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While leaders will be elected unopposed in states like Punjab, it will be a tough battle in UP where BJP's support to an independent candidate has turned the election for 11 seats into a contest
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New Delhi: Elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states are scheduled to take place on Saturday. While leaders will be elected unopposed in states like Punjab and Odisha, it will be a tough battle in states like Uttar Pradesh where the BJP’s support to an independent candidate has turned the election for 11 seats into a contest. Most impacted is the Congress’ one candidate Kapil Sibal, who is now looking to Mayawati’s BSP and Ajit Singh’s RLD for help.
Meanwhile, the Aam Adadmi Party (AAP) is busy preparing for the Punjab assembly elections in 2017, however, not everyone is pleased. The party drew criticism for wasting public money on campaigning when the Delhi government put out full-page newspaper advertisements announcing its decision to ensure at least one Punjabi language teacher in every school and promising higher wages for them on Friday.
Rajya Sabha Elections: Will parties get their math right in crucial contest?
Elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states will take place today and with a contest in seven states, political parties are in a last minute scramble to ensure they get their numbers right. Here’s how the election will pan out in different states. Read More
Also, here’s a look at what’s at stake, the political composition and candidates in the fray including key Union ministers and opposition leaders. Read More
Delhi’s AAP govt faces flak over Punjabi teacher promise
Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday put out full-page newspaper advertisements announcing its decision to ensure at least one Punjabi language teacher in every school and promising higher wages for them, attracting criticism that the party is wasting public money and attempting to influence voters in Punjab, where the party is preparing to compete in the assembly election expected early next year. Read More
Nepal foreign minister Kamal Thapa says ties with India back on track
In a flip-flop, Nepal’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Kamal Thapa on Friday said ties between his country and India are “back on track" and in an excellent state.
Thapa’s comments come around a month after Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli accused India of trying to topple his government. Read More
Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka to go as per schedule: EC
Ending uncertainty over the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka after allegations of bribery came out in two ‘sting videos’, the Election Commission said that the elections will go on as per schedule. However, it recommended a detailed probe be conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The EC has also asked for an FIR against JD(S) MLA Mallikarjun Khuba. Read More
Monsoon makes steady progress across southern India
After hitting the Kerala coast on 8 June, a week later than usual, the monsoon has advanced steadily into the rest of the southern states, raising the possibility that it may cover the entire country on time despite its delayed arrival.
India’s official weather forecaster said it expects the monsoon to advance rapidly and make up for much of the delay, as vast swathes of the country reel under a hotter-than-usual summer on the back of two years of drought that have seen reservoirs dry up and destroyed farm incomes. Read More
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