Politics

“Indira Gandhi, who was a Prime Minister, faced electoral defeat. Rahul Gandhi was defeated in Amethi. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be defeated because the Congress has betrayed people. The Gandhis have betrayed the people of Wayanad,” says CPI leader...

The BJP released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra elections and has fielded Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur (South).

The BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP are seeking to retain power in the November 20 polls to the 288-member Assembly

Jharkhand CM that seat-sharing talks are ongoing with INDIA Bloc partners RJD and the Left parties for the remaining 11 seats

BJP’s CP Yogeshwar has thrown his hat in the ring and declared himself the candidate from the seat --- even before the alliance officially announced its pick and despite Kumaraswamy’s wish to field his son Nikhil

Since 1980, this area has faced significant Maoist influence, but the current government has established multiple paramilitary camps and opened new police stations, leading to a decrease in naxal activities.

The yatra began at from Baba Budhanath temple, a prominent shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, where religious leaders presented Giriraj Singh with a large "Trishul" (trident).

Sources said there will be two Brahmin ministers, two OBC faces, two from among the Jats as a token of thanks, two from Yadavs and two from the SC category. There is the likelihood of one minister each from Punjabi, Rajput, Vaishya and Gujjar communities

This is not the first time Yatnal has targeted the Muslim community. Earlier, in February 2023, during the Karnataka assembly polls, he openly declared that people must not vote for Muslims.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the resignation of Marigowda, believed to be a Siddaramaiah confidante, showed that the CM was embroiled in what it described as the "MUDA scam"

In the recent Haryana assembly polls, as former chief minister Bhupinder Hooda called the shots, the party lost a winning election, leaving Rahul Gandhi and the cadre shocked and bitter

Charuni, who is also the founder of the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party, exclusively told IANS that the sole reason behind Congress' defeat in the state was former CM Hooda

Thackeray and other leaders stood in silence as a mark of respect to the veteran industrialist before Thackeray addressed the rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai.

With knives out in the Congress, the big question now is if Selja has firmly pushed Hooda into the sunset now and wishes the high command to project her as the younger face of the party --- a Dalit and a woman to top it with

A senior Congress leader, speaking on the condition of anonymity, revealed that these developments stem from party members lobbying for ministerial and chief ministerial positions ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections.

The Haryana win would be a big boost for the BJP ahead of other crucial state elections in the coming months, particularly in Maharashtra where it is leading the ruling alliance and pollsters have predicted a strong likelihood of a change in government