Politics

Sitting chief minister Virbhadra Singh will contest from the Arki constituency, while the state Congress chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will represent the party from Nadaun.

Chairman of the Board, Waseem Rizvi, in a letter to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, said that it would be a matter of pride for Indians, and will put Uttar Pradesh on world map.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani denied the allegation that the BJP government was interfering with the Election Commission's decisions.

Pranab Mukherjee also feels that the ruling NDA's "India Shining" campaign spawned the opposite outcome and the Vajpayee government was routed in an election against most predictions.

The Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar trumped his BJP rival Swaran Salaria by a margin of over 1,90,000 votes in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-election.

Anil Sharma, son of former Union Communication Minister Sukh Ram, announced his decision to join Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.

HD Deve Gowda said he would be open to his grandsons working for the JD(S) during the Karntaka Assembly elections, a day after he completed a string of meetings on likely contestants from the party for the next polls.

Leaders like Antony, Chandy, Sudheeran, KPCC president MM Hassan and others have so far led public lives without allowing the stain of corruption to besmirch their lily-white reputation.

Yogi Adityanath will address gatherings in south Gujarat on Friday and Saturday as part of the Gujarat Gaurav Yatra being organised by the BJP.

The issue of the city’s infrastructure cracking under pressure from a bout of good rains could decide the direction in which the political winds blow.

Manmohan Vaidya said RSS can take care of itself and Rahul Gandhi should try and induct more women in his own party. Vaidya said seems Rahul Gandhi needs script writers with better intellect who have better understanding of the Sangh.

The Gujarat Assembly election, whose result many thought was a foregone conclusion, promises to be a keen electoral battle. A battle in which Congress seems to be setting the political discourse.

Speaking to News18, Jilani put across his point, calling the proposal "unconstitutional", adding that if something was being done to promote tourism, it was more than welcome. "Many people will get employment.

Chidambaram and his son Karti, facing the criminal probe, have filed separate affidavits in the apex court alleging vendetta.

Dilip Ghosh alleged that it was a pre-planned attack with the help of Trinamool Congress and police. "We condemn this attack, and these people may someday find themselves in a similar situation. We will wait for that time."

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