The ruling party has indicated willingness to discuss opposition-sponsored motions on 'intolerance'; Jaitley has also shown willingness to accommodate concerns on GST
Amit Shah's formal leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party might have its days numbered, given the range of resentment now coming forth against him.
The National Democratic Alliance won 64 seats.
As long as he enjoys the PM's blessings, the BJP president's position is safe.
The BJP's defeat in Bihar dents its hopes of improving its RS tally but the grand alliance victory could also present the first signs of tension when five JD-U members retire next year.
The party is counting on women voters and caste calculus, among others, to swing the crucial polls in its favour
The Bharatiya Janata Party claims it has over six lakh committed workers in Bihar, a team of 10 deployed for each of the 62,200 polling booths.
Fiscal situation better but spending cuts likely in FY16 too.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's vision document for Bihar promises to shower freebies on all sections of society if comes to power.
Grand alliance leaders accuse their rivals of having engineered electoral tactics to confuse its voters.
In January-June, India attracted $31 billion (Rs 2.05 lakh crore) in capital expenditure (capex) from foreign companies.
Archis Mohan & Satyavrat Mishra take a look at the silent strategists in the two rival alliances
The leadership styles of the two Gandhis being different, the party appears to be pulling in different ways. While Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president, seems more predisposed to holding the government accountable on issues of probity, the younger Gandhi is more keen on taking up battles that ensure immediate victories.
The MPC states that the 4 external members will have a tenure of four years each.
The government is considering a proposal to privatise some state-owned banks in phases.
In India, Sartaj Azizis respected as a man of grace, wit and patience. He is a wizened soldier of many diplomatic battles between the two neighbouring nations
A victory will consolidate the position of not just the PM but also of his lieutenant BJP President Amit Shah, says Archis Mohan.
This is the Centre's highest-ever budgeted capital outlay.
Consensus building is likely to be the biggest casualty.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
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