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Jitin Prasada: A Prominent Brahmin Face From UP Returns To Centre After 10 Years
Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has again established himself as a prominent Brahmin face
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Blog | Lok Sabha Elections: Hopes, Aspirations And Rivalries In Aligarh
While Banias remain firmly with the BJP, Brahmins are divided between the two candidates from their community.
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Madhya Pradesh To Set Up Brahmin Kalyan Board, Give Sanskrit Scholarships
On the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government would set up a 'Brahmin Kalyan Board' and include lessons about the mythological figure in the state's school syllabus till Class VIII.
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Elevation For BJP's Brahmin Face Brajesh Pathak In New Yogi Cabinet
Brajesh Pathak, who was appointed as a deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, has been projected as a prominent Brahmin face in the BJP.
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Buzz On Brahmin Leader Brajesh Pathak As Yogi Adityanath's No. 2: Sources
Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in later today for a record second term as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Ahead of the grand ceremony, a meeting at his home with some newly-elected MLAs and others triggered speculation about his new ministers.
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In Race For Brahmins' Votes In UP, Samajwadi Party's Outreach To Sub-Sect
As political parties compete to woo Brahmins through outreach programmes ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls, supporters of the Samajwadi Party have gone a step further.
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BJP's Brahmin Outreach Programme Ahead Of UP Polls Draws Opposition Flak
The BJP's Brahmin outreach programme in UP drew flak from the Opposition with the BSP and the Congress alleging the community faced "oppression" in the past four years of BJP rule, and the party is remembering them now with an eye on the polls.
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Ex-Congress Leader Jitin Prasada May Join UP Cabinet Before Polls
Former Congress leader Jitin Prasada, side-lined Brahmin leader Laxmikant Bajpai and AK Sharma, a close confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are among faces being considered for a cabinet expansion in Uttar Pradesh where the BJP is keen to bal
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Samajwadi Party's Brahmin Outreach Meetings Ahead Of UP Polls
With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party will be holding a series of meeting of intellectuals as part of its Brahmin outreach programme.
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Mayawati's Outreach To Brahmins Before UP Polls: "Shouldn't Be Misled..."
BSP chief Mayawati today accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of "misleading" the people - and in the process made attempts to connect with the Brahmin community, as she began her party's campaign for assembly elections scheduled for next year
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"Wrong To Divide Gods": UP Minister To Yogi Adityanath On Hanuman Remark
Yogi Adityanath, who has been campaigning for the ruling BJP in states where elections are being held, has been criticized by the opposition for his comment on Lord Hanuman in Rajasthan. Now, a minister in his government has also taken strong objection to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's remark.
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Twitter Says Sorry As CEO's Photo In India With Placard Sparks Anger
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has kicked up a social media storm in India after a picture of him with a placard saying "smash Brahminical patriarchy" went viral in one of the company's fastest-growing markets.
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In Winning Gorakhpur For BJP, Yogi Adityanath Could Lose Hard-Won Ground
Perhaps more than anyone else, it is Adityanath who has the most to lose in this election.
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Dalit Support Assured, Mayawati's Party Chases Brahmin Vote
"Tilak lagega haathi par, baaki sab baishaki par (The elephant will get the votes, the rest will be on crutches)": With months to go for assembly elections, it was this slogan that kickstarted a series of Brahmin sabhas or meetings for Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh.
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Blog: Enough Persecution. Dalits Should Stop Skinning Cows.
Vijay Deewan, 59, says he has no caste, no religion. But on much prodding he said that his mother and father were Brahmins. For the son of a Brahmin family to take up this profession in 1982, the resolve he must have had to annihilate the poison of India's caste system is something you can only imagine. It was this that made me think that amid the ...
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Jitin Prasada: A Prominent Brahmin Face From UP Returns To Centre After 10 Years
Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has again established himself as a prominent Brahmin face
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Blog | Lok Sabha Elections: Hopes, Aspirations And Rivalries In Aligarh
While Banias remain firmly with the BJP, Brahmins are divided between the two candidates from their community.
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Madhya Pradesh To Set Up Brahmin Kalyan Board, Give Sanskrit Scholarships
On the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government would set up a 'Brahmin Kalyan Board' and include lessons about the mythological figure in the state's school syllabus till Class VIII.
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Elevation For BJP's Brahmin Face Brajesh Pathak In New Yogi Cabinet
Brajesh Pathak, who was appointed as a deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, has been projected as a prominent Brahmin face in the BJP.
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Buzz On Brahmin Leader Brajesh Pathak As Yogi Adityanath's No. 2: Sources
Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in later today for a record second term as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Ahead of the grand ceremony, a meeting at his home with some newly-elected MLAs and others triggered speculation about his new ministers.
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In Race For Brahmins' Votes In UP, Samajwadi Party's Outreach To Sub-Sect
As political parties compete to woo Brahmins through outreach programmes ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls, supporters of the Samajwadi Party have gone a step further.
-
BJP's Brahmin Outreach Programme Ahead Of UP Polls Draws Opposition Flak
The BJP's Brahmin outreach programme in UP drew flak from the Opposition with the BSP and the Congress alleging the community faced "oppression" in the past four years of BJP rule, and the party is remembering them now with an eye on the polls.
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Ex-Congress Leader Jitin Prasada May Join UP Cabinet Before Polls
Former Congress leader Jitin Prasada, side-lined Brahmin leader Laxmikant Bajpai and AK Sharma, a close confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are among faces being considered for a cabinet expansion in Uttar Pradesh where the BJP is keen to bal
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Samajwadi Party's Brahmin Outreach Meetings Ahead Of UP Polls
With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party will be holding a series of meeting of intellectuals as part of its Brahmin outreach programme.
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Mayawati's Outreach To Brahmins Before UP Polls: "Shouldn't Be Misled..."
BSP chief Mayawati today accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of "misleading" the people - and in the process made attempts to connect with the Brahmin community, as she began her party's campaign for assembly elections scheduled for next year
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"Wrong To Divide Gods": UP Minister To Yogi Adityanath On Hanuman Remark
Yogi Adityanath, who has been campaigning for the ruling BJP in states where elections are being held, has been criticized by the opposition for his comment on Lord Hanuman in Rajasthan. Now, a minister in his government has also taken strong objection to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's remark.
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Twitter Says Sorry As CEO's Photo In India With Placard Sparks Anger
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has kicked up a social media storm in India after a picture of him with a placard saying "smash Brahminical patriarchy" went viral in one of the company's fastest-growing markets.
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In Winning Gorakhpur For BJP, Yogi Adityanath Could Lose Hard-Won Ground
Perhaps more than anyone else, it is Adityanath who has the most to lose in this election.
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Dalit Support Assured, Mayawati's Party Chases Brahmin Vote
"Tilak lagega haathi par, baaki sab baishaki par (The elephant will get the votes, the rest will be on crutches)": With months to go for assembly elections, it was this slogan that kickstarted a series of Brahmin sabhas or meetings for Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh.
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Blog: Enough Persecution. Dalits Should Stop Skinning Cows.
Vijay Deewan, 59, says he has no caste, no religion. But on much prodding he said that his mother and father were Brahmins. For the son of a Brahmin family to take up this profession in 1982, the resolve he must have had to annihilate the poison of India's caste system is something you can only imagine. It was this that made me think that amid the ...
