Congress looks to send mix of young and experienced to Rajya Sabha
<p>The Congress would attempt to strike a balance between the experienced and the young while selecting its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections for 55 seats in 17 states to be held on March 26, a party functionary said. Different caste equations would also be taken into consideration, he added. Motilal Vora (Chhattisgarh), […]</p>
ADR: BJP received Rs 1,450 crore through electoral bonds in 2018-19, Cong Rs 383 crore
<p>The BJP raised Rs 2,410 crore during 2018-19, of which Rs 1,450 crore came as donations through electoral bonds, according to election watchdog Association For Democratic Reforms (ADR). The Congress raised Rs 918.03 crore, of which 383.26 crore came through the debt instrument, which can be purchased from select branches of State Bank of India […]</p>
Congress rejects alliance possibility with AAP, says will win clear majority in Delhi Polls
<p>Congress’s Delhi unit chief Subhash Chopra on Friday dismissed any possibility of an alliance with the AAP for the forthcoming assembly polls, asserting his party will win a “clear majority” on its own and form the next government in the city. Congress and AAP were involved in a long deliberation for an alliance to take […]</p>
Youth Congress leader gunned down in Bihar’s Hajipur
<p>A leader of Congress party’s youth wing was gunned down by unidentified men in Bihar’s Hajipur on Saturday morning, triggering violent protests in and around the town in Vaishali district. Sub-divisional police officer (Sadar), Raghav Dayal, said Rakesh Yadav, a former general secretary of Youth Congress, was attacked when he was on his way to […]</p>
Defeat could cost BJP all Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand election
<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not have a Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand when the Narendra Modi-led government faces its next Lok Sabha test in 2024, after the state assembly election results on Monday. However, the calculations suggest that if the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), which contested against the BJP in this state election, […]</p>
Jharkhand Polls: Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance take off as BJP lost power
<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost power in Jharkhand on Monday as a united Opposition alliance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) cruised to a majority in the 81-member state assembly. The BJP’s chief minister Raghubar Das, who led the government for five years, lost his own […]</p>
Arrest warrant against Shashi Tharoor over his ‘The Great Indian Novel’
<p>A Thiruvananthapuram court has issued an arrest warrant against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in connection with a case filed against him for allegedly defaming Hindu women in a book published in 1989. The complainant has alleged that a section of Mr Tharoor’s book, The Great Indian Novel, is defamatory to ‘Nair’ women, reported Media. The […]</p>
Prakash Javadekar blames at Congress, AAP for favouring infiltrators
<p>Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today hit out at the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party alleging that they are in the favour of infiltrators. Addressing the workers conference in Burari area of the national capital, Mr Javadekar said, the BJP wants to deport the infiltrators only and the citizenship of 130 crore […]</p>