Hyderabad: Congress President Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party’s election campaign in Telangana by targeting both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao by accusing them both of indulging in corruption. Promising to build ‘new Telangana’, he addressed a massive public meeting at Bhainsa town in Adilabad[Read More…]
During 2008 assembly election 40% MLAs were crorepatis and figure crossed 70 per cent in 2013. As per the affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India in 2013, the average financial assets of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Madhya Pradesh was 5.24 crore and around 161 were crorepatis[Read More…]
Begusarai MP and senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhola Singh died on Friday at the age of 82. He breathed his last at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. Bhola Singh was ill for a long time and had been admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. Bhola[Read More…]
Telangana Rashtra Samithi Supremo K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is likely to provide necessary instructions to all the 105 candidates of TRS on the strategy to be implemented in the upcoming elections at Telangana Bhavan on October 21. According to reports, TRS leaders and all the 105 candidates will be present[Read More…]
The Bhartiya Janta Party in an attempt to overcome anti-incumbency and to showcase the achievements of Vasundhara Raje’s government, the state unit of BJP has adopted a traditional way of Rajasthan to reach out to the public. As per the reports, the state BJP is hiring around 250 professional drama[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh assembly polls which are near in the state and notification for the first phase has been already issued on Tuesday, but BJP is still puzzled over selecting potential candidates. However, Chief Minister Raman Singh has told that the names of candidates for 90 constituencies in the upcoming elections will[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Janata Congress Chief Ajit Jogi will not contest upcoming assembly election and he will focus on campaigning for the grand alliance in the state, his son Amit Jogi told media on Friday. Amit Jogi further said that Chhattisgarh Janata Congress has formed a ‘grand alliance’ with Bahujan Samaj Party[Read More…]
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was in Gwalior on Thursday, stated that party is yet to decide on its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly polls. Scindia said, the central election committee (CEC) at its next meeting which is going to take place within a week, would decide[Read More…]
The two major contenders in Madhya Pradesh’s electoral battle, both Congress and BJP are fighting through various means including rallies and road shows, apart from these tactics, there is a hidden war between the both, which is famously called as social media war alias cyberwar. However, Madhya Pradesh polls 2018[Read More…]
Mumbai: In a veiled warning to the BJP, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that “the winds of 2014 elections have changed now” and the people of India have not forgotten all the ‘jumlas’ of the Modi government. “The people of the country seek replies to all the[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Less than four months after joining the BJP, Mahendrasinh Vaghela, the son of former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela, on Thursday quit the saffron party on personal grounds. Mahendrasinh Vaghela, a former Congress MLA from Bayad, quit the Congress following his father’s exit from the grand old party prior[Read More…]
New Delhi: A seasoned politician belonging to the pre-independence era, Narayan Dutt Tiwari was a political marathoner whose later life was mired in controversies that India’s public life had not seen before. The only politician who was chief minister of two states – Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand – Tiwari spent[Read More…]
Congress on Thursday finalised list of 12 candidates for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. However, the party has not declared candidate for Rajnandgaon, the seat of Chief Minister Raman Singh. The first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 12. The BJP is ruling in the[Read More…]
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to fight on all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan. The Mayawati led group had won 3 seats in the 2013-assembly elections and 6 seats in 2008-elections. BSP Rajasthan vice-president Dungarram Gedar, told media that “Our preparations are in full swing and we will[Read More…]
As Telangana elections are coming near, political developments are enlarging day by day in the state. Member of Legislative Council from Narayankhed, Ramulu Naik has blamed TRS Chief K Chandrashekhar Rao’s son KTR over his removal from Telangana Rashtra Samiti. Ramulu alleged that KTR was not able to face criticism[Read More…]
Nagpur: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday criticised the Supreme Court’s decision allowing entry of women of all ages to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, saying it was flawed as it did not consider all aspects and hence would not be easily adopted. “The decisions taken without considering all aspects,[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, which are scheduled for November 28, 2018, is turning interesting day by day and a doctor duo is ready to play a big role in the contest. Currently, there are many new faces in state politics including social activist Ashish Chaturvedi, Arjun Arya and many more,[Read More…]
New Delhi: In a major decision on investigating the #MeToo allegations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government decides to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to lead the investigation on Wednesday. However, earlier Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) led by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi had announced to[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls, Congress Central Election Committee has declared 80 candidates in the first list. Assembly polls in the state will be held on November 28 for the 230 constituencies. The counting of votes will be done on December 11. As per the sources, Congress is only looking for potential[Read More…]
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…]