Monsoon Session: BJP-led NDA consolidates position, INDIA bloc tackles roadblocks
The government has a heavy legislative agenda, and several significant Bills are expected to be taken up during the upcoming session.
The government has a heavy legislative agenda, and several significant Bills are expected to be taken up during the upcoming session.
To overcome shortfall of numbers in Lok Sabha, BJP intensified outreach to regional and Opposition parties, including DMK and NCP (Sharad Pawar). On Wednesday NCP (SP)appeared to signal openness to Delimitation Bill if conditions met
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government of abandoning its anti-corruption plank, alleging that the Prime Minister's 2014 promise of "Na Khaunga, Na Khane Doonga" (I will neither indulge in corruption nor allow it) had been undermined by a series of alleged scams, cronyism and governance failures over the past 12 years.
Mahua Moitra publicly accused senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay of misleading party colleagues about his health and travelling to Delhi amid a growing rebellion by a section of Trinamool Congress MPs.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of attempting to secure a two-thirds majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha by all means ahead of the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, alleging that the ruling establishment was seeking to weaken Opposition parties to achieve its political objectives.
The Centre’s flagship insurance and pension programmes have significantly strengthened financial security for millions of Indians, with the government marking 11 years since the rollout of major welfare initiatives under the NDA administration.
The NDA staged a major political show in Patna as several leaders, including Nishant Kumar, joined the expanded Bihar cabinet led by Samrat Choudhary.
Patna remains under tight security and traffic restrictions as Bihar’s NDA government prepares for Samrat Choudhary’s first major Cabinet expansion at Gandhi Maidan
From seven states in 2014 to 21 today, BJP’s expansion reflects a deep and sustained political reach across India’s population and geography.
Celebrations break out at BJP HQ as Modi arrives to address workers, with the party registering strong gains across Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.