Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata today, where he is scheduled to attend several events, including inaugurating a Durga Puja pandal and visiting the Kalighat Temple, before commencing his two-day visit to Bihar on September 26-27.
Ahead of this, the BJP has named Dharmendra Pradhan as the election incharge for Bihar, and Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has been tasked with the role for West Bengal.
Alongside Pradhan, BJP leaders CR Paatil, who is the party's Gujarat unit chief, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya have been named co-incharges for Bihar.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation One Election (ONOE) interacted with economic experts on Wednesday, with Chairman of the panel PP Chaudhary stating that the move is expected to benefit the GDP by up to 1.5 per cent or approximately Rs 7 lakh crore, according to broad
Gandhi outlined the 10 concrete resolutions, including increasing reservations in Panchayat and municipal bodies from 20 per cent to 30 per cent and implementing quotas in private colleges and universities.
"India's Prime Minister and Home Minister are progressing cautiously in J&K, addressing every aspect of democracy, from assembly to parliament, security, and peace," Khatana said.
The Principal Media Advisor to the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Naresh Chauhanon, on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce GST slabs but accused the Modi government of exploiting people for eight years under what he termed as a "Jaziya tax."
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that Akhtarul Iman wrote a letter to Bihar's LoP Tejashwi Yadav proposing an alliance for the upcoming polls.
Senior Congress leaders have started arriving in Bihar to attend the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Patna. The timing and location of the meeting are considered crucial, with the Bihar Assembly elections expected by the end of 2025.
The meeting takes place amid a nationwide agitation against alleged vote tampering, with a signature campaign underway across the country. The upcoming Bihar elections are expected to be a major topic of discussion, given the state's political significance.