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Greenland's Pro-Business Party Secures Victory Amid Trump's Greenland Ambitions

  In a decisive win, Greenland's pro-business opposition party, Demokraatit, emerged victorious in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, overtaking the ruling left-wing coalition. The election spotlighted U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial pledge to gain control of the island. Demokraatit, which advocates for a gradual path to independence from Denmark, claimed 29.9% of the votes — a significant leap from its 9.1% in 2021. Meanwhile, the Naleraq party, which pushes for rapid independence, followed with 24.5% of the votes. Since assuming office in January, Trump has repeatedly stressed his desire to bring Greenland under U.S. control, citing national security concerns — a proposal that has faced widespread rejection among Greenlanders.
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Why Nitish Cabinet expansion has sparked JD(U) fears of BJP play for ‘supremacy’

  The induction of seven new ministers, all from the BJP, into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Cabinet appears to have created uneasiness in the state’s ruling NDA coalition, with a section raising concerns that it has “upset” the power balance ahead of the Assembly elections due in six months.

While some leaders of the Nitish-led JD(U) argue that the Cabinet expansion was long pending since the BJP had not filled the Cabinet vacancies in its share for over a year, others in the party pointed out that the BJP’s decision to appoint ministers from the castes considered to be the JD(U)’s support base, did not go down well with the coalition, especially at a time when the allies have started their poll preparations. BJP sources said it was a move to “reinforce” the party’s “superiority” ahead of the seat-sharing discussions and strategy planning.

The expansion inducted three ministers belonging to forward castes – Rajputs, Bhumihars and Vaishya (Baniya) – and one each from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs). It is being projected as the BJP’s attempt to do caste balancing in its state leadership.

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