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Delhi Confidential: In Absentia | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: In Absentia | Delhi Confidential News

Addressing the AICC session in Ahmedabad, Rahul Gandhi, to attack the BJP, mentioned the incident of now-suspended BJP leader Gyandev Ahuja ordering “washing” of a temple after a visit by Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Tika Ram Jully. From the dias, he called Jully a couple of times, but Jully was nowhere to be seen. It turned out Jully had left for Jaipur early so that he could be at the airport to welcome Rahul, who after the session at Ahmedabad went straight to Jaipur on way to Ranthambore tiger reserve for a break. Capital Visits With new leadership comes new practices. New Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has introduced a few rules of his own. It is learnt that the head office (read: Nirvachan Sadan) in Delhi has sent a message to Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in all states, directing them to visit headquarters for at least for two days every month to interact with senior officers and update them on work in their respective states. Earlier, CEOs were never required …

Omar Abdullah’s ‘Supreme Court’ warning to Centre over nomination of MLAs | Latest News India

Omar Abdullah’s ‘Supreme Court’ warning to Centre over nomination of MLAs | Latest News India

Oct 09, 2024 11:34 AM IST Omar Abdullah said such a move cannot help the BJP gain a majority but would only lead to friction between the new government and the Centre. National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha not to nominate members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it can contribute to friction between the elected government and the Centre. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party leader Omar Abdullah, standing in car shakes hands with supporters as he celebrates his victory.(AP) He also said that the new government would have to approach the Supreme Court if any such nominations were made to the new assembly, and this would strain relations between J&K and the central government. Abdullah also said J&K cannot afford to have contentious relations with Delhi, as it needs the Centre’s help to solve complex issues in the region. “There would be a fight as we would then have to approach the Supreme Court and appeal against it. There …

Jammu and Kashmir election results: Who won with the highest and lowest margins? | Latest News India

The INDIA bloc is set to establish the first elected government in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir after winning the assembly elections, securing 49 out of 90 seats. National Conference (NC) and Indian National Congress (INC) together won 48 seats. Jammu, Oct 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devender Singh Rana being garlanded by party supporters as he wins from Nagrota seat in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Gourav) This marks the first electoral process since the abrogation of Article 370 five years ago. The National Conference (NC), the oldest party in J&K, emerged as the leading party, winning 42 seats and falling just six seats short of an outright majority. The BJP also achieved significant gains, winning 29 seats, its best performance in the region to date, up from 25 seats in the 2014 elections. Although J&K BJP president Ravindra Raina faced defeat from Nowshera, the party’s vote share rose from 23 per cent in 2014 to 25.64 per cent this year. National Conference …