Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Rustam Singh has been booked for violating the model code of conduct in the state for seeking votes based on caste. A video that went viral on social media, health minister Rustam Singh and a former IPS officer, warned Gurjars to not be affected[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Voting was underway on Saturday for the by-election to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats in Karnataka, an Election Commission official said. “Voting began at 7 a.m. on a moderate pace amid tight security,” the official told IANS here. By-election is being held in Bellary (reserved), Mandya and[Read More…]
Jaipur: The Congress in Rajasthan has sought suggestions of voters for drafting its manifesto, according to Sachin Pilot, state Congress president. At a press conference on Friday, Pilot said it will a “people’s manifesto” drafted with the help of opinions and suggestions extended by the voters. He also released a[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre, Election Commission and others on a public interest plea seeking “expeditious and stringent” steps to curb bribery and black money in the election process. Besides the Centre and the Election Commission, the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Taking strong action on recent developments within the party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Friday expelled Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala and his younger brother Digvijay Chautala. Both are great-grandsons of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal. Both have been expelled from the primary membership of the party[Read More…]
Aizwal: The Congress party has released its election manifesto for the upcoming state assembly polls on Thursday and promised to give free laptops to students who have passed class 10 and above if returns to power. Congress Chief Minister Lal Thanhawala released the election manifesto and pledged to continue with its[Read More…]
Sabarimala: In a major setback to the Bhartiya Janata Party in the case related to the death of an Ayappa devotee, deceased son claimed that his father did not die of police action in Sabarimala. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the BJP have alleged the police action during the protest leading[Read More…]
New Delhi: Janata Dal-United national vice president Prashant Kishor (PK) soon after assuming the chair clears his priority and immediately held a meeting with the students and youth organisations leaders at the party headquarter in Patna. It is a welcome move and will be helpful in reviving the Chhatra Janata[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is having one of the most difficult elections of his life. According to sources, Tomar’s inclusion in Madhya Pradesh BJP election management committee is likely to affect state leadership in Madhya Pradesh and Shivraj Singh Chouhan could take the[Read More…]
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) organises protests across the state to condemn the gruesome murder of 5 Bengalis in Assam. TMC condemn the brutal killings of innocent Bengalis in Bhartiya Janata Party-ruled State. Thousands of people have hit the streets in protest today. West Bengal Chief Minister has urged[Read More…]
Bhartiya Janta Party on Friday declared 177 candidates for assembly polls, many sitting legislators have been denied tickets. Eminent leaders that made it to the list are Narottam Mishra, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Surendra Patwa and Archana Chitnis. Three ministers Maya Singh from Gwalior, Gaurishankar Shejwar from Raisen and Harsh Singh[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls, several constituencies hold political importance, however, one constituency in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has become the centre of attraction for various reasons. Congress and Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS), a new political outfit, which are currently involved in alliance talks for Malwa region, are[Read More…]
Patna: Bihar Police personal creates mayhem after a woman police constable dies. She allegedly requested for a sick leave earlier but denied by the department. Agitating Police personals surrounded the residence of Police Commandant Mohammad Masruddin and create a ruckus in his office. Police fired ten rounds to control the mayhem of[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said on Thursday that Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was a ‘jumla’ and “an exercise in self-deception” by the Modi government, alleging that the accounts were used to launder money after demonetisation. Addressing a press conference, Chidambaram said financial inclusion did not begin[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister and senior BJP leader Gauri Shankar Bisen was caught on video bragging that Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani is his sister. “I will win elections by distributing 10,000 sarees and asked her (Smriti Irani) to print in Surat for Rs 30 lakh”, Bisen was seen stating[Read More…]
Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met in New Delhi to prepare roadmap for 2019 Lok Sabha elections and announced to join hands with each other in the fight against the ruling BJP. “We have decided to put the past behind. The[Read More…]
Ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly election, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has fielded Om Prakash (OP) Chaudhary, an IAS turned politician from Kharsia constituency in Chhattisgarh. Recently, a video of OP Choudhary has surfaced in the state, in which he was seen threatening voters. The video is becoming an issue of debate[Read More…]
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is “confused”, and the Congress under him is “defused”, the BJP said on Thursday amid reports that the party was witnessing intense infighting over ticket distribution for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. “Rahul is a confused President and under a confused President, the Congress is[Read More…]
Congress has released a list of 19 candidates on Thursday afternoon for the second phase of polling in the Chhattisgarh assembly election. With the latest list, Tamradhwaj Sahu has replaced Pratima Chandrakar at Durg Rural constituency and the party has announced candidates for all the 90 constituencies of Chhattisgarh, after[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Telangana’s main opposition Congress party on Thursday decided to contest 95 Assembly seats and leave the remaining 24 seats for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and other constituents of the grand alliance. Under the seat sharing agreement, the Congress has allotted 14 seats to the TDP while the remaining[Read More…]
Ahead of Telangana elections 2018 and Lok Sabha elections 2019, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, who is seeking to build an alliance of all non-BJP parties, will meet Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday in New Delhi. According to sources, Naidu will take forward the talks of an[Read More…]
Bengaluru: L. Chandrashekar, the BJP candidate in the by-election to the Karnataka Assembly from Ramanagara on November 3, on Thursday announced that he had quit the party to return to the Congress. Chandrashekar, 49, who was earlier a Congress leader, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 10 to[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls 2018, Congress party who is exploring best possible candidates for the electoral battle is in loggerheads within the party. Two senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia had a heated argument over candidates’ selection in presence of Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, who was[Read More…]
In the poll-bound State of Mizoram, Rev L R Colney, a former pastor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, has been expelled by the Mission for Christ (MFC), a well-known parachurch in Mizoram. Rev Colney was an executive member of the body and a full-time missionary. In the first list of candidates[Read More…]
In a major political development, BJP Ramanagara candidate L Chandrashekhar, who left the party over issues with BJP senior leaders including BS Yeddyurappa, has rejoined Congress on Thursday. “None of the BJP leaders bothered to campaign for me and I felt I was being made a sacrificial goat in this[Read More…]