Politics

Reacting to Reddy's statement, the BJP said the Congress was trying in vain to raise the Rafale issue despite it being cleared by the Supreme Court.

Bracing itself for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has resorted to perform an administrative surgery by issuing a clutch of transfers and suspensions of government officials across the state.

Taking to Twitter, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi asked if this is what the BJP’s 2014 campaign slogan of ‘ghar ghar Modi’ meant.

Kushwaha was said to be in parleys with the Congress since he quit the NDA after a prolonged battle with the BJP over seat-sharing for the 2019 elections.

Announcing farm loan waiver within 10 days of forming government was the Congress' pre-poll promise.

There are two problems with the BJP's stand on the quota formula. Firstly, it does not want to openly be seen as playing the caste card, and secondly, implementation on the recommendations can lead to a rift within its allies.

The alliance has left only two seats, Amethi and Raebareli for the Congress. It is said that both SP and BSP will try to adjust some smaller political outfits instead of giving respectable seats to the grand old party.

Those responsible for the riots enjoyed political patronage of Congress leadership, Amit Shah said in his tweets.

AAP sources said back-channel talks are currently on between the two parties. However, there is no official word on the alliance between them.

Ashok Gehlot, who was in competition with Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot to be CM, faced serious opposition in the race to the CM's post in 1998 and 2008 as well. However, he emerged the winner then as well.

The rumour started after a picture of Senthil Balaji and DMK leader A Raja went viral. Also, Balaji did not participate in the procession led by Dinakaran on Jayalalithaa’s second death anniversary.

AAP alleged that Kamal Nath's name figured prominently for leading a group to attack Sikhs in 1984 following the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

Congress candidate Dilwar Hussain, who was twice arrested for his alleged involvement in rhino poaching has won the gram panchayat president seat from Suwaguri in Assam’s Biswanath district.

The BJP failed to grab majority despite bagging .1% vote share more than the Congress which got 41% of the votes.

Rao, or KCR as he is popularly known, will take the chief minister’s oath exactly at 1:25 pm, an auspicious moment as per the TRS leader’s astrologers. The swearing-in ceremony would be held at the Raj Bhavan.

Rajbhar, who heads the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, has often been critical of the BJP and its policies. “If BJP decides to keep us out of a coalition in 2019, then we will be prepared to go solo on all the 80 Lok Sabha seats,” Rajbhar said.