After resigning from the post of Punjab Advocate General, APS Deol attacked state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, accusing him of obstructing the functioning of the state government and “tarnishing the image of the party to gain political advantage”. Punjab’s Advocate-General APS Deol tendered his…
Congress candidates Nagraj Meena and Preeti Shaktawat are leading in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan on Tuesday, according to available trends. Nagraj Meena is leading by a margin of 1,185 votes over BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena in Dhariawad. In Vallabhnagar, Shaktawat is ahead of…
The RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar has come to an end ahead of the crucial by-elections on October 30. Bihar Congress in-charge Bhakt Charan Das has said the alliance with the RJD collapsed after the party decided to contest the Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat, a traditional bastion of the Congress. Speaking to India…
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka has deleted a tweet labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “angootha-chhaap” or illiterate, also expressing regret for what it called an “uncivil tweet” posted by a “novice social media manager”. Karnataka Congress chief DK…
In a setback to the ruling BJP in Uttarakhand months ahead of the Assembly elections, state minister Yashpal Arya quit the party on Monday and rejoined the Congress. His MLA son Sanjeev Arya too joined the Congress. A six-time MLA and prominent Dalit leader, Yashpal Arya is the Transport Minister in the Pushkar Singh…
Kolkata: Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, has announced that the Trinamool Congress will be in Goa soon. The party’s Derek O’Brien is already there along with colleague Prasun Banerjee. This flurry of activity comes as the coastal state heads for Assembly…
New Delhi: After outrage by some Congress leaders over a media report quoting party’s Telangana unit chief Revanth Reddy making a derogatory reference to senior leader Shashi Tharoor, Mr Reddy withdrew the remarks on Thursday and regretted any hurt that may have been caused to the MP from Kerala. “I…
Belagavi (Karnataka): BJP MLA Shrimant Balasaheb Patil on Sunday said he was offered money to leave Congress and join BJP before the toppling of the Congress-JDS government in Karnataka. Briefing media persons, Mr Patil said, “I have joined BJP without taking any offer of money. I was offered money to join…
New Delhi: Navjot Sidhu should dismiss his advisers and if he fails to do so, the party will, senior Congress leader Harish Rawat told NDTV on Wednesday. The unambiguous message for the new Punjab Congress chief come after a fresh burst of rebellion against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh after he called out…
Putting an end to the ongoing crisis in Punjab Congress, the party seems to have reached a consensus between Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu. In the new formula, Capt Amarinder Singh will remain the chief minister while Sidhu will be appointed the president of Punjab Congress. Punjab Congress…