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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as fourth time CM in Odisha

May 23, 2014

Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for the fourth term in a row. Mr. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor S.C. Jamir. It was in 2005 when Mr. Patnaik, head of Biju Janata ..

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Pawan Chamling takes oath as Sikkim CM for fifth consecutive term

May 23, 2014

Sikkim’s Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to Pawan Chamling as Sikkim Chief Minister for the record fifth term in a row. In the recently concluded assembly polls, the Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) had won ..

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Members of Planning Commission resign

May 23, 2014

Following the standard practice, all members of the Planning Commission (PC) including Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and all the other members of the Commission submitted their resignations to the Prime Minister’s Office to enable its reconstitution. Dr. Ahluwalia and ..

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Anandiben Patel: First woman CM of Gujarat

May 22, 2014

Anandiben Patel (73) will succeed PM-designate Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Prior to her election as CM, she was state’s revenue minister.  Modi was the longest-serving chief minister of the state.  Anandiben Patel is the first woman chief minister ..

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Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister

May 21, 2014

Jitan Ram Manjhi is the new Chief Minister of Bihar. He was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor D.Y. Patil at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Patna. The 15 members of the previous Nitish Kumar government ..

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Modi is not the first instance when CM becomes PM

May 21, 2014

Prime Minister-to-be Narendra Modi is not the first Chief Minister to ascend to the seat of the head of Government of India. The distinction goes to former Karnataka CM H.D. Deve Gowda, who, moved to the post of Prime Minister ..

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PMEAC chairman C. Rangarajan resigns

May 18, 2014

Following resignation of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman, Dr C. Rangarajan has also resigned. The present PMEAC chaired by Rangarajan had Saumitra Chaudhuri, VS Vyas, Pulin Nayak, and Dilip Nachane as its members. The term of ..

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Andhra Pradesh assembly polls results: TDP wins largest number of seats

May 17, 2014

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led by N. Chandra Babu Naidu emerged as the largest party with 117 seats out of the total 294 assembly seats of the Andhra Pradesh in the recently concluded Assembly Elections in the state.  Results: Political ..

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Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls: INC to form government

May 17, 2014

The results of the 2014 assembly elections of Arunachal Pradesh are out. The Indian National Congress (INC) led by the incumbent Chief Minister Nabam Tuki won 42 seats of the total 60 assembly seats in the state. BJP with 11 ..

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Odisha assembly polls 2014: BJD emerged largest party in the state

May 17, 2014

The results of the 2014 assembly elections of Odisha have been announced. Of the total 147 assembly seats, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by incumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has won 117 seats, making it the single largest party in ..

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