FM is likely to raise tax slabs.
Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi chief minister on Saturday along with a team of six ministers with an average age of 37 years.
'I don't think there is any problem,' Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told Rediff.com about the ongoing slugfest between Minister of State for Revenue Sanjay Rathod and his boss in the ministry, Eknath Khadse.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday stuck to its position of not seeking to stake claim to form the government even though it emerged the single largest party in the assembly polls, saying it did not have the mandate to provide a stable dispensation.
Arvind Kejriwal has once again apologised for his actions during his 49-day tenure as CM of Delhi
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Vijay Goel, who had projected himself as a chief ministerial contender, on Tuesday said he was "happy" with party's decision to nominate Harsh Vardhan for the post and will continue to work hard to ensure BJP's victory in the assembly polls.
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Vijay Goels's assertion that he was a popular choice for chief ministerial post has triggered rumblings in the party, threatening to derail its campaign to capture power in the capital after 15 years.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader took a dip in the Ganga, visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple before he declared war against Narendra Modi.
Ajay Maken and all other 69 candidates of the Congress were defeated in the election.
I salute the people of Delhi. It's a victory of truth, said Kejriwal.
Facing an AAP whitewash, all three leaders need to re-examine their approaches to politics and elections
'AAP as a party has failed and risen, but what matters is that we as alert citizens are able to create alternatives to traditional politics. This has to be the win of alternative politics over traditional politics.'
Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare on Wednesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for its 'failure' to bring back black money stashed in tax havens abroad and said people will teach it a lesson for the "fraud" perpetrated on them.
After tasting electoral success in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday said it would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from 20 states, including Uttar Pradesh, where it would field candidates from all 80 constituencies.
With the Aam Admi Party leading in a number of constituencies in Delhi, Anna Hazare on Sunday said Arvind Kejriwal could become the chief minister one day and warned the Congress that people will teach a lesson to it in the Lok Sabha elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party appears set to announce the name of Harshavardhan as its chief ministerial candidate for Delhi by the end of this month despite internal squabbles and a virtual threat from state unit head Vijay Goel to quit if a decision to the effect was taken.
Attempts being made to remove Kejriwal as the AAP's national convener: AAP spokesperson
There will be some populist announcements in Budget.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his lieutenants are reaching out across the aisle to get key legislation passed.
AAP took on BJP for its front page ad in various newspapers listing Modi government's achievements.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has already taken a lead with his knock-on-door campaign.
Dissident Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Saturday labelled the show-cause notice issued to him by the party as a joke and a travesty of justice.
Tejinder Pal's 168 and his second wicket partnership of 201 with Sanjay Bangar helped the side pile on 311 for four against Punjab.
A day after creating history in Delhi's election, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday maintained that it will not stake the claim to form the government and will play the role of a constructive opposition.
A total of 1,203 candidates, including 109 women, are contesting for the 140 assembly seats in which a total of 2.61 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.
With all exit polls predicting a clean sweep for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently-concluded assembly polls, several leaders have started working overtime to deny the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from walking away with credit for this victory, says Anita Katyal
Oil marketing cos rightly passed on the burden to buyers.
Here's a look at some of the key contenders to be part of the Delhi Cabinet
The sacked water minister said that when he asked the Delhi CM about the cash, he was told 'said few things in politics cannot be explained'.
Counting of votes for the high-profile Delhi Assembly polls in which Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party are locked in a direct fight will be taken up on Tuesday and final results are likely to be available by 1 pm.
President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee taking up campaigning for Delhi election has triggered speculations about her contesting the upcoming general elections.
The underclass voted heavily in favour of AAP, which led to their victory
Several former colleagues say Kejriwal is undemocratic. But his loyalists stand stoutly behind him
A report by Indian civil society group Association for Democratic Reforms states that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje spent the most while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spent the least during their election campaign.
The party needs to fight competition not by acting like others, but by finding a strong narrative of its own.
'We have used Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party as characters in the story of Indian democracy.'
A party demanding meaningful change seems to have touched a deep chord among voters, says Sreelatha Menon
Rahul Gandhi's absence has shocked political circles who say it is unthinkable for a political party to not have its vice-president present in Parliament to stand up and raise his voice against the government's more than a dozen controversial policies in its less than nine-month rule.
Political parties will have to bear the expenses on inviting star campaigners but in case a candidate shares dais with the star or exhibits his photo or poster with his name, the money spent will be included in his account, Delhi Election Commission said.
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