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IN THE war of words over reservations, both the INDIA bloc and BJP have accused each other of trying to undermine the quotas for SC/STs and OBCs. While the INDIA parties say a returning Narendra Modi government would “change” the Constitution and thus target reservations, the BJP has said it is INDIA parties which intend to take reservations away from SC/STs and OBCs and give the same to minorities.
With the Lok Sabha election results signalling a resurgent Opposition INDIA bloc, the raging row over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination and the now-cancelled UGC-NET examination have become the first major issue of conflict between the new BJP-led NDA government and the Opposition alliance. This is set to make stormy the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha beginning June 24.
As protests demanding the scrapping of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) rage on, the BJP’s key NDA allies Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) have remained silent.
While the incumbent BJP-led NDA maintained its supremacy in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls by winning 30 seats out of 40 as against the INDIA bloc’s 9 seats, it was beaten by the Opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the most crucial heartland state.
The NDA may have performed better in Bihar than Uttar Pradesh, winning 31 of the 40 seats in the state, but its vote share has dipped significantly, with victory margins of its candidates shrinking considerably.
As parties wait with bated breaths for the results of the Lok Sabha elections, former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram speaks to The Indian Express about his party campaign, the INDIA bloc’s prospects and other issues
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that the Army recruitment policy ‘Agniveer scheme’ will be scrapped if the INDIA bloc is voted to power. Taking a jibe at Gandhi, the LJD chief on Wednesday said, “People who only care about mutton parties will not understand such schemes."
At about 2 pm on a sunny afternoon, the crowd at the Brahmpur high school ground erupts as RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alights from a helicopter for his first visit to the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency to campaign for party candidate and former Bihar minister Sudhakar Singh.