Yet, his rule socially empowered the once downtrodden Yadavs and kept Muslims safe from communal incidents, even during the heights of communal tension in the country, following the demolition of the Babri Masjid by Hindu right-wingers in 1992 that led to countrywide rioting between Hindus and Muslims. He also said that beef exports from India rose by 15.4 percent during Modi’s first year in office.
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RJD is the single largest party in the Grand Alliance with 80 seats followed by 71 of JD(U) and 27 of Congress.
Disgruntled over BJP’s disastrous poll results in Bihar assembly elections on Sunday, section of party leaders spewed venom against the central leadership and held them responsible for making a way for the Mahaghatbandan (grand alliance) to form the government in the state.
“The party rejects Singh’s criticism”.
The BJP -led NDA had been dealt a crushing defeat by the JD(U)-RJD-Congress combine in Bihar, jolting the ruling alliance at the Centre.
NEW DELHI (TIP): n the first major political repercussion from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) debacle in the Bihar assembly election, a quartet of veteran party stalwarts came out openly against the BJP leadership on Tuesday, calling for a “thorough review” of the influence being wielded by what they called “a handful”.
Mahagathbandhan won 178 seats out 243 seats in Bihar (2/3 seats).
BJP candidate Arijit Shashwat Choubey along with his wife and other family members, shows their inked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls.
In that context, the outcome of the Bihar elections in view of their impact on the prospects of the BJP obtaining in due course a majority in the Upper House, would have been of interest to foreign governments and investors.
The PM has chose to depute Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu to represent the Union Government at the ceremony on Friday, which would be a gala event with Chief Ministers of nine states attending it.
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“Life goes on. Choro kal ki baatein Kal ki baat puraani naye dhang se likhenge hum mil kar nayi kahani, hum Hindustani Jai Bihar, Jai Bharat”, he said in another tweet. Two faces were visible in state; that of Modi and Kumar.
