Politics

Addressing a huge rally in Morbi town in Saurashtra, which goes to polls in the first phase on December 9, Narendra Modi accused the Congress of taking credit for minor schemes, like providing hand-pumps, while saying that the BJP rule brought in major wo...

Jignesh Mevani is likely to file the nomination papers on Monday from the seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, ending the suspense on his electoral plunge.

The BJP organised 'Mann ki Baat, Chai ke Saath', at all the 50,128 polling booths in 182 Assembly seats. BJP president Shah listened to the programme at a tea stall in the city's Muslim-dominated Dariyapur area in the presence of hundreds of locals and pa...

Referring to Gujarat BJP's recent poll strategy of hiring magicians for canvassing for the party, Gandhi said the Prime Minister has been doing "magic tricks" for the last 22 years.

Speaking at VHP’s Dharma Sansad in Karnataka’s Udupi town, Bhagwat elaborated on this interaction with Sri Sri, but did not name the spiritual leader.

The RK bypoll will be a fight for Jayalalithaa’s legacy between Dinakaran, the nephew of her jailed confidante Sasikala, and the merged E Palaniswami-O Panneerselvam factions.

Indirectly targeting the ruling BJP in the state, Archbishop Thomas Macwan appealed to the minority community to help elect those candidates, who respect every human being without discrimination, to the state Assembly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hit the campaign trail on Monday. A day ahead and as a prelude to PM's rallies, BJP’s is planning a “carpet bombing” of sorts. Opposition charge in Gujarat is being led by Rahul Gandhi.

At booth number 58 of Tiwaripur ward in Chakeri in Kanpur, voters said that no matter which button they pressed, votes were being registered for the BJP. They alleged that they complained to the electoral officer, but voting was not stopped.

“The Congress has agreed to all our conditions. It has agreed to give Patidars reservation that is on a par with OBCs,” said Hardik Patel.

Sonia Gandhi said the Modi government in its arrogance has cast a dark shadow on India' Parliamentary democracy by sabotaging the Parliament session on flimsy grounds.

Mamata Banerjee’s stand in favour of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati came as an organisation of Kshatriyas in West Bengal wrote to her, demanding the removal of the ghoomar dance and some other scenes from the film, saying they are “objectionable”.

A spate of resignations have taken place from the BJP since Friday. Vijaysinh Patel, a member of the Bharuch district panchayat, quit the party, protesting against the Ankleshwar assembly seat being given to Ishwarsinh Patel, the sitting MLA from the seat...

Reacting to Tharoor's remarks, Irani tweeted, "Did all the Maharajs (kings) kneel in front of the British? What will Jyotiraditya Scindia, Diggi Raja (Digvijaya Singh) and Amarinder Singh say on Shashi Tharoor's comments?"

The BSP supremo made the comments at the meeting of party coordinators in Lucknow ahead of municipal body elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Around 65 per cent voting was recorded in the bypoll necessitated following the death of sitting Congress MLA Prem Singh (65).