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Mamata Banerjee an efficient leader who has capabilities to run the country: TMC

Kolkata, May 31 (ANI): TMC leaders have said that West Bengal chief Mamta Banerjee, who is also the party supremo, has the potential of leading the country, common people as well as the downtrodden. After its sweeping win in West Bengal in the general elections, the Trinamool Congress held a general body meeting in Kolkata on Friday. TMC, which has 34 lawmakers in the Lok Sabha, said they will keep a close watch on the Modi government and see that it works for the common people and not just the corporates. TMC leader Firhad Hakim said Banerjee is an efficient leader who has the capabilities to run the country. Another TMC leader Mukul Roy said that Banerjee’s leadership single handedly overturned the CPI (M) rule in the state. May 31, 2014
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Rajnath Singh takes charge as Home Minister

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Rajnath Singh on Thursday took charge as the Home Minister of India. Before assuming office in the North Block, Singh paid tribute to country's first home minister Sardar Patel. Singh has also asked for a detailed presentation of his ministry from the Home Secretary. Singh, who was elected from Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency, will succeed Sushilkumar Shinde in the crucial Ministry that handles country's internal security and the task of guarding the international border with Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. May 29, 2014
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PM Narendra Modi resigns from Vadodara LS seat

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday resigned as MP from his Vadodara Lok Sabha seat from where he contested in 2014 General Elections. Modi had contested from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Vadodara in Gujarat in the General Elections and won from both constituencies. Modi had defeated AAP's Arvind Kejriwal and Congress' Ajay Rai in Varanasi. He also won the Vadodara seat by a record margin of over 5 lakh votes against Congress' Madhusudan Mistry. Narendra Modi took charge as the PM on May 26 in a grand ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. May 29, 2014
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First session of 16th Lok Sabha from June 4

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has recommended convening of the first session of the 16th Lok Sabha from June 4 to June 11. Briefing the reporters, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu confirmed that the first session of 16th Lok Sabha will be held from June 4 to June 11. Naidu said that former parliamentary affairs minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath will be the Protem Speaker, who will perform the duties of the office of the Speaker till the election of Speaker. "During the inaugural session of the 16th Lok Sabha, newly-elected members to Lower House will take oath on June 4 and 5," Naidu said. The first session will also witness election of the new Speaker and the joint address by the President to the two Houses. The Rajya Sabha session will begin on June 9 with a joint address by the President Pranab Mukherjee, Naidu said. May 29, 2014
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Congress leader Mustafa calls Rahul Gandhi 'joker', politicos react

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Blaming Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for the party's embarrassing defeat in the Lok Sabha election, a senior party leader in Kerala TH Mustafa termed him a 'joker' and demanded his removal from the post. Mustafa, a former minister, also demanded Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi be made the new party chief. While the Congress condemned its minister's remark, the BJP said the party must introspect the reason for their drubbing defeat. May 29, 2014
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Parliament's starry affair

New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): The 16th Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament was not just Modi-fied but even starry-fied. With beauties like Hema Malini, Kirron Kher and Moon Moo Sen entering the Indian polity at the same time looks like the Parliament is all set to get a little more filmy this time. So let's have a look at all those star politicos who stole the show and made it to the lower house of Indian Parliament. "Dream Girl" Hema Malini, who contested on a BJP ticket from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura had a glorying win by around 3.5 lakh votes. While actress Kirron Kher, also a BJP candidate, emerged victorious from Chandigarh by around 69 thousand votes. The male BJP star politicians like Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha and Paresh Rawal also tasted victory from their respective constituencies and entered the Parliament with flying colours. But the list doesn't ends here as bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari, also a BJP candidate, won from Delhi North East constituency while Bollywood singer Babul Supriyo won from West Bengal's Asansol and joined the league of Star politicians. Bengali beauty Moon Moon Sen who contested from a TMC seat also didn't lag behind and got elected with great numbers. Last but not the least is the very popular Television bahu Smriti Irani who made it big by grabbing a ca May 28, 2014
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