Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party will extend support to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of power. In a statement, Mayawati said, “Our aim is to keep the BJP out of power. And that is[Read More…]
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Towards 2019: Is Congress on comeback, or the BJP’s clout on the wane?
Hereon elections are going to be a closely contested affair and, thus, can hardly turn out to be a cakewalk for either the BJP or the Congress. This has to be more so with regard to the next Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Congress has made a stunning comeback through[Read More…]
Out of 16 Muslim candidates, 7 register win in Rajasthan polls
In Rajasthan, there were 16 Muslim candidates fielded by both the Congress and the BJP. Congress fielded 15 whereas BJP fielded 1 candidate. BJP’s lone candidate Yoonus Khan fielded from Tonk was defeated by Sachin Pilot and among 15 candidates of Congress, 7 tasted the victory but 8 of them[Read More…]
The Akbar of Chhattisgarh: Lone Muslim MLA in the state wins by a record margin
As Congress comes back to power in Chhattisgarh after fifteen years, one of the most talked about victories in the state elections has come from Kawardha. Senior Congress leader Mohammad Akbar who was leading by 51,000 votes earlier in the day, increased his lead further by late evening. When results[Read More…]
Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses media after thumping leads in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan
Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed media after the party gains lead in the State Assembly Elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The party President praised the Congress leaders who won the seats for Congress in Telangana and Mizoram, despite the loss of the party in those states. “Want to[Read More…]
Election results show mood of nation: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the results in five states clearly show the mood of the nation. “I congratulate the Congress, the TRS and MNF for their electoral victory. This shows the mood of the nation,” the Chief Minister told reporters. He said the Centre’s neglect[Read More…]
RLD vice president Jayant Chaudhary announces support to Congress in Rajasthan
RLD vice president Jayant Chaudhary has announced that his party will support the Congress in Rajasthan. The party has won one seat. The Congress is leading in 104 and the BJP in 70.
Congress farm loan waiver promise proved game changer in Chhattisgarh
By Sujeet Kumar Raipur: The Congress, which was out of power for 15 years in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh, staged a stunning comeback on Tuesday, courtsey a key promise to waive off bank loans to millions of farmers who were reeling under steep debts. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bit the dust[Read More…]
Four Congress leaders who could emerge as Chhattisgarh’s new chief minister
Chhattisgarh Congress President Bhupesh Baghel has arrived at Congress office in Raipur. He says, “People of Chhattisgarh took the fight in their own hands. We are grateful to Rahul Gandhi, we fought for the people. We got more seats than expected, high command will decide who will be the chief[Read More…]
Wikipedia calls Pilot Rajasthan’s 14th CM
Jaipur: Even as votes polled in Assembly elections were still being counted in Rajasthan, the Wikipedia page on Tuesday projected state Congress leader Sachin Pilot as the new Chief Minister. The Congress has not yet declared its Chief Ministerial face and the names of Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok[Read More…]
Will get ‘full majority’ in MP: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said his party will form a government in Madhya Pradesh with a “full majority” in the 230-member Assembly. “The party will form the government with full majority,” he told reporters here. His remarks came amid a sea-saw battle between the Congress and the[Read More…]
“Losing party always blame EVMs,” says TRS on Cong’s claim of manipulated EVMs
With trends suggesting Telangana Rashtra Samithi likely to retain government in Telangana, opposition parties claimed manipulation of EVM machines during polling. Responding to the Congress’s claims, TRS leader and daughter of sitting Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, K Kavitha said that the losing party always says the EVMs have been[Read More…]
Assembly Elections Results: Rahul Gandhi’s hard work pays; Held 82 meetings and seven road shows
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s hard work in the ongoing assembly polls results is evident as his party has performed tremendously well and has given a solid reply to the Bhartiya Janata Party’s confidence of ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’. The credit is given to Rahul Gandhi by his party leaders[Read More…]
Gehlot confident of Congress win in Rajasthan, woos independents
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Congress would take power in the state and said it was ready to ally with independents. “The Congress is open to form a government with independent candidates,” Gehlot told the media as it became clear that the[Read More…]
Congress will form government in Rajasthan: Gehlot, Pilot
Jaipur: Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, both contenders for the Chief Ministerial post in Rajasthan, on Tuesday expressed confidence that their party will form the government in the state with a comfortable majority and said the decision on a new Chief Minister will be taken by party chief[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Elections: After 15 years, Congress inches close to victory
15 years ago in 2003, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was evicted as Madhya Pradesh’s chief minister. In the 2003 Assembly elections, the BJP got 173 seats and Congress 38, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2 and Samajwadi Party (SP) 7 and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) 3[Read More…]
Mahagathbandhan Meet Live Updates: Manmohan Singh, Farooq Abdullah arrive at Parliament House Annexe
Mahagathbandhan Meet Live Updates: 4:10 PM Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Farooq Abdullah arrive at the Parliament House Annexe 3:30 PM Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu meets National Conference head Farooq Abdullah and Congress leader Ahmed Patel 1:40 PM Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress Chief meets N Chandrababu Naidu,[Read More…]
Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation Election 2018 Result Live Updates: Congress-NCP leading on 22 seats, BJP and Shiv Sena neck and neck
Catch live updates on Ahmednagar municipal corporation election result here: 1:20 PM: Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE:Results declared for all 68 seats: Congress+ Bags 25 Wards, BJP 18, Shiv Sena 17, MNS 1, Others 7 Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE: Deepti Gandhi trailing by 449 votes, Suvandha Gandhi leads the[Read More…]
Maharashtra civic body elections: BJP leads in Dhule, Cong-NCP alliance in Ahmednagar municipal polls
LIVE UPDATES: Dhule mahanagarpalika election 2018: UPDATES 1:50 PM: BJP Crosses half-way mark, gets 51 seats; Congress-NCP second with 15 seats Dhule MC Poll Results Latest Update: BJP 51 Congress-NCP 15 Shiv Sena 3 Lok Sangram 1 AIMIM 4 SP 1 Others 1 1:20 PM: Dhule Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE: Current status:[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi walks the talk on Women’s Reservation Bill
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has written to Chief Ministers of Congress and Congress led alliance governments in the states to pass a resolution in their next session to reserve one third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies for women. In a letter written to, Rahul has[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi before becoming a politician
From being a distant observer in a political household, Sonia Gandhi has now occupied the center stage in Indian politics.
Modi has no shame in using military as personal asset: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the 2016 surgical strike on terrorist camps for “political capital” and said he has “absolutely no shame in using the military as a personal asset”. Gandhi attacked Modi after retired Lt Gen D.S. Hooda, who[Read More…]
Race to Rajya Sabha: Congress eying on Kanimozhi’s seat for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha term is ending on June 14, 2019, and Congress party is trying to send him to the upper house from Tamil Nadu where six Rajya Sabha seat will be vacated in July. According to sources, Congress party is trying to nominate Dr[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: Will TRS retain the state?
Telangana’s 2.8 crore voters cast their ballot on Friday December 7 in the advanced assembly elections, where the TRS government is trying to retain power against a Congress-led four-party alliance, with the BJP seeking to make it a triangular contest. The final results are scheduled for December 11. In Telangana,[Read More…]
Exit Polls: Pollsters give Rajasthan to Congress; Close contest in Chhattisgarh, MP; KCR to retain Telangana
LIVE UPDATES: Poll predictions for Chhattisgarh: TIMES NOW-CNX BJP – 46 Congress – 35 JCC+BSP – 7 Others – 2 INDIA TODAY-AXIS BJP – 21-31 Congress – 55-65 Others – 4-8 NEWSX-NETA BJP – 43 Congress – 40 Others – 7 REPUBLIC-CVOTER BJP – 39 Congress – 46 Others –[Read More…]