New Delhi: Amidst reports that his party was offered two seats to contest in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha announced his party RLSP’s first list of 66 candidates for the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a move which is seen as a pressure tactic to[Read More…]
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Upendra Kushwaha meets Tejashwi Yadav moments after NDA seat sharing announcement
The leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav meets Rashtriya Lok Samta Party President Upendra Kushwaha in Arwal, moments after the seat sharing announcement made by BJP chief Amit Shah and JDU chief Nitish Kumar in Delhi. Kushwaha is also part of the National Democratic Alliance and his sudden[Read More…]
Mission 2019: Unemployment, price rise creating rift within the blue colored cadre of BJP
In an opinion poll conducted earlier this year in 19 states claimed that nearly half of the voters don’t want to vote for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi again in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The mood of the nation (MOTN) survey, conducted by CSDS-Lokniti for ABP news suggested[Read More…]
‘Son of Mallah’ Mukesh Sahni to launch political party, eyes 14% vote bank in Bihar
2019 is nearing and bustle in the political corridors can be heard from all sides of political corners. Gearing up once again Bihar’s ‘Son of Mallah’, Mukesh Sahni has demanded reservation for the Nishad community. Cautioning the government, he has warned that if their demand is not fulfilled, he will[Read More…]
Some in NDA don’t want Modi as PM again: Kushwaha
RLSP chief and Union Minister of State for HRD Upendra Kushwaha on Friday said that some people in the BJP-led NDA did not want to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister again in 2019. Kushwaha refused to reveal the names of such people and said everything will be known at the[Read More…]
JD(U) MP Harivansh to be NDA candidate for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman
Janata Dal-United MP Harivansh is likely to be the NDA candidate for the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election on August 9. Though no official announcement has been made, Harivansh himself said he is the candidate of the ruling coalition. Opposition parties are set to contest the election but have not[Read More…]
Mehbooba Mufti cries foul over BJP-PDP alliance
Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman chief minister describes her experience working with the coalition of BJP as ‘not easy’. She compared it with having a cup of poison. This was her first public meeting ever since she left chief minister position last month after BJP took away its support in[Read More…]
Bihar politics heats up with Upendra Kushwaha’s demand for new CM face
Union Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha has demanded to change the Chief Minister face in Bihar for 2019 assembly elections. According to reports, he doesn’t want Nitish Kumar to continue to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the state. Heating up the politics in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok[Read More…]
BJD revealed its stand by walking out before no-trust vote
The ruling BJD in Odisha revealed its stand on the no-confidence motion against the NDA-led Centre on the floor of the Parliament. In the last 14 years, Odisha has witnessed both a NDA and a UPA regimes have done injustice to the people of Odisha, said The Biju Janata Dal[Read More…]
Know about no-confidence motion?
After four years of chairing the ruling seat of the government, Narendra Modi faced the first no-confidence motion from the opposition, approved by the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan. On Wednesday, the first day of the monsoon session, the Congress and TDP gave notice of the motion of no confidence,[Read More…]
RLSP, LJP refute speculation about quitting NDA
Patna: BJP allies Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Saturday said they will not quit the BJP-led NDA. Amid growing speculation that RLSP chief and Union Minister Upender Kushwaha might follow in the footsteps of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and dump the National Democratic Alliance[Read More…]
In a blow to BJP, Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP snaps ties with NDA
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu tells his MPs that he is walking out of NDA. Confirming this TDP MP CM Ramesh said, We have decided to move out of the NDA, the support has been removed. We gave the NDA sufficient time to change their mind but nothing happened. BJP[Read More…]
Capital expenditure on infra tripled in 5 years: Minister
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said investment for setting up infrastructure was not a constraint for the government and the capital expenditure has tripled in the last five years. The NDA government had increased outlays on railways modernisation, safety and amenities, Goyal said while speaking on[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha – Current Composition & Upcoming Polls
Our Constitution has laid down the maximum strength of Rajyasabha as 250 under Article 80. In this, 238 can be representatives of States & 2 UTs namely NCT of Delhi and Puducherry and Rest 12 can be nominated Members. The present strength of Rajya Sabha, however, is 245, out of[Read More…]
Will continue fighting against undemocratic style of functioning: Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday vowed to continue fighting against the undemocratic style of functioning to save democracy a day after he was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha. “I am disqualified from the Rajya Sabha as the ‘mahagathbandan’ which was formed to defeat the NDA in Bihar[Read More…]
Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani announces retirement, slams NDA, UPA govt
Jurist and former Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Ram Jethmalani announced his retirement from the decades-long legal profession. The 94-years-old Jethmalani has been a lawyer for over 70 years. “I am here just to tell you I am retiring from the profession but I am taking on a new role as[Read More…]
Split JD(U) if you can prove majority: Nitish Kumar challenges Sharad Yadav
Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, on Saturday challenged rebel JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav to split the party after the latter did not attend the national executive meeting of the party and held a parallel meeting of the party’s other faction in Patna. “Let Sharad Yadav split the party. For splitting the[Read More…]
Cong reacts on JD(U)’s resolution, asks BJP to change name to ‘BJP-United’
The Congress on Saturday reacted at the Janata Dal (United)’s resolution to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should change its name to the BJP-United. Congress leader, Tom Vadakkan, felt that the merger was inevitable. “This was bound to happen. This isn’t[Read More…]
Centre suffers embarrassment with absence of nearly 30 NDA MPs in RS
The government has suffered a major embarrassment on Monday after the absence of almost 30 NDA MPs saw the opposition ramming through amendments to a bill to grant statutory status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. The development took place despite Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s recent caution over absenteeism[Read More…]
JD(U) to support Gopalkrishna Gandhi in Vice-President polls
After forming the new government along with the BJP, The Janata Dal (U), will now vote for Opposition candidate for the vice-presidential poll, Gopalkrishna Gandhi. JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi told The Hindu that the commitment to Gandhi predated the break in the Bihar grand alliance and, therefore, the party would[Read More…]
Patna HC dismisses RJD petition challenging new government in Bihar
The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) along with the NDA. The ruling comes days after Nitish tendered his resignation and formed a new government in the state after joining hands with[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav didn’t have a clue about Nitish’s decision, says Ali Anwar
After much silence, senior JD (U) leader, Sharad Yadav finally opened up on Nitish Kumar’s alliance with BJP to form the new government in Bihar. He held a meeting with party leaders on Thursday and discussed the political situation in the state, following the CM’s decision to walk out of[Read More…]
Kerala unit to part ways with JD(U) for forming alliance with BJP
The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal (United) has decided not to be a part of the party in protest against Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar’s decision to split from the mahagathbandhan and join hands with the National Democratic Alliance(NDA). Veerandra Kumar, party’s state president and Rajya Sabha MP announced[Read More…]
Nitish’s decision angers Sharad Yadav, may leave JD(U)
It had not been even 24 hours since JD(U) supremo, Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister and came back to his post on Thursday early morning, backed by National Democratic Alliance. The decision reportedly has not gone well among the members of the party. JD(U) MP Ali Anwar and[Read More…]
We knew Nitish Kumar planning to join NDA for last 3-4 months: Rahul Gandhi
After Nitish Kumar resignation on Wednesday as Chief Minister of Bihar, reactions are coming from people and politicians all over the world. Rahul Gandhi finally gave his statement, saying, Nitish Kumar, not only betrayed us but also the people of Bihar. Gandhi further said, “We knew about Nitish Kumar planning[Read More…]