Akhilesh Sharma

PM Modi 'Very Happy' With Nitin Gadkari, To Stay As Road Minister: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday September 2, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "very happy" with the performance of Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and has decided against tinkering with the 60-year-old Maharashtra politician's portfolio, sources told NDTV.

PM Modi's 9 New Ministers Named, Oath At 10:30 am: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nine new ministers, all from the BJP, will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government today and all of them have been named. The list includes no one from the BJP's new ally the Janata Dal (United). New Defence and Railways ministers are expected to be appointed, whose names have not been released. A promotion to cabinet rank is likely for thre...

Positive vs Negative: How Ministers Were Graded Before Cabinet Pink Slips

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 1, 2017

A performance review of ministers before a mega reshuffle Sunday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government featured just two boxes - positive and negative - sources have told NDTV.

Possible New Ministers And How They Place In BJP's Election Strategy

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday September 1, 2017

While revamping his Cabinet, in a massive shake-up expected on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to factor in key assembly elections in several states ahead of the 2019 national election, when he will seek a second term.

Jab We Met: PM Narendra Modi's Busy Day Included Nitish Kumar And EPS Sessions

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday August 11, 2017

It was a busy Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met old allies and new, and potential partners too, all in Delhi for the oath ceremony of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. He was also in the Rajya Sabha, warmly welcoming Mr Naidu as Chairman of the Upper House of Parliament.

Amit Shah's Math For Winning All 3 Gujarat Rajya Sabha Seats Next Time

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma, Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday August 10, 2017

BJP chief Amit Shah arrived in Delhi on Wednesday night to a big welcome at the airport by party workers. It's a double celebration for the BJP as Mr Shah completes three years as party chief on the same day as he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for his debut in Parliament.

10 Things You Need To Know About Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 8, 2017

Three Rajya Sabha seats of BJP-ruled Gujarat will be up for election today. BJP chief Amit Shah, who will be making his debut in Rajya Sabha, and Union minister Smriti Irani are placed to easily win from two of the seats. The election to the third seat -- where Congress candidate Ahmed Patel, political advisor to party number one Sonia Gandhi, is s...

Hours Before Vice President Election, 16 NDA Lawmakers Get 'Dummy Vote' Wrong

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday August 5, 2017

A day before elections for Vice President, lawmakers from the ruling BJP and its allies are attending a workshop on how to vote. The "dummy vote" is being organised at a meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to ensure minimum invalid votes today.

Amit Shah Wants Written Explanation On Why MPs Were Missing In Rajya Sabha

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Akhilesh Sharma | Tuesday August 1, 2017

BJP chief Amit Shah is very displeased that several party lawmakers, including some ministers, were absent on Monday in the Rajya Sabha, where the government suffered acute embarrassment when the opposition managed to push crucial changes to a bill on backward classes.

Nitish Kumar Stakes Claim To Form Government With BJP, Oath At 10 AM

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Alok Pandey, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Thursday July 27, 2017

Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday night to stake claim to form government with the support of the BJP, hours after he dramatically resigned as Chief Minister, ending his mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress.

BJP Game Plan To Trip Congress' Ahmed Patel In Rajya Sabha Election In Gujarat

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Rohit Bhan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday July 26, 2017

In Gujarat, where assembly elections are due later this year, the ruling BJP is pursuing a plan to embarrass the Congress and expose its weakness -it wants to prevent the re-election to the Rajya Sabha of Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. To ensure this, it's trying to team with local leader Shankarsinh Vaghela, w...

'Your Job, Not Opposition's': PM Narendra Modi Ticks Off BJP MPs On Conduct

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Wednesday July 26, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his displeasure at the lack of minimum attendance in the Rajya Sabha stalling work and told BJP lawmakers on Tuesday that it was their responsibility and not that of the opposition to get government business passed.

You Got Lessons. Still? PM Modi Riled At Invalid Votes In Presidential Polls

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Wednesday July 26, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reprimanded ruling party parliamentarians for the large number of invalid votes cast by them in last week's presidential elections though they had received a video tutorial on the election process a day earlier.

Presidential Election 2017: Cross-Voting In Presidential Poll Flashes Warning Signs For Opposition

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sunil Prabhu, Anant R Zanane, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 21, 2017

Ram Nath Kovind's election as the next president of India was never in doubt but the large scale cross-voting in seven states throws up a big worry for the opposition, especially ahead of polls in Gujarat later this year.

A Day Later, Mayawati's Resignation From Rajya Sabha Still Not Accepted

India News | Reported by AKhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday July 19, 2017

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati was not in Parliament this morning after her dramatic announcement yesterday that she was quitting the Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak on what she called atrocities on Dalits, but her three-page resignation is yet to be accepted. This is because it was not in the format required.

Venkaiah Naidu, Vice Presidential Candidate, Quits BJP And Government

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma and Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday July 18, 2017

M Venkaiah Naidu resigned as union minister last night after he was named by the BJP as its vice presidential candidate against Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee.

Reopen Bofors Arms Case, It Reflected Criminality, CBI Told By Lawmakers

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 14, 2017

The Bofors arms case involving allegations of kickbacks to then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and other top officials should be reopened and the CBI should ask for the government's permission to go to the Supreme Court for it, a group of MPs said at a meeting yesterday.

PM Modi And Amit Shah Hold Talks On Veep Candidate, 3 Factors In Search

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma Edited by Nonika Marwah | Thursday July 13, 2017

PM Modi and met with senior ministers on who to select for Vice-President of India. The opposition on Tuesday announced its candidate is former Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, whose grandfather was Mahatma Gandhi.

PM Modi Visits Israel Museum With Counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Thursday July 6, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a three-day visit to Israel today visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem along with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Presence, Ram Nath Kovind To File Nomination For President Today

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday June 23, 2017

The NDA's presidential pick, Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament house at 11 am today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the other parties supporting his candidature.

LK Advani For President, Lobbies Shatrughan Sinha, Claims Wide Support

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Bhanu Priya Vyas | Thursday June 15, 2017

With the BJP confirming that it will announce its nominee for the next President of India by June 23, party leader Shatrughan Sinha appears to have made his choice. Since Tuesday evening, Mr Sinha, a former actor, has been tweeting in support of BJP veteran LK Advani.

Will President Election Be Needed? BJP Team Meets Sonia Gandhi On Friday

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Thursday June 15, 2017

In about a week, the BJP and its allies will reveal their choice for President of India, the ruling party has decided today. The opposition - which met separately - has indicated that based on who the government picks, it will decide whether it wants to nominate a different candidate, which would then result in an election on July 17.

Amit Shah Defers Travel To Focus On President Election With BJP, Allies

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday June 12, 2017

BJP president Amit Shah has postponed his visit to Arunachal Pradesh due to start today and the party is likely to defer its national executive meeting scheduled for July 15-16 as it works to finalise a candidate for the Presidential election. Mr Shah is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior leaders to discuss president election.

'Not Interested In Extension Of Term': Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi To Government

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 12, 2017

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has said he is not interested in the extension of his tenure as the nation's senior law officer. Mr Rohatgi, who had been appointed for a three-year term on June 19, 2014, had his term extended recently.

No Offence, But No, Says BJP On President Pranab's 2nd Term: Sources

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Thursday May 18, 2017

Nitish Kumar and co are attempting to force a choice on the government by suggesting that it nominate President Pranab Mukherjee for a second term as a consensus candidate of all parties, top sources in the BJP told NDTV, stating that the opposition must respect the situation as it is today.

MCD Election Results 2017: A Trademark PM Modi Tactic, Used To Win Delhi, Could Repeat In Gujarat

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Wednesday April 26, 2017

The BJP's standout strategy for the Delhi civic polls was the decision to drop almost all sitting councilors and field fresh faces. It did this to skirt an anti-incumbency sentiment amid allegations of corruption and non-performance in the three corporations, which it has dominated for years. The party's campaign stressed that it was bringing in fr...

MCD Election Results 2017: 7 Things The BJP Did To Win Delhi Again

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday April 26, 2017

The BJP's massive win in the Delhi civic elections today is the result of a strategy prepared with surgical precision and on the scale of a state election. The party needed to re-establish control in the national capital after winning only three seats in the Delhi assembly elections two years ago, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Par...

Performance Review On Agenda As PM Narendra Modi Meets Ministers Today

India News | Reported by AKhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday April 12, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his cabinet ministers at 3 pm today and this will be followed by a meeting with his entire council of ministers at 4.30 pm. The Prime Minister holds these meetings on the third Wednesday of every month, but could not do so for the last two months because of hectic campaigning that leaders were involved in for the as...

32 Allies At PM Narendra Modi's Big Dinner Tonight, Sena's Uddhav Thackeray Attends: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday April 10, 2017

The Shiv Sena will support the BJP's choice for President, the party said, as it attempts to thaw relations with its ally ahead of a meeting and dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his party's 32 partners this evening. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will attend the meeting in Delhi at 6 pm, which will focus on the BJP-led National Democr...

PM Narendra Modi's Breakfast With Gujarat Lawmakers Including LK Advani

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday March 24, 2017

Today, it was the turn of the BJP's parliamentarians from Gujarat and Rajasthan to breakfast with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence. The PM met with nearly 50 of them to discuss the election that's due in December in his home state of Gujarat.