By T.J.S. George When the enormity of it all sank in — the overwhelmingness of the exit polls, their near unanimous predictions, and then the final numbers that burst like pellet bombs — I found myself staring into the silence of the losers. Honesty being the best policy, I need to admit that I was…
Modi to be sworn-in as PM on May 30 at 7 pm
May 27, 2019Amit Shah might get Home, Rajnath Singh Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman External Affairs New Delhi: Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi will be administered the oath of office and secrecy with his Council of Ministers on May 30, according to a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan released on Sunday. The announcement came four days after Modi’s Bharatiya Janata…
Modi’s march of victory: Here is the checklist for five years…
May 25, 2019The result of this 2019 election, compared to the previous one, clearly indicates that it is an inclusive mandate where even minorities, specially ladies, have supported Narendra Modi The whole world loves the winner, failure is an orphan. Today the whole world loves Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi is an orphan. So also those of the…
“It’s the Leadership, Stupid”: Taking a peek into Modi Magic
May 25, 2019Narendra 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…
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