NDA allies have already initiated a joint campaign in a bid to project a united front against the Mahagathbandhan ahead of seat-sharing talks in Bihar.
Multiple Industry stakeholders, including EV manufacturers, told Moneycontrol that notwithstanding the compulsions of the coalition government the thrust on EV ecosystem and net zero emissions with continue unabated during Modi 3.0
He also said that in NDA, 'N' means New India, 'D' means Developed Nation, 'A' means Aspirations of people and regions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the coming together of NDA is a matter of "immense joy" and described the bloc as a time-tested alliance
Though the BJP won four out of the five states which went to polls in February - March, it doesn’t guarantee a victory for its presidential candidate. Also, in the presidential elections, the winner is not the one who gets the maximum votes.
Modi also said that people have already decided in favour of the BJP and are, therefore, not searching for a 'competing face'.
Of the six seats given to the LJP as a part of NDA's seat-sharing arrangement, Ram Vilas Paswan has kept three seats, all reserved category, for his family members
The Opposition has not been able to present a credible alternative narrative to counter the Narendra Modi led-NDA.
The bill's passage in Lok Sabha, where BJP-led NDA has an overwhelming majority, was on expected lines.
Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RSLP), which was earlier a member of the NDA, had won 2 seats in the 2015 Assembly elections in Bihar
Shah is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu for three days between August 22 and 24.
The market will quickly try to suss out if the new person has the spine to stand up to New Delhi, and if he doesn‘t, the rupee will bear the consequence, says Ambit's Saurabh Mukherjea
Taking on the opposition parties particularly the Congress, Shah pointed out that after several years of scams by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the country had finally a government which cannot be accused of indulging in corruption.
Sources said the party can prove majority even without the nine Congress rebel MLAs as it believes that three independent MLAs will back the move. The party believes that getting President's rule ratified in the Rajya Sabha would be challenging as the National Democratic Alliance is in minority.
In an interview, Manmohan Singh had said that there is a crisis of confidence in the government and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give "every Indian" the confidence that he cares for people's well-being.
According to the report released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch, which accessed information on donations declared by political parties in the national capital, BJP received funds worth Rs 170.86 crore in 2013-14, while in 2014-15 its funds swelled to Rs 437.35 crore, a surge of 156 percent.
The NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in a series of changes that would result in India emerging as the fastest growing economy in the world. One such reform is the government's initiative of Make in India drive to increase the share of manufacturing to 25 percent of GDP from the current 16 percent.
A few hours after the CBI raided Delhi Principal Secretary Rajinder Kumar, Jaitley told the Rajya Sabha that the action is on a bureaucrat and has nothing to do with Arvind Kejriwal's office or his tenure as CM.
Harsh Mariwala, chairman and managing director, Marico Kaya says the company has had a subdued quarter but says the topline may not grow significantly, but the bottomline will see some growth in the upcoming quarters.
The Bihar Assembly election results today showed Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance getting a huge majority after defeating the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the politically important state.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the list in Patna on the last day of nomination for the first phase of elections on October 12.
With both RJD and Congress eyeing several seats won by JDU in the 2010 elections, Nitish Kumar is facing a tough time in convincing his party leaders. Even the candidature of some ministers is uncertain.
In a late night development on Sunday, Manjhi is learnt to have clinched a seat sharing agreement for the polls with a HAM(S) leader claiming the saffron party has agreed to allot about 20 seats to it.
The party president, during a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, also said that the Narendra Modi government is "out of touch" with the ground realities.
Sources say the Congress top leadership prefer Sonia to continue at the helm, and don't want Rahul to take over as the President. Sources say most of leaders feel Rahul's elevation just before Bihar Assembly elections wouldn't bode well for the party.