IAF gets Home Made First Tejas Light Combat Aircraft!!

Tejas Light Combat Aircraft!! Now in IAF.....

After Thirty-two years the project was sanctioned, the first indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft was on Saturday handed over by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the Indian Air Force, a red letter day for Indian defence and aerospace sector.

The handover signals the start of a process of induction of the fighters being built at home under a project which has already cost the exchequer nearly Rs 8,000 crore.

The entire project by the DRDO and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is estimated to cost over Rs 30,000 crore. The aircraft that has been handed over has got Initial Operational Clearance-II, which signifies that Tejas is airworthy in different conditions, sources said. The Final Operational Clearance is expected by the year-end.

This version of the aircraft lacks the latest electronic warfare suite, which was integrated into one of the LCAs two weeks ago, mid-air refuelling and long-range missiles

capabilities, among other things that the FOC-configuration aircraft will have.

The IOC-I was granted to the aircraft, being built by state-owned HAL, in January 2011.
The Tejas Series Production-1 (LCA-SP1) was handed over by 

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to IAF chief Air Marshal Arup Raha, official sources here said.

"It is a big big day for the country," a senior DRDO official said. Incidentally, DRDO chief Avinash Chander, whose contract was terminated by the minister recently with effect from January 31, was not present. The second IOC was granted after the aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on September 30 last year.

The sources said 20 aircraft will be built by 2017-2018, to make the first squadron of the aircraft. The LCA programme was initiated in 1983 to replace the ageing MiG-21s in IAF's combat fleet but has missed several deadlines due to various reasons.

The HAL's LCA Project Group has has been upgraded to a full- fledged division to look after production in a systematic way with more investments. The HAL has carried out thousands of sorties of the LCA and outstation flight trials at Leh, Jamnagar, Jaisalmer,

Uttaralai Gwalior, Pathankot and Goa for cold weather, armament and weapon deliveries, MultiMode Radar, Radar Warning Receiver, hot weather and missile firing flight trials.

Tejas has also successfully demonstrated weapon delivery capability during trials at Jamnagar and Jaisalmer, HAL officials said.

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U.S. President Barack Obama coming to India on January 25

U.S. President BarackObama will have a tight schedule during his three-day visit.

He will hold talks with top leadership in New Delhi on ways to make progress on key issues such as defence and civil nuclear agreement and attend the Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest, among other engagements.

Mr. Obama, who will be the first U.S. President to be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade, will be accompanied by his wife Michelle and a team of senior officials in his administration.

On first day of his visit, the American President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold comprehensive talks on the entire gamut of bilateral ties and discuss ways to enhance cooperation in key components, including civil nuclear and defence pacts.

The two sides have already decided to renew for 10 years during a Summit meeting in September in Washington to start joint development and production of military hardware.

The visit is also expected to give a fillip to the seven-year-old civil nuclear deal as the cooperation in the sector has been stalled over the tough provisions in the Civil Nuclear Liability Act here.

During the September meeting, the two leaders had decided to set up a high-level Contact Group on civil nuclear cooperation.

The Group has already held two rounds of detailed discussions on a range of implementation issues, including administrative, liability, technical and licencing to facilitate the establishment of US-designed nuclear power plants in India.

The two sides are also reportedly working on a proposal for a insurance pool by the domestic Indian companies to offset the financial burden of American entities as both countries are keen to have a “concrete” deliverable in the area during Obama’s visit.

After their meeting, Mr. Modi and Mr. Obama will make press statements. The U.S. President will also attend the banquet in his honour by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan, according to the information available here.

On second day of the visit, Mr. Obama will attend the Republic Day parade and later, along with Mr. Modi, will take part in a Indo-US CEO round table.

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SP Leader puts Petrol in Fire by Giving Controversial Dialogue On Paris Shoot-out !!

Haji Yakoob Qureshi BSP leader offers reward to Charlie Hebdo killers !

Bahujan Samaj Party ! Leader Haji Yakoob Qureshi again move his tounge & repeated the Dialogue which hits headlines in 2006.., offering reward to Charlie Hebdo killers.

BSP leader said "Whoever dare shows disrespect to the Prophet will invite death like the cartoonists and journalists of Paris-based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Rasul ke ashiq unhe saja de dete hai (followers of Prophet punish them)," the former Uttar Pradesh minister said on Thursday, reacting to Islamic clerics' views that the religion had no place for violence.

"Those who dare insult Prophet Mohammed deserve death and there is no need to initiate legal procedure against them," he said. 
He said the Prophet spread the message of peace and love.

Cartoon About ISIS Boss!

abu abar al baghbdadi cartoon which kills 12.

But this cartoon belongs to ISIS boss not to prophet   Mohammed!,  Question is also asked where is Mayawati Supremo of BSP, No any comments still heard from her after this hatred dialogue of her party leader.. 

Qureshi"s Previous Hatred Dialogue..

Qureshi had hit the headlines in 2006 after declaring a reward of Rs. 51 crore for anyone who would kill the Danish cartoonist who had created a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed. He had made the offer at a public rally in Meerut.

Reacting to Wednesday's attack on Charlie Hebdo, Qureshi said he was ready to pay the reward money to the attackers. "I am ready to pay the money if they come and demand the declared reward."

 just day before 2 Gunman Attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Newspaper Office in Paris has left 12 dead including 10 journlist.  

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Terrorist Attack in Paris: Gunmen Kills 11 at Paris magazine for tweeting this pic of ISIS Boss..

Attack on Charlie Hebdo Newspaper Office in Paris !!

 Gunman Attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Newspaper Office in Paris has left 11 dead including one journlist. 

The French satirical magazine weekly has courted controversy in the past with its depiction of news and current affairs. Its latest tweet was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 

According to report: A witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the Hebdo office. One of the two attackers opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles.

Suspect is white, Clean shaved & carrying grenades

 According to one of witness, Suspect is believed to be white & Clean shaved, Age around 40, wearing a khaki jacket and green trainers. The suspect hijacked a car nearby and forced the driver to drop him on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in central Paris, Driver told police, suspect shouted "I've escaped from prison, take me to the Champs Elysees" The driver is also reported that gunman was carrying grenades.

About French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

This was the cartoon which kills approx 11by ISIS Gunmen

The Charlie Hebdo magazine is based in Paris's 11th province. The latest tweet published by the magazine's official twitter account appeared to be a cartoon of Abu Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State of Iraq & Syria.

What this week's edition article was about ? 

The week edition article published in Charlie Hebdo featured a story about Michel Houellebecq's new novel, which is out in France today. The book is about a Muslim running France according to the laws of saria Islam. Houellebecq's novel, predicts that in 2022 France's mainstream Left and Right club together to back a certain Mohammed Ben Abbes in a second round presidential run-off against Miss Le Pen.

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Court refuse to granted bail on medical ground to Asaram.....

No Bail for Asaram !!

Sant Asaram  'godman' was brought to Delhi by the Rajasthan police to undergo various tests at the AIIMS to ascertain veracity of his claim that he was unwell and be granted bail on medical ground

According to court after examining medical reports ; Asaram, who is in jail since his arrest in August, 2013 in a rape case, does not need any surgery and his aliments can be managed through medicines. This report was submitted by a panel of All India Institute of Medical Science doctors to the Supreme Court.

Current running charges on Asaram

Charges against Asaram are rape, criminal conspiracy and other offences by a Jodhpur court in connection with alleged sexual exploitation of a minor girl in his ashram are Charges have been framed under sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 354A (sexual harassment), 370(4) (trafficking), 376(2)f (rape on a woman when she is under twelve years of age), 506 (criminal intimidation), 509/34 and 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

Earlier hearing 

During the previous hearing, the Court bench had said that there was no medical urgency to grant bail to him and he cannot be given special treatment. It had refused to pass any order on how Asaram is to be brought from Jodhpur jail to the national capital, saying that it is for the state government to decide on it.

The court had on October 15 directed AIIMS director to set up a medical board to review medical reports and if required clinically examine Asaram to ascertain whether interim bail should be granted to him in the Jodhpur rape case.

The district and sessions court had retained all the charges slapped by the police, except Section 26 of Juvenile Justice Act related to child labour against Asaram and his aides and co-accused Sanchita Gupta alias Shilpi and Sharad Chandra.

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Urban Miniseries Finds New Name For Old City Delhi ...

New Name for Delhi !

Union Minister for Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu, thinks that Delhi could be renamed Indraprastha or Hastinapur. This has created debate among historians and cultural experts, besides of course Hindutva activists. This is not the first time that the controversy has erupted. At the time of Independence also there was a debate on the Capital’s name. It was finally decided to retain it as Delhi in preference to New Delhi because of historical associations.

Indraprastha the new name for Delhi!

The old Delhi Gazetteer, quoting various sources, stated that the city of Indraprastha was built by Yudhisthira son of Pandava upon the banks of the Yamuna, between the “more modern Kotila of Firoz Shah and Humayun’s Tomb, about two miles south of the present site of Delhi”. The river then flowed past Indraprastha but shifted its course a mile upwards. “The Nigammbodh Ghat, near the old Calcutta Gate of the present city, is believed to have formed part of the ancient capital.

History of Delhi as Name...

Yudhisthira is believed to have been succeeded by 30 generations of his brother Arjun’s descendants until the last of the line was dethroned by the latter’s minister Visarwa, whose family reigned for 50 years until it was ousted by the Gotamavanas dynasty, whose 15 Gautama descendants were ousted by the Mayuras in the first Century B.C., when the name Delhi first finds mention. According to Gen Cunningham, the new city owes its inception to Raja Dilu, hence the name. The Raja was the last ruler of his dynasty, identified by Ptolemy as Daidalar. The city was also known as Dilli and Dillipur. Tradition, however, says it was founded by Raja Dillipa, who according to Cunningham, was the ancestor of the fifth generation of the Pandava brothers. 

The Samvat era started with this ruler’s accession in BCE 57. Some sources say after Vikramaditya the city lay deserted for 792 years. This is improbable, according to the gazetteer, as the iron pillar(Ashok Stambh) near Qutub Minar was built by Raja Dhava in the 3rd or 4th Century CE. It signifies that the city was definitely inhabited during that period. Raja Dhava was a ruler of repute exercising control over a large area. “The pillar is a solid shaft of wrought iron, 23 ft-8 inches long, of which 18 and a half ft is above ground. But Ferguson disputed Prince’s finding and stated: “My own conviction is that the pillar belongs to one of the Chandra rajas of the Gupta dynasty, consequently either to CE 363 or 400.”

The history of Delhi may be said to begin with Bilan Deo or Anang Pal, who founded the Tomar dynasty. It was during his reign that a learned Brahmin disclosed that the foot of the pillar was driven so deep that it rested on the head of Vasuki, king of the serpents, who holds the earth on his hood. The king to verify the Brahmin’s claim, attempted to dig out the pillar and, finding it wet with blood, tried to refix it but it remained loose (dhilla) which gave the city the name Dhili.

From 736 CE Delhi has changed many names that is, since Anang Pal’s reign, whose descendant Anang Pal II built Lal Kot. The Kot was later acquired by Prithviraj Chauhan, who united the Tomars and Chauhan clans. From Lal Kot Delhi became the Sultanate of Qutubuddin, and then Siri of Alauddin Khilji. It was Tughlakabad and then Jahanabad of the first two Tughlak rulers, then Firozabad after Firoz Shah, their successor. It then became Mubarakpur of the Sayyids. Came the Lodhis and the Mughals, when the name Dilli was finally established and so it remained till the time of the British, who anglicized it to Delhi, which was retained after Independence. Say what you like, but Dilli, Dilipur, Dhilli or Dholika were all transitional names pointing to the same root. If any change is really required then the best name is Dilli, as it is pronounced by most people. 

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Japanese student Raperd in Kolkatta India !!

Five men have been arrested charged with kidnapping & Raping a Japanese student.

Police in Kolkatta formally known as calcutta, arrested Five men, Police official said : the assaults took place over a period of more than a month in November and in at least two locations. They said an organised gang is suspected of targeting single women tourists.

Increasing numbers of rape cases are being reported and highlighted in India, prompting widespread outrage.  Kolkatta police commissioner, told media that two of the men - said to be brothers - approached the 23-year-old victim as tourist guides after she arrived in the city and checked into a hotel in an area popular with foreign tourists. One of the men spoke very fluent Japanese.

Taken to Digha beach resort then to Bodh Gaya & finally she escaped from Varanasi..

The man said to lady, that "We are guides and want to take you sight-seeing."  Then they took her to Digha beach resort in West Bengal state on 23 November. There they sexually assaulted her and robbed her of 76,000 rupees using her ATM card.

She was then taken to Bodh Gaya, the holiest site of Buddhism and a major pilgrimage and tourist centre. There, the men handed her over to other gang members. The woman was held captive for several weeks and the assaults continued. In late December she managed to reach the city of Varanasi from where she travelled to kolkatta, lodging a complaint via the Japanese consulate on 26 December.

According to police official : The three of the men were arrested near Bodh Gaya and two in Calcutta. According to media said some were held after their mobile phone calls were intercepted. Police were searching for other members of what he called an organised gang, several of whom are reportedly proficient in Japanese.

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Pakistani junks keep Violating Ceasefire Again & Again !!

Again & Again these Pakistani junks keep Violating Ceasefire, But now they are getting well response by BSF..

Indian Defence Minister Manohar Pariksar said Pakistan dosen't seems to learn any lession.! Said after todays voilation of Ceasefire. In the day today  Pakistani rangers violated ceasefire on Thursday again by firing on 13 border outposts in Samba sector, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force. The violation comes after four Pakistani rangers were on Wednesday killed in BSF's strong retaliation after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol along the International Border in Samba district.

There was no causality or injury to anyone in the firing. The firing by Pakistan was the third ceasefire violation along the IB in the past three days and seventh in last eight days.

In Wednesday’s incident, one BSF jawan was killed and another injured in firing by Pakistan on Regal post in Samba. The BSF had retaliated effectively to the Pakistani firing and four Pakistani rangers were killed along the IB in the Samba sector

As Pakistani rangers suffered casualties, they had waved white flags asking the BSF to stop the firing so that they can lift the bodies of its dead men. Honouring their request, BSF had stopped the firing and allowed them to come to the border line and lift the bodies. Last year's ceasefire violations as the most heavy firing and shelling since 1971 Indo-Pakwar, But indian BSF jawan now reply them well after change of the government thanks to Defence minister & PM Modi.

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Tit for Tat- BSF kills 4 Pakistani Rangers in return of killing 1 BSK Jawan on ceasefire violations !!

BSF kills 4 Pakistani Rangers in retaliatory firing 

Four Pakistani Rangers were killed in the firing by the BSF at the International Border. This comes after Home Minister Rajnath Singh's go-ahead to the BSF saying Indian should provide appropriate reply to any unprovoked firing by Pakistan.

A local resident in Samba, says firing was going on since morning. "We were asked to stay inside, how are we supposed to live like this?"

Pak Rangerss how white flag, Ask BSF to stop  fire 

After heavy firing by BSF, Pakistan Rangers show white flags along the International Border asking the BSF to cease firing. India has stopped retaliatory firing following the 'surrender'.  The BSF has destroyed six permanent bunkers belonging to the Rangers. 

In the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours, Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday fired on a BSF patrol party along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir, killing a jawan and injuring another.

A BSF jawan was killed in the heavy firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.

The jawan has been identified as constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.

Ceasefire violations by Pak in J-K 

Over 550 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan occurred in 2014, the highest since the  came into force in 2003, with the Indo-Pak border witnessing the worst such escalation during August to October which left 13 people, including 2 security personnel dead, and thousands displaced.

 Jammu and Kashmir's Line of Control and the International Border this year witnessed 562 violations, with increased shelling, firing, Border Action Team  and sniper attacks on civilian areas and forward posts by the Pakistani troops. As many as 410 ceasefire violations were reported along IB and 152 violations along LoC, in which 19 people, including 5 jawans, were killed.

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BJP Trying to Enter in J&K But Congress, NC, & PDP joining hands to stop Modi & Development !!

Now In Jammu & Kashmir, Mr Modi is Finding option to form Government in state. According to BJP they want to form government & develop state But as usual all other parties joining hands together against mr Modi & BJP to stop them.... or putting some unwanted conditions, so that BJP self go out from government formation race.

The same is with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday set tough conditions for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the formation of the new government in Jammu and Kashmir, declaring that its stand against revocation of Art 370 was "non-negotiable".

Indicating that the PDP, with the highest tally of 28 followed by the BJP with 25, may find it hard to do business, it also said it remained committed to the revocation of the controversial ArmedForces Special Powers Act.  That is unlikely to be acceptable to the BJP.

With Governor N N Vohra setting a deadline of January 1 for the PDP and BJP to come up with proposals for government formation, behind-the-scenes contacts among the principal players including the National Conference and the Congress intensified.

For the record, PDP said that "all options are open and that no decision has been taken yet" but there were reports that it was facing stiff opposition from a substantial chunk of its newly-elected MLAs to any tie up with the BJP.

PDP's alternative option is to accept the support of the Congress which has 12 MLAs and the NC, which has 15 in the 87-member assembly. It is in touch with both the parties as it wrestles with the dilemma of joining hands with the BJP.

The BJP maintained that it would be involved in government formation.  "We have a crucial mandate in Jammu and Kashmir. We will be involved in government formation.  Talks are going on.  Let us see what happens," party General Secretary Ram Madhav said in New Delhi.

He said somehow they wanted to find a way to form a stable government.  Things were at a very early stage and no conditions are being discussed. "The best combination will be a stable government in the state. We will explore what will be the best combination. Hesitation, if at all, is there on both sides. The BJP has a very important mandate in the state and has secured the highest number of votes and second highest number of seats.”

 NC President and the outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, having verbally announced support to the PDP, left for London on Saturday afternoon to be with his parents, who have undergone surgeries.  He is expected to be back only after the New Year.

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Why Amir Khans Bollwood Movie PK is Controversal ........ Read Detail

Aamir Khan's PK is movie that initiate social debates on issues that matter to the country. As Bollywood is famous for its dance routines, dramatic visuals and songs across the world.

pk questions superstitions in a country where religion is deeply rooted in social consciousness of the people. Amir Khan plays an alien in the film who comes to visit the earth and almost immediately falls victim to human greed. His "remote control" gets stolen, a device without which he cannot go back to his planet.

In amir khans pk: To discover the world,  pk meets people, "both good and bad", visits places and learns the language. He find that many people believe that only god can help him find his remote control. He visits remote temples, mosques and churches. He follows advices given by priests and religious leaders to convince the god of every faith. But he slowly finds out some  godmen use superstitions and fraud to cheat people.

PK is not the first movie that has taken a controversial but critical look at religious practices in India. But then why is the film generating strong reactions?

The answer lies in the movie's simple narrative. It doesn't reach any conclusion on the existence of religion, but simply questions superstitions.

In one scenes, a priest tells a man to take an arduous journey to a temple in the Himalayas to ensure that one of his sick family members gets well.

PK jumps into the conversation and asks the priest if it's true that god considers all humans as his sons and daughters. Yes, says the priest. PK follows up with another question: "Which father would send an already troubled son on an arduous journey?". Such simple but important questions have made the movie a thought-provoking drama.

In film PK bathing in holy rivers, trekking to reach holy temples and painfully beating himself in mourning. He later discovers that such advice doesn't mean much and most "godmen" use religions to do business and make profits.

The rest of the movie is all about PK's debate with one such powerful "godman" who is in possession of his remote control. In the end, he proves the guru wrong, falls in love with a female Staring Anuska Sharma plays journalist who helps him, and returns to his planet.

Recently Some Godsman "Gurus or Sant" like Asharam & Ramphal go to jail due to godmen use superstitions and fraud to cheat people & charges like murder and rape.

Many have criticised the film for "maligning Hinduism" and other religions in the films.

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Modi in Varanasi & Celebrating 25th Dec Christmas Day as Good Governance Day

Varanasi: Taking forward his Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi on Thursday revisited his constituency and lauded people for helping in getting rid of the Assi Ghat mounds of soil and garbage to restore the historical site to its old glory

In the holy city to mark the Good Governance Day, he supervised the cleanliness campaign and also nominated various people and organisations to join the 'Swachh Bharat (clean India)' campaign launched by his government on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2.
  

Modi on November 8 had wielded a spade to remove silt deposited at the ghat along the banks of the Ganga as part of his clean India campaign.
  
People, social organisations, municipal coporation and state government have played an important role and we are seeing today that the ghat, which was full of soil, is now back to its old beauty along side Mother Ganga," he said in a brief address.

The Prime Minister nominated for the campaign Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Acharya, former IPS officer and activist Kiran Bedi, former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, comedian Kapil Sharma, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, Ramoji Rao of Eenadu group and Aroon Purie of India Today group. He had nominated some people during his last visit as well.
  
Firstly, he also nominated some organisations which included Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Eenadu and India Today groups besides 'dabbewale' of Mumbai, who deliver home-made food to lakhs of people in the city.

Modi is in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi to mark the 'Good Governance Day' on the occasion of the 90th birthday of former prime minister Atal BihariVajpayee.

Modi said.."Good Governance is the key to a nation's progress. Our government is committed to providing a transparent and accountable administration which works for the betterment and welfare of the common citizen."and added "It has been my dream to bring government closer to our citizens, so that they become active participants in the governance process."During the last seven months, the government has been consistently working towards this goal. & many more he said....

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Modi Call for Congress Mukht Bharat & BJP Going Strong........

Are you going to compare the current results to those of the last Assembly polls, or to those of the 16th Lok Sabha polls.

Narendra Modi & Amit Shah said in election rally they want corruption & congress free bharat (india) & now as per last 4 states election result they are going strong......

The Congress was part of the Hemant Soren ministry that took office on July 13, 2013 along with Lalu Prasad Yadav'sRashtriya Janata Dal. The Congress was also part of a coalition ministry headed by the National Conference's Omar Abdullah as of January 5, 2009. But what does it say of the party that all of its coalition partners -- the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the National Conference -- chose to part ways with the Congress for the assembly elections?

You cannot really blame the regional parties. The difference in votes polled fighting alongside the Congress in parliamentary polls versus the share of votes fighting alone tells a vivid story.

In the Lok Sabha elections the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha polled 9.42% of the total votes in the state; fighting alone in the Vidhan Sabha elections the party got 20.4% and is the second largest party in the assembly. Neither the Rashtriya Janata Dal nor the Janata Dal-United could get a single MLA. elected.

In the parliamentary elections the National Conference got just 11.22% of the votes polled. In the assembly elections -- despite all the abuse that came Omar Abdullah's way after his disastrous handling of the floods in September -- the party won 20.8% of the votes.

The message has already been heard in the headquarters of all every party: The Congress is a liability to any group that becomes an ally.
How about India's ruling party? The BJP set a high bar for itself in the Lok Sabha polls -- and an even higher one when it spoke of 'Mission 44' in Jammu and Kashmir. It has certainly failed to reach those heights.

What is equally undeniable, however, that the BJP has more than doubled its previous strength in Jammu and Kashmir, and it has become the first party to win an absolute majority in Jharkhand for the first time since the state was created on November 15, 2000.

What were the issues at stake in the two states? Corruption and bad governance were definitely talking points in both (as they are in most of India). How about dynastic politics?

The BJP certainly raised that point in both states, implicitly attacking the Abdullah and Mufti clans in Jammu and Kashmir, and the Sorens in Jharkhand. The chief minister's chair but Hemant Soren has ensured that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha remains a significant presence in the state.

The Mufti family is all set to take over the reins in Srinagar, and even the Abdullah-led National Conference has done better than anticipated following the Lok Sabha elections. The only dynasty to have fallen flat on its face is the Nehru-Gandhi clan, but we have already spoken of that.

 Opposition can always find another reason to disrupt proceedings, people are already pontificating that the BJP success in Jammu and its total washout in Kashmir was thanks to the consolidation of the Hindu vote in the former and the equal and opposite reaction in the latter. Equally, some people are saying that the BJP was denied an even larger majority in Jharkhand because of missionary activists in the state. Both sides are going to draw precisely opposite messages from these results.

All you can say at the end of the day is that these elections mark both an end and a beginning. They mark the end of a campaign that the BJP started one year ago, the aim of creating a 'Congress-mukht Bharat'.

Whether through the BJP's canniness or through its own follies, the Congress has been reduced to a fringe player. But it also marks the start of an era where the BJP must now campaign on its own record rather than against the misrule of another party.

Jammu and Kashmir is, according to many judges, possibly the most blessed state of India above the ground thanks to its beauty.  Jharkhand is possibly the most blessed state of India under the surface, thanks to the wealth of mineral resources. And they are also two of the most poorly governed states in India.

All one can hope is that both these states, as well as the rest of India alongside them, shall enjoy better government in 2015.

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J & K and Jharkhand waiting for the formation of new Government Ends Tomorrow !!

Counting Of Votes & waiting 4 New Govt. Ends Tomorrow...

Counting of votes will be held on 23/12/2014 in Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand which witnessed a record turnout in the multi-cornered contests to elect their Assemblies.

The five-phase election in the two States which stretched for nearly a month saw 66 per cent voting with authorities making massive security arrangements to prevent any attempts by militants or Maoists to disrupt the polls. Election Commission official said on Monday that, The counting will begin at 8 a.m. and the first trends are expected to trickle within an hour or so. All security arrangements are in place at the counting centres.

In Jammu and Kashmir, where polling was held for 87 seats, the turnout was the highest after 1987 despite boycott calls by separatists and militants. The militancy-hit State has seen a quadrangular fight among ruling National Conference, main opposition PDP, BJP and Congress, which parted ways with NC ahead of the polls.

Most of the observers will keenly watch the result of Handwara Assembly constituency in north Kashmir Kupwara district where separatist-turned mainstream politician Sajjad Gani Lone is trying his luck.

Jharkhand, which has been battling Maoist violence, registered an overall 66 per cent turnout for the 81 assembly seats. The State, which was carved out of Bihar in 2000, bettered the previous mark of 54.2 per cent in the 2004 assembly polls.

Altogether 1,136 candidates, including 111 women, contested in Jharkhand an eligible electorate of 2,08,52,437, including 98,93,540 female voters. Out of the total seats, 28 are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes and nine for the Scheduled Castes.

Jharkhand, which has seen nine governments and three stints of President’s rule in 14 years, saw fractured mandates in both 2005 and 2009 assembly elections.

Most political observers and opinion polls are predicting a hung Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir. There are speculations about various political parties trying to work out an alliance, depending on the numbers thrown up tomorrow.

Mr. Omar’s National Conference, which was the single-largest part in 2008 polls winning 28 seats, is facing an uphill task to retain its position. PDP, which had 21 members in the 11th Assembly, is expecting to be the single-largest party, riding on the anti-incumbency and anger among the flood victims.

The ongoing elections will be a litmus test as much for BJP, which is making its first serious foray in Jammu and Kashmir to form a government, as for Congress, which will be hoping to stay relevant in the State politics following the massive rout in Lok Sabha polls earlier this year.

BJP launched an aggressive campaign as part of its ’Mission 44+’ — the magic number required for simple majority in the State Assembly — during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several top leaders of the party addressed election rallies across the State.

The party is hoping to make gains in the two States after wresting Haryana and Maharashtra two months ago.

Congress, which had 17 MLAs, on the other hand has softened the election rhetoric. Instead of claiming to be the single-largest party, the party leaders are maintaining that no government formation will be possible without Congress involvement.

National Conferenceand Congress, which were coalition partners for the past six years in the State but decided to go alone in the Assembly polls, fought a bitter war of words during the election campaign.

BJP, which contested in 72 seats, has a pre-poll alliance with the AJSU party which was in the fray in eight seats and Lok Janshakti party contested one seat.

Ruling JMM contested in 79 seats.Congress contested in 62 seats, RJD in 22 and JDU in 11.

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