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Which Garlic Congress? Sycophancy and complacency, say leaders
Premchand Singh, 63, from Punjab, joined the Congress Party when he was 20 years old. A great admirer of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Singh’s ... -
Delhi electorate seeks legal opinion on timing of civic body elections | Latest Delhi News
The Delhi State Election Commission (SEC) has sought a legal opinion on whether it can go ahead with announcing the timing of municipal polls in Delhi ... -
Anganwadi protest: change of minister, signs of heat on AAP
The replacement of Rajendra Paul Gautam as Minister of Women and Child Development is an indication that the Delhi government is beginning to worry about the ... -
UP 2022 Election Results: Vote Counting Begins Tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. Fate of Over 4,400 Candidates TBD
The counting of the votes will begin at 8 a.m. and the first trends should be felt from the first minutes themselves. Ballots will be counted ... -
Why Naveen Patnaik’s BJD continues to win elections
Anti-incumbency is an unfamiliar word in Odisha politics. Whether rural, municipal, assembly or parliamentary elections, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) wins hands down, ... -
Amethi, Raebareli, Ayodhya to grab in Phase 5 today; Deputy CM Maurya, Raja Bhaiya in Fray
Read more Addressing a rally in Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again attacked dynastic parties for neglecting the welfare of the people of ... -
BJP has advantage in Uttar Pradesh election race – The Diplomat
Advertising Voting in the seven-stage election to the Uttar Pradesh state assembly was halfway through earlier this week, with voting for 201 assembly seats from all ... -
West Bengal CM Mamata reinstates nephew Abhishek as party GS
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. — UNB photo West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reinstated her 34-year-old nephew as second-in-command of ... -
Prime Minister Modi meets prominent Sikhs from across the country at his residence
Read more dating back to the beginning of the green revolution. On a personal level Although my mother is a Jat Sikh and my father is ... -
In 3 days, congressional insiders angered that the party has yet to release a polling manifesto
Although there are barely three days left in Punjab to go to the polls, the ruling Congress party has yet to release its manifesto. As senior ... -
Goa polls: anti-incumbent struggle for BJP; Congress fights vote splitting | Goa News
PANAJI: As polling booths open at 7 a.m. on Monday, Goa will kick off the process of electing a new government for the next five years ... -
“People support Congress”
HARISH RAWAT hopes Congress will return to power in Uttarakhand by capitalizing on the failure of the Bharatiya Janata Party to address issues such as unemployment ... -
Goa elections: BJP faces farmers’ anger over land acquisition
PANAJI: Ankush Arondekar, a 70-year-old farmer, stared at what was once his sugar cane field. A resident of Dhadachiwada in Goa, Arondekar recalled watching helplessly as ... -
Indian state elections will test Modi’s strength
Indian voters will go to the polls from February 10 for elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, the most populous in the country. The results ... -
All is not well in the Punjab Congress, Manish Tiwari hits out at rebellious family members of Congress leaders
CHANDIGAR: All is not well in the Congress party. As the party battles strong opposition to power in Punjab, top leaders are vying to grab the ... -
Jakhar spills beans ahead of inquiry into Cong’s Punjab CM candidate
Homepage ” Focus” Jakhar spills beans ahead of inquiry into Cong’s Punjab CM candidate BY VISHAL GULATI Chandigarh, Feb 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In obvious embarrassment for Congress ... -
Mamata Blocks Bengal Governor on Twitter
A B January 31, 2022, 8:25 p.m. Last modification: January 31, 2022, 8:30 p.m. Picture file. CM Mamata Banerjee of TMC at a campaign rally in ... -
UP Polls: With Baby Rani Maurya in the mix, rural Agra headquarters set for all-Dalit showdown
The Braj region of Uttar Pradesh took center stage in the first phase of the upcoming assembly elections, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath indicating that after ... -
Amit Shah cancels campaign in Deoband due to huge crowds amid Covid; Sidhu says Majithia was my driver
Read more Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Deoband in Uttar Pradesh today ahead of Assembly elections in the state. The visit is significant as ... -
SP picks candidate for Ayodhya polls, other parties mull candidates
As the Samajwadi party nominates former Pawan Pandey for Ayodhya seat, all eyes are on the BJP who are yet to name their candidate for the ... -
UP elections: BJP to finalize list of candidates today | Latest India News
The leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, met in the capital on Monday to discuss the names of ... -
Close combat between BJP and Congress, but Congress alone cannot come to power
With Assembly elections in Goa less than a month away, political onlookers believe the Congress could upend the BJP’s plans to retain power in the coastal ... -
All eyes are on Uttar Pradesh
Chennai: Add assembly seats in the other four states of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa and they are less than two-thirds of that figure for Uttar ... -
Will announce CM Pick tomorrow, says Kejriwal; EC may postpone Punjab polls at parties’ request
Read more suggestion. The AAP leader previously said that people in Punjab can call, message or text WhatsApp to 70748 70748 naming their choice of CM ... -
Karnataka faces hydra head problem in water fight – The New Indian Express
Through Express press service BENGALERU: Kalasa Banduri Project The Kalasa-Banduri project on the Mahadayi River basin remained unfinished due to a dispute between Karnataka and Goa. ... -
Will the leadership exodus harm the BJP, or can it still rely on its caste arithmetic?
Three Uttar Pradesh ministers and 11 MPs left the Bharatiya Janata Party. Most of them are leaders of “other backward classes” (OBC). Swami Prasad Maurya, a ... -
Stakes are high for BJP in 5 state assembly polls
New Delhi: The stakes for the BJP are high in Assembly polls announced on Saturday as the Saffron Party is in power in four states – ... -
shah: Shah, Nadda can skip Chintan Baithak | Bangalore News
Bengaluru: Union Home Secretary and BJP chief poll strategist Amit Shah likely will not attend the party’s three-day chintan baithak (brainstorming conference) which begins on Friday ... -
A Rawat manifesto and a potential new MP
After his shocking disappearance in the Tamil Nadu helicopter crash in December, India’s first Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat, became the focal point of ... -
The AAP’s victory in the Chandigarh municipal elections is a sign of coming change in Punjab, Kejriwal said; Big setback for Cong: The Tribune India
New Delhi, December 27 Congress suffered a major setback in the Chandigarh municipal elections ahead of the crucial state assembly elections, with the AAP becoming the ... -
As a landslide victory for Congress, a blow to the arm for CM Bhupesh Baghel
Months after collapsing in a power struggle with Health Minister TS Singh Deo over the alleged 2.5-year power-sharing formula, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has received ... -
BJP plays temple card again to overcome anti-office in Uttar Pradesh – The Diplomat
Advertising Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the temple city of Varanasi last week to inaugurate the hallway of the Kashi Vishwanath temple with great fanfare, ... -
Congress campaigns on Brahmin politics in Uttar Pradesh; Community propaganda tied with BJP | National | Deshabhimani
New Delhi : In an effort to outperform BJP in UP Assembly polls, Congress is optimistic with extreme-type community propaganda. Lacking more on the other parts, ... -
Chandigarh MC polls: curtains on the countryside, setting for a three-cornered contest
The thrilling campaign for the Chandigarh 2021 municipal elections ended on Tuesday, giving way to the 72-hour “period of silence”, which will end at 5:00 p.m. ... -
These are the musical chairs in Goa as nearly a fifth of MPs change political ties in three months
Former Independent Member of Parliament Rohan Khaunte joins BJP on December 17th in the presence of Goa CM Pramod Sawant and former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis ... -
Computer raids on Akhilesh’s assistants, Prime Minister Modi on who can train UPYogi sarkar, AAP clone rises from farmer agitation
With elections in Uttar Pradesh closer than spring, Saturday saw many developments. The day started with the now familiar exercise of income tax raids on opposition ... -
In Goa, Trinamool marks a local ally who helped the BJP take matters into their own hands in 2017
Mahua Moitra said residents of Goa who were looking for an alternative to BJP “should look no further”. The search for a local ally by the ... -
Useless risk now, Jagan rethinks!
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, at the start of his term, announced that he would completely overhaul his cabinet after two and a half years and give ... -
Poll lines become clear in battle for Uttar Pradesh
The electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh is now taking shape. After the alliance between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal, it became clear that ... -
Delhi City Polls: Veteran Congressman Mukesh Goel to Join AAP Today
In a major setback to Congress ahead of Delhi’s municipal elections, the party’s senior adviser at the Delhi Municipal Corporation Mukesh Goel will join the Aam ... -
Why recent Trinamool members are unlikely to bring any joy to the party
The defection of former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma, along with eleven other state congressional lawmakers, from Congress to Trinamool on Wednesday night, is being touted ... -
BJP to drop 30% of inept MPs in UP elections
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to undertake a major overhaul by denying tickets to over 30% of its sitting lawmakers for their non-performance and ... -
Why Punjab’s CM ‘Masterstroke’ Charanjit Singh Channi is racing against time to prove himself
Charanjit Singh Channi, the “masterstroke” of Congress as Dalit Chief Prime Minister of the Punjab in place of Captain Amarinder Singh, will he prove to be ... -
Chaudhary says Capt’s impeachment as Punjab CM is a well-considered decision
Chandigarh / Patiala All-India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in charge of Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary said the change of guard in Punjab linked to the ballot ... -
After poll debacle in Himachal Pradesh, BJP could opt for course correction: The Tribune India
Pratibha Chauhan Tribune press service Shimla, November 3 The loss suffered by the BJP in the Himachal by-elections could force it to make drastic changes to ... -
Bypolls to test BJP’s ‘new’ leadership in MP
The BJP is witnessing a gradual change in state leadership as the old guard is replaced by a new generation of leaders. The bypolls in Madhya ... -
Justice in sacrilege case must counterbalance anti-functioning: Navjot Singh Sidhu: The Tribune India
Tribune press service New Delhi, October 26 Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Tuesday that justice in the case involving the sacrilege of Guru ... -
On the back foot on Kanhaiya, Congress may ignore Sidhu as star activist for Himachal Bypolls
Finding itself in the background after campaigning in Kanhaiya Kumar as the party’s star poll activist in Himachal Pradesh, Congress could ignore plans to host Punjab ... -
AAP and TMC will be “marginal players” in Goa Assembly polls: P. Chidambaram
The congressional leader said any alliance with smaller parties for Goa’s assembly polls is only possible if one party agrees that Congress is the backbone of ... -
The BJP focuses on the UP IT cell and defines a strategy to strengthen the presence on social networks for surveys
A BJP rally in Noida ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh legislative elections (representative image) | Suraj Singh Bisht, ThePrint Text size: A- A + New ... -
Congress takes stock: The Tribune India
Rajmeet singh Tribune press service Chandigarh, October 21 While Punjab affairs official Harish Rawat maintains that Capt Amarinder Singh’s announcement on the formation of a new ... -
No matter the playing field, BJP wins and Congress loses
Whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in the Gandhinagar municipal corporation or won 136 of the 184 seats in local bodies, largely in cities ... -
Why Gehlot says he will be CM again
Raging speculation about a possible change of leadership in Jaipur has forced Ashok Gehlot to issue a rare public statement. “I will complete this term, lead ... -
Punjab elections: will Captain Amarinder Singh prove to be the Waterloo of Congress?
After saying that Congress succeeded in pouring oil on the troubled waters of Punjab with the appointment of Charanjit Singh Channi as chief minister, should Captain’s ... -
In Punjab’s Fractured Political Space, Shiromani Akali Dal Hosts Outreach Events To Seize Edge
As Congress grapples with infighting and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) struggles to find a face of chief minister, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has already announced ... -
“No anti-incumbent against the BJP” – The Statesman
Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta began his political journey in 1986 as a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He moved to Bharatiya Janata ... -
interlocutors find captain impatient to fight politically | Latest India News
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh may have discussed the farmers issue with Union Home Secretary Amit Shah and Pakistan’s shenanigans with National Security Advisor Ajit ... -
Farmer protests are election-proof
In 2011, Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement captured the public imagination, forcing political parties not only to support the cause, but also to align with its policies. ... -
Exclusive: Opposition Faces Credibility Crisis, BJP Will Gain 325-350 Seats, Says Yogi Adityanath | Latest India News
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed confidence that the ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party will easily win next year’s parliamentary elections in the state. ... -
Deciphering the confusion of the Punjab Congress: why did Sidhu leave in anger?
Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab unit leader threatens to push Congress deeper into the abyss of internal strife, just four months away from state assembly elections Sidhu ... -
Unlike BJP in Gujarat, Cong fails to wipe out a clean slate in Punjab | Chandigarh News
Jalandhar: The congressional high command succeeded in removing one of its most powerful regional satraps from the post of chief minister, but he could not start ... -
Why Batala matters in Punjab’s political battlefield
As the Punjab heads for the Assembly elections, the state’s border town, Batala, has made the headlines. Immediately after being elevated to the first place, the ... -
Ahead of polls, UP adds 7 new cabinet ministers | Latest India News
The second and much anticipated expansion of the government led by Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh came on Sunday evening, with Governor Anandiben Patel swearing in ... -
Opposition parties prepare to face KCR
Both the BJP and Congress are trying to strengthen their organizational base in the state and corner the chief minister. Opposition Telangana parties are preparing to ... -
India’s firm response to Pak at UN and Delhi fearing after Rohini shooting and other headlines
“J&K, Ladakh will always be our part”: India’s firm response to Imran at UN, Pak slams on terrorism Exercising its right of reply to Imran Khan’s ... -
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election: Yogi Adityanath Tries To Court Non-BJP Seats With His Development Plan | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW: With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections months away, Yogi Adityanath, the state’s longest-serving BJP chief minister, has embarked on a politically meaningful tour of constituencies ... -
Analysis | Playing the SC card is unlikely to be a game-changer for Congress
As the state’s SCs are not a homogeneous block, the party can only keep its traditional SC vote bank. Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections, the ... -
After Punjab, change of guard unlikely in Rajasthan
The changing of the guard in Punjab has stirred Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s intervention to patch cracks in states in trouble for the party, and Rajasthan ... -
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wholesale Stamp: The Tribune India
Aditi Tandon Tribune press service New Delhi, September 18 The sudden and unceremonious exit of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh signals the preeminence of the Gandhi ... -
Punjab “humiliated” CM Amarinder Singh resigns; known as “open future options”
Ending a months-long suspense over the power struggle in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as head of state on Saturday, saying he felt “humiliated” ... -
Punjab: ACEC calls congressional legislative party meeting at 5 p.m. today
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has called a meeting of the State Legislative Party of Congress today at 5 p.m. on September 18 at the ... -
We focused on change on the ground: Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur – UP Front News
The Covid pandemic has not spared Himachal Pradesh. Tourism in the state has been hit hard, but the apple economy has mitigated some of the damage. ... -
Is the BJP high command giving the green light to the United States?
There seems to be anti-functioning in the states as well as a concentration of power in New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) changed five chief ... -
AAP becomes biggest party in Punjab elections: opinion poll
The Punjab is likely to experience a stalled assembly, with the AAP becoming the state’s largest party in the 2022 state polls, according to the ABP-CVoter-IANS ... -
BJP’s Arun Singh – The New Indian Express
Express news service BENGALURU: With less than two years of the elections to the Assembly, the BJP seems confident to form the next government on its ... -
OBC factor evolves in BJP’s Chhattisgarh game
Of the three states the BJP lost in the 2018 Assembly polls, the loss of Chhattisgarh was the most shocking, as the defeat there, unlike Madhya ... -
Malaysian government uses COVID-19 to consolidate influence
Malaysia’s new government has successfully used the pandemic to consolidate its power over the country, but its attempt to turn against the Agong (king) may be ... -
“BJP still represents a unified Tamil Nadu”
Prime Minister Modi is very popular in Tamil Nadu; AIADMK is a healthy alliance partner, says BJP state president Reiterating that the BJP does not approve ... -
On Second Anniversary of Sheila Dikshit’s Death, Leaders Remember Congress Veteran | Latest India News
Tributes poured in for Delhi’s former chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday, as the day marked the second anniversary of the congressional veteran’s death. Taking to ... -
With Gandhis’ backing, Sidhu gets exactly what he wants
Until the very last minute, Captain Amarinder Singh, who is a rare specimen of Congress – a leader with a mass of supporters in the North ... -
Telangana to see “padyatra” competition from opposition leaders
Hyderabad: There are still more than two years left for the Assembly elections in Telangana, but the leaders of the opposition parties are preparing to undertake ... -
Indian human rights organization backs federal investigation into post-election violence in Bengal
India’s highest human rights body has recommended a federal investigation into post-election violence in the eastern state of West Bengal, in a major setback for the ... -
Malwa: AAP and SAD win in Cong turmoil: the Tribune India
Aman Sood Tribune press service Patiala, July 9 Whoever wins the “Panthic Malwa belt” forms the government in the Punjab, it is the general belief. The ... -
The monumental task of Pushkar Singh Dhami
In crisis-stricken Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opted for a generational change in its latest choice Pushkar Singh Dhami as chief minister of state. ... -
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is a two-term MP but long-term RSS worker
the new chief minister from Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, is relatively young with only two terms in the Assembly. However, he has been associated with RSS ... -
BJP creates political instability in U’khand
The Uttarakhand Congress accused the ruling BJP of creating a situation of political instability in the state. Leading the attack, former chief minister and secretary general ... -
Mega Cabinet rejig on the cards of the Modi government?
A mega Cabinet expansion is on the cards for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government ahead of next year’s crucial elections in five Indian states and the ... -
PAA gives gifts to Punjab, leaders want clarity on CM’s face
Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday, Kejriwal offered free electricity for up to ... -
Why did KCR start meeting with opposition leaders? Is it the fear of losing polls?
Hyderabad: Last Friday, leaders of the Telangana Congress were taken by surprise when they received a call from Pragati Bhavan, the official bungalow of Chief Minister ... -
BJP focuses on strategy to win 3 bypolls in Himachal: The Tribune India
Lalit Mohan Tribune press service Dharamsala, June 25 The two-day meeting of the BJP‘s Enlarged Small Group kicked off here today under the chairmanship of BL ...