Politics

Agarwal, who was elected as the assembly's deputy speaker with the BJP support, had not formally joined the party and technically was still an SP MLA.

RLD's Avtar Singh Bhadana threatens ‘Vote ki Chot’ to BJP on the issue while BJP’s Jewar candidate Dhirendra Singh says Yogi Adityanath government’s development has made the opposition jittery.

Political commentators said the letter was written by one section of lawyers which is close to the group that is campaigning against Kalyan Banerjee.

The AAP has returned to its ‘default CM face choice’ in Bhagwant Mann, backed by a public referendum with nearly 22 lakh callers.

The BJP has put a full stop to the unending chain of Harak Singh Rawat’s bouts of unhappiness, tantrums, complaints, uncharitable statements on former CMs over 5 years.

Top sources told News18 the party is mulling disciplinary action against Rawat for anti-party activities.

Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse-Patil said the decision had been made following legal consultation in the matter, as 16 witnesses in the case had turned hostile.

He said that he’s been working for the BSP for 24 years and was formally declared candidate from Charthawal in 2018 for the 2022 UP polls.

Buoyed by three OBC ministers quitting the BJP in as many days, the Samajwadi Party says the ruling party's caste coalition has splintered. The BJP, meanwhile, says the development will have no bearing on its prospects in Uttar Pradesh elections 2022.

Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti hit out at the LG administration, saying the circular was unacceptable to some people.

The meeting has been called a day after BJP minister Swami Prasad Maurya along with three more MLA had tendered their resignations.

Dilip Ghosh alleged that apart from TMC candidate Ranbir Singh, the district police also heckled him and scuffled with his security guards for campaigning in north Asansol.

In the wake of Prime Minister's security breach, forces have started taking extra steps to ensure security. Last year, various BJP leaders were attacked in West Bengal and since then changes have been introduced in SOPs.

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra announced Uttar Pradesh to go to poll in seven phases from February 10 to March 7.

There have been instances in the past two decades when chief ministers of different states and other leaders tried to trifle with Narendra Modi, especially with his security. But instead of harming him, they had to suffer grave consequences.

Sources close to Jakhar said he had chosen to go abroad as the central election committee meetings will be held virtually anyway due to the third wave of Covid-19.