Social justice and a lost chance by a Prime Minister

‘Manmohan Singh and the technocratic, Delhi-based Congress managers interpreted the 2009 results as an endorsement of the employment guarantee scheme, or even the U.S. nuclear deal’  | Photo Credit: AFP At the first official state dinner of his presidency, on November 24, 2009, Barack Obama, the first non-white President of the United States, hosted Manmohan … Read more

BJP urges Delhi L-G to restore ‘Sheesh Mahal’ to original state

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva during a protest against the ‘sheesh mahal’. | Photo Credit: file photo Two days after winning the Delhi Assembly election, the BJP on Monday said its Chief Minister will not occupy “Sheesh Mahal”, referring to the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow where Arvind Kejriwal stayed as the Chief Minister from 2015 … Read more

We failed to get anti-BJP votes of Dalits, minorities: Delhi Congress chief

Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav. | Photo Credit: file photo The Congress’s Delhi unit chief, Devender Yadav, on Monday said the party’s failure to get the votes of Dalits and minorities who are “uncomfortable with the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party” dented its prospects in the Assembly poll. “Dalits and minorities who are uncomfortable … Read more

Delhi govt formation LIVE updates: BJP begins talks to pick next Delhi CM, likely to stake claim to power soon

BJP National General Secretary B.L. Santosh, Delhi BJP chief Virender Sachdeva, party national vice-president Baijayant Panda, party MP Bansuri Swaraj pose for a picture with newly elected party MLAs Parvesh Verma and others at Delhi BJP Office in New Delhi on February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all … Read more

Sanjay Raut questions Anna Hazare’s silence on BJP’s corruption

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut suggested that the Delhi poll results might have been different if the AAP and Congress had formed an alliance. File | Photo Credit: ANI Social activist Anna Hazare has expressed satisfaction over Arvind Kejriwal’s defeat in the recent Delhi Assembly polls, according to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. … Read more

L-G’s actions, excise probe, AAP-da led to AAP’s election setback

Power play: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Delhi Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various development projects, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In the first week of January, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the Delhi Assembly election started with Prime Minister … Read more

Delhi election results: Fewer MLAs with criminal cases; average asset value surges

Association for Democratic Reforms. File Photo: X/@adrspeaks Thirty-one of the 70 candidates elected to the eighth Delhi Assembly have declared criminal cases against their names, according to poll rights body ADR. The figure is lower than the 43 MLAs in the seventh assembly who had declared criminal cases. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and … Read more

‘Shameless display…’: Swati Maliwal criticises Atishi for celebratory dance after Kalkaji win

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal criticised the outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi after the latter was seen celebrating her victory from the Kalkaji constituency in the assembly elections. File | Photo Credit: PTI Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal criticised the outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was seen celebrating … Read more

Revamping Yamuna riverfront top priority: BJP’s Parvesh Verma

BJP candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency Parvesh Verma holds a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid celebration outside a counting center after claiming victory in the Delhi Assembly polls during the counting of votes, in New Delhi, on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI BJP leader Parvesh Verma, who is one of … Read more

Delhi CM Atishi submits resignation to L-G Saxena

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday (February 9, 2025) met Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and submitted her resignation to him at the Delhi Secretariat. File | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday (February 9, 2025) met Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and submitted her resignation to him at the Delhi Secretariat. Even though … Read more

Delhi election results 2025: AAP, BJP go neck-and-neck with little difference in vote share percentage

AAP candidate Manish Sisodia outside the Maharani Bagh counting centre for Delhi Assembly polls, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP registered a thumping victory in the Delhi assembly polls but the meagre difference in vote share percentage in several constituencies implies a stiff challenge given by AAP to … Read more

Four Muslim candidates make it to Delhi Assembly

Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Ballimaran Imran Hussain. File Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar/The Hindu The Delhi Assembly election saw a division of Muslim votes but despite that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed to win six out of the seven seats which have a substantial population of the community. A total of four Muslim candidates … Read more

Morale booster for Bengal: WB BJP on Delhi victory

West Bengal BJP President and Balurghat MP Sukanta Majumdar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Enthused with the party’s victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that victory will serve as a morale booster for the party in the State. Assembly elections in West Bengal … Read more

Delhi Assembly results: BJP sweeps AAP out of power in Delhi

BJP workers celebrate their party’s victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Bharatiya Janata Party, with its win of 48 seats, returned to power in the national capital after a gap of over 26 years scuttling the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) bid for a fourth straight … Read more

Delhi election results: PM Modi calls AAP ‘most dishonest party’, vows to make Delhi a ‘modern city’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering at BJP HQ after the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Election, in New Delhi on Saturday, February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Celebrating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) thumping victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday (February 8, 2025), Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the … Read more

BJP hits the right chord with Purvanchali voters in Delhi

BJP supporters burn crackers as they celebrate the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Elections, on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to hit the right chord with Delhi’s Purvanchali voters in the State’s Assembly election, winning 70% of the seats dominated by these migrants from eastern … Read more