RAGHUBAR DAS
Ranendra Pratap Swain takes oath as Pro-tem Speaker of Odisha assembly
Odisha's eight-time MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain was administered oath as the Pro-tem Speaker by the Governor. Chief Minister was present at the ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
Mohan Charan Majhi is new Chief Minister of Odisha
Odisha governor Raghubar Das administered the oath of office and secrecy to Majhi and other members of his council of ministers at Janata Maidan in the state capital.
Odisha BJP's tribal face Mohan Majhi to be Chief Minister
Mohan Charan Majhi, a four-time Keonjhar MLA, will become Odisha's first BJP Chief Minister. He will be sworn in on June 12 in the presence of PM Modi and other BJP leaders.
Criticism of Pandian unfortunate, he did excellent job, says Naveen Patnaik
"As an officer, he (Pandian) did an excellent job in different fields in the last 10 years, be it during two cyclones or the COVID-19 pandemic. After this good work, he retired from the bureaucracy and joined the BJD and contributed largely by doing an excellent work. He is a person of integrity and honesty and should be remembered for that," Patnaik said.
"Pandian not my successor... people of Odisha will decide on this": Naveen Patnaik
Days after the results of the Odisha assembly polls, state outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian is not his "successor" and pointed out that the people of the state would decide on this.
Odisha chief minister likely to be chosen in BJP Parliamentary Party meet on Friday
The BJP is set to select the chief minister of Odisha during a Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi after winning 78 seats in the 147-member state Assembly Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other MLAs are in the running. PM Modi had declared that the new CM would be a 'Bhoomiputra' an would be sworn in on June 10 at Janata Maidan.
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Ram Mandir: The key men who defied odds in India’s longest property dispute
Raghubar Das was a mahant of the Nirmohi Akhara, who moved a local court in 1885 for permission to build a'mandap' for Ram’s worship on the ‘chabutra’, or platform, in front of Babri Masjid. He had to move the Faizabad district court after his plea was rejected. And, the same thing happened again, as the judge ordered status quo, saying it was too late to amend a “mistake committed over 350 years ago”.
Who is Raghubar Das, the new Governor of Odisha?
Raghubar Das, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has been appointed as the new governor of Odisha by President Droupadi Murmu. He will replace Ganeshi Lal, who has been serving as the governor since May 2018. Das, a member of the OBC community, made history by becoming the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He has been actively involved in politics for many years and has held various positions within the BJP. Das, a grassroots leader of the BJP, is a former employee of Tata Steel.
Ex- Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das appointed governor of Odisha, Indra Sena Reddy Nallu of Tripura
The communique added that President Droupadi Murmu is pleased to make the appointments that will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
NRC will be implemented in Jharkhand if BJP voted to power next year: Raghubar Das
Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das on Saturday said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in the state, if the saffron party is voted to power in the next year's assembly polls. Das also claimed that he had, in 2018, written to the Centre for implementation of the NRC in the state in view of the "fast-changing demography of tribal-dominated Santal Paragana region of Jharkhand, particularly in Parkur and Sahebgunj districts".
Former Jharcraft CEO Renu Gopinath Paniker joins JD (U)
Paniker has been nominated as JD(U) state vice-president. Mahto said that Paniker's joining will strengthen the party in Jharkhand. "Her connection to women self-help groups and other women organizations has been good, which will help to bring them to party fold in future," he said.
From Jharkhand's youngest CM to a seasoned politician: A timeline of Hemant Soren's political journey
Chief Minister Hemant Soren who may well lose his seat in Jharkhand's Assembly has had a chequered career. Here's a timeline of Jharkhand's youngest CM and a seasoned politician.
EC commences hearing of mining lease case against Soren, BJP seeks Jharkhand CM's disqualification
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das of the BJP has accused Soren of "misusing his post" to get "in-principle approval" for a stone quarrying lease in his name in Ranchi district despite holding the mining portfolio, an apparent instance of corruption and conflict of interest.
Jharkhand ropeway accident: All trapped tourists rescued, one more person falls off chopper
Rescue operations spread over 46 hours ended as all the 60 passengers stranded in cable cars due to an accident on a ropeway at Trikut hills around 4 PM on Sunday were evacuated by two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters.
UP BJP's legislature party meet likely on March 24
After leading the BJP to a thumping victory in the just-concluded elections, Adityanath will be lead the country's most populous and politically crucial state for the second time consecutively as its chief minister.
Govt formation: BJP appoints Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh as observers for UP, Uttarakhand
Shah will be assisted by BJP vice president Raghubar Das as co-observer and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi will assist Rajnath Singh for selection of the leader of the legislature party in Uttarakhand.
Former J'khand CM Das among 200 BJP leaders, activists booked for COVID norm violation
An FIR was registered against 200 BJP leaders and workers, including former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, for allegedly violating COVID-19 norms during a rally in East Singhbhum district, police said on Friday.
Caste calculus? Why BJP is changing chief ministers in some states
he BJP has installed three new chief ministers in three states in three months. This may have added an air of uncertainty over the fate of some other chief ministers of the BJP.So, when Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur was recently in Delhi on a sudden visit, the BJP had to clarify it was a routine visit and had nothing to do with a possible change of guard in the state.
JP Nadda likely to retain most of his top office-bearers
After the national president, posts of general secretary are the most important ones. Currently, BJP has eight general secretaries including BL Santosh, who is in charge of the organisation.
After setback in assembly election, BJP set to look for new leaders in Jharkhand
Ram Vichar Netam, party in-charge of Jharkhand, said: “The central leadership will soon take a call on the review meeting and it shall take place accordingly.” With its senior leaders losing the polls, there is talk of promoting a tribal leader within the party as former chief minister Arjun Munda is a Union minister.
Jharkhand loss may prompt BJP to be more receptive to regional satraps
The Jharkhand experience has highlighted the need to be more receptive to the voices from local units, especially in states where the party is in power, sources said, adding that the BJP may have lost some seats in Maharashtra as well by denying tickets to several regional bigwigs not seen well disposed to the then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
BJP may need new CM-selection plan
Having suffered another jolt in the assembly elections, BJP, it appears, will have to rethink its strategy of imposing chief ministers who do not belong to any numerically dominant community or those who don’t enjoy a mass appeal.
How Hemant Soren became the face of change against BJP’s Raghubar Das
JMM took on every policy of the BJP government. It effectively attacked the amendments in the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act.
Jharkhand assembly election result 2019 key highlights: BJP and Congress-JMM alliance fight it out in Jharkhand
The counting of votes for the 81-seat state Assembly began at 8 AM on Monday in all district headquarters.
Campaigning for penultimate phase of polling ends in Jharkhand
A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women nominees, are in the fray in the elections, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said here.
Raghubar Das faces tough challenge from BJP rebel in Jamshedpur east
Das is seeking a sixth consecutive term from this seat. Rai was elected to the state assembly from the neighbouring seat — Jamshedpur West — in 2014. Interestingly, Rai was a minister in Das government in the state.
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