Congress runs out of Tricks.... Decides to boycott the Prime Minister

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It seems business is not running as usual for the Congress party at least; after losing to BJP in the national elections; Congress seems to have run out of tricks in their bag of political wits. All along they have tried to mock the BJP led NDA's "acche din aane waale hai" "Good days are about to come" slogan, coined by Mr. Modi, who is now the Prime Minister. The tricks have led to further deterioration in Congress's position it seems, Congress tried to cement themselves, when finally Mr. Rahul Gandhi woke up in the parliament and created disruptions without any concrete reasons. They even tried playing the communal card against the BJP, but all in vain.

They finally understood that nothing much can be done, at least for now and they will have to bite the bullet and stay silent for a while. Mr. Modi's speech on 15th of August, came as a further blow and a few Congress veterans also praised the same, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, posted on his website that, "I have been saying that making India open defecation free should be a national junoon, a national obsession. When I was Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, we had launched the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan and now Mr. Modi is taking that forward with his Swachh Bharat Mission"

Finally it seems Congress has found a way to avoid the Prime Minister in public at large, after the incident in Haryana where Mr. Modi and Mr. Hooda (CM of Haryana) were sharing the dais, the public that was cheering for Mr. Modi wooed Mr. Hooda and the same was taken very well by the Congress Party, instead of doing an analysis of why such a thing took place they decided to boycott Mr. Modi during state functions, by asking Congress Chief Ministers not to share dais with Mr. Narendra Modi.


Congress seems to have forgotten that, Mr. Modi is not a mere Politician but the representative of 1/6th population of the world, that he has been elected  by a democratic process and not by force or anything. By boycotting the Prime Minister isn't the Congress sidelining the democratic process that was mainly constituted by the founders of the Congress itself. The congress party needs to understand that as a nation to grow all states need to work in unison and not in seclusion.

Here it seems like a repeat of the history at the end of Congress, when NDA came into power under Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he started a program where all state CM's were to meet on a common forum and discuss the growth agenda for the nation. I remember reading about the same and a lot of Congress chief ministers also welcomed the idea, but after the first meeting Congress CM's were instructed not to attend any such forum held by the than Prime Minister Mr. A B Vajpayee. A Congress CM was quoted in the a prominent current affairs magazine on condition of anonymity that, "Madam Ji has instructed us not to attend the meetings any more"

It seems that the Congress party does not want India to come out of the loop of Political Agendas which only revolve around Roti, Kapda aur Makan (Food, Clothing and housing); as people of the nation we need to analyse what is happening and what is right or wrong, it is us the people of the nation who can bring about the change, a few steps in the right direction can result in tremendous growth. As people we need to ask our politicians to give up on party based differences and work towards a common goal of a developed India, a India which will shine bright, India whose future generations will be free from the tag of a developing nation and an India which will be united at every front when it comes to national integration....

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The Bihar Saga... The quest of power can brings together the all time rivals Lalu and Nitish in Bihar...

                                                                 Image Courtsey HTMedia

The story of Bihar began with Nitish Kumar's ambitions of being the Prime Minister wannabe, which he has laughed off more often than not. Nitish Kumar came out in the open when the voices to name Narendra Modi (Current PM) as the prime ministerial candidate started gaining momentum, what unfolded next was a slew of attacks on Mr. Modi and his brand of politics. Nitish Kumar always considered Bihar as his strong hold, just like Mayawati thought about Uttar Pradesh. But the story of what happened in the elections is out there for everyone to see and believe and the biggest beneficiary in the process came out to be Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan.

But this article is not about what happened and why it happened, but about what does Bihar have in store next, the political scenario of Bihar has undergone a tremendous change, once storng Janta Dal (United) headed by Mr. Nitish Kumar, was seen lost in the Modi wave that had engulfed the nation. Something changed all of a sudden and Mr. Kumar realised that he is at the verge of losing his strong hold if corrective measures are not taken. A lot of drama followed regarding him resigning etc.

But now it seems Mr. Kumar, seems to have found solace in the lap of his elder brother Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, this is the same person against whom Mr. Kumar united with BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) with the agenda of ending the Jungle Raj, that was prevalent under Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav's rule. But when hit hard by reality both of them have realised that if they want to survive the onslaught of BJP, they have to come upfront and stop cutting into each-others vote bank. The Congress has also decided to stick to both of them as they do not have a strong face in Bihar anyhow. The real strength of the alliance between JDU and RJD, is going to be put to test soon in the by-elections, to held for the 10 seats in the state on the 21st of August.

The shift from bitter rivalry to the sweet friendship, the overall theme of the alliance seems to be one dimensional, that of defending their ground against the BJP. Mr. Kumar and Mr. Yadav also have doled out the same advice to Ku. Mayawati and Shri Mulayam Singh, to unite against BJP in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The overall scenario seems to be one where the third front seems to be aligning with the Congress party in order to fight against the BJP bandwagon across the country, whereby all the non NDA parties seem to be clubbing together, in a hope to form a formidable face against the BJP led NDA.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha not attending the Parliament regularly

On Thursday, NCP MP, D.P. Tripathi raised the issue of Sachin and Rekha not being regular in terms of attendance to the Rajya Sabha since they have been nominated to the house. He said that although   he admires both the personalities and appreciate their work in their respective fields but still, it does not give them a right to skip the proceeding of the house and in turn dishonour the same.

Speaking on the remarks made by Mr. Tripathi and issues raised by a few other members, deputy chairman of the house Mr. P.J. Kurien gave out the following statement, “As per Article 104 of the Constitution, if a member is absent from either House of Parliament for a period of 60 days then the seat is considered vacant. In case of Sachin Tendulkar, he has not attended the Parliament for 40 days whereas Rekha’s absence is less than this,” he observed.

Mr. Kurien also stated that Mr. Tendulkar was nominated to the upper house in April 2012 and has attended the session for three days. “Last time he had come to the House on December 13, 2013,”

About Ms. Rekha, he stated that she had joined in April 2012 and has attended the session for seven days. “Last time she attended the House on February 19, 2014.”

A few members had also stated that the cricketing legend should contribute more the proceeding to the house and should try to be more proactive in the house.

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Presidential nod for creation of National Judicial Commision

In a move to improve the selection process of judges, President Shri Arnab Mukherjee has approved the Constitutional Amendment Bill, to facilitate the formation of National Judicial Commission. The formation of the new commission will result in fast tracking of appointment of judges, replacing the current collegium system which has come under media scrutiny for a while.

As per reports all the parties are in favour of the formation of National Judicial Commission, the bill to bring about the change is expected to be put across the house by the government in the next lok sabha session.

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Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi asked to appear in Delhi Court on 7th of August 2014...

Delhi court has summoned Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, to apper in court on the 7th of August, in a case accusing them of cheating and criminal breach of trust. The case had been filed by Subramanian Swami, who is a leader of BJP. Mr. Swamy, has claimed that Gandhi's have taken advantage of their position to acquire prime properties in Delhi at throw away prices, the property that has come in question include the office of the National Herald, the Newspaper that closed down operations in 2008. The paper was started by the first Prime Minister of India in the year 1938.

The metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha, said "I found prima-facie evidence against all the accused. The court has directed them to appear before it (the court) on August 7"

Rahul Gandhi, had retaliated and said that he will sue Mr. Subramanian Swamy for defamation in 2012, when the case was first filled. Congress vice-president had described the acquisitions as baseless, defamatory, false and scandalous in nature.

In a statement, the Congress said, "In the National Herald matter, the persons named have not received any papers or information from the Court so far. They will seek legal advice and do the needful."

The claims by the BJP leader mention that a private company floated by Mr. Rahul Gandhi by the name of Young Indians, which inturn accuired a public limited company Associated Journals, which had a portfolio of properties worth around Rs. 1600 crore in Delhi alone, at a shockingly megre price of Rs. 50 lakhs only. Associated Journals was also setup by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The case presents another angle of gross misuse of power if proven right in the courts, in the past also there are several charges against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, accusing him of acquiring properties in Haryana at throw prices and then selling them at huge premium to developers. Not sure of Ache Din promise by the BJP led government, but it seems that tough days are ahead for the Congress President and vice-president.

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NDA, goes behind the scenes asks 6 Governors to resign....

In a move that can lead to escalation in tension at the centre, the NDA led central government has asked six UPA appointed governors to vacate their positions. The action is happening behind the scenes right now and seems to be something very similar to what UPA did when it came to power in 2004 and moved on for removal of appointees in the Raj Bhavan, done by the NDA government then.

If sources in the government are to be believed, NDA regime is not going after governors who are nearing the end of their term, but the following governors have been suggested by the Union Home Secretary to put down their papers, through telephonic calls:

• M K Narayanan, West Bengal
• Sheila Dixit, Kerela
• Margaret Alva, Rajasthan
• Kamla Beniwal, Gujarat
• K Sankaranarayanan, Maharashtra
• Devendra Konwar, Tripura

The actions that seem to be a replications of deeds done by the UPA in 2004, are bound for the courtroom, as the NDA back in 2004 had also done the same and the court had ordered in 2010 that government can not remove Governors just on the basis of loss of confidence, since they are not employees of the union government.

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Union Minister Gopinath Munde, Passes away in a Car Accident

Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Gopinath Pandurang Munde, passed away today (3rd, June 2014, Tuesday) morning, at around 7:20am. He was on his way to the Delhi airport, when his car was hit by anpther car, a Indica as per news reports which jumped a red signal and hit Mr. Munde's car on the back door, at around 6:20 am.

He was taken to the AIMS by his assistant and driver who were in the same car and did not suffer any injuries. On being brought to the hospital it was observed that there was no cardiac response, the doctors tried to revive him but to no avail. The doctors based on preliminary observations believe that he suffered a cardiac arrest, may be due to the shock of the accident.

The news has been around that Mr. Munde would have been projected as BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

From the team of Indian Politics Mounted, we offer our condolences to Mr. Munde's Family and relatives.

Extremely saddened & shocked by the demise of my friend & colleague Gopinath Munde ji. His demise is a major loss for the Nation & the Govt.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 3, 2014

Gopinath Munde ji was a true mass leader. Hailing from backward sections of society, he rose to great heights & tirelessly served people.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 3, 2014

The exact cause of death will be known only after the post mortem report is out-Dr. Harshvardhan pic.twitter.com/nG3fnGYdc9
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2014

This is a huge setback for us, and for Maharashtra-Nitin Gadkari on Gopinath Munde's death pic.twitter.com/tPafntGZvA
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2014

Officials examining the car which had hit Gopinath Munde's vehicle earlier pic.twitter.com/KH6obyuVK7
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2014

R.I.P Gopinath Munde. A cruel twist in a tale of recent triumph. And a humbling reminder that we are not the writers of our own stories
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 3, 2014

We have the driver in custody, he was alone in the car.Inquiry into this has been launched: Delhi Police on Gopinath Munde accident
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2014

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Narendra Modi's 10 Point agenda for the Cabinet

 

Four days in and the new government in Delhi has already started working overtime. Media has already covered news about, strict office timing mandates being driven by Mr. Modi. Yesterday Mr. Modi met with his cabinet to set in place the core guidlelines for the functioning of the government.

Narendra Modi realises the importance of empowering the bureaucracy and thus the first point on the list is about building confidence of the civil servants. Bureaucrats due to issues like lack of confidence and excessive interference, are vary of taking tough decisions; which has resulted in paralysing the system.

The other agenda on the list is about infrastructure, and it is the most important aspect as it directly co-relates to growth of the nation. Just like a corporate organisation, Mr. Modi has also directed all the ministers to work hand in hand and solve inter ministry issues. The economy is also in need of a major boost.

Graphic Source: Economic Times

A lot of things have been laid down, like e-tendering, transparency, infrastructure reforms etc., what needs to be seen is where does all this take the new government.

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The Black Money Trail, Governments Attempt to trace it...

The government of India today announced setting up of a Special Investigation Team, to look into the trail of Black Money that is parked outside India. The Supreme Court, had asked the government to setup a SIT invetigate into the Black Money, based on the writ petition filed by the former Law Minister and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani in July, 2011.

                                                                              Graphic CourtseyThe Hindu

The government has setup a  high profile SIT team is being headed by retired Supreme Court Judge M.B. Shah, and Arijit Pasayat as vice-chairman. The other members of the team include Secretary revenue, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, director of the Intelligence Bureau, director of the Enforcement Directorate, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes and director of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

Based on the graphic below that has been circulated widely on the internet as being published by Wikileaks (as per internet sources), the total money stashed in the Swiss bank accounts only for the selected few accounts amounts to a whopping 313.45 billion dollars, if we peg the Indian Rupee at Rs. 50 per Dollar.



If we are able to bring back even a part of this money back, it would do wonders for the Indian economy, the current dollar reserves of India stand at $287.18 billion. The government if is able to trace the source and provide a route to bring it back it would mean a lot for the development of India. As per our understanding, the following routes can be used to bring this money back:

1. Ask the Swiss Government to hand over the money to Indian Government: This route seems to be impossible as Swiss banks have got very stringent security and privacy policies.

2. Create a scheme to offer the offenders to pay a tax amount and retain the remaining money as white money, this will not only help the system in terms of extra tax revenue. The money converted as white money would be invested back in the markets either in the form of industries or share markets, which will inturn result in better liquidity and help the country grow.

The overall scenario in terms of the black money is very vague and we need to look at how the SIT and the government goes about it.

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New Ministers Take Charge; What is Next on the Agenda!!!

The power equations have changed in the heart if India. The new governments has come with a lot of promises that needs to be fulfilled, the overall agenda that needs to be taken care of is much larger than one can imagine. The only worry that we should have is of over expectations, systems are tough to change and overhaul when we talk of the largest democracy in the world.

The new government is being headed by Shri Narendra Modi, a lot has been said before the elections and Mr. Modi had picked up issues that others had avoided in the past for his campaign. The people have also responded and given him a clear mandate; while discussing with a few people involved in political circles, I have heard people saying that if Bhartiya Janta Party would have fielded more candidates it would have easily crossed the 300 mark, but now all that is a thing of past, what we need to look at is what next??

The ministers who took office yesterday, The ministers made the following comments:

 

Everything said and done PM has taken oath of office, in a grand celebration of Democracy which was attended by all the neighboring country heads. The grand affair at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, was followed up next day by ministers taking charge of their respective offices and the Prime Minister met with all the country heads right from Hamid Karzai to Nawaz Sharif.

Although BJP has got majority on it's own, but still it's allies seem to be unhappy with whatever they have got, one of it's oldest allies Shiv Sena, seems to be unhappy with what they have got (Heavy Industries Ministry), Anant Geete with minister in question did not take office on the day and the matter came out in the open, it seems that BJP has assured them of more and the minister took charge of office today.

Let us see what the new government has in store, the step that BJP has taken towards Black money is a positive step, article for the same coming soon.

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Complete List right from the President to the Ministers of State

Picture Courtesy: Mapmyindia.com

President of India : Pranab Mukherjee

Vice President of India : Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Prime Minister of India : Narendra Modi

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List of Ministers along with Ministries:

1. Narendra Modi :
1. Prime Minister of India
2. Ministry of Planning
3. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
4. Department of Atomic Energy
5. All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister
2. Rajnath Singh
1. Minister of Home Affairs
3. Arun Jaitley:
1. Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs
2. Ministry of Defense
4. Sushma Swaraj
1. Minister of External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
5. Ananth Kumar
1. Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
6. Sadanand Gowda
1. Minister of Railways
7. Nitin Gadkari
1. Minister of Road Transport and Highways
2. Minister of Shipping
8. Gopinathrao Munde
1. Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj,
2. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
9. M Venkaiah Naidu
1. Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
10.  Ravi Shankar Prasad
1. Minister of Communications and Information Technology
2. Ministry of Law and Justice
11.  Smriti Irani
1. Minister of Human Resource Development
12.  Ram Vilas Paswan
1. Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
13.  Najma A. Heptulla
1. Minister of Minority Affairs
14.  Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
1. Minister of Civil Aviation
15.  Kalraj Mishra
1. Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
16.  Anant Geete
1. Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
17.  Harsimrat Kaur Badal
1. Minister of Food Processing Industries
18.  Narendra Singh Tomar
1. Minister of Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
19.  Jual Oram
1. Minister of Tribal Affairs
20.  Radha Mohan Singh
1. Minister of Agriculture
21.  Thaawar Chand Gehlot
1. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
22.  Harsh Vardhan
1. Minister of Health and Family Welfare
23.  Maneka Gandhi
1. Ministry of Women and Child Development
24.  Uma Bharati
1. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
25. Shripad Yesso Naik
1. Ministry of Culture
2. Minster of Tourism
26. V.K. Singh
1. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
27. Inderjit Singh Rao
1. Planning Ministry
2. Minster of Statistics and Programme Implementation
28. Santosh Kumar Gangwar
1. Ministry of Textiles
29. Dharmendra Pradhan
1. Minster of Petroleum and Natural Gas
30. Sarbananda Sonowal
1. Minster of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports
31. Prakash Javadekar
1. Minster of Information and Broadcasting
2. Minster of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
32. Piyush Goyal
1. Minster of Power
2. Minister of Coal
3. Minister of New and Renewable Energy
33. Prakash Javadekar
1. Minster of Information and Broadcasting
34. Jitendra Singh
1. Minster of Science and Technology
2. Minster of Earth Sciences
35. Nirmala Sitharaman
1. Minster of Commerce and Industry

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Complete List of Cabinet Ministers with Portfolios

The exhaustive list of ministers who took oath along with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Bhai Modi: (Some Portofolios to be updated soon)

1. Rajnath Singh - Home Ministry
2. Sushma Swaraj - Ministry of External Affairs
3. Arun Jaitley - Finance and Defence 
4. Venkaiah Naidu - Urban Development Minister
5. Nitin Gadkari - Surface Transport Minister & Shipping Minister
6. D.V. Sadanand Gowda - Railway Minister
7. Uma Bharati - 
8. Najma Heptullah - Ministry of Minorities
9. Gopinath Munde -
10. Ramvilas Paswan - Food and Civil Supplies Ministry
11. Kalraj Mishra - 
12. Maneka Gandhi - Women and Child Development Minister
13. Ananth Kumar - Parliamentary Affairs Minister
14. Pasupati Ashok Gajapati Raju - 
15. Anant Geete - 
16. Harsimrat Kaur Badal - 
17. Narendra Singh Tomar - 
18. Ravi Shankar Prasad - Telecom Minister & Law & Justice Minister
19. Jaul Oram - 
20. Radha Mohan Singh - Agriculture Minister
21. Thawar Chand Gehlot - 
22. Smriti Irani - Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister
23. Dr. Harsh Vardhan - 

Ministers of State

1. Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (Ex-Army chief VK Singh) - Minister of State - Independent Charge
2. Rao Inderjit Singh - Minister of State - Independent Charge
3. Santosh Gangwar - Minister of State - Independent Charge
4. Shripad Naik - Minister of State - Independent Charge
5. Dharmendra Pradhan - Minister of State - Independent Charge
6. Sarbananda Sonowal - Minister of State - Independent Charge
7. Prakash Javadekar - MoS - Information & Broadcasting (I&B) & Environment
8. Piyush Goel - MoS Power
9. Jitendra Singh - Minister of State - Independent Charge
10. Nirmala Seetharaman - MoS for Commerce
11. G.M Siddeshwara - Minister of State 
12. Manoj Sinha - Minister of State  
13. Upendra Kushwaha - Minister of State 
14. Pon Radhakrishnan - Minister of State 
15. Kiren Rijiju - Minister of State 
16. Krishnan Pal Gurjar - Minister of State 
17. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan - Minister of State 
18. Mansukhbhai Vasava - Minister of State 
19. Raosaheb Dadarao Danve - Minister of State 
20. Vishnu Dev Sai - Minister of State 
21. Sudarshan Bhagat - Minister of State 

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Narendra Modi's Journey from Vadnagar to 7RCR

September, 17th 1950: Birth of a legend:

Narendra Modi is born in Vadnagar a small settlement around 100Kms from Gujarat, in a not very well to do family.

Mid 1950's  to 1960's: Years of his youth:

Spends his youth studying in Vadnagar and Ahmedbad, also works as tea seller at a small canteen during the duration to make ends meet.

1969: Marriage and RSS:

Although already active in RSS, marries Jashodaben under pressure from the family, but leaves her and starts living in RS headquarter in Maninagar, Ahmedabad.

1987: Enters BJP:

BJP wins the civic body polls, Modi joins BJP and is made the General secretary of the Gujarat unit.

1990: The Rath Yatra:

Becomes a close aid of Shri Lal Krishna Advani, and plays a big role in the Somnath - Ayodhya Rath Yatra.

1995 - 1998: The Gujarat BJP split and regain of power:

Shankersingh Vaghela rebels and splits BJP six months after wining Gujarat polls in 1995, BJP regains power in 1998 polls and Modi is made the Oraganising Secretary.

2001: Earthquakes aftermath:

Keshubhai resigns after the earthquakes and Narendra Modi is made the Chief Minister of Gujarat. (Arun Jaitely and Advani seems to have played key role in the posting)

2002: The Riots and Massacres:

After a train with pligrims is burnt in Godhra, Gujarat sees the worst ever riots ever to hit the state more than 100 people die in the communal polls. Mr. Modi is backed by Advani and is stopped from resigning. BJP wins with a thumping majority in the elections held in December.

2005: The US Visa:

USA denies Visa to Modi, for spreadin unrest in the state on communal grounds.

2007: Gujarat in the Bag:

BJP comes to power again under the leadership of Mr. Modi.

2008: Tata's come to Gujarat:
Tata Motors agrees to relocate Nano Plant from Singur, West Bengal to Gujarat.

2009 to 2011: The SIT Saga:
Supreme Court asks SIT to investigate based on the complaint based on Zakia Jafery, Amit shah is arrested in 2010. Modi gets a clean chit from SIT and begins Sadbhavana Fast.

2012: UK ends Boycott:
UK followed by EU ends ban on Modi. Modi wins Gujarat polls again.

2013: General Secretary to BJP PM nominee:
Appointed as campaign committee chief for the BJP in June of 2013. Nitish Kumar pulls out of 17 year long alliance in NDA. Mr. Modi is announced as the PM nominee on the 13th September, 2013.

16th May 2014: Lead BJP to thumping Vcitory:
BJP attains complete majority under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi.

26th May 2014: The Pinnacle for any politician:

Shri Narendra Bhai Modi, a common man with a humble background becomes the Prime Minister of the biggest democracy in the World and shows the world that in a Democracy, it's all about the people.....

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List of Ministers is out But Ministries still unknown

A per news reports doing rounds the following candidates are going to be sworn in today as ministers, as per comments that have come from associated parties Shiv Sena MP has stated that more alliance ministers would be given a cabinet birth once the the same is expanded a month from now.

There has been a lot of movement of senior BJP MP's, since Mr. Modi returned to Gujarat Bhavan after visiting Rajghat and meeting Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The overall list as below encompasses all senior leaders of the BJP but is missing out Shri Lal Krishna Advani, this seems to be an indication that Mr. Advani would be the speaker of the house.

List of Cabinet Ministers: 

Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Venkaiah Naidu, Sadanand Gowda, Uma Bharti, Najma Heptullah, Gopinath Munde, Ramvilas Paswan, Kalraj Mishra, Maneka Gandhi, Ananth Kumar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Anant Geete, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Narendra Singh Tomar, Jual Oram, Radha Mohan Singh, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Smriti Irani, Dr Harsh Vardhan 

List of MoS (Independent):

General VK Singh, Rao Inderjit Singh, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Shripad Naik, Dharmendra Pradhan, Sarbananda Sonowal, Prakash Javadekar, Piyush Goel, Dr Jitendra Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman 

List of MoS:

GM Siddeshwara, Manoj Sinha, Upendra Kushwaha, Pon Radhakrishnan, Kiren Rijiju, Krishan Pal Gujjar, Sanjeev Baliyan, Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve, Vishnu Dev Sahai and Sudarshan Bhagat 

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Nawaz Sharif's Yes leaves BJP Delighted

"This is a delightful piece of news that Pakistan Prime Minister has accepted Narendra Modi’s invitation...this is the beginning of a new relationship. It is good news,” BJP spokesperson, Prakash Javadekar

The above statement by BJP spokesperson defines the mood of Bhartiya Janta Party, after a lot of speculation the Pakistan PM have decided to attend the oath taking ceremony of Shri Narendra Modi. 

On the other hand Congress in an attempt to get noticed had already started sending out signals regarding talks with Pakistan on various terror relates issues, specifically  26/11 case in which Pakistan is snail pacing the investigation.

The overall mood is that of euphoria as there was a lot of speculation regarding confirmation by Nawaz Sharif, it seems that the pressure created by the media has also played a role in the confirmation of attendance. From the day the invitation was sent across the media had been following the issue like an eagle and had made a lot many comments regarding the Pakistani army establishment not being in favour of the visit; even when the Pakistani foreign office was in favour of the same.

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