Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot, one of the chief ministerial aspirants in the state, maintains there is no confusion between him and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the December 7 assembly elections and the decision on who will be the chief minister will be taken by the party[Read More…]
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Rajasthan Congress complains to Election Commission against BJP president Shah
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Congress on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against BJP President Amit Shah accusing him of flouting the model code of conduct by “provoking voters against the opposition party” in the poll-bound state during his recent Bikaner rally. The Congress also filed a complaint against[Read More…]
Telangana Polls 2018: Why Muslim voters are crucial in these 30 seats?
Ahead of Telangana elections, all the major parties including Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and Congress are trying hard to woo Muslim voters. Muslim community comprises 12.7 of the total population in the state. Of the 119 members’ assembly of Telangana, Muslim community plays a deciding role around 30 constituencies of[Read More…]
Mizoram Election: MNF Candidate asset jumped nearly 800 percent in last 5 years
Aizwal: Mizo National Front (MNF) candidate Lal Rinliana Sailo has declared his total assets rocketed to 797 percent in the past five years. Sailchos has switched over from the Congress about a month ago. According to a report by two civil society organisations released on Thursday says that the asset[Read More…]
Rajasthan polls: Massive swell in fake news, a tough task for EC
The spread of fake news is increasing day by day in the poll-bound Rajasthan and as the electoral battle of the Royal state reaching its crest. Doctored videos images, photo quotes pertaining to national leaders and candidates are being spread in the state. The Media Certification and Monitoring Committees (MCMCs)[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Computer Baba along with several religious figures to support Congress
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh elections, a group of religious figures including thousands of saints from across the state led by Computer Baba declared support to the Congress in Jabalpur on Friday. Swami Namdev Tyagi, famously known as Computer Baba, who had earlier declared to uproot the incumbent BJP government from[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi attacks TRS over various issues at Medchal rally
Ahead of Telangana elections, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi attacked caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao over various issues on Friday in Medchal. Sonia Gandhi stated that, “Rulers of Telangana took care of themselves but not the people. Elections are a time when we can get rid of these problems. Congress[Read More…]
CP Joshi apologises for ‘Brahmin’ remark, BJP demands his expulsion
New Delhi: Rebuked by his own party and facing backlash from the BJP, former Union Minister and Congress veteran CP Joshi on Friday apologised for his remarks that “only Brahmins can speak about Hindu religion, not Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Uma Bharti”. In a video gone viral,[Read More…]
Congress leader DK Shivakumar to pacify rebellion in Telangana
Ahead of Telangana elections, Congress party is leaving no stone unturned and on Thursday the grand old party deployed ace leader DK Shivakumar to pacify the rebel leaders of Telangana. DK Shivakumar have been tasked with ensuring that rebellions do not create any embarrassment for the party in the state. According[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: How Samajwadi Party stacking up crisis for major contenders?
Over the last two assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party has expanded its party base, including Mahakaushal, Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand regions have become a party stronghold. Incumbent BJP is trying hard to retain its fort in the central state, while Congress is leaving no stone unturned[Read More…]
“BJP will not retain deposit in 100 constituencies of Telangana”, says KTR
Caretaker Information and Technology Minister of Telangana KT Rama Rao (KTR) attacked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday in Hyderabad over various issues and stated that “BJP thinks Amberpet is its fortress. They are assuming too much. Let me declare that TRS will see to it that BJP will not[Read More…]
Congress leader Revanth Reddy, the rising star of Telangana politics
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Anumula Revanth Reddy has become a political star of the party, his firebrand image and laser sharp words have worked as a catalyst for enhancing his political image across the state. Revanth Reddy during filing his nomination from Kodangal constituency, around 50000 people accompanied[Read More…]
Viral Video: BJP Minister performs ‘puja’ of EVM on polling day in Chhattisgarh
A viral video reportedly showing Chhattisgarh minister Dayaldas Baghel performing a puja of an electronic voting machine (EVM) inside a booth of ‘Nawagarh’ constituency when polling for the state was in full swing on November. The returning officer of Nawagarh, , has asked an explanation from the BJP leader. The[Read More…]
Telangana polls: Congress moves EC over pink ballots
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking withdrawal of pink ballot papers pasted on EVMs for the Telangana Assembly polls contending that the colour was associated with the ruling TRS and voters may get influenced. In its memorandum to the EC, the Congress pleaded for withdrawal[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: After Satyavrat Chaturvedi, his son Nitin Chaturvedi expelled from Congress
Earlier Congress has expelled senior leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi for six years after he campaigned for his son Nitin Chaturvedi, a Samajwadi party candidate from Rajnagar in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. On Thursday morning, Congress expelled 14 rebel leaders including Nitin Chaturvedi over involvement in anti-party activities. Apart from Satyavrat[Read More…]
Mizoram Election: PM Modi to visit amidst Congress statewide protest; security beefed up
Aizwal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold three rallies in poll-bound Mizoram today amidst the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) statewide agitation call. This the first visit by the PM to the state in the last one year. He visited Mizoram in December last year. Narendra Modi is[Read More…]
Odisha: Former Rajya Sabha MP Baishnab Charan Parida passes away
Former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar of Odisha. Parida was undergoing treatment for many days after he was diagnosed with cancer. In 1960 Parida started his political career and joined Communist Party of India[Read More…]
Telangana: After Vishweswar Reddy, two more MPs to leave TRS bandwagon
Ahead of Telangana polls, caretaker Chief Minister and TRS Supremo K Chandrashekhar Rao could face another setback as 1 Rajya Sabha parliamentarian and 1 Lok Sabha MP, 3 legislators and 2 MLCs could leave the incumbent TRS ahead of electoral battle. On November 23, during UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s Medchal[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Polls: Sonia Gandhi to make grand show of TRS exodus in Medchal rally
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leaders’ exodus to Congress in Medchal is all set to place under the leadership of Former Congress Chief and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday in a grand show. The major opposition party Congress is leaving no stone unturned to make the grand show a spectacle[Read More…]
PDP, NC and Congress likely to form govt in J&K, Altaf Bukhari to be CM
In a major political development on Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference (NC) and Congress have decided to form an alliance, for providing a stable government to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources, the alliance would likely be declared by the Wednesday evening and after that, the[Read More…]
Demonetisation was a monumental failure, says Former PM Manmohan Singh
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday in Indore interacted with the media and attacked the BJP led State and Union Government on various issues. He stated that “Demonetisation was a monumental failure. Modi Govt will never accept it and no black money was recovered. Demonetisation[Read More…]
Telangana: Major setback for TRS, MP Vishweshwar Reddy resigns
In a major political development on Tuesday evening, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) sitting parliamentarian from Chevella, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy resigned from the party. Following the resignation, Reddy sent a 3-page letter to TRS party office. Konda also submitted resignation as the Lok Sabha MP. In his 3-page letter, Konda stated[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress candidate faces Mali community anguish at an event in Bikaner
Ahead of Rajasthan assembly elections, Congress has fielded former Rajasthan Congress president BD Kalla from the Bikaner (West) assembly constituency against BJP’s Gopal Joshi. Earlier, Congress had dropped Kalla in the first list on the ground that he lost from the constituency twice in a row. However, party has fielded[Read More…]
Uttarakhand Urban Local Bodies Results 2018 LIVE: BJP wins 34 seats; Congress 25, Independent 23
LIVE UPDATES: Uttarakhand, these are the Results for Mayor/Chairman (Total: 84 seats): Results declared – 83 BJP – 34, Congress – 25, Independent – 23, BSP -1 Uttarakhand, these are the Trends/Results for Ward-Members (Total: 1,064 seats): Trends available so far – 37 BJP – 19; Congress – 14, Independent – 4[Read More…]
Rahul has ‘Modiphobia’, takes his name 44 times in 22-minute speech: Amit Shah
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh): Taking a dig at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said that the opposition leader was afflicted with “Modiphobia” and that is why he takes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name 44 times in his 22 minute election speech. “Rahul Gandhi nowadays is doing[Read More…]