Early trends indicate BJP’s comeback in Delhi after 27 years
The saffron party which has extensively campaigned in the capital under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has taken a lead in 41 out of the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi.
The saffron party which has extensively campaigned in the capital under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has taken a lead in 41 out of the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi.
Several AAP heavyweights, including party supremo Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister Atishi, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and senior leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, are trailing in their respective constituencies.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, was also trailing against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of 1149 votes at 9:54 am.
The BJP candidate is leading by 3995 votes in the Milkipur by -election in the first round of counting.
Tight security has been put in place in Erode East as the counting of votes commenced at the Government College of Engineering, Erode on Saturday.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar visited former state Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in hospital on Saturday.
Earlier, the road near Nandaprayag and Pursari on the Badrinath National Highway was blocked due to the pile-up of debris from the hills.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the Indian Footwear and Leather industry is not only a major foreign exchange earner but being a labour-intensive sector, it also provides employment to approximately 4.5 million people, 40 per cent of whom are women.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday. After meeting the former Union Human Resources & Development Minister, PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Got guidance and blessings from respected Murli Manohar Joshi ji today.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the new building of the Assam Legislative Assembly in the presence of state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Sunday.
