With this Arunachal is now the first state in the northeast to be governed by the BJP.
Bharti went to Naidu's residence and was closeted with him for about an hour, party sources said.
The proceedings of the House were adjourned till 2 pm as slogan-shouting TMC and other opposition MPs trooped into the well of the House, some holding placards, to demand a discussion on the issue of Israeli-made, military-grade Pegasus spyware being used to snoop on opposition leaders, government critics and journalists.
The issue is already being discussed at the BJP national executive, he said.
'He is totally contended and committed to seeing the party returning to power with a comfortable majority on its own,' the BJP said.
The Congress, Trinamool Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazagham and other opposition parties had wanted to raise several issues in the Upper House but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not allow them and adjourned the House till 2 pm. After the Chair did not allow them again when the House met, they boycotted it for the rest of the day.
She said she would hand over her resignation to Governor Balram Jhakar on Monday.
The central government is committed to ensuring that the consumer does not have to pay more for receiving television channels after the conditional access system for cable networks comes into operation next month.
On Wednesday, the prime minister had declared that Advani would lead the BJP in the next general election.
The RJD chief had said the abductors of Dr Chandra had close ties with Thakur.
But Congress' Kiran Chaudhary and BJP's Shakuntala Hegde lost in a close contest in the biennial elections.
The BJP chief said 'all issues' were discussed in the Parliamentary Board meeting.
The BJP leader said there was a need to 'rededicate' to the ideals of the party.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Kashiram Rana, BJP national treasurer Harin Pathak and others were also present on the occasion.
'The alliance was formed for the elections...The polls are over. You understand better,' he told reporters in Chennai.
They are not happy with the CM's style of functioning.
Members from parties, including National Democratic Alliance partner Telugu Desam Party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Trinamool Congress, continued their protests on various issues.
Doing an about-turn a day after announcing its move to legally challenge the dissolution of the Bihar assembly, the BJP today said it would not move the court against the governor's decision
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday appointed observers for Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir a day after the party's good show in the assembly elections in the two states.
The COVID-19 test of the MPs need to be done 72 hours before the start of the session and it can be done either in their constituencies or at the Parliament complex.
The BJP president said the Gujarat poll outcome has "demolished the myth" that the Congress is getting revived on account of its leadership.
India on Thursday asked Pakistan to hand over Mumbai terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed and Dawood Ibrahim, who also figures in the country's most wanted list, to it if the neighbouring country is serious about fighting terrorism.
'There is no place for Hindutva in the mainstream politics of India. The BJP should realise that,' S Bangarappa on his reasons for leaving the BJP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take a final call on October 19.
The Opposition on its part wants to corner the government by raising issues like alleged shortcomings in the healthcare system during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the distribution of Covid vaccines to states.
He ruled out any differences among the BJP's top echelon over the issue, saying: "The media has written enough about it but it [the speculation] will come to an end by tomorrow evening."
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