New Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the newest fifth generation member of the Gandhi-Nehru family to plunge into active politics, will function from a room at the AICC headquarters here next to the office of her brother and party chief Rahul Gandhi as she prepares to take charge as General Secretary[Read More…]
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Kannur district Congress president sells off his house to raise money for party
Kannur: In an unprecedented move, District Congress Committee President of Kannur Satheesan Pacheni has sold his house to raise money for the construction of Congress District Committee office, which is under construction. Pacheni sold his house for 38 lakh to pay the debt of 39 lakh rupees for party office. DCC[Read More…]
Anandiben Patel officially appoints Kamal Nath as CM of Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has officially appointed Congress leader Kamal Nath as Chief Minister. An official letter from the Governor has confirmed his appointment. All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday officially announced Kamal Nath Name for the Cm post. In the day-long meeting held at[Read More…]
Rajasthan Polls: Major setback for BJP, former Speaker joins Congress
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, incumbent BJP faced another major setback, as former Speaker of the state assembly Sumitra Singh on Thursday joined the Congress in Jaipur. Senior leader joined the Congress in the presence of AICC General Secretary Avinash Pande, Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot, former Chief Minister of the[Read More…]
Congress appoints office bearers in OBC department and Unorganised Workers committee
Congress party on Monday appointed new office bearers in OBC department of several Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC). Party has also appointed chairmen for Unorganised Workers Congress in several PCCs. Earlier, Congress President, Rahul Gandhi stated that Congress will empower unorganised workers, mainly connecting them with technology and policies, providing them the voice[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…]
Former TRS MP Vishweshwar Reddy to join Congress on Nov 23
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. Following the resignation, Vishweshwar Reddy met Congress Chief[Read More…]
‘I am also a Dalit’, Why is Modi unfair to me? Tweets Yashwant Sinha
Former Union Minister and senior leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday, took to Twitter and stated himself as ‘Dalit’ and asked Prime Minister Modi, “Why is Modi unfair to me?”. Yashwant Singh tweeted after PM Modi called former Congress Chief Sitaram Kesri a ‘Dalit’ during a rally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress releases second list, Manvendra Singh to contest from Jhairapatan
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Congress on Saturday released the second list including 32 candidates for upcoming electoral battle. Eminent state leader Manvendra Singh will contest from Jhairapatan and Professor Ayub Khan from Soorsagar. Rebel BJP leader, Manvendra Singh holds a considerable amount of support in Barmer, Jalaur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur segments. Manvendra Singh[Read More…]
Telangana: Congress releases third list, Ponnala to contest from Janagaon
Congress party on Saturday morning released its third list comprising 13 names including Ponnala Laxmaiah, the former Pradesh Congress Committee Chief will contest election from Janagaon constituency. List includes Soyam Bapu Rao from Boath (ST) constituency, Taher Bin Amdan from Nizamabad (Urban), Dr Rekula Bhupathi Reddy from Nizamabad (Rural), E[Read More…]
Congress forms Jharkhand Pradesh Election Committee, Dr Ajoy Kumar to head
The major opposition party in Jharkhand, Congress has launched preparations for the parliamentary and state assembly elections scheduled next year (2019) by forming the Pradesh Election Committee on Friday. Pradesh Election Committee will be headed by Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) President Dr Ajoy Kumar. Apart from JPCC Chief, former[Read More…]
Delhi: United opposition show of strength against PM Modi on 22nd November
New Delhi: All the major opposition parties are going to meet in New Delhi on November 22 for an Opposition Conclave to showcase their strength against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Congress leaders have already held several rounds of talks with likeminded opposition party’s leaders and[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi to unveil Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK head quarter
New Delhi: Former All India Congress Committee (AICC) President and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is going to unveil the late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK’s Head Quarter in Chennai on December 16. A formal invitation to this ceremony will be conveyed by DMK President[Read More…]
Rajasthan Polls: Is Tonk a cakewalk for Sachin Pilot?
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Congress declared its 152 contestants for the electoral battle of the Royal state. According to sources, after several discussions during Central Election Committee meeting in New Delhi, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) Chief Sachin Pilot, will contest from Tonk and Congress General Secretary Ashok Gehlot will[Read More…]
Telangana: Several CM probables within Congress likely to provide setback
Ahead of Telangana assembly elections, Congress who has not declared its Chief Minister candidate for the upcoming electoral battle is facing resentments from various sides over the issue. During 2014 elections, the competition among Congress leaders was completely evident and costed the whole battle. According to the sources, incumbent Telangana[Read More…]
Ankiv Basoya resigns; NSUI Demands Fresh DUSU Elections
New Delhi: Following the resignation of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president Ankiv Basoya after being suspended from Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), National Students Union of India (NSUI) has demanded a fresh election of the Students Union. In a statement issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Joint-[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Another blow to BJP, Harish Meena joins Congress
New Delhi: In another blow to Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Rajasthan’s Dausa constituency Harish Chandra Meena has joined the Congress Party in the presence of party leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, in Delhi. All India Congress Committee General Secretary Ashok Gehlot and the state president Sachin Pilot welcome[Read More…]
TRS leader D Srinivas likely to join Congress soon
In a significant political development on Saturday in New Delhi, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP D. Srinivas would join Congress party soon, sources claimed. As per the sources, Srinivas met Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed the further plans regarding joining[Read More…]
Congress targets Modi over CBI’s ‘internal war’
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) In the wake of the CBI registering a corruption case against its Special Director Rakesh Asthana, the Congress on Monday indicted the Narendra Modi government for the probe agency’s credibility and integrity being questioned. Leading the attack, Congress President Rahul Gandhi termed the CBI as[Read More…]
Congress candidates list for Madhya Pradesh likely to be announced within a week, says Scindia
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…]
Congress releases first list of candidates for Chhattisgarh
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…]
Real reason behind delay in candidates list for Madhya Pradesh polls
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…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls 2018: Congress to release candidates list soon
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress is expected to declare their respective candidates’ first list on Friday, October 12. As polling date is coming near, the party is busy finalising names of their candidates in New Delhi, sources claimed. As per the sources, the party has done a[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Loss of faith in BJP, PM Modi lookalike joins Congress
Abhinandan Pathak, once a die-hard fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to join Congress. Dissatisfied with the BJP government, Pathak has decided to campaign against them. One of the reasons behind the dissatisfaction is nonperformance of the Modi government, which failed to keep up the promises made[Read More…]
All you need to know about newly appointed Bihar Congress chief Madan Mohan Jha
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed Madan Mohan Jha, a member of the legislative council of Bihar as the new chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. The post of BPCC president was vacant for more than a year after removal of Ashok Choudhary following the disintegration of the ‘grand alliance’[Read More…]