The Constitution Amendment Bill, which provides for the provision of 10% quota for the economically weaker section in the general category, got approval from the Lok Sabha with 323 votes. Now, it will be presented in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday.
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In a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the BJP-led NDA government, on Monday, approved a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category.
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Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh – the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party – are all set to form alliance with the aim to end the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance in the state.
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Several political heavyweights have started sending feelers to the opposition RJD, after the NDA announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha polls in the state.
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The Lok Sabha passed The Triple Talaq Bill, on Friday, after a heated debate and government’s refusal to refer the bill to joint select committee of Parliament. The opposition Congress and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam staged a walkout before the voting began. The bill, which seeks to mak
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The BJP government in Haryana is reportedly considering a pension scheme for farmers by expanding the Centre’s Atal Pension Yojana ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is facing heat from its allies after its defeat in the recently-concluded assembly elections in five states. Smaller allies are now demanding “due respect” and “fair” share of seats in next year’s Lok Sabha election.
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Although Yadav sought the inclusion of his party in the SP-BSP alliance to fight the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, he has mentioned the Congress’s name for the first time.
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