This special report covers the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. The event is marked by the attendance of senior National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, including the Chief Ministers of several states such as Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam, Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh, and Conrad Sangma of Meghalaya. 'All elections NDA is sweeping. It will continue. It gives so much of stability and also progress for the nation,' said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who was present at the event. The bulletin also discusses the exchange of governance models within the NDA, noting a conversation between Himanta Biswa Sarma and JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha, which led to the adoption of an Assam scheme as the Mukhyamantri Rozgar Yojana in Bihar. The presence of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is also highlighted.
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.
