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Jo jeeta wohi sikandar: Smriti Irani on BJP's poll showing
New Delhi: The winner is king, Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani said on Monday as the BJP was set for victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. "It is a matter of happiness for us. This is the victory of development," Irani said as election trends and results showed the BJP poised to win both states.
BJP loses Modi's hometown in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The BJP has retained its grip over Gujarat but lost Unjha constituency to the Congress that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown of Vadnagar. Congress' Asha Patel defeated outgoing BJP MLA Patel Narayanbhai Lalludas by a margin of over 19,500 votes in the traditional stronghold of the Patidar community. While Patel polled 81,797 votes, her BJP rival got 62,268.
A moral victory for us in Gujarat, says Congress
New Delhi: Asserting that it has secured a moral victory in Gujarat, the Congress on Monday said it may have lost a front "by a whisker" but not the war and will take on the BJP in assembly elections due next year.
Congress should take all parties along to usher change in 2019: Akhilesh
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the Congress should take all secular parties along to usher a change in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Dhumal loses from Sujanpur, accepts defeat
Shimla: BJP's chief ministerial face in the Himachal Pradesh polls, Prem Kumar Dhumal, on Monday faced defeat in the contest for the Sujanpur Assembly seat even as his party appeared set to form the government. The former chief minister lost to his Congress rival Rajinder Singh Rana by about 3,500 votes.
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed an adjournment minutes after it met on Monday amid an uproar, and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till 12 noon.
We got better pricing for Rafale jets: Defence Minister
New Delhi: The government said, on Monday, that there cannot be any comparison between the cost of the 36 Rafale fighter jets it inked with France and the price negotiated by the previous UPA regime for the original 126- fighter aircraft deal as the deliverables were different.
Aadhaar, PAN to be linked to insurance policies by Mar 31, 2018
Chennai: India's insurance regulator on Monday extended the time to link Aadhaar number to insurance policies till March 31, 2018.
NEET, JEE may be conducted twice a year
New Delhi: The national medical entrance exam, the NEET, and engineering entrance exam JEE might be conducted twice a year to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Markets breathe easy after BJP noses ahead in Gujarat, HP
Mumbai: The stock market rallied 139 points on Monday on prospects that the BJP is set to keep power in Gujarat and topple the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, but not before it got a big scare from counting of votes early on during the session.
New Delhi: The winner is king, Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani said on Monday as the BJP was set for victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. "It is a matter of happiness for us. This is the victory of development," Irani said as election trends and results showed the BJP poised to win both states.
BJP loses Modi's hometown in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The BJP has retained its grip over Gujarat but lost Unjha constituency to the Congress that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown of Vadnagar. Congress' Asha Patel defeated outgoing BJP MLA Patel Narayanbhai Lalludas by a margin of over 19,500 votes in the traditional stronghold of the Patidar community. While Patel polled 81,797 votes, her BJP rival got 62,268.
A moral victory for us in Gujarat, says Congress
New Delhi: Asserting that it has secured a moral victory in Gujarat, the Congress on Monday said it may have lost a front "by a whisker" but not the war and will take on the BJP in assembly elections due next year.
Congress should take all parties along to usher change in 2019: Akhilesh
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the Congress should take all secular parties along to usher a change in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Dhumal loses from Sujanpur, accepts defeat
Shimla: BJP's chief ministerial face in the Himachal Pradesh polls, Prem Kumar Dhumal, on Monday faced defeat in the contest for the Sujanpur Assembly seat even as his party appeared set to form the government. The former chief minister lost to his Congress rival Rajinder Singh Rana by about 3,500 votes.
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed an adjournment minutes after it met on Monday amid an uproar, and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till 12 noon.
We got better pricing for Rafale jets: Defence Minister
New Delhi: The government said, on Monday, that there cannot be any comparison between the cost of the 36 Rafale fighter jets it inked with France and the price negotiated by the previous UPA regime for the original 126- fighter aircraft deal as the deliverables were different.
Aadhaar, PAN to be linked to insurance policies by Mar 31, 2018
Chennai: India's insurance regulator on Monday extended the time to link Aadhaar number to insurance policies till March 31, 2018.
NEET, JEE may be conducted twice a year
New Delhi: The national medical entrance exam, the NEET, and engineering entrance exam JEE might be conducted twice a year to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Markets breathe easy after BJP noses ahead in Gujarat, HP
Mumbai: The stock market rallied 139 points on Monday on prospects that the BJP is set to keep power in Gujarat and topple the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, but not before it got a big scare from counting of votes early on during the session.
