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.
Celebrations erupted in Guwahati as Himanta Biswa Sarma marked BJP’s third straight win, calling the mandate a strong endorsement of governance, development and public trust across Assam.
Vote counting in Puducherry shows a clear trend in favour of the NDA, with AINRC gaining ground and key constituencies delivering decisive verdicts as margins widen across the region.
Exit polls for the 2026 Assembly elections largely indicate a return of the UDF to power. However, most surveys also point to a closely contested battle, with “razor-thin” margins that could swing either way on counting day.
A major shift in the Rajya Sabha sees BJP’s numbers climb after seven AAP MPs switch sides, triggering both political welcome and a legal challenge over the merger’s validity.
After the NDA government secured a vote of confidence in the Bihar Assembly on Friday, political activity in the state has intensified, suggesting an impending cabinet expansion.
