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  • NDA starts govt formation; Nitish, Tejashwi share flight: Key highlights from day after Lok Sabha election results

    Government formation preparations commenced on Wednesday, as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously elected Narendra Modi as its leader. Concurrently, the opposition INDIA bloc indicated its intention to take necessary actions to reflect the people’s desire for a change in governance. Separate meetings were held by both ruling and opposition alliances at the Prime Minister’s residence and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence, respectively, in the evening. These meetings followed the clear majority secured by the BJP-led NDA in the recent election results.Clear majority secured by NDA, INDIA bloc’s notable performanceThe BJP won 240 Lok Sabha seats, contributing to the NDA’s total of 293 seats. This tally comfortably surpasses the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member House, paving the way for Modi to assume office for a third consecutive term—an unprecedented achievement for any ruling alliance since 1962. Similarly, the opposition INDIA bloc is energised by its notable performance, having secured 234 seats. Nitish, Tejashwi on same flight, spark speculationAllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States

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    Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of RJD were spotted on the same flight from Patna to Delhi on Wednesday, heading to their respective NDA and INDIA bloc meetings. Their presence together on the flight, with Nitish Kumar greeting his former deputy seated behind him, sparked speculation about potential shifts in political alliances. Images of the encounter circulated widely on social media, leading to discussions about Nitish possibly rejoining the INDIA bloc, which he helped form before leaving the JD(U)-RJD-Congress coalition earlier this year to rejoin the BJP-led NDA. While spokespeople for both parties dismissed the encounter as a coincidence, Tejashwi hinted at future developments, urging patience and suggesting that observers wait and see how things unfold.NDA meeting on June 5, 2024Setting the tone for his third straight term as the head of a coalition government, Prime Minister Modi chaired a meeting of the leaders of NDA parties who unanimously elected him as its leader.”Met our valued NDA partners. Ours is an alliance that will further national progress and fulfil regional aspirations. We will serve the 140 crore people of India and work towards building a Viksit Bharat,” Prime Minister Modi said on X after the meeting. At the NDA meeting at PM’s residence, TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LJP(R) leader Chirag Paswan, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy, Jana Sena’s Pawan Kalyan, AGP’s Atul Bora and NCP’s Praful Patel were among the 21 leaders from 16 parties present. The meeting was also attended by BJP’s Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and J P Nadda.

    Asked by a reporter if he is in the NDA, Naidu shot back,”We contested the elections together. Why do you doubt.”

    NDA MPs to formally elect Modi as leader on June 7The NDA MPs will meet on June 7 to formally elect Modi as their leader and the alliance leaders will then meet the President of India to submit their letters of support, HAM (Secular) leader and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said after attending the meeting.

    Modi’s oath ceremony The new government may be sworn in over the weekend, sources said, adding that there is a view to wrap up the formalities quickly to not allow any mood of uncertainty to build up, something a buoyant opposition may push.

    INDIA bloc in “wait and watch” modeWith the numbers stacked in favour of the ruling NDA, the INDIA bloc indicated a “wait and watch” approach after its old allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu, who are now in the NDA, did not reciprocate to overtures and threw their weight behind Modi.

    After nearly two-hour deliberations with other INDIA bloc parties, Kharge said the opposition leaders resolved to continue their fight against the “fascist rule of the BJP led by Modi” even as they thanked the people for their overwhelming support to the bloc.

    “We will take appropriate steps at the appropriate time to realise people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP’s government,” Kharge said while reading out a statement adopted by all the alliance constituents after the deliberations at his residence.

    He said the decision has been taken by all constituents of the INDIA bloc in one voice.

    The joint statement indicated that the alliance is keeping its options open while choosing not to stake a claim at government formation for now.

    The Congress president had convened the meeting to discuss the political situation and the election results, explore any possibility of government formation and whether to reach out to their old partners Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu.

    Kharge said that the opposition would continue to work together and would definitely stand by the promises made to the people and keep them.

    “The constituents of the INDIA bloc thank the people of India for their overwhelming support. The people’s mandate has been a befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation,” Kharge said.

    “This is a mandate in defence of the Constitution of India, and against price rise, unemployment and crony capitalism and also to save democracy,” Kharge added while announcing the decision of the alliance partners.

    In his opening remarks, Kharge said the alliance welcomes all parties that share its fundamental commitment to the values enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution and to its many provisions for economic, social and political justice.

    Kharge, flanked by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP (SCP) president Sharad Pawar, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and other leaders including Sharad Pawar, Sitaram Yechury, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Champai Soren, Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Singh, D Raja and Sanjay Raut, said the grouping will continue to fight against the “fascist rule” of the BJP.

    “The people’s mandate has given a befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation. This is a political and moral defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Kharge said.

    A resolution was passed at the NDA meeting which said the alliance government will continue working to lift people’s living standards for the country’s all-round development while conserving its heritage.

    “We are all proud that the NDA fought the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and won. We all NDA leaders unanimously elect Narendra Modi as our leader,” it added.

    NDA resolves to continue development agenda under Modi’s leadershipThe resolution also said that people have seen the country being developed in every sector in the last 10 years due to the pro-people policies of the NDA government under Modi.

    Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Jha, who was present in the meeting, said the formalities related to the formation of the government at the Centre under Modi are expected to be over soon.

    However, it will be a different act for him this time as the BJP has fallen well short of the majority and depends on allies for the government-formation after enjoying a comfortable majority on its own in the previous two terms of his government.

    Hosting the meeting, the BJP presented a picture of collective partnership with its allies with Naidu, Kumar and Shinde seated to the left of Modi while Nadda, Singh and Shah flanked the prime minister on his right.

    In terms of their parties’ strength, Naidu, Kumar and Shinde are the three biggest NDA constituents in that order after the BJP.

    The parties of Naidu and Kumar, who together command the support of 28 MPs, have rubbished speculation on their future moves.

    Naidu has reiterated his support to the BJP, a view echoed by JD(U)’s Jha as well.

    All leaders congratulated the PM for his leadership and the strides our nation has made under him. They appreciated the PM’s hard work and efforts in nation-building, he said.

    Modi hails historic NDA mandateDuring the meeting, Modi emphasised the significance of the historic mandate for the NDA’s third consecutive government, highlighting that such a mandate hadn’t been seen in the country for over 60 years. His allies commended Modi for his vision of “Viksit Bharat” and affirmed their partnership in this endeavour. Additionally, they praised his efforts in enhancing India’s global stature and tackling poverty, expressing their commitment to sustaining these initiatives.

    Inputs from PTI

  • Mamata Banerjee to skip meeting on simultaneous polls in Delhi

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would skip the meeting of the ‘one nation one election’ committee in New Delhi on Tuesday, citing engagements related to the upcoming state budget. The TMC supremo said she has communicated to the committee chief, former President Ramnath Kovind, about her inability to attend the meeting. “I have cancelled my New Delhi trip… The state budget will be presented in the assembly on February 8, and there are only two days to go. In this situation, I had to call off the visit,” Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat. “I have already spoken to Kovind ji about this,” she said. The chief minister said TMC MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Kalyan Banerjee will be present at the meeting in the national capital.

    The committee is mandated to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats keeping in view the existing constitutional framework.

    Banerjee had last month written to the panel members, expressing her disagreement with the concept of simultaneous polls, contending that it would be against the basic structure of “constitutional arrangements”.

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  • Bhupesh Baghel held a meeting of senior officers at his residence office here today.

    Bhupesh Baghel, in a meeting of senior officers held at his residence office here today, addressed Godhan Nyay Yojana, Suraji Gaon Yojana, Plantation Promotion Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, Plantation, Processing, Marketing and Roadside Plantation of Minor Forest Produce, Fruits and Medicinal Plants. reviewed.
    Agriculture Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar, Parliamentary Secretary Shri Shishupal Shorey, Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Subrata Sahu, Principal Secretary Forest Shri Manoj Kumar Pingua, Agriculture Production Commissioner Dr. M. Geeta, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri Rakesh Chaturvedi, Director Agriculture Shri Yashwant Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Dr. K. Patil was present.

  • Amarjeet Bhagat meeting of Food Department, discussion on important topics continues

    Food Minister Amarjeet Bhagat is taking a meeting of the Food Department through video conferencing. Reviewing departmental works from his residence Sarguja cottage. In the context of Kovid-19, the availability and distribution of food grains under the public distribution system are being reviewed. In the circumstances arising due to Kovid 19, there is a discussion in terms of availability of required prices and price control. Officers of the concerned departments and corporations are involved in the meeting.

  • Bhupesh Baghel will meet Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal in Delhi

    Bhupesh Baghel will visit Delhi tomorrow. CM Bhupesh will meet Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on the Delhi tour.
    Bhupesh Baghel will discuss with the Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on raising rice and increasing quota. There will be discussion to increase quota to 60 lakh MT.
    Bhupesh Baghel will also discuss the Rajiv Gandhi Justice Scheme with Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

  • Meeting of INTUC Executive, Jai Singh Aggarwal praised works in the interest of nation and laborers

    The meeting of Chhattisgarh INTUC Pradesh Working Committee was held at Rajiv Bhavan. National President of INTUC Sanjeeva Reddy attended the meeting. Minister Jaisingh Agrawal appreciated the work being done by the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in the interest of the nation and workers. He said that INTUC has done well to raise the voice in the interest of workers before the management and government at the state and national level and to implement many welfare works in their favor. He said that at the state level, INTUC will be provided as much help as necessary for labor-friendly activities.

    On the two-day national session of INTUC, National President G.K. Sanjeeva Reddy, State Congress President Mohan Markam, INTUC State President Sanjay Singh, Text Book Corporation President Shailesh Nitin Trivedi, Railways K.K. Murthy, General Minister Ashish Yadav, General Secretary Naresh Dewangan, Shiv Dayal Karsh, Ram Avatar Alangarkar, PK Rai, Sameer Pandey, Ram Iqbal Singh, SK Baghel from Bhilai, KYS from Balco. Rao, Balco INTUC General Secretary Jai Prakash Yadav, senior labor leader NP Mishra, Piyush Kar, young INTUC’s Satyajit Reddy, senior labor leaders from BALCO, Ramesh Jangid, Narendra Tiwari, Vimlesh Sav including a large number of labor leaders from different regions of the state Happened.

  • Meeting of Chhattisgarh INTUC Working Committee today, PCC Chief Mohan Markam will be included

    The Chhattisgarh INTUC Working Committee will have an important meeting today. There will be a meeting at 12 noon in Rajiv Bhavan.
    INTUC National President G. Sanjeeva Reddy, PCC Chief Mohan Markam will be involved. Many important topics will be discussed in the meeting.

  • NITI Aayog meeting started, Bhupesh Baghel involved in video conferencing

    The meeting of NITI Aayog continues in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has attended the sixth meeting of the Governing Council through video conferencing. Chief Minister Baghel is associated with the meeting from his residence office in Raipur. Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Subrata Sahu, Principal Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development Department Gaurav Dwivedi, Secretary to Chief Minister Siddharth Komal Pardeshi are also present.

  • CM Bhupesh could not meet Union Food Minister Goyal

    The proposed meeting of state and central government food officers could not be held in Delhi on Tuesday on the issue of paddy. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel could not even meet Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal. Because of this, CM went directly from there to Assam after meeting party leaders in Delhi.

    According to officials, the Rajiv Gandhi justice plan of the Chhattisgarh government was to be discussed in this meeting proposed on Tuesday. The reason is that the central government is believing that through this scheme, the state government is giving bonus to the farmers for paddy. For this reason, the central government has cut the quota of rice taken from the state.

    Chief Minister Baghel has already had a meeting with Union Minister Goel on February 5 in this matter. It was in this meeting that the schedule of the meeting to be held on February 16 was decided. According to departmental sources, the meeting between the central and state government officials was already deferred. Because of this, the state officials did not go to Delhi on Tuesday.
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  • Collector took a meeting of the deadline of district officials through mobile application

    Collector Shri Mahadev Kavre today reviewed the implementation of departmental plans by meeting deadline of district officials of all departments through mobile application. Through online virtual application in the meeting, Superintendent of Police Shri Balaji Rao, Forest Officer, Shri Krishna Jadhav, CEO, District Panchayat Shri KS Mandavi, Deputy Collector R.K. N. Officers of all other departments, including Pandey, all subdivisional officers, district CEOs and officers of the urban body, joined the employees.
    Collector Shri Kavre instructed all the officials to provide timely answers to the questions asked during the budget session of the assembly. For this, all officers were instructed not to go on leave without prior notice.
    The collector inquired about the status of Kovid-19 vaccination in the district. He instructed to complete 100% target given for Kovid vaccine in all health centers. For this, the health department and municipal front line health workers, police, revenue, Anganwadi assistants related to women and child development, workers and officers associated with Panchayati Raj system, instructed the employees to compulsorily vaccinate. He instructed all the department heads to compulsorily vaccinate the employees pending for their vaccine. The Collector directed CIMAHO regarding second phase vaccination and said that those who have been vaccinated for 28 days should be given the second phase vaccine. For this, they should be informed departmentally and personally. SP Shri Balaji informed that about 50 percent of the employees in the police department have been vaccinated and the rest are being vaccinated. He talked about maintaining the migration register systematically in all panchayats of the district. In which information about people going to work in other district or state from Panchayat level can be available and can be easily detected in case of unpleasant incident with anyone outside the district. Collector Shri Kavre has instructed all the panchayats to take punitive action against employees who do not maintain the Migraine Register.
    The collector instructed to purchase cow dung in the urban bodies and rural areas of the district under the ambitious Godhan Nyay Yojana of the district and to make organic fertilizers updated on the portal with priority. He instructed all Gothan officials to sync the data by entering information about daily dung purchases. He said that there is a delay in payment after the information about cow dung purchase is not entered on the portal on time. After every 15 days the dung purchase is paid, so upload the data of the dung purchase that takes place between the 1st to the 15th day on the portal. Along with this, instructed to enter the manufactured organic fertilizer on the latest information portal. So that we can get the proper amount of total organic manure produced in the district and the fertilizer can be sold through cooperative societies. The Collector also instructed to complete the Vermitaka being constructed for preparing organic fertilizers in the second phase of Gothan as soon as possible. He also directed to get the Gauthan committee formed after getting approval from Gram Sabha in Gauthano of recurring pastures.