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Mumbai NEARBY In Manipur, BJP gets down to business to pick CMs BJP cobbles Manohar Parrikar to be Chief Minister of Goa; Legislature Parties in U.P. and Uttarakhand to meet on March 16 up numbers Nistula Hebbar Shiv Sahay Singh NEW DELHI Amarinder Imphal After registering massive In a controversial finale of BMW hits cab and auto, electoral victories in Uttar gets all-clear the Assembly elections in four injured Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Manipur, the BJP is all set NEW DELHI the BJP’s highest decision- Punjab Pradesh Congress to form the government in In yet another incident making body, the Parlia- president Amarinder Singh the State with the support involving a high-value car, mentary Board, got down to will take the oath as Chief of three regional parties — four persons, including a the business of nominating Minister on March 16. On Naga People’s Front (NPF) pregnant woman, were Chief Ministers for these Sunday, he met Governor National Peoples Party injured when a BMW States, with the surprise en- V.P. Singh Badnore here and (NPP) and the Lok Jan- rammedan Uber cab and an dorsement of a decision by staked claim to form the shakti Party (LJP) — and the autorickshaw in South Delhi. DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 Goa BJP MLAs that Defence government, after he was support of another MLA, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Minister Manohar Parrikar unanimously elected leader whose name the party has BJP suspends 11 for stake claim to be Chief Minis- of the Congress Legislature kept under wraps. assaulting party leader ter of that State. Party. “A few Cabinet BJP leaders along with BHUBANESWAR/SAMBALPUR Union Minister for Health members will also take their representatives of the re- Senior BJP leader J.P. Nadda, briefing reporters oath of office,” he said, gional parties met Gov- Jayanarayan Mishra and 10 after the meeting, said his though he did not give any ernor Najma Heptulla late others were suspended from Cabinet colleague, Informa- names. Ī PAGE 11 on Sunday evening, giving the party for allegedly tion and Broadcasting minis- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD her a list of 31 MLAs, and assaulting Odisha party unit ter M. Venkaiah Naidu, and pendents, thus having a total staking claim to form the vice-president Sameer party general secretary Bhu- strength of 21 MLAs in the government in the 60- Mohanty during Sambalpur pendra Yadav would be sent House of 40. The Governor member Assembly. ZP election on Sunday as Central observers to Uttar invited Mr. Parrikar to form The day began with the EAST Ī PAGE 3 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Pradesh for the Legislature the government and asked alleged dramatic abduction Party meeting to be held on him to prove majority within of Independent MLA March 16. For Uttarakhand, 15 days of taking oath. Ashad Uddin, who the Con- Union Rural Development The Congress protested Triumphant march: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a road show in New Delhi on Sunday. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA gress said was on its side. Minister Narendra Tomar against the BJP’s moves to In the evening, Congress and party general secretary form the governments in Goa MLA T. Shyamkumar, elec- Saroj Pande have been ap- and Manipur. “The Modi gov- My vision is a New India, says PM after victory ted from Andro, surprised pointed observers for the Le- ernment through Governors, everyone by visiting the Raj gislature Party meeting, who are acting as its stooges, Bhawan with BJP leader Hi- scheduled for the same day. is subverting the law and Nistula Hebbar tory in Uttar Pradesh, he Mr. been few... it is tough for process and in this, I can see manta Biswa Sarma and of- NEW DELHI Meanwhile, events in Goa democracy,” spokesperson Modi said the potential for a political parties to fight polls the foundations of a ‘New In- fering a letter of support to moved fast with Mr. Parrikar Randeep Surjewala said. Prime Minister Narendra “New India” was evident in on the plank of develop- dia’. A ‘New India’ where the BJP-led combine. Fur- meeting Governor Mridula Congress leader Digvijaya Modi unveiled his vision for the verdict in Uttar Pradesh, ment. In Uttar Pradesh and 65% of the population is un- ther weakening the Con- Sinha on Sunday evening. Singh accused Mr. Parrikar of what he termed a “New In- an election, he said, that was in other States that went to der 35 years old, where wo- gress’s chances, T. Robin- hijacking the popular dia” based on development fought on the issue of devel- the polls recently, there was men actively work towards dro Singh of the Trinamool Parrikar invited mandate. opportunities, empowering opment rather than high- a lack of emotional issues; empowerment, of a genera- Congress also moved to the In a communication released (With Prakash Kamat the poor rather than keeping voltage emotions. yet there was heavy polling tion that is looking for op- BJP camp. BJP leader Ram late on Sunday, the Governor in Panaji) them dependent on doles. and a huge, decisive verdict, portunities to contribute Madhav said the party said Mr. Parrikar submitted Mr Modi was speaking to BJP ‘No emotional issues’ especially in Uttar Pradesh, a rather than wait around for would decide its Chief Min- evidence of the support of 13 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 workers at the party “In this country, there have State that is so big that it doles,” Mr Modi said, after a ister at a meeting on MLAs of the BJP, three each U.P. WIN WILL BOOST BJP TALLY headquarters here on been several ‘waves’ in elec- gives direction to the dis- road show in Central Delhi. Monday in the presence of of Maharashtrawadi Go- IN RAJYA SABHA Ī PAGE 10 Sunday. tions based on emotional is- course in the country. It central observers. mantak Party and Goa For- FIRST AMONG UNEQUALS Thanking party workers sues. Elections fought on is- demonstrates a faith in MODI SETS 2022 AS A EDGE Ī 4 PAGES ward Party and two Inde- Ī EDITORIAL and supporters for the vic- sues of development have democracy and the electoral MILESTOINE Ī PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC India to lose presence on Riot of colours Mulayam defends son U.N. scientiic panel despite rout No candidate was ielded for elections to the CLCS Press Trust of India Etawah (UP) Dinakar Peri According to officials of was not addressed, the Samajwadi Party leader Jacob Koshy the Ministry of Earth Sci- source said. MoES Secretary Mulayam Singh on Sunday NEW DELHI ences (MoES), the date to Madhavan Rajeevan didn’t defended his son Akhilesh Even as India strenuously send a nomination lapsed on comment on The Hindu’s Yadav after the party’s hu- lobbies for seats in global March 7. Multiple sources queries. miliating loss in the Uttar high tables such as the said the Ministry of External The CLCS has a five-year Pradesh Assembly elec- United Nations Security Affairs (MEA), which form- tenure and elections are due tions, saying “no one per- Council and the Nuclear Sup- ally nominates Indian can- in June for the 2017-2022 son is responsible for the pliers Group, it will — for the didates, chose to nominate a term. defeat”. first time in two decades — person to another U.N. body, Not having an Indian in “No one person is re- not have a member in a pres- called the International this 21-member group would sponsible for the defeat. tigious, U.N. scientific body Tribunal for the Law of the mean that China and We failed to convince that decides what portions of Sea (ITLOS). Pakistan would likely “grab” voters,” Mr. Singh, who the seabed can be exclus- two of the five seats allotted was ousted by Akhilesh as ively mined for natural re- Sea-related issues to the so-called Asia-Pacific party chief after the power sources such as oil, precious “The MoES is the nodal Min- group, Rasik Ravindra, In- tussle in the family, told re- metals and minerals. istry for the Law of the Sea- dia’s current member of the porters here. India’s current member to related issues. However, the CLCS, said from New York. “Everyone is responsible the 21-person body, called MEA went on to nominate a Apart from signalling for the loss. A single person Commission on Legal Con- retired Joint Secretary-level prestige, a membership of cannot be blamed,” he said tinental Shelf (CLCS) and officer for ITLOS member- the commission allows India on arriving at Saifai, his part of the United Nations ship, whereas the MoES can- to gauge the scientific native village, for Holi. “It Convention on the Law of didate for CLCS was not strength of claims by coun- was people’s inclination to- the Sea (UNCLOS), told The agreed to by the MEA,” an of- tries to parts of the seabed wards the BJP as it has Hindu that he was “an- ficial source said. that, like territorial waters, made a lot of promises. Let guished” by India’s decision Despite several represent- are often hard to demarcate.