2018
BJP wants UP-CM Yogi to help garner Hindu votes in MP, Rajasthan
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) units in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan want Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to campaign for them in the upcoming assembly polls in a bid to consolidate the Hindu vote, according to people familiar with the developments. Adityanath, who took over as UP CM last March, is also the chief of the influential Gorakhnath mutt. He has been involved in election campaigns in states such as Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in 2017 and Karnataka in 2018. “The party high command will decide on Yogiji’s itinerary. WeRead More
Rahul Gandhi takes out road show in Rajasthan, CM’s home
Taking out a 100-km road show from chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s home turf Jhalawar to Kota, Rajasthan on Wednesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Raje on the issue of farm distress. The Rafale deal and the turmoil in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Riding on a bus leading a cavalcade of Congressmen, Gandhi commenced his road show from Jhalawar around 3.25 pm. And proceeded to the National Highway No. 52 to Kota. State Congress chief Sachin Pilot, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, former UnionRead More
Parties dividing Haryana on caste lines: Delhi CM Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said Haryana’s ruling BJP and opposition INLD and Congress have been seeking votes by dividing people on caste lines. “The INLD and Congress ask for votes saying they are the party for Jats. The BJP seeks votes in the name of non-Jats. Important issues such as health and education are not on their agenda. That’s why the condition of government schools in Haryana is so abysmal,” Kejriwal said at a gathering of supporters at Beri in Jhajjar. AccompaniedRead More
Assembly Elections, 2018: Cong loses yet another MLA in Mizoram
Assembly Elections, 2018 : Congress MLA Hmingdailova Khiangte resigned from the membership of the Mizoram house on Monday becoming the fourth legislator of the ruling party to do so ahead of the November 28 state assembly poll. With the resignation, the Congress’ strength in the 40-member house has come down to 30. While that of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) stands at 6. So that four seats are vacant. Mizoram is the only state in the north east under the Congress. Khiangte submitted his resignation to Speaker Hiphei at hisRead More
BJP makes gains in Valley as Congress sweeps Leh in J&k local polls
The BJP has, for the first time, managed to win seats in Kashmir councils and committees in the four-phase elections to local bodies, counting for which began early on Saturday amid tight security at various centres. The Congress won two prominent municipal councils of Kashmir, while most of the independent candidates bagged seats in Srinagar Municipal Corporation. The BJP emerged victorious in the Jammu Municipal Corporation. The elections saw abysmal voter turnout with just over 4 % of them casting their votes in Kashmir while Ladakh and Jammu regions sawRead More