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As the <keyword id="43826" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Trinamool-Congress">Trinamool Congress</keyword>, led by <keyword id="670521" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-minister-Mamata-Banerjee">Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee</keyword> is looking at a spectacular victory in the West Bengal <keyword id="6372146" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="assembly-elections">assembly elections</keyword>, Senior <keyword id="14666" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> leader and <keyword id="7706628" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="defence-minister-rajnath-singh">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh</keyword> was the first from the BJP to congratulate her. The <keyword id="26422" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="TMC">TMC</keyword> is on course to winning more than two hundred seats in the 294-member assembly. In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, as per the trends, is leading in 209 seats, while the BJP is leading in only 81 seats, not likely to cross even 100. As the trends became clear, <keyword id="32723" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Defence">Defence</keyword> Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Mamata Banerjee on her party's stunning victory. Rajnath Singh extended his best wishes to Mamata Banerjee on Twitter, where he said, "Congratulations to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Didi on her victory in the Assembly Elections. My best wishes for her next term." SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/final-tally-of-suvendu-adhikari-mukul-roy-rajiv-ghosh-and-other-ex-tmc-leaders-who-fought-on-bjp-ticket/articleshow/82354609.cms">These 13 former TMC leaders got tickets from BJP – only four of them are leading</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bjp-is-now-leading-on-four-of-the-twenty-seats-it-contested-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/82354058.cms">BJP is now leading on four of the twenty seats it contested in Tamil Nadu</a>

Defence minister Rajnath Singh among first BJP leaders to congratulate Mamata Banerjee over the victory in the elections

New Delhi, People have reposed their faith in "<keyword id="19699064" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="modis-guarantees" source="Orion">Modi's guarantees</keyword>," BJP leaders chimed together on Sunday as the party appeared set on the path of victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh assembly elections. "The election results show people accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee of delivering on guarantees," BJP leader and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said here. Joshi, who was BJP's election-in-charge for Rajasthan, took a dig at the Congress and promises it made in the run up to the elections. "People have blessed BJP in three states, endorsed Prime Minister Modi's leadership and rejected Congress' false promises," Joshi said. Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh said in Raipur,"People have reposed their trust in Modi's guarantees." Singh said the people have voted in the name of Modi and for his work over the past nine-and-half years. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan -- who is looking at his fifth term -- gave Modi's aggressive campaign ahead of the assembly election the credit for the party's performance. "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is in the hearts of the people of Madhya Pradesh. The state is also in the heart of Modi ji. There is immense faith towards him. He held public meetings here and appealed to the people which has touched the people's hearts," Chouhan said in Bhopal. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said it was Modi's belief in taking everyone together that worked for the party. "This victory is of the mantra of 'Sabka saath, sabka vishwas and sabka prayaas' given by Prime Minister Modi. It is the victory of the guarantee given by the Prime Minister. It is also the victory of the strategy given by Amit Shah and the able leadership provided by Nadda ji," she said. "Most importantly, it is a victory for our party workers," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the party's victory as a result of guidance of PM Modi. "Under the leadership and guidance of respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, BJP's hattrick of huge majority in terms election results in three of the four states, is a 'guarantee of people's trust' on the 'guarantee of Modi,'" he wrote on X. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the victory was an indicator of what is to come in 2024. "The Ghamandiya alliance's arrogance has been shattered. The INDI alliance has neither leaders, nor policy... For 2024, the indication is clear, the world has faith in India and India's leadership. If India progresses, the world will progress," Thakur said. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP manifesto -- 'Modi ki Guarantee 2023' -- promised cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 to poor families, one lakh government jobs, and a Rs 12,000 annual financial assistance to married women. The BJP had also promised to procure paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal and an annual assistance of Rs 10,000 to land less farm labourers. Free food grain, income assistance for farmers, housing for all, 100 per cent electrification of villages, and tap water to every home, were listed by the party as some of Modi's guarantees. "All promises made to you will be fulfilled. This is my guarantee," Modi had said addressing a rally in MP last month. During several of rallies he took a dig at the Congress for its set of promises. "Those who do not have any guarantee about themselves are offering guarantees to the people," Modi had said at a rally in MP. "Modi's guarantees begin from where hope from others ends. That is why Modi's guarantees are popular," the prime minister had said on the campaign trail. In Jaipur, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took a jibe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying people have come out of the spell of the "magician." "The 'magic' has ended and Rajasthan has come out of the spell of the magician. People have voted for the honour of women and for the welfare of the poor," he said. Gehlot was born into a family of magicians and assisted his father during his tours. Congress had unleashed the politics of guarantee during Karnataka assembly elections in May, making five distinct promises to the electorate - monthly cash assistance to women head of families, 200 units of free electricity, unemployment allowance to youth, free food grains, and free travel for women on state transport buses. The party tried to replicate the template in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Rajasthan. Modi turned on the heat on the Congress by projecting himself as a leader who has delivered on the promises made by him to help the common man meet his aspirations. "Modi Yaani Har Guarantee Poori Hone Ki Guarantee (Modi means the guarantee to fulfill every guarantee)," the prime minister had said in an article last week. "'Modi Ki Guarantee' denotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the aspirations of the common man. It echoes the resolution of his government to serve the last man standing. It allows us to witness a political phenomenon, hitherto missing, where promises carry meaning and are executed meaningfully," he had said. Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said, "Today, the Congress headquarters in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are wearing a deserted look. The Congress and National Conference will face the same fate during assembly polls in J-K." The race amongst political parties to offer freebies to the voters triggered a debate on burden on the state exchequer.

Victory of Modi's guarantees, say BJP leaders as party sweeps states states

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): With counting slated for today for the <keyword id="19923279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-elections" source="keywords">Lok Sabha elections</keyword>, which have seen the largest voter participation, the electoral fate of several leaders across the political spectrum will be decided. Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword>, Home Minister <keyword id="19899491" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amit-Shah" source="keywords">Amit Shah</keyword> and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are among the senior BJP leaders in the fray. Key opposition leaders, including former Congress chief <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword>, NCP's <keyword id="20083020" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supriya-Sule" source="keywords">Supriya Sule</keyword> and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, are also contesting the poll. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Infographic"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> Here is a look at some key contests involving prominent leaders: 1. Narendra Modi: Prime Minister Modi, is seeking a third term from Varanasi, the constituency that paved his way to the Lok Sabha after his stint as Chief Minister. He is pitted against Congress leader and INDIA bloc candidate Ajay Rai. PM Modi won the seat by huge margins in 2014 and 2019. 2. Amit Shah: The Union Home Minister entered the Lok Sabha in 2019 from Gandhinagar and is seeking his second straight term from the seat, which has been held by BJP veterans in the past. Shah, who earlier served as BJP President, is against Congress candidate Sonal Patel. 3. Rahul Gandhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from two seats -- Wayanad and Raebareli. Gandhi, who lost the family bastion seat of Amethi in 2019 and entered the Lok Sabha from Wayanad, is aiming to maintain the party's lone bastion left in the state. He is up against BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh and BJP's K. Surendran, as well as CPI-M's Annie Raja in Wayanad. 4. Supriya Sule and <keyword id="20734555" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sunetra-pawar" source="keywords">Sunetra Pawar</keyword>: The Baramati constituency is another 'hot seat' that will decide the future of the 'Pawar' legacy. NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule is against his cousin Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra Pawar, from the seat. The exit polls have predicted a tight contest. 5. <keyword id="42749" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor" source="Orion">Shashi Tharoor</keyword>: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is a three-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram, is facing a three-way contest against BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI-M's Panniyan Ravindran. The exit polls have predicted a tight contest. 6. K. Annamalai: BJP Tamil Nadu chief and rising face in the south, K Annamalai, is aiming to make the party's inroads in the state. Contesting from Coimbatore, the former cop is up against DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar and AIADMK's Singai Ramachandran. 7. Rajnath Singh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is seeking a third term from Lucknow. The former Uttar Pradesh CM served as the Home Minister in BJP's first term and Defence Minister in the second term. Singh is facing SP candidate Ravidas Mehrotra and BSP candidate Sarwar Malik. 8. Abhishek Banerjee: As the BJP is aiming to make further inroads in West Bengal, and TMC is looking to maintain its fortress, TMC general secretary and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee is contesting from Diamond Harbour seeking a second term from the seat. Banerjee is pitted against CPI(M) candidate Pratikur Rahaman and BJP's Abhijit Das. 9. Akhilesh Yadav: Former Uttar Pradesh CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav made a surprise entry in the Lok Sabha polls, announcing his candidature from Kannauj. Yadav, who is an MLA from Karhal assembly constituency, is facing incumbent MP and BJP leader Subrat Pathak. 10. Asaduddin Owaisi: The Hyderabad constituency is bracing for a big showdown with four-time MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi facing a challenge against BJP candidate and actor-turned-politician Madhavi Latha. The Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats of the lower house were held across seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on Tuesday, June 4. The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a third straight term in power, while the Opposition under the umbrella of the INDIA bloc is seeking to wrest power from the ruling party. Meanwhile, all the exit polls have predicted the BJP returning to power with a resounding majority, with further inroads in Odisha, West Bengal, and southern states.

From Modi and Shah to Gandhi and Tharoor, here's a look at some key Lok Sabha seats ahead of election results

<keyword id="20161012" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP-leader" source="keywords">BJP leader</keyword> and Olympic Medal winning <keyword id="19914933" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wrestler" source="keywords">wrestler</keyword> <keyword id="19911119" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Yogeshwar-Dutt" source="keywords">Yogeshwar Dutt</keyword> expressed his willingness to contest the upcoming <keyword id="22435328" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Haryana-Assembly-elections" source="keywords">Haryana Assembly elections</keyword> from the Gohana Assembly Constituency on Friday. "I have expressed my wish to contest elections to the Chief Minister and the central leadership. I am a sportsperson, and an Olympic medallist, and I have contested elections from <keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BJP" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="BJP">BJP</keyword> earlier also, so I want to get a chance", said Dutt while speaking to Journalists. He further added that he wants to contest from the Gohana assembly constituency and he has told the same to the leadership. "Now it is the time for elections, so I want to get a chance to contest from Gohana. I can't be certain about the future, but I have expressed my willingness, and I have told the leadership that I want to contest.", he added. Yogeshwar Dutt, who won an Olympic Medal in the 2012 Olympics was defeated by Congress nominee Indu Raj Narwal in a bypoll for the Assembly seat of Baroda in 2020. Dutt also lost the seat in 2019 to the Congress's three-time winner Krishan Hooda. The BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) held a crucial meeting on Thursday to discuss the upcoming <keyword id="20390792" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="haryana-assembly" source="keywords">Haryana Assembly</keyword> elections. During the meeting, which was chaired by <keyword id="19898052" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi" source="keywords">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</keyword>, discussions were held on all 90 assembly seats in the state. Out of these, candidates for 55 seats have been finalised. The final decision on the remaining 35 seats will be made in a follow-up meeting today between the Haryana core committee and the BJP President. The party has decided to roll out the candidate names in phases as the election preparations intensify. The meeting, which took place at the BJP headquarters, was attended by key leaders including BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Satya Narayan Jatia, Iqbal Singh Lalpura, K. Laxman, Nayab Singh Saini, Sudha Yadav, Vanathi Srinivasan, Anil Vij, Bhupender Yadav, Biplab Deb, Satish Poonia, Surendra Nagar, and Dharmendra Pradhan. Voting for 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly elections will be held on October 1. The results will be declared on October 4.

Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt expresses willingness to contest Haryana Assembly elections

Senior <keyword id="6356617" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bjp-leader" source="Orion">BJP leader</keyword> Vijay Bahadur Pathak on Thursday said the party is set to "create history with a handsome win aided with pro-incumbency" in Uttar Pradesh. "<keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>'s welfare schemes, Yogiji's tight grip on administration, and party's organisation have done their best. I am sure, we are set for a handsome win and on the way to create history," Pathak told IANS on the sidelines of the counting of votes going on since 8 a.m. Pathak also said the party organisation carried out outreach programmes over the last one year in the run up to the polls, including '100 days 100 programmes' talking about the government's welfare schemes for poor to relevant sections of the society and in general preparing a favourable atmosphere for the party. When asked about the manner in which the party carried out booth management, especially in view of the massive campaign launched by Samajwadi Party, perceived adverse impact due to farmers' agitation and the opposition by Brahmin voters, he said, "It is necessary to talk about your good work, the welfare schemes to the beneficiaries. And for it, we need the organisational cadre." Pathak also dismissed allegations by <keyword id="148460" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Samajwadi-Party-leader" source="Orion">Samajwadi Party leader</keyword> <keyword id="6355031" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akhilesh-Yadav" source="Orion">Akhilesh Yadav</keyword> about EVMs saying, "He has to say something. When we lost in Bengal, there was no talk of EVMs and now when UP has this situation, they raise this issue, why?" According to ABP C-Voter exit poll, the ruling <keyword id="14666" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bjp" source="Orion">BJP</keyword> is set to retain power in Uttar Pradesh with a tally of 236 seats. The BJP will, however, return to power with a reduced margin in the 403-member UP Assembly, with a loss of 89 seats compared to 325 seats in 2017, it had predicted. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/38-9-vote-share-for-bjp-in-up-40-3-for-aap-in-punjab-election-commission/articleshow/90117993.cms">38.9% vote share for BJP in UP, 40.3% for AAP in Punjab: Election Commission</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/goa-elections-2022-bjp-set-to-score-hattrick-in-goa-with-mgp-support/articleshow/90118413.cms">Goa Elections 2022: BJP set to score hattrick in Goa with MGP support</a>

BJP set to return in UP with 'handsome win aided with pro-incumbency'

The Assembly election results of four states are out and BJP is leading in all four of them. They are making the government in 3 of them and Delhi is the only state where they have not got more than 50% of votes to make the government. However camp BJP seems lively, while <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Congress">congress</keyword> is not amused at all. 
 The 15 year running <keyword id="6399360" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Delhi-chief-Minister">Delhi Chief Minister</keyword>, <keyword id="198272" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shiela-Dixit">Shiela Dixit</keyword>, has already given her resignation, post the unimpressive result for the <keyword id="190679" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-National-Congress">Indian National Congress</keyword> in Delhi. <keyword id="6356115" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword> <keyword id="19496" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="leader">leader</keyword> <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> also looked upbeat with an imposing result. However, they too cannot make the government as they did not manage to win the minimum number of seats in Delhi. It seems like they will sit in the opposition seat as far as the Delhi assembly is concerned, as they do not wish to make a joint government with any other political party in Delhi. 
 
After the results, here is what the top political figures in the country had to say on Twitter. 
 1) <keyword id="6355111" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sushma-Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</keyword> just thanked everyone who voted for BJP and kept mum on Delhi. 
 
 2) Congress backed <keyword id="6378412" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="politician">politician</keyword> <keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword> gave a lesson on repeating history. 
 
 3) In a rare site, Congress leader <keyword id="360223" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dijvijay-Singh">Dijvijay Singh</keyword> congratulated Arvind Kejriwal. 
 
 
4) Amazingly, there were no tweets from Arvind Kejriwal. 
 
 5) BJP Prime Ministerial <keyword id="53129" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="candidate">Candidate</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> was very clear on the verdict. 
 
 6) <keyword id="6356617" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="bjp-leader">BJP Leader</keyword> <keyword id="6355121" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword> was also very vocal.

This Is What The Top Politicians In India Had To Say On
Twitter After The Assembly Poll Results Were Out

<keyword id="14666" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bjp" source="Orion">BJP</keyword> leader <keyword id="6355042" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="devendra-fadnavis" source="Orion">Devendra Fadnavis</keyword> and rebel <keyword id="6358821" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shiv-sena" source="Orion">Shiv Sena</keyword> leader <keyword id="193503" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="eknath-shinde" source="Orion">Eknath Shinde</keyword> will now decide the next court of action, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday night.Maharashtra chief minister <keyword id="53973" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="uddhav-thackeray" source="Orion">Uddhav Thackeray</keyword> resigned earlier in the evening, a day before a scheduled floor test in the state Assembly. The state BJP unit has asked all its MLAs to gather in Mumbai. To a question about the BJP's next move, as it is the single largest party in the <keyword id="13126" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="maharashtra" source="Orion">Maharashtra</keyword> legislative assembly, Patil said, "The next steps will be decided by Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde. " He also said BJP workers "should observe restraint in victory." Fadnavis told reporters that "I will tell the party's stand tomorrow for sure." There will be another round of meeting at the official residence of Fadnavis later tonight, sources said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/uddhav-thackeray-the-accidental-chief-minister/articleshow/92559485.cms">Uddhav Thackeray: The accidental chief minister</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/indian-credit-card-users-spend-40x-more-than-debit-card-users-online/articleshow/92543305.cms">Indian credit card users spend 40x more than debit card users online</a>

Maha crisis: Fadvanis, Shinde to decide the next course of action

NEW DELHI: Amid fierce lobbying for ministerial berths by BJP aspirants, RSS on Sunday claimed that it will not interfere with government formation, in a clear signal that <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> has a free hand in picking his team and that anxious seniors need to settle their claims with the PM-elect rather than bank on the Sangh to intercede on their behalf. 
 Articulating the RSS position, Sangh leader Ram Madhav said, "Sangh has not given any guidelines to BJP after its historic victory in <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> polls, nor to Modiji... RSS never keeps any remote control to perform any role in politics and government." 
 
However, Madhav said the Sangh may give suggestions, and expects the government to be sensitive to the Parivar’s ideological orientation. "People's representatives who won in Lok Sabha polls are aware of the Sangh's ideology and they know how to do work and take forward its ideology. There is no way that RSS would interfere in government's functioning and politics. However, if required, Sangh may give suggestions," he said. 
 
The Sangh’s "clarification" came amid BJP leaders including Ananth Kumar, Rajiv Pratp Rudy and Harsh Vardhan being seen at RSS’s Delhi headquarters and hectic lobbying for ministerial berths ahead of Modi being sworn in as PM. 
 Acknowledging speculation that RSS will have a big role in BJP affairs, particularly as it threw its might behind the Modi campaign, Madhav told the media in Jaipur, "This is common cause of concern for people, specially <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> who want to know what would RSS do next." 
 
He added, "The same question was posed to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to which the former PM replied saying he himself was a direct remote control." 
 The stand and its articulation in public is seen as significant in view of the estimate, as reported by TOI last week, that finding slots for the veteran duo of L K Advani and Murli <keyword id="6602480" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Manohar-Joshi">Manohar Joshi</keyword> may be problematic in view of their stature and might require intervention by the RSS. The presence of senior RSS leaders, except its chief Mohanrao Bhagwat, in Delhi, has led many to believe that the parent saffron outfit may be willing to umpire differences over the choice of portfolios, especially the seniors. 
 
Madhav’s statement was meant to dispel the perception and to drive home the fact that Modi’s call on portfolios will be final. 
 
In the light of the RSS stance, seniors like Advani and Joshi may have to go along with the consensus within the party’s top ranks. The party does not seem inclined to consider Advani for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post. 
 
The view that Modi will be free to choose his Cabinet and decide on the claims of leaders to portfolios was echoed by senior BJP sources who said all decisions will have to be taken on party forums. 
 
The scale of BJP’s mandate of 282 seats in Lok Sabha and NDA’s tally of 336 MPs seems to have effectively sealed any possibility of Modi’s authority being challenged and limited jockeying within the party. 
 
Sources said the RSS position that it will be available "only for consultation" suits the temperament of Bhagwat, claiming that contrary to the allegations, he does not believe in micro-managing BJP. 
 
In fact, after being in Delhi on Thursday, Bhagwat left on pre-scheduled tour of south India and is due to be in Delhi only towards the end of June. 
 The <keyword id="42701" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="RSS-chief">RSS chief</keyword> is understood to be keen that Sangh turn its attention back to its organizational activities after having been part of a campaign aimed at boosting the turnout of voters, a strategy it felt would help Modi. 
 
It remains to be seen if Joshi does make it to the Cabinet. Sources said while seniority and contribution will be a factor in the selection of candidates, individual leaders will not be able to leverage their "stature" to claim a particular ministry. 
 "If some leaders feel they have a claim to ministries represented in the Cabinet Committee on Security, they could be mistaken," said a <keyword id="6356617" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="bjp-leader">BJP leader</keyword>. 
 
Modi is not expected to be unmindful of the party and Sangh’s estimate of aspirants, and will consult senior leaders despite the near-universal interpretation of the mandate as an endorsement of his leadership. However, his views on the suitability of leaders for posts and ministries can be expected to carry weight even as he takes care of working through the Sangh’s networks.

Modi To Have Free Hand In Both Govt And Party

NEW DELHI: BJP has decided to give government formation in Delhi a shot, putting to rest the controversy surrounding the issue. 
 
Top leaders in BJP confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi believed that there was nothing wrong in forming the government if and when Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung formally invited the party. The process is likely to be completed within next two weeks. 
 
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and transport minister Nitin Gadkari had met Modi on late September 5 to discuss the issue. "It was decided that being the single largest party, BJP would be right in accepting the invite. However, both, the PM and Rajnath Singh were very clear that there should be no horsetrading," revealed a senior party leader. 
 
There were indications that LG had got the clearance from President Pranab Mukherjee to call BJP, as the single largest party, to form the government in Delhi. 
 
"The assembly had not been dissolved. As per the constitutional provisions, the LG has to give a chance to the largest party once. It is up to the LG whether he calls for a secret ballot among MLAs to see how many support BJP or ask BJP to prove majority on the floor of the assembly," said a Delhi BJP leader. 
 
He said that there was no need for BJP to indulge in horse-trading as there were several MLAs from AAP who wanted to come on their own. 
 
"When AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal went to meet the LG, why were some of his MLAs missing," questioned the Delhi BJP leader. 
 
BJP decided to give government formation a shot considering that not even a single MLA wanted another election.

BJP Set To Form Government In Delhi After PM Narendra Modi's Nod

NEW DELHI: Reconciled to a near-inevitable break-up with <keyword id="6358821" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shiv-Sena">Shiv Sena</keyword>, BJP on Sunday rolled out a plan to contest all 288 seats in Maharashtra along with its smaller allies. 
 The decision was taken by the party’s central election committee (CEC) after <keyword id="114039" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="BJP-chief">BJP chief</keyword> <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Amit-Shah">Amit Shah</keyword> briefed Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> about the <keyword id="6394856" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sena">Sena</keyword>’s adamant posture on seat-sharing. The CEC also finalized candidates for all the seats. 
 <keyword id="6356617" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="bjp-leader">BJP leader</keyword> Rajiv Pratap Rudy said after the meeting, "Maharashtra seats were discussed at the CEC meeting. Most of the candidates have been decided upon, and party president Amit Shah will announce these names. The political situation in Maharashtra was also discussed, and it was decided that efforts to continue with the alliance will be on, and we would want it to continue in the same spirit that the partnership has been going on for so long in a mutually respectful manner." 
 
With the process of filing nominations for the October 15 assembly polls not expected to gather momentum before September 25 because of the ongoing ‘inauspicious period of pitru paksha,’ both parties are considering waiting for another 72 hours before taking a final decision on the crucial alliance. 
 
"There is time till ‘shradh’ (which ends on September 24) for the tug-of-war to go on," a senior BJP leader said. 
 
 
Senior BJP leaders from Maharashtra, who were in New Delhi on Sunday to attend the party’s Parliamentary board meeting, sought the central leadership’s go-ahead to snap poll ties. BJP also rejected Sena’s latest formula which Uddhav Thackeray spelt out at a party jamboree held in a Bandra auditorium on Sunday. Thackeray said Sena would contest 151 seats and leave 119 for BJP and 18 for junior allies. 
 
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"This is all that I have to offer to BJP. If they reject this, then I am left with no other alternative," Thackeray told Shiv Sainiks. This is Uddhav’s lump-it-or-leave-it ultimatum to BJP, said observers. Like the Maharashtra BJP, Sena has asked all its party units across the state to be prepared to contest polls on their own strength, sources said. 
 
In his 45-minute speech, Thackeray gave ample indications that he was willing to plan Sena’s future minus BJP. "I will undoubtedly feel sorry if the alliance breaks... But if you are going to treat us like a blade of grass then our tigers are ready (to go solo)," he said. 
 
 
 
 
Urging Shiv Sainiks to remain united and stand behind the party leadership, Thackeray said, "This is our battle for survival... This is our final test. We will succeed if providence is on our side... We will fail if fate is not in our favour... Don’t forget that Chhatrapati Shivaji was born in Maharashtra and he took on the mighty Mughal rulers." 
 
Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, BJP leaders Eknath Khadse and Vinod Tawde summarily dismissed Sena’s formula. Khadse said his party was not ready for any more sacrifices for the Sena’s sake. Both he and Tawde made it clear that extracting more seats from Sena was their party’s top priority. "The Maharashtra BJP’s strike rate was 60% in 2009, while the Sena’s strike rate was 40%," Khadse pointed out. 
 
Stating that BJP had offered its Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra to RPI leader Ramdas Athavale in the larger interest of the ‘maha yuti’, Khadse expressed shock and dismay that the Sena was not willing to part with a couple of assembly seats as compensation. 
 
 
Shiv <keyword id="115191" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sena-chief">Sena chief</keyword> Uddhav Thackeray with BJP president Amit Shah. (PTI file photo) 
 
Earlier in the day, hours after Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's tough talk in Mumbai, BJP told its partner that it was the duty of both parties to continue the tie-up and sort out issues instead of going through the media, in remarks directed at the Sena chief. BJP also termed Thackeray's final offer to it as being “nothing new” as the party has been contesting on 119 seats ever since the partnership started 25 years ago. 
 
Tawde said Sena should accept BJP’s demand for re-allocation of assembly seats. "The number of seats which Sena lost in the last five elections is 59. We want these seats to be re-distributed," he stated. 
 
"The issue of seat-sharing issue can be sorted out mutually through face-to-face talks and not through media (TV)," Tawde added. 
 
Uddhav, too, used harsh words for the 25-year-old ally. Giving a lowdown on the seat-sharing talks, he said BJP’s Om Prakash Mathur came to him 10 days ago with the 135:135 formula. "I told him we should sit down and talk. We must iron out the issues between us. Mathur later came to see me with an offer of 145 seats... We will give you these many seats, he said. Who are they to give us?", he asked. 
 
Thackeray also referred to the 140:130 formula which state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis presented to him on Saturday. 
 
The thrust of Thackeray’s speech was that BJP was not ready to acknowledge Sena’s growing strength in Maharashtra and that Sena would not tolerate humiliation from its poll partner. "What is in our ‘naseeb’ (fate), no one can take away from us," he remarked. 
 
"We have respect for Narendra Modi. But he too was humiliated as a chaiwalla... Our Sainiks will assume power if Goddess Tulja Bhavani and Goddess Mahalakshmi bless them," he added. 
 
Recalling Sena-BJP’s halcyon days, Thackeray praised Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde for leading the alliance. "Mahajan and Munde never stretched things too far. Our differences would never spiral out of control." 
 
 
(From left) BJP leader Vinod Tawde, BJP national president Amit Shah, president of Maharashtra state unit of BJP Devendra Fadnavis and BJP MLC Chandrakant Patil during a rally in Kolhapur. (TOI photo) 
 
"I have no ego, no ambition. I have a high level of self-confidence… I want power in Maharashtra, not for any other reason but to accelerate Maharashtra’s development," said the Sena president. 
 
Senior Sena functionary Subhash Desai said there was no Modi wave in Maharashtra or elsewhere in the country. Why did the BJP lose heavily in recent by-elections if there was a Modi wave, Desai asked. 
 
Thackeray claimed Modi could continue as Gujarat CM after the Godhra episode because of Balasaheb Thackeray. "L K Advani had sought Balasaheb’s advice on whether to remove Modi as Gujarat CM following widespread clamour against him. Balasaheb told Advani to retain Modi, and described Modi as a ‘mard’ (brave man) and a ‘tiger’," Uddhav said. 
 
The smaller allies, meanwhile, gave a word of warning. Mahadeo Jankar of the Rashtriya Samaj Party asked the Sena-BJP to finalise the seat-sharing formula by Monday, failing which he and the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana led by Raju Shetti would walk out of the alliance. 
 
"If the differences over seat-sharing are not resolved by tomorrow, I and Raju Shetti will contest all the 288 assembly seats jointly," Jankar told agencies. The two parties would contest 144 seats each, he said. 
 
Ramdas Athavale of the RPI demanded 20 seats for the smaller allies. "Out of the 20 seats, RPI should get 10, five each from the Sena and BJP," he said.

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Mumbai, In a huge jolt to the opposition <keyword id="58687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword> (BJP), senior leader <keyword id="6357736" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eknath-Khadse">Eknath Khadse</keyword> has quit the party to join the ruling <keyword id="54794" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nationalist-Congress-Party">Nationalist Congress Party</keyword>, a top leader said here on Wednesday. "He has quit the BJP after serving the party for over 35 years... He will join the NCP on Friday afternoon," NCP State President and <keyword id="10144819" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="minister-jayant-patil">Minister Jayant Patil</keyword> told mediapersons. Besides, several other BJP leaders, including many activists at various levels, are likely to follow suit and shall be followed by other elected legislators later, said Patil. "Khadse Saheb has expressed his willingness to work under the leadership of NCP President <keyword id="6364749" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sharad-Pawar">Sharad Pawar</keyword>... He has been subjected to great injustice in his party... Other elected leaders would enter NCP at a subsequent stage...," the NCP state chief said. Earlier, Khadse informed newspersons that he had quit from the primary membership of the BJP. However, state BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye claimed that the party has not received his (Khadse's) resignation letter so far. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-ril-ioc-ongc-cipla-hindustan-zinc-prabhat-dairy-and-others/articleshow/78780036.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Top stocks to watch — RIL, IOC, ONGC, Cipla, Hindustan Zinc, Prabhat Dairy, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/checkout-samsung-galaxy-m51-mobile-review/articleshow/78780771.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Samsung Galaxy M51 review – insane battery life</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-will-be-most-consequential-partner-for-us-in-indo-pacific-this-century/articleshow/78780949.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">US Defence Secretary believes India will be the most consequential partner for US in Indo-Pacific this century</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> President <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amit-shah">Amit Shah</keyword> is admitted in <keyword id="40458" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="AIIMS">AIIMS</keyword> for <keyword id="43489" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swine-flu">swine flu</keyword> treatment. </li><li>Finance Minister <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> has flown to the US for medical reasons. </li><li>Few months before election, BJP’s top leaders are missing in action. </li></ul>India is just a few days away from the interim budget, and Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> has already started campaigning for the general <keyword id="6355644" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="elections">elections</keyword> due in May, but both his Finance Minister and the party president are out of action due to bad health. The Bharatiya Janata Party President <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/amit-shah-hospitalized-bjp-president-admitted-to-aiims-after-contracting-swine-flu-leaders-wish-speedy-recovery/1446170/">Amit Shah</a> has been admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as he is down with swine flu. Shah took to Twitter to post about his health and wrote, “I have been affected by swine flu disease and the treatment for the same is going on. With the blessings of God and love and good wishes of all of you, I shall be healthy soon.” Meanwhile, Finance Minister <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/arun-jaitley-travels-to-us-for-medical-check-up/articleshow/67536475.cms">Arun Jaitley</a> has flown to the US for medical treatment. All eyes were on Jaitley as he was supposed to present the <keyword id="7190005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-budget-2019">Interim Budget 2019</keyword> on February 1 and now reports say that he might even miss the presentation of the budget. Jaitley, who has been <a href="https://twitter.com/arunjaitley/status/1085776969738919936">tweeting</a> rigorously even while undergoing treatment, is suffering from a rare form of <a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/arun-jaitley-diagnosed-with-soft-tissue-sarcoma-rare-a-type-of-cancer-symptoms-causes-treatment/348940">cancer</a> according to reports. Jaitley has been suffering from health issues for a while now. In 2018, Jaitley had taken off from his duties as Finance Minister when he underwent dialysis followed by a renal transplant in May. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal had taken additional charge of the finance ministry then. Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi too sent his best wishes for the Finance Minister. He tweeted, “I'm upset to hear Arun Jaitley Ji is not well. We fight him on a daily basis for his ideas. However, I and the Congress party send him our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery. We are with you and your family 100% during this difficult period Mr Jaitley.” Another senior BJP leader <a href="http://zeenews.india.com/india/senior-bjp-leader-ram-lal-admitted-to-noidas-kailash-hospital-2171489.html">Ram Lal</a>, the National General Secretary, has been admitted to Kailash Hospital in Noida due to high fever. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad too was admitted in the ICU at AIIMS complaining of nasal congestion. He was discharged on Thursday afternoon. With a wobbly economy, and the disappointment in recent state elections, the ruling BJP government has an uphill task before the country goes to vote in less than five months. Any flux in the top leadership will be a setback for the party. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/poll-bound-narendra-modi-returns-to-core-voter-base-seeks-10-quota-for-upper-castes-but-will-it-fly/articleshow/67420469.cms">Poll-bound Narendra Modi returns to core voter base, seeks 10% quota for upper castes — but will it fly?</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-modi-government-is-looking-to-boost-rural-consumption-with-record-outlay-for-employment-scheme/articleshow/67555665.cms">The Modi government is looking to boost rural consumption with record outlay for employment scheme</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/interest-free-loans-and-income-support-the-upcoming-budget-may-be-a-song-for-indias-farmers/articleshow/67538156.cms">Interest-free loans and income support— the upcoming Budget may be a song for India’s farmers</a>

Two out of the top three leaders in BJP are out of action

According to a media report, <keyword id="6358821" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shiv-Sena">Shiv Sena</keyword> has demanded one more Cabinet berth in the Narendra Modi-led government. The report quoted a Shiv Sena leader saying that party would not join the <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> government in <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>, if it does not agree to this demand. 
 
BJP had earlier rejected Shiv Sena’s demand for a deputy chief minister in Maharashtra. 
 
"When Uddhav decided to come for the swearing in on the call of BJP leaders, the understanding was that our MLAs would be sworn in before Fadnavis wins the vote of confidence. However, BJP has ruled it out. So, effectively it wants us to support it in the vote of confidence without even telling us what portfolios we would be given. If BJP is serious in our support in Maharashtra, we need a Cabinet berth at the Centre," said a Shiv Sena leader. 
 Yesterday, Shiv Sena President <keyword id="53973" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Uddhav-Thackeray">Uddhav Thackeray</keyword> had held a meeting of senior party leaders, in which the party decided to wait till the Union Cabinet expansion. If its demand is not met, it will not join the BJP government in Maharashtra and announce the name of the leader of opposition in the state Assembly.

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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=amit+shah">BJP President Amit Shah</a> and three other senior party leaders were stuck inside a lift for 40 minutes, raising alarm and sending security officials into a tizzy. 
 
The senior <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=BJP">BJP</a> leaders were trapped inside the lift of a state guest house in Patna. The incident happened when Shah was going from the ground floor to the first floor along with party in-charge for Bihar Bhupendra Yadav, secretary Nagendra and General Secretary Saudan Singh. 
 
"The lift got stuck between the two floors and its metal doors also got jammed at around 11.30 PM last night. There was no lift operator or person capable of handling such emergency around. The mobile phones of those trapped inside were also out of range as they were in a closed box," BJP state President Mangal Pandey told news agency PTI. 
 
Shah and other leaders were rescued by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=CRPF">CRPF</a> personnel who were present there as part of his Z+ security cover. They tore steel doors of the elevator to pull out them. 
 
Pandey informed all attempts to open the doors of the lift had failed. 
 
"It is a gross dereliction of duty and irresponsibility shown by the people responsible for facilities at the state guest house. There was nobody present there to deal with such emergencies despite the fact that a person having Z+ security cover was staying there," said Pandey. 
 
Shah was staying at the state guest house and was conducting meeting with party leaders in view of the forthcoming <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Bihar+elections">Assembly polls in Bihar</a>.

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