Four theories are in circulation in journalistic circles and also in the power corridors on why the BJP did not oblige its big leaders while choosing chief ministers.
New Delhi, Oct. 16 (PTI): With the Congress set to vote to elect its new chief, it would be the sixth time in its nearly 137-year-old history that an electoral contest would decide who would take up the mantle of the party’s president. Also, with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra not in the running for the party president’s post, a non-Gandhi would be at the helm after over 24 years following the polling on Monday and counting on Wednesday. Senior party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are pitted against each other and have been crisscrossing various state capitals to woo the over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates who comprise the electoral college for electing the party chief. While Kharge is considered the firm favourite and the ‘unofficial official candidate’ with a large number of senior leaders backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change. During the campaign, even though Tharoor has rais
With a contest for the Congress president's post almost certain, history beckons the party as it would be the fourth time since Independence that polling would decide who would lead it.
With Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra deciding not to be in the running for next month s Congress president s post, a non-Gandhi would be at the helm after over 20 years.
The Relevance of Ranjan Gogoiâs Assam-Centric Statements on NRC, CAA
Gogoi s statements on the NRC and CAA are likely aimed at boosting his relevance in Assam, and also to help put past controversies behind him during his second lease of public life.
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi s nomination for Rajya Sabha received sharp criticism from several former judges. Photo: PTI
Politics14/Feb/2021
Guwahati: Early this week, former chief justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP, let off a barrage of salvos at a media event in Delhi. Among the points that made headlines were his cautious response to the fiery remarks made by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on him (without naming him) on the floor of the parliament, and what Gogoi thinks of the state of judiciary today.