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Uniform Civil Code, Agniveer and more: How coalition sarkar could affect BJP’s pet projects
Fp Explainers • 14 hours agoAfter failing to get a majority on its own, the BJP will have to rely heavily on its allies, namely the JD(U) and the TDP. In such a coalition sarkar, the saffron party’s core agendas and key programmes such as the Uniform Civil Code, Agnipath scheme and others may have to be shelved or pushed to the backburner
WATCH: Kangana Ranaut 'slapped' by CISF constable at Chandigarh airport, here's what happened
Umang Sharma • 14 hours agoCISF lady constable, Kulwinder Kaur, who allegedly slapped Kangana Ranaut - newly elected BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi - was suspended within hours after the incident at Chandigarh airport
How ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan helped NDA storm to power in Andhra
Fp Explainers • 14 hours agoThe NDA, including TDP, BJP and Pawan Kalyan's JanaSena Party (JSP), won the majority of seats in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, ousting Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party from power in the state. The actor-politician, whose party bagged all the seats it contested this time, needs a special mention. Here’s why
GhoseSpot | A wake-up call, not a Waterloo: BJP’s fight back starts now
Sandipghose • 15 hours agoWhile the election results prompted reflection within BJP, the party is far from defeated. This is a call to action
Bet gone wrong? Rajasthan’s Phalodi Satta Bazar election result prediction didn’t sync with voters
Umang Sharma • 16 hours agoIn mid-April, ahead of the first of seven phase Lok Sabha polls, bookies were expecting BJP to win a maximum of 325 seats and a minimum of 322
Who will get what in next NDA govt? Here’s what BJP’s allies want
Umang Sharma • 17 hours agoNDA constituents, who met Narendra Modi in Delhi on Wednesday, are learnt to have placed their demands to join the new government. They are reportedly negotiating with the BJP ministerial berths including some key Cabinet portfolios
Home, Defence with BJP, Railways with JD(U), Health with TDP? What Modi 3.0 Cabinet could look like
Fp Explainers • 17 hours agoHectic parlays are in the offing as the Bharatiya Janata Party goes on to form a government at the Centre for a third time. Relying on its NDA allies more than ever, the saffron party will have to make tough decisions. But it is unlikely to give up these key ministerial berths like home, finance, and defence
Why Nitish Kumar may not switch sides this time
Prabhashkd • 18 hours agoNitish Kumar is not unique in switching sides in coalitions. But he has earned the reputation of being unpredictable in doing so. However, there are more reasons than one to believe him this time when he says he will stay with the BJP-led NDA
Just 6 lakh votes cost BJP a majority in Lok Sabha. Here’s the math
Fp Staff • 19 hours agoOnly 6 lakh more votes would have given the BJP a majority of its own. Here's how the BJP could have won a majority of its own, theoretically speaking
After Naveen Patnaik's 24-year run, Odisha to get a BJP CM. Who is in the race?
Fp Explainers • 20 hours agoNaveen Patnaik resigned as Odisha CM after his 24-year reign was ended by the BJP, which won 78 out of the 147 Assembly seats in the state. Now all eyes are on the next Odisha CM. As per reports, Jual Oram, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Sambit Patra are being considered for the post