Politics

Some of the key ministers in the previous Modi government, including Sushma Swaraj, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Maneka Gandhi, Radha Mohan Singh and Jayant Sinha are not part of the new dispensation. Swaraj had opted out of fighting the Lok Sabha election...

Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Smriti Irani, Niranjan Jyoti, Renuka Singh and Debashree Chaudhuri were sworn in as part of PM Narendra Modi's new cabinet on Thursday evening.

An analysis shows that SP-BSP alliance won only those seats in Uttar Pradesh where the population of their core voters—Muslims and Scheduled Castes—together cross the mark of 50 per cent or more.

Several BJD lawmakers said that they had received phone calls from Naveen Niwas, the residence of Patnaik here, informing them that they would be sworn-in as ministers.

The ruling AAP in Delhi and the BJP were involved in a bitter war of words with both sides attacking each other in a no holds barred contest.

The Kamal Nath-led government has already transferred half a dozen principal secretaries and 15 IAS officers and reinstated several officers at their previous postings who were removed by the EC over complaints.

Reddy, whose YSR Congress swept the state elections bagging 151 of the 175 seats, will be sworn in as chief minister at 12:23 pm on Thursday.

Sources say Sonia Gandhi is opposed to Rahul Gandhi stepping down since it would be difficult for him to make a comeback given that the party is going through its worst crisis at the moment.

The members of the committee will comprise of Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Anuj Sharma and Principal of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar College.

The development comes after Reddy received a warm welcome by Modi when he called on him in the national capital on Sunday.

Modi was accompanied by BJP national president Amit Shah, state president Jitu Vaghani, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, state home minister Pradipsinh Jadeja and other party leaders.

Though there has been no official word on likely faces in the new government, many leaders are of the view that most key members of the previous dispensation will be retained.

Article 370 grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament's power to make laws concerning the state. Article 35A empowers the state assembly to define 'permanent residents' for bestowing special rights and privileges on them.

P S Golay, accompanied by the 17 newly-elected legislators of his party, on Saturday had called on the Governor and staked claim to form the next government in Sikkim.

Jaganmohan Reddy, during his election campaign, had said he would support the party at the national level which promises to grant the status to Andhra Pradesh.

A retired chartered accountant and longtime RSS member, Singh has played a crucial role in managing BJP’s campaigns during the four-phase simultaneous polls.