Read more about Mamata Banerjee behind TMC s astounding performance : Vijayvargiya on Business Standard. BJP national general secretaryKailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday credited Mamata Banerjee for the TMC s astounding performance in Bengal elections, and said his party would introspect the poll results
Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in West Bengal. He said that the initial trends from postal ballots were not the real indicator of the final outcome . We will cross the magic figure by evening. I am sure that we will form the next government in Bengal, Vijayvargiya, who is also the BJP s Bengal minder, said. The saffron party, which had managed to secure just three seats in the last assembly elections, is making good progress, he stated. Early trends till 10.30 am showed that the ruling TMC was surging ahead of challenger BJP, leading in 101 of the 156 seats. The saffron party was ahead in just 53 seats.
Nitin Patel on Saturday informed that he has tested positive for coronavirus infection. Patel, 64, who also holds the health portfolio, was admitted to the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre here after testing positive. I had my RT-PCR test done after showing mild symptoms of coronavirus, the result of which is positive. On the advice of doctors, I am getting admitted to UN Mehta Hospital, he tweeted. I urge all of you who recently came in contact with me to take care of their health, Patel added. Earlier in the day, he participated in a programme in Gandhinagar which was attended by UnionHome Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. He was also with Shah and Rupani on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. Me and my wife have tested positive for coronavirus. We are in home isolation and following advice of doctors, the 57-year-old BJP leader said in a tweet on Wednesday evening. Those who have come in contact with me should get themselves tested and follow COVID-19 guidelines, he added. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi party supremo Akhilesh Yadav had tested positive for the virus on April 14. Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Urban Development Minister Ashutosh Tondon are also undergoing treatment after testing positive for the infections.
The unexpected resignation of Kerala Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel, often known as the blue eyed boy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shows that all s not well in the CPI-M in Kerala. Jaleel, though not a CPI-M card holder, right from the time he turned giant killer by outsmarting the top Indian Union Muslim League leader and former Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty in 2006, has become very close to the Chief Minister and it became stronger when Vijayan decided to include Jaleel when he undertook the state-wide rally just before the 2016 assembly elections. When Vijayan decided to sit down to select his cabinet, Jaleel s inclusion did not surprise many and all through when Jaleel had courted trouble on a few occasions, Vijayan stood by him as a rock and it s this which sent tongues wagging - why is Vijayan protecting Jaleel?