The 52-year-old, who joins her mother Sonia and brother Rahul as an MP in what is a rare instance of three members of a family together in Parliament, took affirmation in Hindi.
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Mahayuti coalition wins Maharashtra Assembly elections, leading 233 out of 288 constituencies, while opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi leads in 50 seats.
According to EC figures at around 10.20 am, Priyanka received 1,65,487 votes with LDF’s Sathyan Mokeri at second with 56,929 and BJP’s Navya Haridas third with 31,018 votes.
Indicating a landslide victory for the ruling alliance, TV channels said the Mahayuti was ahead in 212 seats and MVA in 68 constituencies, as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 elections.
In a post on X, the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Amebdkar said his party will be the one to choose power.
The former chief minister of Bihar was responding to queries from journalists here about Rahul Gandhi’s statement on the previous day, in the backdrop of charges of bribery and fraud against the Adani group in the US.
In Maharashtra, the electoral battle was largely bipolar, with the BJP-led Mahayuti (Grand Alliance) pitted against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Gandhi asserted that caste census was a must for the country and it will provide wealth distribution data, helping the Congress to take accurate decisions.
Gandhi described the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections as a battle of ideologies, and a fight between a few billionaires and the poor.
Addressing a news conference ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, he said Maharashtra was leading in the country in industry and services and was among the top-ranking states in agriculture. He said the state was and still is the commercial capital of India.
Priyanka made the statement during her visit to polling booths in Wayanad, where voting is currently taking place for the Lok Sabha by-election.
Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party’s government in Telangana will begin its caste survey on Saturday.
Shah was addressing an election rally at Shirala in Sangli district to garner support for BJP candidates from Shirala and Islampur constituencies ahead of the November 20 assembly polls.
Instead of focusing their attention on public issues, these parties are busy in “negative politics” with their false propaganda and promises ahead of the elections, she added.
The Mahayuti government of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP has betrayed the people of Maharashtra, particularly the farmers and the weaker sections, Ramesh alleged.
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With current leader Jagat Prakash Nadda serving until late 2024, the party follows its constitution’s electoral guidelines. This includes comprehensive planning for a new leadership team.
Priyanka, who arrived in the hill district on Tuesday night along with her mother — Congress Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi — led the roadshow along with her brother — Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi — from the new bus stand at Kalpetta.
While paying tribute on the second anniversary of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s passing, Akhilesh spoke about the electoral alliance’s state.
This announcement comes shortly after the assembly poll results in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference with Mahayuti leaders and BJP MLC Prasad Lad, the coordinator of the alliance, Desai said the Mahayuti allies have completed the “homework” for the selection of nominees and sharing of seats.
Speaking on the Haryana election results, she indicated that the BSP-INLD alliance did not successfully secure Jat community backing, leading to close defeats for some candidates.
Speaking at the ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan,’ Gandhi vowed that the INDIA bloc would ensure the enactment of corresponding laws in Parliament.
During his speech in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Gandhi attributed the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue to the ruling party’s misguided ideology.
