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Delhi: Welfare push marks BJP’s 1st year in power

Delhi: Welfare push marks BJP’s 1st year in power

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A year after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in Delhi following its decisive victory in the 2025 assembly elections, a review of its 16 key election manifesto promises shows swift progress on welfare schemes but considerably slower movement on institutional reforms and anti-corruption investigations. Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta. (PTI) An assessment of the promises indicates six commitments have been implemented in near-entirety, five are partially implemented, and five remain pending or at the policy formulation stage. The pattern reflects a government that has prioritised visible, household-level economic support while structural governance changes proceed at a more cautious pace. Welfare schemes see rapid implementation The government moved quickest on direct welfare measures requiring budgetary allocation, particularly in health, education and transport sectors where implementation mechanisms already existed. One of its first decisions was to adopt the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme with a ₹5 lakh state-funded top-up, doubling insurance coverage to ₹10 lakh per beneficiary family. The move, cleared in the first cabinet meeting, marked a major expansion of publicly funded health coverage in …

BJP seeks removal of AAP hoardings, posters from govt properties in Delhi | Latest News India

BJP seeks removal of AAP hoardings, posters from govt properties in Delhi | Latest News India

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The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought the removal of hoardings, fixtures and posters bearing former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s face citing it has been nearly three months since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ceded power in the Capital and that the continued display of its leaders’ faces at government properties must cease. A banner featuring AAP leaders on display at the RTO office in Mayur Vihar Phase 1 on Sunday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo) In a letter addressed to the state transport and health minister, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Delhi BJP chief spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that those looking after the publicity work should be directed to immediately remove such photos and banners. “Today, it has come to my notice that posters of Kejriwal and Sisodia [Manish Sisodia] welcome the visitors to the RTO Office in Mayur Vihar. Similarly, Kejriwal is also seen on many Mohalla Clinic cabins. If this scene is in Mayur Vihar RTO Office, then it can happen in other places too,” Kapoor wrote along with the …

Delhi Confidential: Inner choice | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Inner choice | Delhi Confidential News

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who was in Bihar on Sunday, cancelled an “indoor meeting” in Patna where he was supposed to meet representatives of the Pasmanda Muslim community. Sources said the meeting was being organised by a former JDU leader not associated with any party at the moment, but the Congress chief felt “uncomfortable” with the meeting and took a call two days ago to cancel it. Capital Gains With elections for the BJP national president expected in the near future, office-bearers in the party’s Delhi unit are keeping a close eye on the several posts that may be up for grabs in the national unit as a result of the organisational churn. A section of the Delhi BJP leaders have high hopes of moving up the ladder because of the party’s good show in the recent Delhi Assembly elections that brought the party back to power after 27 years. Throw Out The Towel A senior officer of the Border Security Force (BSF) has issued an order asking all personnel to discontinue the use of …

BJP will get new party president by mid-March: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri | Latest News India

BJP will get new party president by mid-March: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri | Latest News India

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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to get a new national party president by mid-March. BJP national chief JP Nadda. On January 20, 2020, he was formally elected as the 11th National President of the party and has held this position since then(HT_PRINT) “We have the process. According to the information that is there in the public domain, we will get the party’s new president by mid-March,” Puri said when asked about the upcoming BJP president in the national capital. The election for the National President is set to take place after the party’s state units hold their respective elections. This process was initially supposed to be completed in January, but due to the Delhi Assembly elections and pending elections in several state units, the selection of a new president has been delayed. According to the BJP’s constitution, the election of the National President requires that at least 50 percent of the state units have already elected their respective presidents. Therefore, the election process at the state …

Delhi Assembly elections: Congress fought as BJP’s ‘B’ team, says Mayawati; hits back at Rahul Gandhi

Delhi Assembly elections: Congress fought as BJP’s ‘B’ team, says Mayawati; hits back at Rahul Gandhi

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BSP chief Mayawati. File | Photo Credit: PTI Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for questioning her party’s present political approach, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Friday (February 21, 2025) accused the Congress of fighting the Delhi Assembly polls as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘B’ team. Her remarks came a day after the former Congress president said he was disappointed that the Mayawati-led BSP did not join the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the Lok Sabha elections. In a post on X, Ms. Mayawati said, “It is a common discussion that the Congress fought the Delhi Assembly General Elections as BJP’s B team this time, owing to which the BJP came to power there.” “Otherwise, the Congress would not have been in such a bad condition in this election that this party could not even save the deposit of most of its candidates,” the former Chief Minister added. She advised the Congress leader that before pointing fingers at others, he should definitely look into his own affairs. Ms. Mayawati also …

Kejriwal to hold meeting with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, party MLAs shortly – India TV

Kejriwal to hold meeting with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, party MLAs shortly – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday holds a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party MLAs from the state at the Kapoorthala House in the national capital. As per the latest update, Mann has departed for Delhi. In the meting, Kejriwal, along with Mann and MLAs, will discuss the Delhi Assembly election results.  The meeting comes two days after the Aam Aadmi Party’s rout in Delhi, where the BJP is set to form the government after a gap of more than 26 years. While the BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member House, the AAP secured 22, and the Congress drew a blank in the polls held on February 5. Before the elections, the entire Punjab unit of AAP, including Mann, Cabinet ministers, MPs and MLAs, aggressively campaigned in Delhi for the AAP nominees. They spoke about the works done in Punjab, including giving 50,000 government jobs, free 300 units of power, opening 850 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ on the lines of Delhi’s …

Kejriwal to meet Punjab CM, MLAs amid dissent rumours post Delhi poll loss | Latest News India

Kejriwal to meet Punjab CM, MLAs amid dissent rumours post Delhi poll loss | Latest News India

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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, state ministers, and party MLAs in Delhi on Tuesday. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, during a programme. (File image)(Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times) The meeting comes in the wake of AAP’s rout in the Delhi Assembly elections and growing speculation about internal dissent in the party’s Punjab unit. However, AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang downplayed the reports of dissent, and termed Tuesday’s meeting a “routine strategy session”. Also read | Ousted AAP leader Prashant Bhushan explains why Arvind Kejriwal lost Delhi election: ‘Beginning of the end’ “A party is a continuous process. Feedback from all units are taken to shape its future strategies. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann along with AAP MLAs will meet Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the way forward,” he said. According to party sources, the discussions will focus on analysing the Delhi election results and strategising for the Punjab polls scheduled in 2027. AAP, which had been in power in Delhi for a decade, suffered …

Delhi LG Saxena tells Atishi while accepting her resignation: 'Apko Yamuna Ka Shap Laga hai'

Delhi LG Saxena tells Atishi while accepting her resignation: 'Apko Yamuna Ka Shap Laga hai'

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Delhi LG VK Saxena on Sunday told former CM Atishi that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) failed to clean the Yamuna River which caused the government. As per sources, he said to Atishi, “Aapko Yamuna Maiyya Ka Shaap Laga Hai’, when she reached Raj Niwas to tender her resignation after electoral defeat.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Harish Rawat, ex-Uttarakhand CM, says Delhi election result is worrisome, warns Congress – India TV

Harish Rawat, ex-Uttarakhand CM, says Delhi election result is worrisome, warns Congress – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, on Monday, said that the results of the Delhi Assembly elections were worrisome and urged Congress to learn lessons to win the 2027 assembly elections in the hill state. Arguing that an alliance between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could have turned the direction of results, he lambasted the Kejriwal-led party and said, “If the alliance partners, especially AAP, had not aimed to pull the rug from under Congress, a strategic alliance could have been formed between the two parties in Delhi. But Kejriwal’s arrogance did not make this possible. Our partnership broke down and AAP’s vote bank broke down and this has directly affected AAP’s numbers.” Taking charge, he underscored BJP’s poll strategy and said, “BJP works to win by using all its might, using deceit, force and money as a war strategy. BJP currently has two powerful campaigners in the form of Prime Minister and Home Minister who can crush the opposition. This is today’s BJP, preparing …

‘INDIA bloc to regroup for LS elections’: Congress leader post AAP’s loss in Delhi | Latest News India

‘INDIA bloc to regroup for LS elections’: Congress leader post AAP’s loss in Delhi | Latest News India

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Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Shukla has reiterated that the INDIA alliance remains united and will collectively strategise for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, despite the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) recent defeat in the Delhi assembly elections. INDIA bloc leaders in Delhi (File)(PTI) Speaking on the coalition’s approach, Shukla stated, “When the INDIA alliance was formed, it was decided that we would contest the Lok Sabha elections together while allowing state units to make independent decisions regarding local polls. When the Parliamentary elections approach, discussions within the INDIA alliance will resume.” Shukla emphasised that despite different electoral strategies at the state level, the opposition remains cohesive. “We have to assess the next strategy of the parties, but the unity within the opposition remains intact and will continue,” he added. On Sunday, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying that they lost the polls because of their “ego.” She mentioned that Congress was contesting the Delhi assembly elections to strengthen its presence and was not in alliance with any …