In First Phase following assembly constituencies will go on vote. There are 49 constituencies which will go on vote.

1. Full list of Mahagathbandhan, NDA candidates for the first phase of Bihar elections
2. Interesting Facts About Bihar First Phase Assembly Elections 2015

Bihar First Phase Voting on 12th Oct will cover 49 Assembly Constituencies. Voting Percentage would be updated here. Districts included are Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Jamui

Live updates of Bihar First Phase Voting underway today (Highlights):

1. #Biharpolls: 57% turnout recorded in first phase
2. #BiharPolls: 44% voter turnout recorded until 2pm
3. #BiharPolls: Over 20.15% polling % recorded till 10 AM
   1. #BiharPolls: Banka 58%  polling till now
   2. #BiharPolls:  Munger 55%  polling till now
   3. #BiharPolls:  Lakhisarai 54% polling till now
   4. #BiharPolls:  Sheikhpura 54% polling till now
   5. #BiharPolls:  Nawada 53% polling till now
   6. #BiharPolls:  Jamui 57% polling till now
   7. #BiharPolls:  Samastipur 60% polling till now
   8. #BiharPolls:  Begusarai 59% polling till now
   9. #BiharPolls:  Bhagalpur 56% polling till now
   10. #BiharPolls:  Khagaria 61% polling till now
4. #BiharPolls : 10% voter turn out recorded in the first two hour.
5. #BiharPolls: 6% Vote during first hour of polling
6. #BiharPolls: EC distributes special cap to first voters at each polling booth
   

The BJP has fielded 27 candidates, while the JDU (Janta Dal United) has fielded 24, RJD with 17, LJP with 13, CPI with 25 and congress with 8.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam on Tuesday expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting a beautiful shawl for her grandmother.

During the meeting today, Modi gifted Nawaz Sharif a beautiful shawl for his mother and a compilation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's poetry as a symbol of affection and respect.

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani herself has refused to comment on the controversy over her educational qualification. This after the Congress came down hard on Irani with Ajay Maken questioning how a 12th class pass-out can head the HRD ministry.

If reports are to be believed, the Bharatiya Janata Party is considering the names of Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Om Mathur for the post of the party president. 

Early this morning, former BJP president and Home Minister Rajnath Singh met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to discuss the issue. Sources say that..(list of cabinet and state ministers 2014)

Shiv Sena, BJP's oldest and most natural ally in the NDA, is upset at the Modi government for giving it only one ministerial berth – party MP Anant Geete was included in the cabinet on Monday.

However, the Sena hopes that more men from the party will be inducted in the cabinet when its promised expansion takes place later.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended all speculation on Tuesday as he announced the portfolios for his ministers a day after he was sworn in along with his Cabinet.

• " The number 2 in Modi's Cabinet is the man who lost the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Arun Jaitley. Jaitley is the Defence Minister, Finance Minister as well as the Corporate Affairs Minister."

However, he says the Defence portfolio is temporary till the next Cabinet expansion happens. "We have to strike a balancing act between inflation, growth. The challenge is to restore confidence in investors. Defence is a transition till the next Cabinet expansion," Jaitley said soon after taking charge of his ministries.

• The other two top ministers in Modi's Cabinet are Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj. While party president Rajnath Singh moves on to now becoming the Home Minister, Sushma Swaraj has become the first woman to be the External Affairs Minister of India.

Women power, meritocracy and fearlessness are some things that are evident in Modi's Cabinet. Modi has not paid much heed to allies giving them small ministries.

• In fact, sources say that BJP ally LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan is unhappy with Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Other allies like TDP's Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal have got Civil Aviation and Food Processing Industries respectively. Shiv Sena's Anant Geete has got Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. There were reports on Monday that the Shiv Sena is unhappy with only one ministry given to it while it wanted three ministries.

Click Here's the full list of the minister with their portfolios in the Narendra Modi Cabinet...
Modi has gone for people in whom he has total faith. He has also tried to position himself as a person who believes in women's empowerment. Smriti Irani, who gave a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi in Amethi but lost to him, has been given the Human Resource Development Ministry.

• Another big gainer in Modi's Cabinet among the women is Nirmala Seetharaman who has got Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) and is also the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, which means she will work closely with Jaitley, the number 2 in Modi's Cabinet.

Modi has come up with a new ministry called the Ganga Rejuvenation, which has been given to Uma Bharti. Uma Bharti, who had made a Twitter faux pas of revealing her ministry and then apologising, has in fact been given the ministries she had tweeted about - Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

• Modi has given key Railways portfolio to former Karnataka chief minister and Lok Sabha member from Bangalore North DV Sadananda Gowda. LK Advani's close confidante Ananthkumar has been given less important Chemicals and Fertilisers.

The allies SAD, Shiv Sena, TDP and LJP have got insignificant portfolios. Since the BJP has absolute majority on its own, Modi can afford to ignore the allies' demands for plum portfolios.
While Modi's Cabinet for now is a compact one, sources say there's more to come. Modi has kept Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space with himself. Sources say a cabinet expansion is likely in the next three months. An announcement is expected appointing Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General.

Click Here's the full list of the minister with their portfolios in the Narendra Modi Cabinet...

source:ibnlive

Narendra Modi, who led BJP to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be sworn in as the Prime Minister today in the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan at a grand function to be attended by foreign dignitaries including SAARC leaders.
 
The swearing-in ceremony of the 15th Prime Minister of India would be attended by nearly 3,000 guests, including top leaders from SAARC countries like Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

1. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai arrives in India to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. 
2. Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala arrives in India to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
3. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reaches Delhi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. (Security for Modi swearing-in ceremony)
   
   
4. MDMK president Vaiko along with his party supporters protests at Jantar Mantar against with the BJP's invitation to Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
5. Briefing reporters, LJP leader Chirag Paswan said that all probable ministers including party president Ram Vilas Paswan met Modiji.
6. NCP president Sharad Pawar reaches Delhi, confirms that he will be attending Modi's swearing in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan today evening.
7. After meeting Modi, RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha said that he cannot confirm anything at present and one will have to wait till the swearing-in ceremony.
8. BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Najma Heptullah said she only had an informal meeting with PM-designate Narendra Modi.  (Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony Live Video..Click here)
9. Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, who will be attending Modi's swearing-in ceremony said that it is good that BJP has invited all SAARC leaders.
10. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi and outgoing PM Manmohan Singh have been invited for dinner with the heads of states, who are coming to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
11. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher confirmed his attendance for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. He said, “It's not a victory of BJP alone, but a victory for India.”
12. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, an official said. (Narendra Modi's Cabine..Click here..>>.)
13. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives in Delhi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa had earlier expressed her unhappiness over invite to Rajapaksa.
14. BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who defeated Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife Rabri Devi in the recently held General Elections is unlikely to get a Cabinet berth in Modi Cabinet.
15. Tamil superstar Rajnikanth, who had been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi today, will not attend the function, sources close to the actor said.
16. Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam arrives in Delhi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony.
17. Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Kalraj Mishra gets a call from Modi, may be rewarded with a Cabinet berth.
18. Sushma Swaraj and Najma Heptullah meet PM-designate Modi at Gujarat Bhawan
19. Reports say that Arun Jaitley is likely to get the Finance Ministry, Sushma Swaraj may be sworn-in as the Foreign Minister, Ravi Shankar and Dr Harsh Vardhan are expected to be the I&B Minister and Health Minister respectively.
20. Nitin Gadkari is likely to get Minister of all transport including shipping, aviation, railways, surface and highways.
21. BJP president Rajnath Singh leaves for Gujarat Bhawan where Modi is meeting several BJP leaders.
22. As suspense continues over Modi Cabinet, list of the probable ministers siters has been sent to Rashtrapati Bhawan.
23. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut confirms that party MP Anant Geete will be sworn-in as Cabinet minister.
24. Reports suggest that General VK Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pardhan may get Cabinet berths.
25. Ahead of Cabinet formation, BJP leaders Uma Bharti, Gopinath Munde, Ananth Kumar, Nitin Gadkari, Prakash Javadekar, Harsh Vardhan, Piyush Goel and Venkaiah Naidu meet Modi at Gujarat Bhawan. LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan also meets the PM-designate.
26. After seeking blessings, Modi leaves ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence and heads toward Gujarat Bhawan.
27. After paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajhat, Narendra Modi meets former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence and seeks his blessings.
28. New Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi confirms that he will attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben said she is extremely happy over his ascent to the top post and that he accepted her for the first time as his spouse.

"It is a matter of extreme happiness for me. I am so proud being his wife. I will pray to the God that he keeps surging ahead," Jashodaben said in an interview to Gujarati TV channel 'TV9', aired on Friday. She also expressed gratitude to Modi as he "accepted" her as his wife in the nomination papers filed for Lok Sabha election this time.

"He (Modi) for the first time accepted me as his wife when he filed the form in Vadodara in 2014. As after so many years, he accepted me as his wife, I feel good. He remembers me even after so many years," she said. Narendra Modi to Be Sworn on 26 May

Modi's first-time acknowledgement of his married status had sparked off a row during the campaign. "Earlier, he did not put my name (in election forms) but he never denied (that they were married). He never spoke bad things about me. I have respect for him. I am his wife and will always remain his wife," she said.

"What he did after becoming Chief Minister was impeccable. This is his `karma' which helps him surge ahead. He surged ahead through his intelligence. Both his work and intelligence made him a big leader," She said.

To a question about their living separately, she said "we have not divorced, we are not separated in that way. We are together. He left the family to serve the country and so we are separated."

"When the time will come, I will go," she said in a curt reply when asked when she would meet him. Asked if she would attend the swearing-in ceremony, she said "I will attend if I am invited, why should not I." Jashoda Ben is a retired school teacher. Modi, who was married to her when both were minor, left home and the family when he was a youngster and later joined RSS.

source:indiatoday

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted the invitation of PM-elect Narendra Modi's to attend his swearing-in ceremony on May 26.   He will join other SAARC country leaders in the ceremony.

Pak government sources confirmed that the joint meet between Nawaz Sharif & Narendra Modi will take place on the sidelines of oath ceremony.

• The following will take oath as ministers of state.

• 24 Cabinet ministers, 11 Ministers of State and 10 Independent Charges will be sworn in today.

source:india today

Former IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi has said that she is ready to be BJP's chief ministerial candidate. She also said that the people of Delhi need a Gujarat model. "If they ask me then will accept it, had refused earlier when they asked,but now will accept-Kiran Bedi on being BJP's CM candidate for Delhi," she said.

 Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi fought back tears in an emotional first address to party colleagues in Parliament Tuesday, giving a message of hope and promising to live up to the expectations of the country’s 1.2 billion people, especially the poor. ( The Modi effect )

During his acceptance speech, 63-year-old Modi broke down when he referred to L K Advani’s mention that he had done favour to the party by taking up the responsibility.

“Can serving the mother be a favour? A son is only dedicated to serve the mother….The favour has been done by the party,” he said addressing the newly-elected MPs of the party in the historic Central Hall of Parliament.  (Probable Candidate for Modi cabinet)

Narendra Modi Speech...

His name was proposed by party patriarch L K Advani and supported by a number of leaders, including Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu and Nitin Gadkari. (Preparations in full swing for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in)
The election is an imporant formality before Modi approaches President Pranab Mukherjee for formation of his government. Advani said Modi was a “popular” and “famous” leader and he was happy to propose his name. Joshi seconded the proposal with a sense of “pride” and “joy”. Swaraj hoped that Modi will be a “famous” Prime Minister. (The Modi effect: BJP victory casts shadow over State Assembly polls)

After the election, Modi said the recent election result had increased people’s faith in democracy and there is a “new hope” among people that this dispensation can fulfill their aspirations. “I will try to live up to expectations of people,” he said and promised to present report card to people in 2019.

source:indianexpress, hindustantimes

Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi, 63, will be sworn-in as the India's 15 Prime Minister on Monday by President Pranab Mukherjee at a grand, open air ceremony in the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan, which will be watched throughout India and in international capitals.

The swearing-in ceremony will be attended by nearly 4,000 guests, including top leaders from SAARC countries.  (Security for swearing-in ceremony...Click here)

President Pranab Mukherjee will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers in the presence of a host of leaders, including outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, besides leaders of various other parties and Chief Ministers of a number of states.  Modi's mother Hiraben is also expected to attend the ceremony.

Modi's invitation list  (Click here for full Coverage)

• Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
• Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
• Nepal PM Sushil Koirala
• Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom
• Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai
• among others...4,000 guests are expected

 Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony Live Video...Coming soon....

  Preparations in full swing for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony...

source:TOI,Indianexpress,NDTV

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance decimated its political rivals in all the five States where Assembly elections are due in the next four to 18 months. Currently all these States are ruled by the BJP’s rivals

The difference in votes polled by the BJP and its allies and the ruling combines in these States is bound to send jitters among the incumbent formations, more so as the BJP is about to form the government at the Centre with numbers that have eluded any single party in the last three decades. The term of the assemblies of Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir are due to end in around six months.

As has been the case with the conduct of State Assembly elections, the Election Commission holds elections together in all the States where the gap in the tenure of the assemblies is about three to four months.

In all probability, elections to these four State assemblies are likely to be held in early October. The term of the Haryana Assembly, which is the first State where election is due after the 16th Lok Sabha election, expires on October 14. The term of the assemblies of Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir ends in January.
In Bihar, which plunged into a political crisis after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar quit on Saturday owning “moral responsibility” for the crushing defeat of his party in the Lok Sabha election, elections are due in November 2015.

In Maharashtra, which is ruled by the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine polled a whopping 47 per cent votes in the Lok Sabha election, bagging 41 of the 48 seats in the state. In contrast the Congress-NCP alliance got 34 per cent vote and just six seats. In Haryana, again under the command of the Congress, the BJP-Indian National Lok Dal together polled close to 60 per cent of votes, netting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the State.

After the resignation by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar, parties and analysts fear more in at least Jharkhand, Delhi,Assam and Uttarakhand

Bihar: NDA may sweep Bihar in case of mid-term Assembly polls (Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi to be new chief minister of Bihar..Read Complete Story here)

Even though the ruling party leaders insisted Nitish's decision had nothing to do with the number of the legislators and the party staked its claim to form the government again under a new leader on Monday, Opposition leaders such as Sushil Kumar Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Ram Vilas Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) appear to have visualised the collapse of the state government in near future.

Jharkhand: "The Jharkhand government is on the brink of collapse anyway because two of its sitting legislators have walked over to other parties and contested Lok Sabha elections. They have won."

The mandate has been fractured and divided between 13 parties, including the BJP and the Congress. Of 81 seats, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have 18 each.

The Congress and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha have 14 and 11 members, respectively, in the Assembly. Rest are shared between the All Jharkhand Students Union, Rashtriya Janata Dal and others.

Hemant Soren-led JMM, in alliance with the Congress, rules the state.

Jammu & Kasmir: PDP and BJP may join hands in J&K

After the rout of the Congress- NC coalition in the general elections, the chances of the BJP and the PDP coming together for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections have gone up in the state.

"There is every possibility that the PDP will sweep the Kashmir Valley and the Muslim majority belts of Jammu, and the BJP sweeping across Jammu," columnist in Greater Kashmir, Riyaz Ahmad said.

"The reason for this is the Congress at national stage has been routed and also, the time required to bounce back for the ruling coalition is too short."

Delhi: Relections is on the way

There are enough indications of the BJP not making claims to form the government in Delhi, where the Assembly is in suspended animation since chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned after 49 days. Though the BJP has the most seats, it is still short of four.

The buzz in Delhi BJP is former Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi is being groomed for the chief ministerial post. "She has a credible face and we are telling the central leaders to push for early elections in the state so we can reap the benefits from the Modi wave," said a leader.

Probable Chief ministers candidates in Assam and Uttrakhand 

Assam: Owning responsibility for the party's poor showing in the Lok Sabha polls in the State, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that he would tender his resignation within a week.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that he would tender his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi within a week’s time. "We have accepted the people's mandate in favour of the BJP with all humility.

I take full responsibility for the poll debacle in Assam and will tender my resignation.Attributing a bit of "arrogance and complacency" within himself and the Congress for the party's poor show in the the Lok Sabha elections in Assam, Tarun Gogoi today said he would resign within a week as its chief minister. 

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party, paving the way to his becoming the Prime Minister.

At a meeting held on Tuesday, Senior leader and former deputy Prime Minister LK Advani proposed Narendra Modi's name which was seconded by senior leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, M Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and others.

Speaking on the occasion, Advani said the occasion is historic and will be etched in people's memory. An emotional Advani said that he agrees that this historic victory of the party led by Modi is a historic occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, "I am grateful to all the party leaders for the immense support and blessings he [Modi] has got." Modi got emotional while making a mention of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said he wished he had been keeping well and present there on the occasion.

Modi said the massive victory the BJP has got leaves its leaders with a lot of responsibility. "A position is not always important. The service to the nation is," he added.

The Modi-led BJP won a staggering 282 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha, becoming the first non-Congress party since independence to get a majority on its own. The meeting, which was held in the central hall of Parliament, will be followed by a meeting of NDA allies.

After Modi's election as parliamentary party leader, the BJP-led NDA will stake claim to form a new government at the Centre. Party president Rajnath Singh said that Modi was visiting the central hall for the first time.

 Narendra Modi knows he can't falter on his promise of good governance. And the first step to ensure that would be getting the right team in place. 

• Among the frontrunners for key positions in the Modi government is party president Rajnath Singh. He is said to be keen for the home ministry. Defence ministry is also talked about as an alternative.
  
• Arun Jaitley, another early Modi supporter, is the clear choice as the next finance minister.

• Though not in the so-called 'Modi camp', Sushma Swaraj is among the other key leaders who would be given important responsibilities. Ministry of External Affairs is talked about for her amid reports that she is keen on the home ministry. 
• Modi's closest aide Amit Shah, who delivered a stunner in UP, may become the next railways minister.
• Party veteran Murli Manohar Joshi is also set to get an important portfolio.
  
• LK Advani is adjusted with honour in the Modi era. Reports claimed he has expressed his willingness to be the Lok Sabha Speaker
• AB Vajpayee continues to be the chairman.
• Among the others who are slated to get important positions in the new government are ...

source:zeenews

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