Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Data Power: Mandaviya Briefs NDA MPs; Ravi Kishan Stays Silent
Important leaders in India had a meeting in Parliament this week.
A minister named Mansukh Mandaviya showed them a presentation full of facts and numbers.
It was about new jobs and how sports have improved over the last 12 years.
Many members were surprised by all the information.
They said it gave them strong points to answer people who disagree with the government.
The meeting showed that the BJP likes to talk with facts and data.
In another part of Parliament, a member named Ravi Kishan surprised reporters by staying quiet.
He chose not to speak, which he calls a 'vow of silence'.
When someone asked if he would stay quiet for the whole holy month, he smiled, said a prayer, and walked away.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's data-backed presentation on employment and sports became the main talking point at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting this week.
The presentation covered employment generation and transformation in sports over the past 12 years and caught many ruling alliance MPs by surprise.
Sources said the presentation armed NDA MPs with facts and figures to counter the Opposition's narrative, triggering animated discussions after the meeting.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan stayed silent when reporters approached him at Parliament on Friday, continuing his practice of 'maun vrat' (vow of silence).
When asked if his silence would last through the holy month of Shravan, Kishan chanted 'Har har Mahadev' and walked away smiling.
- Who
- Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, BJP MP Ravi Kishan, and MPs of the ruling NDA alliance
- What
- Mansukh Mandaviya presented data on employment and sports transformation at an NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, while Ravi Kishan stayed silent before reporters at Parliament
- When
- Earlier this week for the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting; Ravi Kishan's silence occurred on Friday
- Where
- Parliament, where the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting took place
- Why
- To arm MPs with facts and figures to counter the Opposition's narrative, reflecting the BJP's increasing reliance on data-driven communication
- Meeting
- NDA Parliamentary Party meeting
- Presenter
- Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Presentation Topics
- Employment generation and sports transformation over 12 years
- Reported Effect
- Armed MPs with facts to counter the Opposition's narrative
- MP Who Stayed Silent
- Ravi Kishan, BJP MP from Gorakhpur
- Vow
- Maun vrat (vow of silence)
- Silence Timeline
- Friday at Parliament; possibly until end of holy month of Shravan