Former member of the pro-hindutva fountain head Rashtraya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and NDA's presidential candiate Ramnath Kovind has won
New Delhi, India (August 26, 2014): Narendra Modi led BJP government is set to go ahead with it's "mission governors", aimed at appointing it's "own" constitutional heads in states. BJP that recently appoined 6 governors in different states is all set to name four more new governors. Meanwhile there are speculation that former Delhi CM and Kerala’s governor Sheila Dikshit may resign from the post.
New Delhi, India (August 21, 2014): There are reports that Uttarakhand governor Aziz Qureshi has challenged Narendra Modi led BJP government's jog asking him to quit the post of governor. Aziz Qureshi has reportedly moved to the Supreme Court of India (SCI).
New Delhi, India (July 16, 2014): As it was expected, the newly formed Narendra Modi led BJP government in India has started stepping towards bringing changes in the new Land Acquisition Act to make it more “industry friendly”.
Following the anti-drug campaign run by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), former Punjab chief minister and Amritsar MP Amarinder Singh has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to formulate an India-level drug policy to tackle the menace across the country and Punjab in particular where the problem has "assumed alarming propositions".
According to information Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on recently spelled out the anti-Maoist policy of the Narendra Modi government, saying there will be no talks with the left-wing ultras.
The newly formed BJP led NDA government in India is planning to challenge the position taken by the Indian judiciary that undue delay in executions caused by delay in deciding constitutional review petition by President of India forms valid ground for granting clemency to a convict.
Moga, Punjab (June 17, 2014): A day after Modi government asked governors of various states, who were appointed during UPA regime, to resign from their posts, three governors including UP, Assam and Karnataka resigned from their posts.
A day after the bid of NDA government to remove governors of some states appointed by congress was exposed, congress today slammed government's move terming as "political vendetta" and said the "dictatorial" step will have "serious repercussions".