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MP: Scindia loyalist returns to Congress from BJP citing neglect in saffron party
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 19, 2023
A loyalist of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and working committee member of the Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party has joined the Congress. Samandar Patel (52), an Other Backward Classes leader from Jawad area of Neemuch, had joined the BJP when Scindia and MLAs loyal to him rebelled against the Congress in March 2020,...
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Published on August 17, 2023 - 02:15
EXPLAINER: What is Moonshot Pact all about and what does it hope to achieve
A group of South African political parties have gathered at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg for a two-day conference to map out a plan to unseat the ANC from leading the government. Dubbed the “Moonshot Pact”, the group consists of the Democratic Alliance, ActionSA, Inkatha Freedom Party, Freedom Front Plus, United Independent Movement, Spectrum National Party and the Independent South African National Civic Organisation. But, what is a “Moonshot Pact” and what does it hope to achieve? The term “moonshot” originally came from about after the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that sent the first humans to the moon. United States former president John F. Kennedy had declared that humans would go to the moon within the decade - a claim that seemed far-fetched but ended up being a daring goal that was achieved. During the Democratic Alliance’s Federal Congress in April, re-elected leader John Steenhuisen used the term while he outlined the party’s vision to rescue the country at the 2024 election. He said that 2024 was going to be South Africa’s moonshot election, “where we achieve a giant leap forward by removing the ANC from power and replacing it with a new pact government composed of like minded opposition parties”. What the Moonshot Pact represents is a mechanism that would allow these parties’ to reap the benefits of a higher stake at the elections without having to actively convert voters from another party to their own. Coalition government, another new term to join the election dictionary, is the aim here. Quite simply, a coalition government is a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action. With the reality that an outright ANC majority is not necessarily how next year’s general election would swing, the electioneering has changed this time around. In the last local government election, the ANC received only 45.59% support, the first time in the party’s history that it dropped below 50%. During the DA’s congress, Steenhuisen made the call for a pact ahead of next year’s general election. “In my capacity as leader, not only of the DA but of the opposition alternative in this country, our party will immediately initiate a process to form a pre-election Moonshot Pact with like-minded political parties, civil society organisations and civic movements to defeat the ANC, to keep the EFF out, and to inaugurate a new national opposition coalition government,” Steenhuisen said at the party’s congress.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia
Indian politician
Some of the notable figures vying for victory in this phase of the elections include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, rebel BJP leader KS Eshwarappa, Union..
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Campaigning for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 7 ended Sunday in a blaze of high-decibel sound across 93 seats in 12 states and UTs, including all..
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday alleged that the Congress manifesto talks about bringing about Aurangzeb's 'Jizjya' through inheritance..
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The third phase of Lok Sabha elections is an important round for Madhya Pradesh. It will determine the political future of three prominent figures —..
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Indian National Congress
Indian political party
The remark comes as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he or party chief Mallikarjun Kharge would be pleased to participate in such a discussion and..
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Among the notable contestants in this round are Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (Kannauj), NCP’s Omar Abdullah (Srinagar), Union ministers Giriraj Singh..
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Kumbhani said he was silent all these days because of his respect for state party president Shaktisinh Gohil and the party's Rajkot Lok Sabha candidate Paresh..
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Shah said leaders like Jammu and Kashmir ex-CM Farooq Abdullah and Congress senior politician Mani Shankar Aiyar were talking about showing respect to Pakistan..
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Speaking at an election rally at Phulbani, under Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat, Modi said: “This was the day when India demonstrated its strength to the world.”..
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Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian political party
Devarajegowda, also an advocate, was held near Chitradurga and brought to Holenarasipura, Hassan, on Saturday. He was later remanded in judicial custody for 14..
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TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee made the allegation during a road show at Uluberia on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, state minister Sashi Panja also..
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has raised concerns about the Election Commission's handling of communal and casteist statements made by BJP leaders,..
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Madhya Pradesh
State in central India
Kantilal Bhuria, Congress candidate from Madhya Pradesh, vows cash rewards for individuals with two wives upon victory. He also pledges money for women in every..
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Moving westward, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are also slated to experience rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds until May 12.
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Scattered light to moderate rainfall is also predicted in east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha.
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