Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran asserted that party MP Shashi Tharoor has always been an asset to the Congress and no one can single him out. His statement came in the wake of the reports of a tussle inside the Congress’ state unit after Shashi Tharoor actively started participating in events and […]
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Congress Himachal MLAs to meet today to decide chief minister
After registering a win in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, Congress MLAs will meet on Friday in Shimla to decide on the chief minister. Himachal Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held at 3 pm at State Congress Headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan today. Rajeev Shukla, in-charge of the Himachal Pradesh Congress, […]
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Himachal poll results: Congress sending top leaders to Chandigarh amidst poaching buzz
The Congress is rushing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who is also an observer for Himachal elections along with other senior leaders like Bhupinder Hooda and the party’s Congress in-charge Rajiv Shukla to the hill state, where the party seems likely to win. Baghel addressing reporters here today said there […]
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BJP’s rebels lead Himachal polls in 3 constituencies, Congress ahead in 34
The vote counting trends of the Election Commission of India show that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rebels are leading from their respective constituencies in Himachal Pradesh as Independent candidates. However Congress is leading in 34 seats and BJP in 31. BJP’s rebel Hiteshwar Singh is leading the Himachal assembly election […]
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Himachal poll results: Congress, BJP in neck-to-neck competition; both leading 32 seats
In a neck-to-neck competition between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), trends show both leading at 32 seats in Himachal Pradesh. However, State Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who hails from BJP is currently leading from his constituency, Seraj with close to 15 thousand votes. Thakur […]
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Congress leads in initial trends for Chhattisgarh’s Bhanupratappur Assembly bypoll counting
The counting of votes for bypoll of the Bhanupratappur assembly seat in Chhattisgarh began on Thursday morning with Congress candidate taking a lead till 10 am. As per Election Commission officials, Congress candidate Savitri Manoj Mandavi was leading in Bhanupratappur with a margin of 1907 votes till 10.00 am. BJP’s Bramhanand Netam […]
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Gujarat poll results: BJP crosses 100 mark surges ahead of Congress, AAP in single digits
Trends emerging from the counting of votes Gujarat Assembly polls on 144 seats show the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 123 seats, while Congress is placed in the second spot with a lead on 22 seats. Of the 182 seats in Gujarat, the majority mark stands at 92. The […]
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NCP, Congress give Suspension of Business Notice in RS over Maharashtra Guv’s Shivaji remark
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Vandana Chavan on Thursday gave a Suspension of Business Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss “rampant outrageous” remarks by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari targetting iconic leaders, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The notice was moved under Rule 267 to discuss “rampant disrespect the people of Maharashtra are facing at the hands […]
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Himachal poll results: BJP eyes new record, Congress confident of getting majority
With exit poll predictions of a return of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, the ruling party is hoping to set new records by changing the trend of not repeating government after five years while the Congress is hopeful that the party would form the government with a […]
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Rajasthan Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala resigns from party
Amid the ongoing Rajasthan leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party stating personal reasons. Riju Jhunjhunwala contested the Lok Sabha elections from Ajmer in 2019. He sent his registration letter to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Senior party […]
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Former Congress MP Ugrappa defends Bhasmasur’ statement against PM Modi
Former Member of Parliament from Karnataka, and senior Congress leader VS Ugrappa, on Wednesday, defended his statement in which he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Bhasmasur”. “100%, I stand by my statement. I have a problem with the attitude of PM. Even CT Ravi uses words like ‘Bhasmasur’ against anti-nationals, […]
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Parliament Winter Session: Congress President Kharge calls meeting of like-minded parties today
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday morning called a meeting of like-minded opposition party floor leaders to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the house ahead of Parliament’s Winter Session. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 9.45 am. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with the […]
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Congress hopeful to win with full majority in Himachal Pradesh
Even after the exit-poll projections for Himachal Pradesh that have predicted a return of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state, Congress is still hopeful that the party would form the government with a full majority in the hill state. “People have voted for the change in state and […]
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Congress Steering Committee meeting begins at AICC office in Delhi
The Congress Steering Committee meeting started at the office of the All India Congress Committee in the national capital on Sunday. The meeting is being chaired by the party’s newly elected president Mallikarjun Kharge. Besides, former party president Sonia Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, KC […]
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Delhi MCD polls: Congress leader Alka Lamba urges people to vote for change
Congress leader Alka Lamba on Sunday urged people of the national capital to vote for change in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. The Congress leader exercised her franchise at a polling booth in Raghuveer Nagar. “I appeal to people to come out of their homes and vote. People should vote for change,” she […]