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Congress can use its spell in the opposition to give greater representation to these two communities across its party hierarchy from the CWC down to the block level. Additionally, it needs to work with people belonging to these two communities for their socioeconomic akin to the Sangh Parivar
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Vishnu Deo was talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur after returning from New Delhi.
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Vishnu Deo Sai was sworn in as chief minister on Wednesday, while two party MLAs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma took oath as deputy chief ministers.
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After a historic win for the BJP in the assembly elections, Chhattisgarh is all set to get its new CM. Vishnu Dev Sai taking oath as the new chief minister of the central Indian state.
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A tribal chief minister for Chhattisgarh is BJP’s way of disorienting Congress further after its upset defeat in the central Indian state. The traction that Congress enjoyed among the tribal community courtesy Indira Gandhi has dissipated and PM Modi has taken her place in the community’s affections
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Vishnu Deo's appointment is being seen along the lines of PM's idea of having a tribal leader as the Chhattisgarh CM while Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav's selection may be BJP's strategic move to woo the Other Backward Classes.
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The swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister may take place on December 12 or 13 as per the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior BJP leader said.
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A former sarpanch, a two-time MLA and four-time MP, Vishnu Deo Sai is now set to begin his maiden inning as a chief minister.
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A tribal face and former Union minister, Vishnu Deo Sai would be heading the next BJP government in the state. The decision comes a week after the saffron party secured a decisive mandate.
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Speculations are doing rounds on who will get to don the mantle of the chief minister in view of the BJP contesting the recent polls without declaring any CM face.
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The BJP high command has several choices before it. Veteran Raman Singh will surely enjoy support of the maximum number of elected MLAs as many are his loyalists. Or will a young OBC face like OP Choudhary get a chance to neutralise the OBC tilt in state politics? A tribal CM is also a possibility following BJP’s strong showing in ST reserved seats
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In an interview with PTI, Singh Deo said the collective leadership in the state, including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and him, were working together and not so disunited. However, he stressed that, in general, greater unity is always better.
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The opposition is faced with key challenges like how to overcome the Modi magic and how to make voters, especially women, believe that delivery will match promises. Unemployment and price rise are real issues where people are feeling the pinch but the opposition is unable to muster the credibility to show they can do better
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Seeing the electorate’s choice in Karnataka and Telangana along a North-South axis is to misread the anti-incumbency sentiment in these states. BJP is well in play for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in most of the South Indian states. The possibility of new alliances shaping up in states like Tamil Nadu cannot be ruled out either
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Analogies with 2003-04 when BJP lost in 2004 after sweeping the 2003 polls are flawed. Unlike in 2003, BJP put up its national leadership and its centralised ideological agenda for a popular referendum in the three Hindi heartland assembly polls, and there is much reason to believe that a similar strategy might work similarly well in the national elections
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The BJP is a party that clinically assesses what worked for it and didn’t in an election. This election cycle saw some interesting experiments by BJP: PM Modi’s direct attacks on Congress satraps, a bold attempt at collective leadership despite the risks, and neutralising big ticket opposition promises at the grassroots itself
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The Gondvana Gantantra Party won a seat, a poll official said.The Gondvana Gantantra Party won a seat, a poll official said.
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Though the market reaction to state elections is usually short-lived, three wins give a strong underlying message. Structural factors support a near-term rally as well
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With two more states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh added to its double engine team of governments that already includes MP, UP, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam, Tripura and Manipur, the BJP will be able to sell its development and welfare agenda with even greater vigour
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A slew of schemes targeted towards the tribals including strategic moves by the BJP by appointing tribal leaders in key positions of power may have tilted the scales in favour of the BJP
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Assembly Election Results 2023: It was essential for Congress to put itself on the road to recovery ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party's national fortunes hinge on its revival in the states. To that end, Congress has been dealt a rude jolt in the Hindi heartland and can no longer dictate terms to its INDIA alliance partners
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Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: Only a few months ago, it looked like BJP was struggling to stay in the reckoning while the Congress looked confident that it had got all the ingredients right like a strong Chief Minister and a popular farm package to win. But the BJP central leadership did not give up and fought hard to bring the party back into the race
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Assembly Election Results 2023: BJP will go into 2024 brimming with confidence. But like the recently concluded Cricket World Cup, where the final result was not determined by winning the semi-final, the state election results need not accurately predict the outcome of the national elections
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Talking to reporters here, senior BJP leader Singh said the vote counting trends in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan show the BJP is heading to form government with a clear majority in the three states.
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Congress’s claim to being the BJP’s sole pan-Indian adversary came apart after the rout in MP, Rajasthan and potentially Chhattisgarh. This weakens the Congress in the INDIA alliance and opens up space for regional parties like SP, JD(U) and RJD
