This will be Narendra Modi's first visit to Mumbai after he took oath as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term on June 9, following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
The new government in Jharkhand, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren who took the oath of office for the third time on July 4, is likely to expand his cabinet after proving his majority in the special session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly on Monday.
This will be first full session of Parliament after the new members took oath in the first session of 18th Lok Sabha held from June 24 to July 2 following results of general elections
Seven female and twelve male councillors took the oath of affirmation as members of the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) on Friday at the Capital Convention Centre Kohima, Nagaland.
TMC MLA Reyat Hossain Sarkar won from Bhagwangola in the recently concluded bye-election with 107,096 votes, while TMC MLA Sayantika Banerjee won from Baranagar with 69,251 votes.
Amritpal Singh won the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat in Punjab with a massive margin of 1,97,120 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Kulbir Singh Zira of Congress. He ran for office as an independent candidate.
The floor test of the new government in Jharkhand, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren who took oath of office for the third time on Thursday, will be held on July 8 during a special session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
After Hemant Soren took oath as Chief Minister, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan said he expects Soren to focus on addressing issues affecting the poor.
Following the oath ceremony of JMM executive president Hemant Soren as Jharkhand Chief Minister, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji said that the vision to make Jharkhand the number one state will be fulfilled under the leadership of the Hemant Soren government.