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168 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “BJP”, published between February 2018 and October 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, Congress, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Fadnavis says government has accepted most of Anna Hazare’s demands, urges end to fast
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday appealed to social activist Anna Hazare to end his indefinite fast, saying the government had agreed to almost all of his demands. Hazare, who was protesting for the appointment of anti-corruption ombudsmen, had warned that he would return his Padma Bhushan award. What the government offered Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Fadnavis said the government had accepted nearly all the demands, in particular the one concerning the Lokayukta and the setting up of a joint committee. He said heRead More
Opposition parties ask Election Commission to match 50% of EVMs with VVPAT slips
Leaders of several opposition parties met the Election Commission on Monday to raise concerns over alleged tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the Lok Sabha election. The demand The delegation asked the commission to ensure that results from 50% of EVMs are tallied with voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips before results are declared. The leaders told the commission that people had doubts about the reliability of EVMs and that these concerns needed to be addressed. They met the Chief Election Commissioner and the other members ofRead More
Father of slain Rifleman Aurangzeb joins BJP at PM Modi’s rally
Mohammad Hanief, the father of Army Rifleman Aurangzeb, who was abducted and killed by militants in Pulwama district the previous year, joined the BJP on Sunday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally. Lt Gen (Retd) Rakesh Kumar Sharma, a former Army officer, joined the party at the same time. A portrait for the prime minister Hanief, a resident of Rajouri, and Sharma presented the prime minister with a portrait of the late soldier as Modi welcomed them into the party. BJP state president RavinderRead More
Social media becomes a key battleground for the 2019 Lok Sabha election
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, political parties and leaders were increasingly using social media to promote themselves and take on rivals, turning platforms such as Facebook into a central part of the campaign. Voters online The 2014 election had 83.40 crore voters, and the electorate in 2019 was expected to be around 90 crore. The BJP was reported to be concentrating on about 8 crore first-time voters, while the Congress was focusing on 11 crore 70 lakh people voting for the second time. Facebook had 21.7 crore monthlyRead More
Interim Budget 2019: Rs 6,000 a year for small farmers, no tax up to Rs 5 lakh
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget 2019 in Parliament on 1 February, weeks before the Lok Sabha election, with major announcements for farmers, unorganised-sector workers and middle-class taxpayers. Ahead of the speech, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government’s “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” approach would be reflected in it. Farmers A new scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, would pay Rs 6,000 a year, paid as three instalments of Rs 2,000 each, directly into the bank accounts of farmers holding less than 2 hectares of land. TheRead More
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