Third Eye: Party offices shift, yoga struggles, and RaGa's farewell

Meltdown Hits Office Spaces
The electoral meltdown of BJD (0), AIADMK (0) and YSRCP (4) also means that these regional parties now risk losing their sprawling party offices in Parliament House as they don't have the strength to retain them only on the basis of their respective Rajya Sabha numbers. On the other hand, good show by TDP (16) and JDU (12), plus their heft as key BJP allies, qualifies them for prime office slots in the complex.

Connected Posture
Top Maharashtra politicians were seen participating actively in the International Yoga Day event in Mumbai. However, even some basic postures proved very difficult for chief minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and others. During a particular posture Shinde had to stand on one leg, but he faltered several times before managing a crude version of the pose. Seeing Shinde’s stance, astate government official commented that Shinde appears better at managing acoalition government than standing on one leg.


Goodbye and Welcome!
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has sent a goodbye letter to the people of Wayanad, the Lok Sabha seat that he vacated to retain his second seat Raebareli. He used the occasion to pitch for his sister Priyanka Gandhi’s victory from Wayanad. “It was truly a joy and an honour to be your voice in Parliament. I am sad but I am consoled because my sister Priyanka will be there to represent you. I am confident that she will do an excellent job of being your MP if you decide to give her the opportunity,” he said.