Raj Thackeray, who has demanded that ballot papers be used in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, is meeting all the leaders who raised doubts over the credibility of EVMs in order to build a nationwide platform on the issue. Kolkata: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will arrive in Kolkata on Tuesday evening to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The two leaders will discuss and launch a massive campaign against the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). Speaking to News18 over the telephone Thackeray’s personal assistant, Harshal Deshpande,Read More

Since the Opposition has often been pressing for divisions of votes, BJP members should be present in their respective House, the Home Minister said. New Delhi: Noting that the Opposition has been pressing for a division of votes during the passage of many Bills, BJP president Amit Shah told party MPs on Tuesday to ensure their presence in Parliament so that draft legislations are backed by maximum number of lawmakers. Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting, Shah also asked MPs, including Union ministers, to attend a two-day orientation programme being heldRead More

Taking to Twitter, Vadra said the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was busy hiding incidents, even as crime was being committed unabated in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow: Hours after a retired Army officer Amanullah was beaten to death inside his house in Amethi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for the failing law and order in the state. Taking to Twitter, Vadra said the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was busy hiding incidents, even as crime was being committed unabated. TheRead More

The disqualifications came a day ahead of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking the trust vote in the assembly to prove his majority. Bengaluru: Rebel JD(S) MLA A H Vishwanath, who was disqualified by the Karnataka Speaker on Sunday, said the decision was “against the law” and he and other aggrieved legislators would approach the Supreme Court for redressal on Monday. “The disqualification is against the law…just under a whip served on them, you cannot force the legislators to come to the House,” Vishwanath was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.Read More

Yediyurappa is apparently confident of winning it with the expectation that the rebel Congress and JDS MLAs may abstain as they did on two weeks ago, giving him the edge. Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP stalwart BS Yediyurappa, who was sworn in as chief minister of the state for a fourth time last week, will move a motion of confidence in the Assembly on Monday to prove his majority. Yediyurappa took oath as the CM in a twist to the protracted high voltage political drama in the state with a big challenge toRead More