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TRS reasserts dominance through local body polls, Congress defections
After winning just 9 of the 17 LS seats, the TRS managed to win 60% of the total mandal parishad territorial constituencies and 83% of the zilla parishad territorial constituenciesThe BJP was hoping to win more seats, especially after winning 4 parliamentary seats, which was a first for it
2 min read7 Jun 2019Latur rewards BJP’s water train with 41 seats in local polls
Latur was the epicentre of Marathwada's great drought in 2015-16 and water had to be supplied to the city by a specially-commissioned train
2 min read21 Apr 2017Madhesis reject new Nepal constitution amendment bill, to boycott local polls
Madhesi parties say the contents of the new Nepal constitution amendment bill was different from what was agreed with the government
1 min read12 Apr 2017Congress, BJP gain in phase 3 of Maharashtra local polls
Congress, which trailed BJP in the first two phases, staged a spectacular return in the third phase, winning 124 councillors seats out of a total of 408 in the 19 municipal bodies
1 min read20 Dec 2016Political updates: Mamata Banerjee vows to oust Narendra Modi from power
In other news, Lt General A.K. Bhatt has been appointed as the country's new director general of military operations
3 min read29 Nov 2016TRS extends gains in local body polls in Telangana
TRS sweeps the civic body elections in Warangal, Khammam and Achampet in Mahabubnagar district
1 min read9 Mar 2016Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared