WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Jaitley sees GST rate cut Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas Spain's taxman okays Ronaldo on cement, ACs, TVs with engaged, reports US media | P10 multi-million tax settlement | P11 rise in revenue | P8 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 205 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018 Imran's PTI looks for allies to Of 18 states ruled by BJP, only one is form government in Pakistan Islamabad, July 27 (IANS): The Tehreek-e- A party needs 149 seats in the 297-mem- Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan was on Friday ber Punjab assembly to form the government in top five best-governed ones — Study scouting for partners to form the govern- in the wealthiest and most populous prov- by others including West ment in Pakistan after emerging as the single ince of Pakistan. Nagaland and Goa were the best among small states in the last Bengal. largest party but short of a majority in the None of the parties has secured a major- This theme explored National Assembly elections marred by al- ity even as the PTI and PML-N claim that they three years while Delhi and Tripura were at the bottom. Nagaland violence, atrocities, and legations of military interference and rigging. are confident of forming the government in policing including indica- With nearly two days elapsing since the Punjab where the Sharifs have been ruling was the best performing as per the aggregated ranking of 30 states. tors such as rapes, murder, counting of poll results began, the PTI has since 1988. Independent candidates have dowry deaths per 100,000 retained its considerable edge over its con- won 29 seats in the province, while PML-Q Mumbai, July 27 (Indi- none of which are governed of the BJP that matters so business environment in population among other tenders, bagging 116 of the total 270 seats on has won seven. aSpend/IANS): The Bharati- by the BJP. Four states in this much. The nature of poli- the state," the report said. factors. which elections were held, according to the The PPP appears set to form the govern- ya Janata Party (BJP), or a list are governed by the BJP tics may be a factor like the M a h a r a s h t r a w a s "It is interesting to point preliminary results announced by the poll ment in Sindh for the third consecutive term. political alliance it is a part and two by its chief oppo- mobilisation of other back- ranked second in economic out that despite Kerala hav- officials here. The party has won 74 seats in the Sindh As- of, governs 18 of 29 states in nent, the Congress (singly ward classes and scheduled freedom. Telangana, placed ing a very high number of The incumbent Pakistan Muslim League- sembly while the PTI has edged past MQM-P India, home to nearly 63% or in a coalition). Andhra castes states like Kerala and third before Himachal FIRs, in the matter of their Nawaz (PML-N) bagged only 64 seats and to emerge as the second-largest political of the country’s population. Pradesh, ruled by the Telugu Tamil Nadu." Pradesh and Haryana, was disposal and conviction rate the Pakistan Peoples Party, led by former party with 23 seats - mostly from Karachi. But only one BJP-ruled state, Desam Party, was placed Himachal Pradesh the only state without a have performed well," the Prime Minister, the late Benazir Bhutto's son The Balochistan Awami Party has won 14 Himachal Pradesh, made it ninth. topped the list of small BJP government in this cat- report noted. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was placed third with seats in the Balochistan Assembly, becoming to the list of five best-gov- These ranks are signifi- states with population less egory. Bihar was ranked last Nagaland and Goa were 43 seats. While cricketer-turned-politician the largest party in the province, while the erned states in India, ac- cant because BJP came to than 20 million. Of the 12 among the large states on the best amongst small Imran Khan, 65, is all set to be the 19th Prime MMA is in the second place with nine seats. cording to a new study. power on the promise of small states that made it this aspect. states while Delhi and Minister, his tryst with destiny still faces a The PTI has once again dominated elec- The public affairs index delivering development to the list, BJP heads, or is "BJP has come to sym- Tripura were at the bottom possible last glitch. toral proceedings in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, (PAI) 2018, developed by through its sabka saath, a part of, the government bolise the economic and in this list, for the last three A party needs at least 137 seats to cross bagging a whopping 67 seats, followed by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC), sabka vikas (development in eight. Goa and Tripura political right. They want years. Nagaland was the the half-way mark in the 272-member Na- Majilsi Muttahida Amal (MMA) which has a Bengaluru-based think for all) campaign. made it to the top five. The to present the party as one best performing as per the tional Assembly. Since voting wasn't held in only managed to win 10. The Awami National tank, evaluated state gov- "The election manifesto, non-BJP exception is the which promotes business aggregated ranking of 30 two constituencies, the effective strength of Party's seat tally stands at six while the PML- ernance using 10 broad which revolves around the Congress-led government which makes it easy for in- states. the House was brought down to 270 -- which N has won five. The PPP has won four seats themes, 30 focus subjects, core issues of good govern- in Mizoram, placed third vestments to come in," said Delhi, governed by the means Khan needs at least 136 members. in the provincial assembly. and 100 indicators, accord- ance and development, after Goa and Sikkim. Narayana. Aam Aadmi Party, is placed The votes of four constituencies were still The just concluded Pakistan elections ing to its website. These discusses in detail the par- Among the 18 large The southern states may last in the list on two counts being counted. The PTI is leading in all of have been marred by allegations of rigging include law and order, eco- ty's focus at tackling the states (with population over not do as well as Gujarat in — environment, and trans- them, according to TV reports. Assuming that and military interference. The PML-N, the nomic freedom, environ- concerns of price rise, cor- 20 million), the top four ease of doing or promoting parency and accountability. the PTI gets all four, bringing Khan's final tally PPP and other smaller parties have refused ment, transparency and so ruption, black money and were south Indian states, business but Tamil Nadu Karnataka emerged to 120, the Prime Minister-in-waiting would to accept the poll results but have announced on. This is the third edition policy paralysis," noted the followed by BJP-governed and Karnataka have done as the best in the category still need the support of 16 members. they would sit in the opposition. of the index. prime minister's website, Gujarat and Maharashtra. well in attracting foreign among large states while According to media reports citing un- Amid the allegation flying thick and fast, The top five states in narendramodi.in, the day Bihar languished at the bot- direct investment, Naraya- Arunachal Pradesh was named sources, the PTI has established its Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General the order of their ranking his party's election mani- tom in the list of large states na pointed out. States like placed on top amongst first contacts with 12 independents and is Asif Ghafoor tweeted that it was only Allah are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Te- festo was released on April and the overall aggregated Jharkhand and Madhya small states. Gujarat fell sev- confident of getting their support to pave the who "honours whom he wants and humbles langana, Himachal Pradesh 7, 2014. ranking. Pradesh just provide land or en notches from last three way for Khan to take the helm of the nation whom he wants to". and Karnataka. Of these, The PAI index has Jharkhand, Madhya speedy clearances but that years to 10 and Telangana battling severe economic and security crises. The Arabic tweet is a verse from the Kerala is governed by the ranked 30 states, includ- Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh makes for only "selective which has improved its po- The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Qur'an that was taken by many on the social Communist Party of India ing Delhi. The aggregated were the other states at the good governance", he said. sition from 17 last year to 7 (MQM)-Pakistan, which has won six seats, media as the army's confirmation of sup- (Marxist)-led Left Demo- rankings of the the top two bottom of the PAI index for Tamil Nadu, Kerala and this year," the report noted. has also agreed to support Khan, according porting Khan. cratic Front, Tamil Nadu by states — Kerala and Tamil large states. All the bottom Maharashtra (in that or- Karnataka and Harya- to Dawn News. The PML-N founder, Nawaz Sharif, told the All India Anna Dravida Nadu — have remained the four large states are BJP- der) have the best record na were the top two states PTI leaders Jahangir Tareen and Khali his family from Adiala jail where he is serving Munnetra Kazhagam (AI- same over three years.