Politics

While the saffron party hopes that the subtle Hindutva move will work in its favour, the actual electoral arithmetic is being tried through management of the caste equations.

Gadkari on Sunday said that politicians who sold dreams to people but failed to make them a reality got "beaten up" by the public. He also asserted that he was a doer and delivered on his promises.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also slammed United Democratic Front (UDF) for their 'double-speak'.

Using Citizenship Bill and the 10% quota for economically weaker upper castes, the BJP is aiming to woo a section of Hindu voters who, the party believes, are unhappy with the 'appeasement politics' of the Mamata Banerjee government.

He also said his party's decision to draft Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia as general secretaries for Uttar Pradesh was like a smart general bringing the 'reserve force' to the battlefront when the war peaks and it would ensure success.

Upendra Kushwaha, who quit the BJP-led NDA last month, on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi has seen a lot of ups and downs and developed a sound understanding of the country.

The results will indicate which way Haryana will swing in the upcoming Lok Sabha poll and assembly election later in the year.

Priyanka Gandhi was recently appointed as Congress's general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, while Jyotiraditya Scindia was given charge of UP West.

Congress leaders asserted that Priyanka's entry in active politics will provide the "much-needed morale boost" to its workers in the politically crucial state.

During his stay, Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet representatives of gram panchayats at Fursatganj. He will also take part in the swearing-in of newly elected bar members in Gauriganj, his representative Chandrakant Dubey had said.

Biju Janata Dal, YSR Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti are expected to gobble up a lion’s share of 63 seats that Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have in the Lok Sabha.

The contentious scheme was announced by Chouhan in the aftermath of a 10-day farmer agitation in 2017 after the violence during Mansaur agitation.

Over 20 leaders, including two from the Congress, attended the show of unity organised by Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Sonia Gandhi said a crisis looms over the country's farmers and extends to the borders, adding the youth are jobless and fishermen are incurring deep losses.

Dehradun BJP general secretary and an MP, Saroj Pandey, praised the Congress president for showing maturity in his latest political moves.

In the post the Finance Minister said that Prime Minister Modi should be credited for saving the country thousands of crores over the Rafale deal, and slammed the Congress party for delaying the deal by over a decade.