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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.
Centre weighs zero interest on crop loans repaid on time ahead of 2019 polls
The Narendra Modi government was weighing an interest waiver on crop loans for farmers who pay back on time, a step that would cost the exchequer an extra Rs 15,000 crore, according to sources. The move was part of efforts to address farm distress ahead of the 2019 general election. Proposals under study Besides the interest waiver, sources said there was a proposal to fully waive the premium on insurance for food crops and to lower the premium for horticultural crops. Several rounds of high-level meetings had been held inRead More
Shivraj Singh Chouhan attends Kamal Nath’s swearing-in, in a show of grace
Kamal Nath’s swearing-in as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister produced a rare moment of political courtesy when the BJP‘s Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had been chief minister three times, took part in the ceremony to hand over to his Congress successor. On stage together Invited onto the stage, the 59-year-old, known affectionately in the state as “Mama”, was photographed alongside Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia, their joined hands raised. BJP spokesperson Rahul Kothari said the gesture showed how gracious Chouhan was, and that he believed victory and defeat were part of politicsRead More
Congress has always let MLAs choose the chief minister, says Digvijaya Singh
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has said the Congress won most of the assembly seats along the Narmada river, highlighting his Narmada ‘parikrama’, which he had described as a spiritual journey. He spoke in an interview after the party took Madhya Pradesh from the BJP in what was the country’s closest election so far. The Narmada parikrama Singh said that although the parikrama was entirely non-political, the party had won most of the seats along the river. Having worked behind the scenes, campaigned widely and had his wayRead More
Yogi Adityanath says Congress won state polls through deceit
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath played down the Congress victories in three Hindi heartland states, claiming the party had won through deceit. Speaking at Patna’s Mahavir temple a day after the BJP lost power in those states, he said the Congress’s lies would soon be exposed and that this would make future contests easier for the BJP. A stopover in Patna Adityanath broke his journey in Patna while returning from Janakpur in Nepal, where he had attended the Vivah Panchami celebrations at the Janaki temple. He hadRead More
Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi taught him what not to do after Congress state wins
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, celebrating his party’s state election victories, told reporters on Tuesday evening that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would now find it very hard to win elections. He said there was a clear feeling that the prime minister had not delivered on his commitments. The results The Congress won Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and was in a close contest in Madhya Pradesh in elections widely seen as the last test of popularity before the 2019 general election. It lost Mizoram and did poorly in Telangana, but its heartland winsRead More
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