Narendra Damodardas Modi, India’s first Prime Minister to be born in Independent India, on May 23rd also became the first Prime Minister since 1971 to secure a single party majority twice in a row. The BJP patriarch, L.K. Advani in 2014, after being relegated to the Margdarshak Mandal, while congratulating Modi, turned it into a…
Modi swearing-in
May 24, 2019Galaxy of leaders including US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to be invited for the gala ceremony to be held on May 28, 29 or 30 New Delhi: A galaxy of top world leaders could be invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony for his second…
It’s a victory of India, victory of Democracy, says PM Modi
May 24, 2019“In the last five years, people have realised that the taxes they are paying has been put to nation-building” New Delhi: Registering a mandate bigger than the 2014 polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA returned to power for a second straight term. The BJP maintained its hold over its core vote base — the Hindi…
Amit is the ‘Shah’ of Modi’s historic second term win
May 24, 2019“Time for Congress to get an Amit Shah,” tweets Mehbooba Mufti New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be the man of the moment for winning the historic second term but it is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah who is being hailed, even by the rivals, as the man behind the moment. “Time…
BJP victory cast dark shadow over Coalition Government
May 24, 2019Bangalore: With the BJP bagging a whopping 25 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the BJP’s best show ever has cast a shadow over the longevity of the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government in the State. The JD(S)-Congress Coalition has a strength of 117 (79 Congress and 38 JD(S)) in the 224 member…
BJP victory pushes coalition regime to the edge
May 24, 2019Embattled Congress and JD(S) hold on to each other tightly determined to save the government at any cost Bengaluru: The BJP recorded its biggest victory in Karnataka, the only Southern State it has ever breached, registering victory in 25 of Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. The party crossed its previous high of 19 seats registered…
2019 is more like 1977 and 1980 than 2014 elections
May 23, 2019New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has firmly established itself as the dominant pole of Indian politics in the 2019 general elections. If the current trends hold, the 2019 verdict will have a close resemblance to the results of the 1977 and 1980 elections in terms of the dominance of one political party in…
BJP takes big lead in Karnataka as Coalition stares at collapse
May 23, 2019Bengaluru: The BJP has taken a huge lead in the national election in Karnataka over the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular alliance, which took power in the State exactly a year ago. The BJP was ahead in 23 of the State’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress and JD(S) were ahead in only five in early…
Opposition thinks of Modi, Modi thinks of Country
May 22, 2019Congress Party must go back to the People from the Dynasty At a time like this where Indian Democracy is put to severe test of credibility and its future destiny as a Democracy because of the frustrated Opposition Parties, numbering 21, fearing losing the just concluded Parliamentary Elections as indicated by the Exit Polls, it…
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Counting tomorrow
May 22, 201912-hour ban orders in Mysuru, 42-hour curbs in Mandya No liquor sale for 24 hours from midnight today People barred from taking out victory processions Mysuru: Fool-proof preparations have been made to ensure that the counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections goes off without a hitch tomorrow and all arrangements are in…
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