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Anna Hazare On Arvind Kejriwal’s Poll Defeat

Anna Hazare On Arvind Kejriwal’s Poll Defeat

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New Delhi: Activist Anna Hazare has said AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was doing a “good job” as Delhi Chief Minister, but he started opening liquor vends and faced the people’s wrath as a result. A woman, Rekha Gupta, becoming the new chief minister of the national capital was a matter of pride, he told reporters on Friday, adding that the people voted for her because of her “pure thoughts and deeds”. As chief minister, Mr Kejriwal should have set an example before society but went astray, said Mr Hazare whose anti-corruption movement is credited for the birth of the Aam Aadmi Party. “The earlier CM (Kejriwal) was doing a good job and became Delhi chief minister thrice. I did not speak anything (against him) as he was doing a good job. But then, he slowly started opening liquor vends and issuing licences. Then I got upset,” Mr Hazare told reporters, referring to the AAP government’s controversial excise policy. Mr Hazare, notably, is known for a staunch opposition to the consumption or sale of liquor. Mr …

Oath-Taking Ceremony Of Delhi’s New Chief Minister On February 20: Sources

Oath-Taking Ceremony Of Delhi’s New Chief Minister On February 20: Sources

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New Delhi: The new Chief Minister of Delhi – identity as yet unknown since the BJP, which thumped the AAP to win this month’s election, has not named a candidate – will take oath at 4.30 pm Thursday, sources told NDTV this afternoon. 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

From liquor policy to Sheesh Mahal, Anna Hazare takes a jibe at Arvind Kejriwal – India TV

From liquor policy to Sheesh Mahal, Anna Hazare takes a jibe at Arvind Kejriwal – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Anna Hazare takes a jibe at Arvind Kejriwal Social activist Anna Hazare, whose anti-corruption movement of 2011 became a starting point for the political career of Arvind Kejriwal, criticised him for losing the election. He said AAP national lacks understanding about serving society. He also took a jibe at Kejriwal’s liquor policy and ‘Sheesh Mahal’. Anna Hazare stated that if Kejriwal understood the concept of serving people, he would not have thought of constructing a ‘Sheesh Mahal’. Anna Hazare’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’ jibe at Kejriwal Social activist Anna Hazare said, “He used to say that he will stay in a small room all his life… Happiness is not found outside… Doing good work for society makes one happy from within. He did not understand this… Otherwise, he would have never thought of making the ‘Sheesh Mahal’…” Anna Hazare on February 8 stated that Kejriwal had given liquor licenses after coming to power. “He gave liquor licenses after coming to power. When he was with us.. he did not like liquor. Liquor is …

Delhi BJP chief calls meeting with elected MLAs to discuss CM name – India TV

Delhi BJP chief calls meeting with elected MLAs to discuss CM name – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva Delhi election results LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which scripted history by wresting power from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, marking the end of the 27-year-long drought, is set to start deliberations to pick the name of the next chief minister of the state. On Sunday, the buzz over BJP’s chief ministerial pick has intensified. Parvesh Verma’s political currency skyrocketed with his stupendous victory over AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi by 4,089 votes, positioning him as a potential claimant to the top post in the upcoming BJP government. He is also the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma. The BJP winners also included several experienced senior leaders who are also in the race for the chief minister’s post, party leaders said after the poll results were declared on Saturday. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva called a meeting with elected MLAs at the evening on Sunday to discuss the name of the CM and the formation of the government. Disclaimer: …

At 5, Delhi Sees Fewest Women MLAs In A Decade

At 5, Delhi Sees Fewest Women MLAs In A Decade

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New Delhi: Nearly 100 women candidates fought the Delhi Assembly polls this year, but only five – four from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) – could emerge as winners, the lowest in the last 10 years. Outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, the only woman candidate of the AAP who won this time, was among those five newly-elected women MLAs, who now constitute seven per cent of the 70-member assembly. Of the 699 candidates this year, 96 were women, including nine each from the BJP and the AAP, and seven from the Congress. The three key political parties fielded more women candidates this time than in the 2020 Assembly polls. This year, it was also the first time since the Delhi legislative assembly was reconstituted in 1993 that a higher turnout of women voters — 60.9% against 60.2% of men exercising their franchise – was registered. About 44.08 lakh of 72.36 lakh registered women voters got their fingers inked in the single-phase election on February 5. Women Who Won …

Saffron sunrise: A new dawn in New Delhi | Latest News India

Saffron sunrise: A new dawn in New Delhi | Latest News India

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More than 27 years after an onion price crisis left a bitter taste in voters’ mouths and led to the ouster of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in 1998, the lotus has bloomed again in the Capital on the back of a strong campaign that focused on honest governance and civic issues rather than ideological polarisation. Bjp supporters celebrate the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly elections at the party office in New Delhi on Saturday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO) After the BJP lost six consecutive assembly elections between 1998 and 2020, it finally outsmarted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the issue of electoral freebies and welfare schemes, made inroads in slum clusters with a sustained seven-month outreach, highlighted the civic morass that had engulfed the Capital, and consolidated the urban middle-class voter base with tax benefits and dreams of world-class infrastructure. It took a multilayered strategy to breach the AAP’s fortress. For one, the BJP successfully kept the spotlight on a barrage of corruption cases and investigations launched against top AAP leaders — …

BJP celebrates big win in Delhi Assembly elections 2025

BJP celebrates big win in Delhi Assembly elections 2025

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Image Source : PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Addressing the workers and voters, PM Modi said BJP’s “historic” win has ushered in a festival of victory and relief of getting rid of “AAP-da” (disaster) among the people of Delhi. Image Source : PTI The BJP returned to power in Delhi on Saturday after more than 26 years, sweeping away the AAP from the national capital in another big win to extend its saffron footprint in the country. Image Source : PTI As per the final election data, BJP has emerged victorious in 48 seats, out of the total 70. While the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 22 seats. Image Source : PTI Supporters wave BJPs flags at Prime Minister Narendra Modis helicopter, during a public meeting ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, at Kartar Nagar in New Delhi. Image Source : PTI Bharatiya Janata Party supporters in Amritsar celebrate after the party secured a majority in the Delhi Assembly elections. Image Source : PTI BJP …

PM Modi Stops During Speech As He Sees Unwell BJP Worker. This Happened Next

PM Modi Stops During Speech As He Sees Unwell BJP Worker. This Happened Next

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Last Updated:February 08, 2025, 21:40 IST While addressing the party workers after BJP’s historic return to Delhi’s throne with a landslide mandate, PM Modi noticed a party worker seated in one of the rows close to the stage was feeling unwell.  Pausing his speech, PM Modi pointed to the worker (X) In a kind gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly paused his victory speech to check on a party worker who appeared unwell. He further asked those around him to ensure the worker was given water and attended to properly. While addressing the party workers after BJP’s historic return to Delhi’s throne with a landslide mandate, he noticed a party worker seated in one of the rows close to the stage was feeling unwell. Taking a pause, the Prime Minister pointed towards the worker and asked in Hindi, “Is he sleepy or unwell? Doctor, please check on him. Please give him some water. He seems unwell, please look after him… He looks uneasy.” It was only after the worker had some water and gestured that …

PM Modi Pauses Speech To Check On Unwell BJP Worker

PM Modi Pauses Speech To Check On Unwell BJP Worker

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New Delhi: Addressing members of the BJP after its spectacular victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paused his speech to check on a party worker and asked people around him to ensure that he was given some water.  The Prime Minister was speaking about how the BJP was, for the first time, in power in all states in the Delhi National Capital Region – Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan – when he noticed that a party worker seated in one of the rows close to the stage was feeling unwell.  Pausing his speech, PM Modi pointed to the worker and said in Hindi, “Is he sleepy or unwell? Doctor, please check on him. Please give the BJP worker some water. He seems unwell, please look after him… He looks uneasy.” It was only after the worker had some water and gestured that he was okay that the Prime Minister continued his speech. “This is the first time since Independence that all of these states have a BJP government. This coincidence …

Voter message to AAP in 2025 elections: Solve our problems or make way

Voter message to AAP in 2025 elections: Solve our problems or make way

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As the results for the Delhi Assembly elections poured in, I was reminded of a comment by the late Sushma Swaraj, the last BJP Chief Minister of Delhi. With the votes being counted in November 1998 at the peak of the onion price crisis, it became clear that the BJP was on its way out. Swaraj said, “Ghar ko aag lag gayee ghar ke chirag se (The house was burnt down by a lamp inside the house).” She was referring to the quarrels between various factions of the BJP, primarily with her immediate predecessor, Sahib Singh Verma. Ironically enough, it is the latter’s son who has defeated Arvind Kejriwal today, and the BJP is on its way back to power in Delhi. The BJP has polled a little over 45 per cent of the votes, which is just about 2 percentage points more than the AAP. Congress, with just over 6 per cent of the votes, has emerged as the true spoiler in the election. Story continues below this ad Much like the 4 Ps …