If one were to go by the degree of clout, Jaitley was the undoubted No. 2 in the Modi government.
NDA government has shunned populism.
S&P in November ruled out an upgrade in the country's rating for some considerable period, citing India's low per capita GDP and relatively high fiscal deficit.
Presenting a report card of two years of the Modi government, BJP chief Amit Shah credited the party for giving a "decisive" government.
With less than five months left for the report of the Fifteenth Finance Commission to be submitted, its chairman N K Singh said the report will have fiscal road map for states, depending on their current situation.
The opposition, while not directly stalling Parliament, will insist all legislation goes to standing committees, delaying implementation.
It is worth reconsidering if this fascination with either having a single party majority or Modi's leadership or, indeed, both, is such a great idea for India, says Udit Misra.
Short-term gains are always unpredictable.
FIXES BY THE GOVERNMENT: Energy price fixed, tax issues linger.
Naidu was an ABVP activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.
He addressed a seminar on India and Sweden in Stockholm.
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