Arjun Munda

What happened on May 9, 2012 as then Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda took a government helicopter from Ranchi to Kuchai with his wife, an MLA and a security officer

While Champai Soren and Madhu Koda were inducted with an eye on their communities, for Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda the stakes are much higher in this struggle for legacy and relevance

Former JMM leader Champai Soren, a former aide of the Soren family, joined the BJP on Friday, ahead of the Assembly polls in Jharkhand. Champai Soren will give the BJP an edge in the tribal Assembly seats of Santhal and Kolhan regions, but might bring headaches to a party overloaded with leaders.  

Earlier on Sunday, amid suspense over Champai Soren's next move after his arrival in the national capital, Union minister Jitan Ram Manji spilt the beans and 'welcomed' him to the "NDA family".

While several ministers like Nitin Gadkari, Anurag Thakur, and Amit Shah won the Lok Sabha polls, many big names in PM Modi’s council of ministers lost the fight, including Smriti Irani, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Arjun Munda, among others.

Farmer leaders vowed to continue the Dilli Chalo march until the central government accedes to their demands, including Minimum Support Price for all crops.

Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said the panel proposed the buying of pulses, maize, and cotton crops by government agencies at minimum support prices for five years after entering into an agreement with farmers.

Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal, and Nityanand Rai met farmer leaders on Sunday in Chandigarh for the fourth round of talks aimed at resolving the ongoing farmers' protest.

At the third round of discussions between farmers' organisations and the Centre on Thursday, the government elaborated on why immediate legalisation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops is not feasible.

As the farmers' protest entered its second day, Union Minister Arjun Munda expressed the government's readiness for discussions and urged farmers to create a conducive environment.

The Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda, and Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders in Chandigarh on February 12.

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will also hold the portfolio of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare after Narendra Tomar resigned as MP. 

Marandi’s brief is clear—arrest the slide in the party’s tribal vote and retain its Lok Sabha seats tally in 2024

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Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has asked the Kerala government to appoint a nodal officer to ensure that the benefits of central government schemes reach tribal people on time.

Two former CMs, Babulal Marandi and Raghubar Das, and Union Minister Arjun Munda, were booked over a BJP rally that resulted in clashes between party workers and the Jharkhand Police on Tuesday.

Tribal artisans from across the country have been invited to display millet recipes and sell millet products at the festival.

Preserving traditions while encouraging development is the central focus

The Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said that the government has taken up the challenge of education of the tribal population in mission mode.

A senior government functionary told India Today that the ministers will visit Kashmir in the coming days to personally see how things are going on there.