NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Saturday regained power in the nation’s capital for the first time in 27 years, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing national election last year. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won 48 of the 70 seats in the Delhi capital district,
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NEW DELHI, February 5, 2025 (AP) — Thousands voted in the Indian capital’s state legislature election on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party trying to unseat a powerful regional group that has ruled New Delhi for over a decade. Voters went to polling booths on a cold, wintry day to cast their
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New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticised BJP model of governance, saying that people’s money is given as a loan to billionaire friends and it is waived off after 2-3 years. Comparing BJP model with the welfare model of his party, Kejriwal said, “…On one hand, there
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Dehradun, Jan 26 (PTI) The BJP on Sunday swept the urban local body elections in Uttarakhand, winning 10 out of 11 mayoral seats to emerge as the dominant party in the municipal councils and nagar panchayats. While the BJP won 10 mayoral seats, an Independent candidate bagged the remaining seat, State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar
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