The rise of national bipolarity: Why are regional parties falling apart
Apparently, the Samajwadi Party is also getting jittery, worried about something similar happening to it, especially with UP Assembly elections around the corner.
Apparently, the Samajwadi Party is also getting jittery, worried about something similar happening to it, especially with UP Assembly elections around the corner.
The dissident camp claims support from around 20 MPs and says cooperation with the Centre is needed for development, while the TMC leadership questions the legality of its parliamentary demands.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V. M. granted the state time to file an affidavit and posted the matter for consideration after two weeks.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continuous tenure of over 4,400 days is a significant achievement in democratic history.
The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that the judicial inquiry report into the 2008 murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was willfully suppressed and that key files related to the case went missing during the final days of the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that the massive voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections reflects a strong mandate for change, claiming it indicates that people are ready to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the state.
While the BJP has gone on record claiming it was a vote "to oust the Mamata Banerjee government", the TMC Supremo tweeted on Friday "I saw people turn out with clear intent, determined, united and ready to defend Bengal."
With around 113 members, the BJP is just 10 seats short of a standalone majority, making it the most dominant single party in decades in the Upper House.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his reported remarks on students of Jadavpur University, accusing him of undermining a premier institution and disrespecting meritorious youth.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha, alongside Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, announced that two-thirds of the party's Rajya Sabha members are merging with BJP, invoking constitutional provisions to formalise the split.
