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RSS chief ranked Bihar ahead of Gujarat? Yes, say reporters; no, says RSS

August 10, 2012
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New Delhi, August 10: A group of foreign reporters say that at their meeting with Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), said that in public perception of effective governance, Bihar is ahead of Gujarat.

"RSS' Mohan Bhagwat's first-ever chat with foreign media. Asked to rate state govts on good governance, he said bihar, gujarat, in that order," tweeted Rama Lakshmi, a journalist with the Washington Post's New Delhi bureau.

The RSS has said Mr Bhagwat has not been quoted correctly. It says that the RSS chief said that the people of each state feel that the model followed by their government is superior.

The controversy lies in the complex and tenuous relationship between the BJP and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. They govern Bihar together, and Mr Kumar's party, the JD(U) is also a member of the NDA, the coalition led by the BJP. The last few months have seen open hostility between the chief ministers of Bihar and Gujarat. Mr Kumar has made it clear that he may opt out of the partnership if Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is picked as the NDA's candidate for Prime Minister for the next general election. Mr Kumar has not named Mr Modi but has said that the NDA's nominee for PM must have secular credentials. Mr Modi's prime ministerial ambitions are challenged by the communal riots that took place in Gujarat in 2002 during his first term as chief minister.

The BJP is keen on preserving its collaboration with Mr Kumar in Bihar. In a recent interview to NDTV, the party's president, Nitin Gadkari, said that he has assured Mr Kumar that the party has not yet decided on whether Mr Modi will be its choice for Prime Minister. Mr Gadkari said he is confident that the Bihar chief minister and his party will not exit the NDA coalition.

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Feb 9: The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Delhi Assembly polls are kept under tight security, in the 'Strong Room' located at Atal Adarsh Bengali Balika Vidyalaya in Gol Market.

Voting for Delhi Assembly elections took place on Saturday with voters turnout well short of the 2015 election mark.

Counting of the votes will be on February 11.

Earlier, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain had said the Delhi elections took place peacefully and smoothly.

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May 30,2020

New Delhi, May 30: An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.

"When the A320 plane, which did not have any passengers as it was heading to Moscow to bring back stranded Indians under Vande Bharat Mission, had reached Uzbekistan's airspace, our team on ground realised that one of the pilots had tested COVID-positive," senior Air India officials said.

"The flight was immediately asked to return. It came back to Delhi at around 12.30 pm on Saturday," the officials said. The crew has been quarantined. Another plane would be sent to Moscow to bring back the stranded Indians, according to the officials.

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February 12,2020

New Delhi, Feb 12: Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal was on Wednesday elected as the leader of AAP legislative party, a day after he led the party to an emphatic victory in the Delhi Assembly elections.

Kejriwal was elected as the AAP legislative party leader during a meeting called by him with the newly-elected party MLAs. The meeting was held at the AAP chief's residence.

Atishi, AAP's winning candidate from Kalkaji constituency said after the meeting, "It is definitely a validation of the work that has been done by AAP in the last five years, be it education, health care, water or electricity."

Kejriwal is slated to take oath as the Delhi Chief Minister for the third time at Ramlila Maidan on February 16.

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The BJP marginally improved its tally, managing just eight seats from its 2015's tally of three seats. The Congress, which drew a blank in the previous elections, failed to open its account yet again.

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