Politics

Ajay Chautela threw his weight behind his sons Dushyant and Digvijay, who were expelled from the party Friday and launched veiled attacks on his younger brother Abhay, as the ongoing power struggle between members of the Chautala clan intensified.

Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Sunday that precautionary measures will be taken to ensure no untoward incidents occur. He further alleged the BJP for trying to make political gains out of this, keeping the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in view.

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder, in his birthday message to fans and party supporters, exhorted them to take up welfare activities rather than meeting him to wish him.

Sources said other Congress leaders, including Vishwanath Patel, Satyanarayan Patel and Kunwar Vikram Singh Natiraja, could also follow suit if denied a ticket.

The RSS has been demanding legal intervention for the construction at the disputed site. Some leaders have even suggested ordinance be promulgated to acquire the land for the construction of the temple.

Speaking to News18, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis put rumours of a rift between the allies to rest and said while Shiv Sena attacks the government in public, the functioning of their coalition government in Maharashtra has been smooth.

Kushwaha, who is a Minister of State for HRD, added that Nitish Kumar had spoken with “a heavy heart” when he had spoken to him about his intention a few months back.

PM Modi said that the statue, believed to be the tallest in the world, would be a reminder about the courage of a man who thwarted efforts to disintegrate India.

The BJP sources also suggest that role of cabinet ministers and senior party leaders will be determined for specific Lok Sabha constituencies at this key meeting.

he attack on Reddy, who escaped with a 'deep' cut on his left shoulder led to a political slugfest between the ruling TDP and the opposition YSR Congress.

Ansari also pointed that the BJP had given tickets to an "overwhelming number" of Muslim candidates in the West Bengal panchayat polls.

The meeting comes a day after Amit Shah and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar announced a 50-50 seat-sharing formula in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections.

Ashutosh Singh died after his car rammed into a divider and turned turtle, killing him on the spot. He was the elder son of Devi and former Bihar MP Surajbhan Singh.

Giving his first political speech from the party platform, Kanhaiya acknowledged that there was no single party that could defeat the BJP and urged all opposition parties to unite for the purpose.

The 18 AIADMK MLAs were disqualified on September 18 last year under the anti-defection law after they met the governor and expressed loss of confidence in Chief Minister Palaniswami.

The senior most leaders of the party are tight-lipped over the likely deliberations, and describe it as a coordination meeting between the BJP and the RSS.