AkaSci, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

Searing heat in India today.
Max. recorded temp: 49.8°C
Many central regions of the country with above 40°C temperatures.
May tends to be the hottest month in India.
Source: India Meteorological Department
#India #WxIndia
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junesim63, 12 hours ago to india

"I am convinced that ‘Parmatma’ (God) sent me for a purpose. Once the purpose is achieved, my work will be one done. This is why I have completely dedicated myself to God....He does not reveal his cards, just keeps making me do things. And I cannot dial him directly to ask what’s next"

Narendra Modi in full divine right mode. A big god made me do it and ran away...

#India #Modi #IndiaElections
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/27/india-elections-pm-narendra-modi-claims-he-has-been-chosen-by-god

thejapantimes, 15 hours ago to worldnews

Two key opposition parties are hailing their alliance in Delhi and hoping they can deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third consecutive clean sweep of the region in the ongoing election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/world/politics/modi-rivals-unite-delhi/ #worldnews #politics #india #narendramodi #rahulgandhi

sreedevkkumar, 15 hours ago to india

The BJP and BJD, who were allies once, are now locked in a bitter contest for the 21 Parliamentary constituencies and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha. What are the factors driving the Odisha contest? Can the BJP edge past the BJD in the state? Today's Number Theory answer these questions in detail.

Link to read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/number-theory-can-bjp-edge-past-bjd-in-bitter-odisha-contest-101716783051542.html

#MastIndia @mastodonindians #India #Odisha #Politics #BJP #BJD #IndianPolitics #Elections #LokSabhaElections2024

What led to the BJP’s rise in Odisha? The intuitive answer is that it has usurped the Congress’s support base. The Congress and BJP vote shares were 32.7% and 16.9% in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. These numbers changed to 13.8% and 38.4% in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, a careful analysis suggests that the actual dynamics in the state could be more complicated. Out of the 6 PCs that the Congress won in 2009, 5 were won by the BJD in 2014 and only 1 by the BJP. Similarly, out of the 27 ACs won by the Congress in 2009, 18 went to the BJD and just two to the BJP in 2014. The BJP won eight PCs in 2019, and out of this, seven were won by the BJD in 2014. The Congress did not win any PCs in 2014. Out of the 23 ACs that the BJP won in 2019, as many as 18 were previously won by the BJD. This suggests that the BJD has taken away the traditional support of the Congress before 2019 and now the BJP is wresting back some of it from the BJP. A region-wise analysis supports this theory. 4 out of the 6 PCs won by the Congress in 2009 came from Western Odisha. The Congress first lost ground to the BJD in this region in 2014. But by 2019, the BJD ceded a lot of space to the BJP in this part of the state. Although, the BJD was able to become the single largest party in the state assembly from Western Odisha in 2019, it had to field the party supremo Naveen Patnaik from an AC in the region for the first time in his political journey to ensure popular support.
Has the BJD regained some of its lost ground after 2019? While the BJP saw a significant increase in its seat share and vote share in both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha in 2019, the BJD might have, at least to some extent, been able to rein in the BJP's rising popularity in the state since. The biggest evidence for this comes from the rural local body polls held in the state in 2022. Out of the 853 Zilla Parishad seats (ZP) in the state, the BJD won 767 in 2022, bringing its ZP seat share to 89.92%. In the previous rural local body election in 2017, the BJD's ZP seat share stood at 56.07%. In comparison, the BJP's ZP seat share fell from 35% in 2017 to 4.9% in 2022. Even within Western Odisha, the BJD's seat share rose from 25.5% to 86.5%, while that of the BJP fell from 61.5% to 9.3%. whether or not the BJP can buck this local level trend in a national and state election will be known on June 4.

br00t4c, 13 hours ago to india

▶ S2 E34: Daily Fantasy Sports, France & India: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

#india #johnoliver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psG_N9Wzfk

br00t4c, 13 hours ago to ethelcain

India elections: PM Narendra Modi claims he has been chosen by God

#god #india

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/27/india-elections-pm-narendra-modi-claims-he-has-been-chosen-by-god

CelloMomOnCars, 9 hours ago to india

#India's #solar capacity jumped by 9.5GW in 2024 Q1, partly due to Government policy:

"This increase is not merely a result of favorable market conditions but also a product of strategic #policy interventions and technological innovations. The Indian government's renewable energy policies have significantly lowered implementation and financing costs, enhancing the overall economics of solar projects."

https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/what-caused-the-magical-burst-of-solar-capacity-growth-in-first-quarter-of-2024/110449052

glynmoody, 7 hours ago to india

#India elections: PM Narendra #Modi claims he has been chosen by God - https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/27/india-elections-pm-narendra-modi-claims-he-has-been-chosen-by-god haven't we all, mate, haven't we all....?

thejapantimes, 7 hours ago to business

Emerging markets like India and Indonesia, whose populations are growing at a solid pace, stand to benefit as demographics begin to play a bigger role in investment decisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/markets/india-indonesia-em-investors-aging/ #business #markets #india #indonesia #emergingmarkets #agingpopulations

skinnylatte, 4 hours ago to food

One time I ate something so spicy at midnight, I proceeded to do an Asian squat in the middle of the street for ten minutes without saying anything. I was frozen (I think it was five chillies in my ‘bread omelette’)

(Ranchi, 2015)

https://archive.ph/O64BL

#Food #India