Bharatiya Janata Party National President Nitin Nabin called for “introspection” after the party suffered defeats in two of the three bypolls on Monday. Nabin accepted the mandate given by the people in the Bankipur, Manjalpur and Datia bypolls, as the saffron party registered only a consolatory win in Gujarat’s Manjalpur byelection.
The Akali Dal Waris Punjab De (ADWPD) on Monday announced its first candidate for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, naming Satwant Singh, son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassination convict Kehar Singh, as its nominee from the Bassi Pathana Assembly constituency.
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The political battle over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations intensified on Monday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a statewide bandh for Tuesday (August 11) in protest against the police action on protesting students in Ranchi. Jharkhand BJP president Aditya Sahu said the shutdown would begin at 8 am and continue until midnight. He said essential services would remain outside the scope of the bandh.
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