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NEW DELHI: Anti-incumbency impacted BJP’s prospects in 2024 Lok Sabha elections in UP, resulting in defeat of 27 of its 49 sitting MPs. In total, BJP had repeated 54 candidates who contested in 2019, but 31 of them failed to secure a win this time around.Among the repeated candidates, 49 were sitting MPs, including Ambedkarnagar nominee Ritesh Pandey, who had switched from BSP to BJP.
NEW DELHI: A full-strength team comprising all NDA partners will take oath along with Narendra Modi at the swearing-in ceremony that is now likely to be held on Sunday evening in the presence of leaders of South Asia countries.Sources said the share of allies in the govt will be finalised in consultations which are likely to start in earnest after Modi is elected leader of the NDA parliamentary party on Friday afternoon.
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party winning 37, BJp 33, Congress 6 and BSP 0 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh not just speaks volume about the dynamism and complexities that this politically largest state is known for, but also explains the inaccuracy in the assessment of the ground situation by many pollsters, and functionaries of different political parties.However, what is intriguing from the BJP point of view is its inability to read the anger among the core voters, local BJP units and relatively inactive RSS foot soldiers.More than the inability to read the situation right, it was the "overconfidence" of the party which is to be blamed for the inaccuracy in the assessment of the ground situation, said a party insider."Whenever the leadership was confronted with a diverse viewpoint, the usual retort was "you don't know anything. What we are doing is the right type of approach," said a party functionary. Take for example, the Rajput protest.
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the NDA government at the Centre for a third consecutive term, with Narendra Modi poised to take oath as prime minister once again.The newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are expected to meet on Friday to formally elect Modi as their leader.The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place on Sunday.It is also expected that all NDA constituents will submit letters of support for Modi as the new prime minister to the President on Friday.Meanwhile, the guest list for the swearing-in ceremony is primarily guided by India's 'Neighbourhood First Policy' and its strategic focus on island nations considered important in the Indian Ocean region. Top leaders from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles are likely to attend the ceremony.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos yesterday greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his electoral victory and expressed hope that the ties between Manila and New Delhi would become stronger.
NEW DELHI: Seeking to dispel ongoing speculation about a possible political shift, Maharashtra NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Jayant Patil said on Thursday that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will not switch to the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) secured nine seats in Maharashtra, matching the BJP's tally, while the rival faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won seven seats.At a press conference, Patil, after meeting Thackeray, congratulated him on the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) impressive performance in Maharashtra, where the opposition alliance won 30 out of 48 seats. "There is no chance that he will switch sides," Patil emphasized, addressing the rumors that emerged following Thackeray's absence from a key INDIA alliance meeting in New Delhi and media reports suggesting possible backchannel discussions with the BJP.Patil said that Thackeray, the former Chief Minister, is committed to establishing an MVA government in Maharashtra, with state assembly elections slated for October 2024. The MVA alliance comprises the NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT), and Congress, all of which are also members of the national opposition bloc, INDIA."There is tremendous unrest among people about the state government," Patil said, criticizing the current ruling coalition, which includes the BJP, the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction.
NEW DELHI: JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi on Thursday said that the central government's Agniveer scheme had upset a section of voters adding that the party wanted Centre to discuss the shortcomings in detail. He further said that JD(U) was not against Uniform Civil Code but wanted all stakeholders to be considered before reaching a conclusion.Speaking to the reporters, Tyagi said, "A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme.Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed."
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right.