Ashta Lakshmi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarded the eight northeastern states as 'Ashta Lakshmi', the eight forms of the goddess of wealth, and his "visionary policies" would soon make the region the biggest contributor to the country's GDP, BJP president Amit Shah said today.

Illegal immigration is a "tricky and sensitive" issue and the new BJP government in Assam cannot turn a blind eye to it, a pro-RSS journal said on Monday, insisting utilisation of resources for the right beneficiaries without getting tempted to vote-bank politics will be another test for it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarded the eight northeastern states as 'Ashta Lakshmi', the eight forms of the goddess of wealth, and his "visionary policies" would soon make the region the biggest contributor to the country's GDP, BJP president Amit Shah said today.

Illegal immigration is a "tricky and sensitive" issue and the new BJP government in Assam cannot turn a blind eye to it, a pro-RSS journal said on Monday, insisting utilisation of resources for the right beneficiaries without getting tempted to vote-bank politics will be another test for it.