LK Advani to propose Narendra Modi for PM at BJP meeting today
New Delhi: Narendra Modi will this afternoon meet President Pranab Mukherjee to stake claim to form government, after a series of ceremonial elections that will officially make him the head of the BJP and the national alliance it leads, the NDA, in parliament. At 11 am, the BJP’s 282... read more »
Modi to stake claim to form govt today; silent on cabinet
In the first sign of a thaw in their chilly relationship, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday drove down to Gujarat Bhawan for her first one-on-one meeting with PM-designate Narendra Modi after the BJP received an overwhelming mandate last Friday. Modi, who will be formally elected leader on... read more »
Samajwadi Party leader Satai Ram Yadav dies in an accident
JAUNPUR: A state minister and two of his staff were killed today after the car they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Linebazar area, police sources said. SP leader Satai Ram Yadav (61), a minister of state was in his car, when it was hit by Jaunpur-Aurihar passenger... read more »
Narendra Modi will lean on core group to fill top berths
Amid hectic consultations over the composition of the new Union Cabinet, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday took out time to meet BJP patriarch L.K. Advani at his residence here. Later in the evening, Mr. Modi drove to the residence of senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi for a... read more »
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Akhilesh Yadav confident about SP getting maximum seats in UP
Saifai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday cast his vote from Saifai in Etawah district saying that he was confident that the Samajwadi Party would get maximum number... read more »
Election expenses for five years cross Rs 1.5 lakh crore
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