Politics

Sanjeev Balyan was appointed as minister of state for Agriculture and food processing in the NDA government in May 2014.

Supriyo, 48, who was the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises in the Narendra Modi government, began his political career only in March 2014 when he was inducted into the BJP.

Mamata Banerjee took part in a sit-in organised by her party outside the Naihati Municipality on Thursday to protest against the alleged violence perpetrated by BJP after the announcement of poll results.

The move follows the grand old party’s dismal showing in the recently concluded general elections, which saw the BJP sweep the country with a majority on its own.

One of the reasons why political parties see more value in movie stars as poll candidates is because this reduces investment in groundwork at the constituency level, says a film critic.

The BJP has refrained from making any official comment about the likely members of the government, with its leaders insisting that it is the prime minister's prerogative.

The executive committee endorsed the resolution passed on the same lines by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in New Delhi on May 25.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, AICC general secretary in charge of Rajasthan Avinash Pande and other senior leaders of the party will attend the meeting which is scheduled at 2.30 pm.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and the party's Tripura chief, Pradyot Deb Barman, said as a last resort, they will move the Supreme Court demanding a compensation for victims of violence during the poll.

India has sent out invites to leaders of BIMSTEC countries, Kyrgz Republic and Mauritius for the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi on May 30 as he steps into his second term as Prime Minister.

According to the sources, the state leadership has been asked to wait till Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet is sworn in, as any move at this juncture would send a wrong message.

The state leaders of all national and regional parties, top industrialists and investors, and leaders of several organisations of farmers, women, and teachers have also been invited to attend Patnaik’s swearing-in ceremony.

The Congress, which led the 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in the state, contested the Lok Sabha polls from seven of the 14 seats, but won only one.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lost on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital by huge margins of votes.

What makes their victories more noteworthy is that many scions of politicians in the North and one in Karnataka bit the dust, chief among them being former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's son and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who lost from the party's ba...

However, Amarinder Singh has let it be known that he is not satisfied with his party performance in state's urban pockets.