Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is set to be sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister on December 5, after members of the core committee approved his name during a meeting on Wednesday. Senior party officials, including Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, and Fadnavis, attended today’s BJP core committee meeting. The … Read more
Days after the governing Mahayuti alliance won a resounding win in the assembly election, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde resigned as Maharashtra’s chief minister on Tuesday. Amidst the uncertainty surrounding the next chief minister of the state, he resigned. Shinde met with Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday morning and submitted his resignation. Until a … Read more
The recently released Hindi film ‘The Sabarmati Report’, based on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat, was declared tax-free in Haryana, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini making the announcement after watching the film on Tuesday evening. Chief Minister Saini watched the film with its starcast, presenter Ektaa Kapoor and producer Amul Mohan … Read more
The Odisha government has chosen to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) in the state’s higher education system. Implementation began during the current school year. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Mahji informed the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) of the NEP’s launch earlier this week. The NEP, which includes a new curriculum, will be implemented in all … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form a government for the third consecutive term in Haryana with an oath-taking ceremony for Nayab Singh Saini as Chief Minister on October 17. Union Minister and former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said, “We have received the nod of the PM that on October 17, … Read more
As exit polls indicate that the Congress would win in Haryana, focus has shifted to the potential candidate for Chief Minister. Health warning: exit polls often get it wrong. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Chief Minister and Congress politician, stated that the “high command” would make the decision on who would be the future Chief Minister. … Read more
The Lokayukta police has filed an FIR against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as part of the investigation in an alleged scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The FIR was filed according to the order by Special Court for People’s Representatives and names Siddaramaiah as primary accused, and his wife Parvathy and Bamaida Mallikarjunaswamy … Read more
Senior AAP leader Atishi was chosen by MLAs as the next Chief Minister of Delhi, two days after Arvind Kejriwal said he would step down from the top post. Kejriwal is expected to resign at 4:30 pm following a meeting with the Lieutenant Governor. Senior party leader Atishi has been selected by AAP MLAs to … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the AAP, declared on Sunday that he will step down as Delhi’s chief minister within the next 48 hours. In the excise policy case, Kejriwal was freed on bail from Tihar prison on Friday. He promised not to take the chief minister’s seat until he had a “certificate of honesty” … Read more
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday granted bail by the Supreme Court in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case linked to Delhi’s now-withdrawn excise policy that had faced severe criticism and corruption allegations. Kejriwal had filed two petitions in the court, challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the CBI case. A bench … Read more
According to sources of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Party, if he is arrested, his wife Kalpana Soren may take his place. Mr Soren will be questioned by the Enforcement Directorate today on an alleged money laundering case. There is a risk that he will be arrested by the agency once his … Read more
On December 21, the Enforcement Directorate summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the liquor policy fraud investigation. This is the second time the FBI has summoned him for questioning in the investigation. On November 2, the agency summoned Kejriwal. He declined to appear before the Enforcement Directorate, claiming previous commitments related to … Read more
Mohan Yadav took oath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, among others, in the first of two BJP swearing-in ceremonies yesterday. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel also swore in Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda. Mr Yadav was … Read more
Vishnu Deo Sai took the oath of office as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh this evening. Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, Mr Sai’s deputies, also took the oath of office. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the leaders’ oaths of office and secrecy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Uttar Pradesh … Read more
The Bharat Janata Party (BJP) nominated observers on Friday to begin the process of picking the leaders of the parliamentary party in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, kicking off the process of selecting the chief ministers for these states. As observers for Rajasthan, the party has named Union Minister Rajnath Singh, party general secretary Vinod … Read more