The Communist Party of India (CPI), who is a partner in the grand alliance of Telangana along with Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) has fixed a strict deadline to the Congress. Stating it as a final move to finalise the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming elections[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) With fresh revelations corroborating its allegations over the inclusion of a private firm as an Indian offset partner in the Rafale deal, the Congress on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for benefiting his crony asking him to break his silence on the multi-crore “scam”.[Read More…]
Janata Congress Chhattisgarh chief Ajit Jogi’s daughter in law, Richa Jogi will contest election from ‘Akaltara’ constituency under the banner of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Party has also declared that instead of Vidhan Mishra senior leader Panna Lal Sahu will fight from the Dharsinwa constituency and Janrail Singh Bhatia would[Read More…]
New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, the son of BJP veteran and former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, on Wednesday joined the Congress. An MLA from Sheo in Barmer, Manvendra Singh had announced in September that he was quitting the BJP. He was formally inducted into the Congress in the[Read More…]
Vasundhara Raje led the BJP government, which is facing an acute anti-incumbency in the state, has decided to field new faces in around 100 seats in the upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan. Stating it is an attempt to trounce the anti-incumbency, Rajasthan BJP election management committee has decided to axe[Read More…]
Both major contenders in Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, BJP and Congress are still thinking over the selection of winnable candidates for the upcoming battle. However, both the parties have received two-three candidates request on a single constituency, sources claimed. There is a fear of an internal mutiny, as neglected candidates can[Read More…]
Panaji: Early local lore tells of the Ranes as feared Maratha raiders, who would ride into erstwhile Goa and plunder wealth from the region’s wealthy folks. In contemporary times, the Congress over the last two days, must have felt the heat of yet another raid — to be more specific[Read More…]
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on womens safety and taunted him over his “silence” while alluding to the allegations of sexual harassment against Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar. Addressing an election rally, Gandhi targeted the Modi government at[Read More…]
Bhopal: A video of senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh surfaced in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday in which he says that his only work in the upcoming assembly elections in the state is to make “no speeches” and not to campaign as “Congress loses votes” if he makes speeches. The[Read More…]
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday again called Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “clown prince” and countered him over the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying that Dassault Aviation has said that only three per cent of offset may come to the business house being named by[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Senior Gujarat Congress leader and party in-charge for Bihar Shaktisinh Gohil on Tuesday threatened to file a criminal case against Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for levelling “unsubstantiated charges” against him on attacks on North Indians in Gujarat. “The Gujarat Chief Minister on his visit to Uttar Pradesh levelled[Read More…]
Congress election in charge of Bellary by-polls DK Shivakumar kick-started the by-poll election campaign along with the Congress candidate VS Ugrappa after a massive rally and road show in the Bellary town. VS Ugrappa filed his nomination papers for the Ballari Lok Sabha by-poll after offering his prayers at Kankadurga[Read More…]
Days after Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leaders earned the blue tick status or verification badge on their respective Twitter accounts, eight of the recipients reported of de-verified accounts despite getting verified on October 12. Following the change, youth wing office-bearers alleged that the move is a “vendetta politics” on[Read More…]
Election commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the first phase of voting to be held on 12th November for 18 assembly seats including Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Kondagaon, Kanker, Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon districts. The assembly elections will take place in two phases in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and 20.[Read More…]
The Union government has asked the Telangana government to return Rs 190 crore which was given to the state in 2016-17 for building rural houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). After Telangana government did not build a single house under the scheme, on October 13 Union government directed the Telangana[Read More…]
Absconding industrialist Vinay Mittal, wanted in bank fraud cases of nearly Rs 40 crore, has been extradited from Indonesia recently on CBI’s request. Mittal was involved in Rs 40 crore bank fraud cases of Punjab National Bank & Corporation Bank. CBI had filed 7 charge sheets against Vinay Mittal, on[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh, which is facing new political developments every day, is ready to face another massive progress in the state. According to the latest reports, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath would step aside from Chief Minister’s candidature. Kamal Nath has decided to provide an opportunity to young leaders in Madhya[Read More…]
Telangana assembly polls which are scheduled for December 2018, expected to witness a neck to neck competition, as Congress has geared up for the big battle and conversely Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is facing resentments over various issues. The undivided Andhra Pradesh was a stronghold of the Congress and Rahul[Read More…]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is serving in Madhya Pradesh since 2005 as chief minister, has made various promises to people of the state, however, a recent report raised serious concerns over government’s development plan. Turra, a tribal village which is situated 30 kilometres from Satna district. Shivraj Singh Chouhan made[Read More…]
Prashant Kishor elevation in Janata Dal-United as Vice-President is seen as an attempt to woo the upper caste voters of Bihar ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2019. It can be observed that the caste equation in Bihar politics is getting the top priorities across the political parties. The[Read More…]
New Delhi: The two of the Congress MLA, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar reached Delhi on Monday midnight and met the Bhartiya Janata party national president Amit Shah at his residence in the morning, amidst the speculation of joining BJP. If the speculation of two Congress MLA joining the BJP[Read More…]
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president appointed Prashant Kishor an election strategist as the National Vice President of the Janata Dal-United on Tuesday. Prashant Kishor is now officially number two after Nitish Kumar in the JDU. Kishor who joined the party last month has been promoted by the[Read More…]
Ahead of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, where voting is scheduled on November 12 and 20, has become a triangular contest and various Naxal hit areas are considered as key to the election outcome. Bastar, Sarguja, Bijapur and Korba are the most affected areas and considered as Red corridor of state.[Read More…]
Chennai, The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has relieved T.K.S. Elangovan from the party’s spokesperson position, a statement said. DMK General Secretary K. Anbazhagan said this in the statement issued late on Monday. However, he did not give any reason for the action against the Rajya Sabha member of the party. The announcement[Read More…]
Washington, US President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle in 2020, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him. The President raised more than $18 million during the July-to-September fundraising quarter through his campaign[Read More…]