Politics

'We are also fine if no such adjustment takes place. We will try our best to defeat the BJP and ensure victory for the Congress and NCP,' former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela said.

Bengaluru North is presently held by BJP’s Sadananda Gowda, who was the former chief minister. The constituency is also a Vokkaliga stronghold, which is why Deve Gowda had decided to claim the constituency during seat sharing with Congress.

The EC has extended the timing of polling by two hours on April 18 in Madurai after concerned persons filed petitions in court that the election date clashed with the famous Chitirai Festival.

The social media firms have adopted a voluntary code of ethics for the upcoming general elections, industry body IAMAI said.

Gandhi's criticism of Modi came over a media report which claimed that the actual size of India's male workforce, or men who are working, has shrunk for the first time since 1993-94.

The PDP chief said Omar Abdullah feels any party formed in J&K will claim right on their estate of Jammu and Kashmir.

Arvind Kejriwal said that if people want their children to become watchmen, they should vote for PM Modi. He further said that if voters want their children to become doctors and engineers, they should vote for AAP.

The crucial transition of power in the coastal state necessitated by Parrikar's death on Sunday capped frenzied political developments, with the Congress too staking claim to power.

The Telangana chief minister also stated that the birthplaces of mythological figures like Ram, Ravan, Krishna and others should be decided by priests and it was not the duty of political parties and politicians.

While Jaganmohan Reddy has sought a CBI probe and met governor ESL Narasimhan in this regard, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has set up a special investigation team and said the guilty would not be spared.

The Congress and JDS said they are committed to defeating the divisive, communal and anti-democratic forces in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections.

In a letter written last week, Dikshit and working presidents Haroon Yusuf, Devender Yadav and Rajesh Lilothia protested a recent phone survey to gauge workers' mood on the alliance.

Referring to the alliance between the BJP and PDP, Omar Abdullah said the embrace of former chief minister late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed with PM Narendra Modi, when the former took oath in 2015, proved detrimental to the interests of Jammu & Kashmir.

As the TRS has made it clear that it would back his candidature, Owaisi seems to be on a strong wicket in this Muslim-dominated segment, a stronghold of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.

Bhattacharya made the remark in the backdrop of the Bihar Oppn Grand Alliance still working out seats for various constituents in the formation even though the NDA announced its formula long back.

The BJP’s first list came hours after YSR Congress announced its candidates for all 175 assembly seats, retaining almost all the sitting MLAs and giving a major share to the backward communities.