A political debate has erupted in Bihar over election promises. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has promised a government job for every household, a move his party defends by citing the five lakh jobs provided during his 17-month tenure. The NDA has questioned the financial viability of this promise, highlighting its own governance record on GSDP growth and central schemes. A new political force, the Jan Suraj party, has entered the fray by releasing its first list of 51 candidates. Its General Secretary, Pawan Varmaji, criticised the promises of both major alliances, stating, "what we are seeing now is a downpour of what I can only call Jumlas." He also termed the NDA's direct benefit transfer just before the model code of conduct as unethical and akin to bribery.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
