Two recent events have damaged BJP in Karnataka. First was contractor Santosh Patil’s suicide. Second was statement by Dingaleshwar Swamiji of Balehosur Mutt that 30% commission is demanded from mutts to get their money. Santosh Patil was a BJP member. He had accused Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwarappa’s aides of demanding 40% commission…
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BJP to TMC
On 16/4/2022 results of five by-elections were out. Congress retained Kolhapur Assembly seat. RJD wrested Bochahan Assembly seat from NDA. It was held by VIP which was part of NDA. This time VIP was against BJP. BJP finished second. Congress wrested Khairagarh Assembly seat from Janta Congress. BJP finished second. It is in West Bengal…
India Most Populous
As per I-Media of Taiwan on 4/3/2022 at 11.58.35 p.m. India became the most populous country in the world with a population of 1,415,653,821 i.e., one billion four hundred fifteen million six hundred fifty-three thousand eight hundred twenty-one, as per Western numbering or 141,56,53,821 i.e., One hundred forty-one crores fifty-six lakhs fifty-three thousand eight hundred…
Elections 2022
On 10/3/2022 election results for five states were out and mostly as per exit poll predictions. AAP won in Punjab. BJP retained power in four states. In Punjab out of 117 seats AAP won 92, BJP 2, BSP 1, Congress 18, SAD 3 and Independent 1. AAP had tried to form government in 2017 and…
India Against Sanctions
India conducted nuclear tests in 1998. USA imposed sanctions. They were removed years later as USA wanted a nuclear deal with India. Russia attacked Ukraine on 24/2/2022. After that there have been many sanctions on Russia and also on Belarus. There are economic sanctions. Many Russian banks are cut off from SWIFT. Many countries banned…
Ukraine War
On 24/2/2022 Russia attacked Ukraine by air, land and sea and called it special military operation. Around 4.45 a.m. there were explosions in Kiev, also known as Kyiv. Many countries called it invasion and condemned it. Some called it Russia’s version of shock and awe. USA’s war industry wants endless wars. Peace is bad for…
Freedom Convoy
In 2020, at the end of November, when farmers mostly from Punjab, Haryana and UP blocked roads outside Delhi, Justin Trudeau supported them. He said “Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protesters. We believe in the process of dialogue. We’ve reached out through multiple means to…
Budget 2022
On 1/2/2022 at 11 a.m. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2022. It was telecast on Sansad TV. It used to be telecast on Lok Sabha TV. Last year Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV were merged to form Sansad TV. There was echo during telecast. It was very irritating. I dialled 011 23445700…
Suspension of MLAs
On 28/1/2022 Supreme Court ruled that suspension of 12 BJP MLAs for one year on 5/7/2021 by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was unconstitutional, substantially illegal and irrational. It held that suspension could not have been beyond that tenure of the session and one year suspension is worse than expulsion, disqualification or resignation. The MLAs were suspended…
Game of Parties
Elections in five states are going on. Many politicians have switched parties. More are likely to switch in coming days. Swami Prasad Maurya was a minister in UP government. He quit BJP and joined SP. Dara Singh Chauhan and Dharam Singh Saini followed him. Some BJP MLAs joined SP. BJP got some SP members to…