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Imphal, Mar 13: N Biren Singh was today unanimously elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Manipur, paving the way for his becoming the next chief minister. "N Biren has been unanimously elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party. He is the party's chief ministerial candidate," Union minister Piyush Goel told reporters. Biren will meet Governor Najma Heptulla and stake claim to form the

New Delhi, Mar 13: The BJP today sought to justify its claims to form governments in Goa and Manipur, saying it has both "legitimacy and the numbers" even as the Congress termed the attempts as a "murder" of democracy. "We have both the legitimacy and the numbers to form the government in Goa and Manipur," BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao told Times Now news channel.In both these states, the

New Delhi, Mar 13: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was today given the additional charge of the Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned to take on the new role of Goa Chief Minister. A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said that the resignation of Parrikar as the Defence Minister, on advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been accepted with immediate effect. "Further, as advised by the

Panaji, Mar 13: Manohar Parrikar today resigned as the Defence Minister to take over the new role as Goa Chief Minister. "I have tendered my resignation as Defence Minister. The resignation letter has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office this morning," Parrikar told PTI today. Goa Governor Mridula Sinha has invited Parrikar to form the next government in the coastal state after he submitted a

Panaji, Mar 13: BJP leader Manohar Parrikar will be sworn in as chief minister of Goa tomorrow. "I have tendered my resignation as Defence Minister and have sent it to the PMO. I will be taking the oath (as Goa chief minister) tomorrow evening, along with the cabinet ministers," Parrikar told PTI today. Asked how many ministers would be sworn in, Parrikar said, "The decision on the number of

Chennai, Mar 13: Congress leader P Chidambaram today denounced the seven-phase election schedule in Uttar Pradesh and alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used it to "polarise" voters. One of the reasons for the defeat of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh was the absence of a robust party organisational structure there, he said, a day after stating that Modi had emerged as the "most

Panaji, Mar 13: Despite being a runner-up behind the Congress, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled off a coup on Sunday after its leader Manohar Parrikar was appointed as the Goa Chief Minister by Governor Mridula Sinha. Parrikar, who is currently serving as the Defence Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government at the Centre, will have to prove majority on the floor of the Goa

Imphal, Mar 12: The BJP is within a striking distance of forming a government in Manipur for the first time though it emerged as the second largest party after the Congress, provided it is able to enlist support of three NDA partners. The election threw up a hung verdict with none of the two mainstream parties being able to cross the magic figure of 31 in the 60-member Assembly. The Congress was

New Delhi, Mar 12: A day after the massive poll victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appeared to be setting his sights beyond the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as he asked the countrymen to join him in building a ‘new India’ by 2022. He asked the people to take a pledge and express their commitment to building a new India on his Narendra Modi Mobile App. “A new

Chandigarh, Mar 12: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today submitted his resignation to Governor V P Singh Badnore following his party's defeat in the assembly polls. The Punjab cabinet, which met under Badal for the last time, recommended dissolution of the Assembly, paving the way for the constitution of the new legislature. The 89-year-old Akali leader along with deputy chief minister