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Delhi Confidential: Poll Priority | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Poll Priority | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readJul 1, 2026 03:08 AM IST BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh is likely to accompany president Nitin Nabin on a visit to Uttar Pradesh in the first week of July. This will be Nabin’s first trip to UP after organisational ranks in the state were overhauled last week. Some insiders link the trip to election preparations in the poll-bound state, while others say Santhosh’s presence underlines a crucial development — the final vetting of “loyal hands” from the state for the BJP’s national hierarchy. Notable Departure The Rashtriya Lok Dal’s reconstituted 19-member parliamentary board has an interesting hierarchy. The board, reconstituted on Tuesday and tasked with scrutinising ticket aspirants and recommending candidates, will be headed by former Rajya Sabha MP K C Tyagi, the veteran JD(U) leader who joined the RLD barely three months ago. Party president and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary, meanwhile, figures as just another member of the board. Generally, the parliamentary board is chaired by the party president, making the RLD’s arrangement a notable departure. Besides organisational functionaries …

Delhi Confidential: Field Visit | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Field Visit | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readJun 24, 2026 04:34 AM IST Before it sets off to consult stakeholders in Goa and Uttar Pradesh in the second week of July, the Joint Committee of Parliament on ‘One Nation One Election’, headed by BJP MP P P Chaudhary, is likely to make a field visit to the Delhi Assembly on July 1. The committee is expected to interact with Speaker Vijender Gupta, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other stakeholders. A meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Sandhu could also be on the cards, it is learnt. Under Watch While the buzz around defection of Samajwadi Party MPs to the NDA camp stands settled for now as speculated by SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, the Congress and SP circles in UP are still trying to find out which of their MPs can jump ship. While Congress leaders are speculating who from the SP can be targeted by the BJP, the same is being done by the SP leaders to identify vulnerable Congress MPs. Names of some MPs from both parties, mainly …

Delhi Confidential: Mission Beat the Heat | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Mission Beat the Heat | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readMay 29, 2026 04:09 AM IST THE INTENSIFYING heatwave in several parts of the country was a point of discussion in the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been appealing to people through social media to stay hydrated and take precautions, has given special directions to his Cabinet colleagues as well. The PM has advised the ministers to always keep bottles of water with them to help those struggling in the heat. The ministers have also been asked to spread the message in their respective constituencies about the need to have more fluids. The PM has also urged the citizens to see that birds and animals around them have enough water sources in the severe heat conditions. Train Ride with ‘No-fuss’ Leader MANY PASSENGERS on a train from Delhi to Lucknow on Monday night were surprised to see BJP leader and former UP Cabinet minister Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh travelling with them. Some passengers complimented the BJP leader for his simple lifestyle as Singh was travelling with just one staff …

Delhi Confidential: Elections Over, Party Time Now | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Elections Over, Party Time Now | Delhi Confidential News

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1 min readMay 8, 2026 02:33 AM IST Almost four months since his appointment as the national president of the BJP, Nitin Nabin is all set to lead his maiden organisat-ional team. With the government formation in West Bengal and Assam likely to wrap up later this month, the BJP is learnt to be giving final touches to the roster of Nabin’s organisational team. Sources said a formal announcement of the final names is expected by May 20. Nabin was appointed the national president of the BJP on January 20. Opposition or Opportunity? There is growing buzz in Delhi about a former Rajya Sabha member from the Opposition ranks, whose term expired recently, joining the BJP soon. Sources say the leader has been in talks with the BJP leadership for sometime now. A social media post by the former MP, after the Bills related to women’s reservation and delimitation were defeated in Parliament, had irked top leaders in the Opposition, and the leader had to delete the post. Opposition leaders say they aren’t surprised by the …

Delhi Confidential: Post-poll Plan | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Post-poll Plan | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readMay 5, 2026 04:50 AM IST AS THE early trends indicated the Congress-led UDF would emerge victorious in the Kerala Assembly polls, the party announced a press conference at its Akbar Road office at 5 pm, to be addressed by Congress’s communication department head Jairam Ramesh. But as poll results of other states started coming in, Ramesh and other senior Congress leaders were summoned by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence to discuss the next steps to be taken in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where the party is mulling lending support to Vijay-led TVK. With Ramesh attending Kharge’s meet, the press conference had to be cancelled. Jhalmuri Treat To celebrate its thumping victory in West Bengal, the BJP has invited party supporters to its Delhi headquarters for a ‘jhalmuri’ treat. Those in Bengal have been asked to join a ‘maach-bhaat’ feast at the party office. The celebratory mood was also reflected from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s traditional Bengali attire — beige dhoti and white kurta — which he wore to the BJP …

Delhi Confidential: Solar Power | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Solar Power | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readApr 10, 2026 02:53 AM IST With the West Asia conflict disrupting global energy supply chains and shipping routes, Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi has intensified efforts to accelerate India’s renewable energy transition. Joshi has set an ambitious goal of installing 15,000 rooftop solar panels every day to reduce dependence on conventional energy sources. During a meeting with ministry officials on Thursday to review the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, Joshi highlighted encouraging progress, and said currently, around eight rooftop solar installations are being completed every minute across the country, translating to nearly 11,500 installations daily. Post-poll Plan WITH Assembly polls ending in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday, BJP insiders said the party is bracing for key organisational meetings likely to be helmed by its senior leadership over the weekend. In addition to chalking out the party’s floor strategy for the upcoming special session of Parliament — where key Bills are scheduled to be tabled next week — several other significant issues such as pending organisational polls in some state units …

Delhi Confidential: Heated Exchange | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Heated Exchange | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readApr 9, 2026 03:02 AM IST The Election Commi­ssion’s routine briefing for its observers in the election-bound states on Wednesday became heated, when CEC Gyanesh Kumar asked one of them how many polling stations were there in the Assembly constituency assigned to him. The officer, Anurag Yadav, who was assigned Cooch Behar Dakshin in West Bengal is learnt to have not known the number to the displeasure of the CEC. The officer is learnt to have objected to the way he was spoken to. Soon after, an EC official said the observer had been “immediately recalled” by the Commission. Tricky Call As the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft Bill to amend the Women Reservation Act, the Cong­ress Working Committee is meeting on Friday to chalk out a strategy regarding the legislation and Parliam­ent’s special 3-day sitting from April 16 where it is expected to be passed. Sources said the situation is tricky for the party as the impression shouldn’t go it is against the reservation for women. But it also can’t …

Delhi Confidential: Kochi Connect | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Kochi Connect | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readMar 6, 2026 04:27 AM IST AS THE three-member Election Commission reached Kochi on Thursday ahead of its meeting to review Kerala Assembly election preparations, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a 45-minute interaction over tea with a familiar group of officials. Kumar, a retired Kerala-cadre IAS officer, was posted in Ernakulam as District Collector from 2001-2004. The CEC spoke to the group in Malayalam, reminiscing the experience of working with them, it is learnt. The group, which met the CEC at a hotel in Kochi, included officials as well as the personal security officer and the driver assigned to him during his tenure as DC. Colours & Chaos Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the AICC office on Akbar Road to play Holi with party leaders and workers. On his arrival, excited party workers jostled with each other to play colours with Gandhi, making it difficult for the organisers to manage the crowd. As a result, Gandhi, who was supposed to stay at the office for around 45 minutes, left …

Delhi Confidential: Mission Keralam | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Mission Keralam | Delhi Confidential News

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2 min readFeb 27, 2026 05:09 AM IST As the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to change the name of Kerala to ‘Keralam’, former Union Minister and Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has started “correcting” people on the name of the state. Chandrasekhar had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Kerala’s name change to ‘Keralalm’ a few months ago, it is learnt. Now, when the Union Cabinet has given its nod to the name change, Chandrasekhar is not only using the “new name” in conversations, but also asking others to do the same. On A Platter A lavish ‘Keralam’ lunch awaited officials and mediapersons attending Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s press conference on railway reforms on Thursday. There was appam, idiyappam, vegetable stew, red rice accompanied by Kerala-style varathu aracha sambar and rasam, mixed thoran, erissery, pappadam, curd and three varieties of pickles. The sumptuous spread was obviously to celebrate the Union Cabinet’s decision on renaming Kerala as ‘Keralam’, a demand from the state that had been pending for a while. Lecture Series AS …