BJP retains Hariyana while NC - Congress combine wins J&K elections 2024

 BJP retains Hariyana while NC - Congress alliance wins J&K elections 2024

By : P.B.Sharma

Beating all Exit Poll findings and media forecasting, BJP retained the majority in assembly elections. It is going to be third consecutive term in power for BJP. 

BJP nullified the Anti incumbency effect, Farmers agitations, Wrestlers  resentments etc. and won the assembly elections.

BJP won 48 assembly seats, which is  well clear of majority mark of 45 assembly seats. And Congress is able to win 37 seats. Just 5 seats had gone to others , i.e. independents and smaller parties.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won her seat by defeating her nearest BJP candidate.

In J&K elections National conference and Congress combine group won 49 seats while BJP won 29 seats.

Omar Abdullah is almost certain to be the Chief Minister of J&K.

For the first time AAP has won a seat and so the party has got it's representation in the 5th assembly. Already it has it's representation in 4 states of Delhi, Punjab, Gujrat and Goa. It has failed miserably in Hariyana where it is unable to even open it's account.

Jadeja seventh Indian to take 300 Test wickets

 

Jadeja seventh Indian to take 300 Test wickets

Monday, 30 September 2024 | PTI | Kanpur

Ravindra Jadeja on Monday became the seventh Indian to take 300 Test wickets when he dismissed Khaled Mahmud in the second game against Bangladesh here.

Jadeja had Mahmud caught and bowled to bring an end to Bangladesh's first innings on day four. Bangladesh were bowled out for 233 shortly after lunch.

The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include table leader Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).

With his feat in his 74th match, Jadeja also became the second quickest to complete the double of 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket behind England great Ian Botham.

(Source: PTI & The Pioneer)