Sudip Roy Burman, the former state health minister who defected BJP and joined Congress, said, By removing Biplab, BJP has admitted that a loot raj was happened in Tripura. Also Read: Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'lying' over WHO's Covid-19 deaths' report,Sudip Roy Burman was foremost among senior leaders and ministers who questioned Biplab Deb's leadership credentials during his tenure as CM.

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<ul>
 <li>Biplab Kumar Deb assumed the Tripura CM seat in March 2018</li>
 <li>He resigned a day after he met Amit Shah in New Delhi</li>
 <li>Deb was the first BJP CM of Tripura</li>
</ul>

Why has Biplab Kumar Deb resigned?

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Sucharita Ganguly

Prashant Kishor, who was recently in the headlines for a failed attempt to join forces with the Congress, hinted at his future ambitions on Monday when he took to Twitter to reveal his path for completing 10 years of helping shape pro-people policy. Also read: LIC to launch IPO for anchor investors today: 5 things to know,“My quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy & help shape pro-people policy led to a 10yr rollercoaster ride! As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE,to better understand the issues & the path to “जन सुराज”-Peoples Good Governance शुरुआत #बिहार से,” Kishor tweeted that he has decided to end his sabbatical. ,He had declared he will quit the space after propelling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to a stunning victory last year, as he had anticipated. Kishor's cryptic remark has sparked speculation that he may begin a political campaign. The strategist, who is in Patna for two days of discussions with like-minded parties and leaders, had previously started a project dubbed 'Baat Bihar Ki' to measure the mood of the state. Also read: What to expect from India PM Narendra Modi's 3-nation Europe trip?,The announcement comes only days after Kishor resigned from the Congress, emphasising, above all, the need for leadership and collaborative resolve to confront the party's deep-rooted structural difficulties through transformational reforms. Kishor had hoped for a free hand to revitalise the Grand Old Party, but other officials were wary of him and his ties to other political organisations. In Bihar, Kishor worked with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the 2015 assembly elections before being recruited three years later by the CM, who was also the party's president at the time, into the JD(U). The data analyst moved fast through the ranks of the JD(U), eventually attaining the position of national vice president. His clients include the who's who of Indian politics. Also read: Who is Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's new Foreign Secretary?,Kishor's antagonistic position on the CAA-NPR-NRC affair, on the other hand, infuriated the BJP, the JD's alliance partner (U). The JD(U) ended up voting in favour of the citizenship reform bill in Parliament, only to be corrected by Kumar, who had a resolution passed in the state assembly against the proposed National Register for Citizens. While Kumar attempted to downplay Kishor, the election strategist accused Kumar of lying and was fired less than 24 hours later. He was then hired by the Trinamool Congress as a poll strategist and was expected to play a key role in the party's historic victory in the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections.

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<ul>
 <li>Prashant Kishor hinted at his future political ambitions on Monday</li>
 <li>He had declared he will 'quit the space' after propelling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee</li>
 <li>He is in Patna for two days of discussions with like-minded parties and leaders</li>
</ul>

Prashant Kishor hints at political comeback with campaign in Bihar

PrashantKishor

Bihar

Election

Parliament

Patna

NitishKumar

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Nearly 40 people have been arrested after a mob pelted stones at the old Huballi police station in Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Saturday. The incident left 12 cops injured, including an inspector. The attack took place after a man was accused of putting up a post which allegedly cast the Muslim community in a bad light. Cops arrested the man, and a case was registered against him. But this was not enough for the complainants who attacked the police station. ,What was the trigger? ,A man put up a post on social media allegedly targeting the Muslim community. The social media post offended members of the community who lodged a police complaint. Cops, responding to the complaint, arrested the man and registered a case. But the police action failed to satisfy the complainants. Also Read | Teen girl’s plea to Karnataka CM: Allow hijab, stop our future from ruin,A large number of people gathered outside the police station and started pelting stones at around midnight and went on a rampage, according to Hubli-Dharwad police commissioner Labhu Ram. ,“Six cases have been registered against those involved in the violence and the situation is under control now…We have taken all preventive measures to stop the repetition of such incidents,” the police commissioner added. ,How Karnataka responded: ,Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has called the Saturday night rampage an organised attack and that the state will not tolerate incidents such as this. “I want to tell very clearly that whoever takes law into their hands, our police will not hesitate from taking stringent action against them,” he said. ,“…Whoever is behind it and instigated the mob will be punished. I want to tell the organisations behind such incidents, not to break the law. Karnataka state will not tolerate it,” PTI quoted Bommai as saying. ,Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that one police official has been hospitalised and is in a serious condition. ,Karnataka’s communal troubles,Saturday’s incident follows a spate of communal polarisation in a state where this kind of communalism is fairly new. Over the last few months, Karnataka has been stuck in a communal quagmire with the ban on the hijab that saw large protests. ,The rise in communalism in Karnataka has also had an impact on Bangalore’s reputation as a business-friendly information technology hub. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, head of Biocon, tweeted on March 31: “Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion.”,Disagreeing with her tweet, Rajiv Chandrasekhar, Union minister of state, said, “There is no issue in Bengaluru that is beyond the reach of government. CM has said that those who violate the law will be investigated and prosecuted. Bengaluru is a cosmopolitan city.”

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<ul>
 <li>A person put up an offensive social media post about a community</li>
 <li>Community members filed a police complaint and cops arrested the accused</li>
 <li>At midnight, a mob of people attacked a police station</li>
</ul>

Communal clashes in Karnataka over social media post: All you need to know

BasavarajSBommai

Muslim

Udupi, Karnataka, India

Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa, who has been booked in connection with the suspected suicide of civil contractor Santosh K Patil, on Thursday announced his resignation. I have served as the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister in the Karnataka government. I have taken a decision today to resign from my ministerial position, Eshwarappa said while addressing the press in Shivamogga on Thursday. He added that he would tender his resignation letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday. I decided to resign because I don't want to put in an uncomfortable situation those who helped me rise to this position, such as seniors in the party, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and our national leaders, Eshwarappa added. Also Read: Teen girl’s plea to Karnataka CM: Allow hijab, stop our future from ruin,Eshwarappa is facing charges of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of civil contractor Santosh K Patil, who was found dead in a hotel in Udupi. Patil had accused the BJP leader and his close aides of demanding a 40% commission for executing a civic work in a village in Belagavi in 2021. His death has triggered a major political row, with the opposition Congress demanding his resignation or his dismissal from the Cabinet. On Thursday afternoon, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala along with many top Congress leaders courted arrest while marching to lay siege to Basavaraj Bommai's residence. Following this, the CM said Congress did not have a “moral right” to protest. ,“The Congress doesn't have any moral right to protest. Congress is a Gangotri of corruption. The postmortem (in the case) was done yesterday, and now a preliminary inquiry(report) will come. Based on that we'll proceed,” Bommai was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

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Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

<ul>
 <li>Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa on Thursday announced his&nbsp;resignation</li>
 <li>He has been booked in connection with the suspected suicide of civil contractor Santosh K Patil</li>
 <li>He said he would tender his resignation letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday</li>
</ul>

Karnataka contractor death: Minister KS Eshwarappa announces resignation

Siddaramaiah

Udupi

As the demand for halal meat bans develops in Karnataka, meat producers across the state are certain that such propaganda being run by a few individuals will have no effect on them. This comes as meat sales in the state treble on the occasion of varshadodaku — the day after the Kannada New Year holiday of Ugadi on April 2, when people organise a non-vegetarian feast. Also read: Can die for my country: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal responds to violence outside home,A few right-wing groups have launched boycott campaigns against halal meat, claiming that Muslims perform Islamic rites before slaughtering animals for halal meat, which is then consumed by Hindus. Despite the boycott appeal, meat sellers believe that it will have little effect on sales. According to Khasim Shoaibur Rahaman Qureshi, president of the All India Jamaithul Qureshi of Karnataka, a butchers' organisation in the state, “We are not bothered about this fake propaganda run by a few individuals. Any person at the end of the day wants to eat good and healthy meat. If anyone is able to provide this, the customers will go to them.”,Also read: Rahul Gandhi leads fuel hike protest by Congress MPs in Delhi,During varshadodaku, a meat shop is likely to sell 250-300 kg of mutton. A kilogramme of mutton currently costs around Rs 700. As a result, a trader's daily turnover would be roughly Rs 2 lakh. “People buy meat from the same shop through generations because they trust the vendor. Most of those who breed goats and sheep are Hindus. Even if a Hindu sells meat, he would choose to use the Halal method because it is universally accepted,” Quresh added. The controversy began when the Hindu Janajagruthi Samiti, the Srirama Sene, the Bajrang Dal, and a few other right-wing organisations demanded that halal certification be removed from meat shop signboards. One of the campaign's leaders, Sirama Sene founder Pramod Muthalik, stated that the proceeds from halal items are used to support the bail of convicted criminals from terrorist organisations. Also read: Rajya Sabha all set to bid farewell to retiring members today,CT Ravi, the BJP's national secretary, has also stated that the sale of halal meat constitutes economic Jihad. “The Muslims buy meat only from their community and halal is a certification for them. It is designed in such a way that the products should be purchased only from Muslims. If Muslims refuse to buy meat from Hindus, what stops us from doing the same,” Ravi added. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that he will investigate the serious objections. “It (halal issue) has started just now. We have to study in entirety, because it has nothing to do with any rules. It is a practice which is going on. Now, serious objections have been raised regarding it. After all these incidents, the law and order in the state have remained intact. Various organisations will be doing their own campaigns, we know what to respond to do and what not to. Where it is required, we will respond. We don’t (respond), when it is not required,” the CM added.

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<ul>
 <li>As the demand for halal meat bans develops in Karnataka, meat producers across the state are certain it will have no effect on them</li>
 <li>A few right-wing groups have launched boycott campaigns against halal meat, claiming that Muslims perform Islamic rites before slaughtering animals</li>
 <li>CT Ravi, the BJP's national secretary, has also stated that the sale of halal meat constitutes economic Jihad</li>
</ul>

Halal meat ban in Karnataka won’t affect us, says traders’ body

Muslims

BajrangDal

Panaji, Goa, India

Pramod Sawant of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took oath as the chief minister of Goa, India’s smallest state, on Monday. The 48-year-old Ayurveda doctor-turned-politician led his party to victory in the recently-concluded Assembly elections battling heavy odds. Now, with the CM’s chair within reach, Pramod Sawant wants to solve Goa’s unemployment crisis. ,Speaking from Goa capital Panaji, Sawant said generating employment in various sectors for the people of the state will be the government’s priority. Also Read | Sawant comes out of Parrikar's shadow,In the five states that went to polls recently – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa – the smallest state, located by the Arabian Sea, has the worst unemployment numbers. ,Goa’s overall unemployment rate was at 13% between 2016 to 2021, according to data gathered by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). During these five years, Goa’s employment rate has dropped from 49% to 32%. ,In 2016, nearly half of Goa’s working population had jobs. In these five years, Goa’s working population has gone up from 12.24 lakh to 13.1 lakh and the employment rate has come down to nearly one in three. Also Read | Odd polls in tiny state: What's unusual about Goa election results?,Unemployment was one of the biggest issues in Goa’s Assembly polls. With nearly 5 lakh Goans unemployed, according to data cited by the Goa Forward Party, the crisis is pushing a nativist narrative, the culmination of which could be found in a political organisation such as the Revolutionary Goans. ,In the fray for the first time, Revolutionary Goans, with their new-age social media campaigns, their rousing of anger against a broken political system accused of graft at every turn, have managed to find voters willing to respond to their call for change. ,Pramod Sawant knows the depth of the unemployment crisis all too well. He also knows the kind of threat the Revolutionary Goans pose. The BJP’s election manifesto has promised to resume mining in Goa within six months of coming to power, a tall ask since the same manifesto has promised to make the state carbon-neutral. ,On Monday, Pramod Sawant took oath as the CM after fighting an extremely high-octane election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attended the ceremony as did Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda.

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<ul>
 <li>Pramod Sawant took oath as Goa CM Monday</li>
 <li>Sawant said his focus will be on solving unemployment</li>
 <li>During his first term, unemployment rate in Goa went up: CMIE data&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

In second term as Goa CM, Pramod Sawant seeks to solve joblessness

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Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party chief, will lead the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Yadav, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017, was a member of Parliament until he won the elections from Karhal in the recently-concluded polls. He is considered a key player for building a robust Opposition unity going into the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ,While the BJP swept to power in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with 255 seats out of 403, Akhilesh-led Samajwadi Party significantly increased its vote share from the 2017 polls. The Samajwadi Party won 111 seats having increased its vote share by around 10%. ,Akhilesh’s elevation to the Leader of Opposition post comes only a day after Yogi Adityanath took oath as the chief minister of India’s biggest state. In winning the elections, Yogi achieved a rare feat. No incumbent government has returned to power in Uttar Pradesh since the 1980s. ,As such, Adityanath’s swearing-in ceremony was grandiose with chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states in attendance. ,The newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government has also given out ministerial berths. Fifty-two MLAs were sworn-in as ministers on Friday. Of these, 18 have received cabinet berths, 14 are Members of State and 20 are junior ministers. The ministry distributions follow the caste dynamics of the politically powerful sections of the BJP’s voters. The BJP in Uttar Pradesh draws a large amount of support from Brahmin and Thakur voters as well as non-Yadav Other Backward Classes (OBCs). ,In the Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers, there are 21 MLAs from the so-called upper castes, including the chief minister, 20 MLAs from among OBCs, nine Dalit leaders, and one minister each from the Muslim, Sikh and Punjabi communities. Yadavs, who form the core voter base of the Samajwadi Party usually, did support the BJP in some quarters. To satiate them, some ministerial berths have landed with the Yadavs. ,The highlight of the ministry distribution exercise was the retention of Keshav Prasad Maurya, who lost the Assembly elections, as a deputy CM.

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<ul>
 <li>Akhilesh Yadav will be the Leader of Opposition in UP Vidhan Sabha</li>
 <li>The former CM managed to increase SP’s vote share in the polls</li>
 <li>SP won 111 seats having increased its vote share since 2017</li>
</ul>

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to lead Opposition in UP Assembly

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Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Wednesday and retained his position after the Bharatiya Janta Party won the recent Assembly elections in the state. The ceremony was at the Parade Ground, Dehradun. Dhami was groomed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh before coming into mainstream politics. After almost three decades of his association with RSS as a volunteer, the ideological guide of BJP, he ascended to the top position of the Uttarakhand state assembly. Also Read: Puskhkar Singh Dhami keeps Uttarakhand CM seat despite poll defeat,Dhami started his political career as a worker of the Sangh’s student wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He had worked as an ABVP leader between 1990 and 1999 while studying at the Lucknow University before the state of Uttarakhand was formed. Dhami’s first official assignment came in 2002 when he was appointed by the state’s second chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, as his officer on special duty (OSD). In 2002, as BJP lost the first state elections, he became the first president of Uttarakhand BJP’s Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) for two consecutive terms from 2002-2008. Even during his ABVP and BJYM tenures, Dhami worked as a regular RSS volunteer in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. ,Also Read: Who is Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand's new Chief Minister?,He was first elected to the state assembly in 2012. In 2017, he defeated Bhuwan Kapri of the Congress, who is considered close to the Gandhi family, and a heavyweight politician locally. In the 2022 assembly elections, Dhami contested the Khatima assembly seat in the Kumaon region of the state but he lost to Bhuwan Chandra Kapri of Congress. Also Read: Explained: Why BJP wants a Uniform Civil Code,In a surprise move, on Thursday, the 46-year-old was appointed CM of Uttarakhand by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party was forced to choose a new chief minister in just four months after a “constitutional crisis” pushed Tirath Singh Rawat to quit. Last week, Dhami was summoned to Delhi by the BJP leadership. He was apprised about the decision of the party by BJP president JP Nadda. He also met Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah. Also Read: Election results 2022: List of BJP CM face in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur,Dhami is a well-respected politician among his peers. His main challenge will be to run the government with little administrative experience and cut down the menace of the short tenure of chief ministers. ,“None of the nearly 57 MLAs present in the legislative meeting opposed his candidature when it was revealed by Union minister and central observer Narendra Singh Tomar,” a senior party leader, who didn’t wish to be named, was quoted as saying by The Print.

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<ul>
 <li>Dhami was a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh before coming into mainstream politics</li>
 <li>He served as the president of BJP’s Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for two consecutive terms</li>
 <li>In the 2022 assembly elections, Dhami contested the Khatima assembly seat of Uttarakhand and lost to Congress' Bhuwan Chandra Kapri</li>
</ul>

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's journey: From ABVP to 2nd term in Uttarakhand

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Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Pushkar Singh Dhami will continue as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Monday, ending the 11-day suspense over who will become the state's next CM. ,The announcement was made after a legislative party meeting at the party's office on Balbir Road in Dehradun. The meeting to elect the new CM had begun here around 5 pm and was attended by BJP's central observers for Uttarakhand Rajnath Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi and the party's poll incharge for the state, Pralhad Joshi. Pushkar Singh Dhami has been elected as the Leader of the Legislative Party. I congratulate him, I am confident that under his leadership Uttarakhand will make rapid progress, Rajnath Singh told reporters. The names of Chaubattakhal MLA Satpal Maharaj, Shrinagar MLA Dhan Singh Rawat and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni were also doing the rounds for the top post. ,BJP had contested the February 14 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand under Dhami's leadership. ,The party registered a big win in Uttarakhand, getting 47 out of a total of seventy assembly seats in the state, the results of which were announced on March 10. ,Dhami lost in Khatima, a seat he had been winning since the 2012 Assembly polls, putting the party in a dilemma on the CM choice. ,A section of BJP leaders, however, credited him for the party's big win in the state Assembly polls and wanted him to continue as CM so that he gets a full five-year term to deliver on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of development for the state. Dhami had been brought in as a replacement for Tirath Singh Rawat in July 2021.

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 <li>the party won 47 out of a total of seventy assembly seats in the state</li>
 <li>Dhami lost in&nbsp;Khatima, a seat he had been winning since the 2012 Assembly polls</li>
</ul>

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