CAA: Bengal BJP ambitions hinge on Left Congress performance

Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar claimed that the party would win 35 seats in the state. Kolkata: Political analysts say the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party is grappling with internal discord, organizational shortcomings and a resurgence of the left-Congress alliance as the party takes on the daunting task of securing 35 Lok Sabha seats in … Read more

Congress announces list of five candidates for seventh Lok Sabha polls

Congress has announced candidates for four seats in Chhattisgarh and one seat in Tamil Nadu. (document) New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday announced its seventh list of five candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, in which R Sudha from Mayiladuthurai constituency in Tamil Nadu was elected. In the last elections, Mayiladuthurai constituency stood with its ally … Read more

Kangana Ranaut meets BJP president, row erupts over Congress leader’s remarks

The BJP has fielded Kangana Ranaut from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh. New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Supriya Shrinate posted what she called an “objectionable post” against her, actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday Chairman JP Nadda met the latter at his official residence in the national capital. After meeting the … Read more

Tejashwi Yadav shares seat with Congress

Tejashwi Yadav said: “The Congress-RJD alliance is the oldest alliance” (file photo) New Delhi: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday refuted claims of tension between the party and the Congress, saying an understanding has been reached on seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and an announcement in this regard will be made soon in … Read more

‘Words that should be taken back’: BJP MP Hema Malini on Congress leader’s actor remarks

Hema Malini said, “But Supriya ji’s comments about her were not good.” Mathura: Congress spokesperson Supriya Temple must retract her remarks about Kangana Ranaut, BJP MP and actor Hema Malini said on Tuesday, joining the Opposition leader’s increasingly heated comments on Mandi Controversy, the ‘Queen’ star is contesting in the Lok Sabha elections. The two-time … Read more

Former Himachal Pradesh minister quits BJP after party gives tickets to Congress rebels

Ram Lal Markanda is the frontrunner for the BJP candidate from Lahaul and Spiti. (document) Shimla: Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency Ram Lal Markanda quit the party on Tuesday in protest against the Congress which defeated him in the last assembly elections The advent of rebel Ravi … Read more

‘This language has no place’: Congress on leader Kangana Ranaut’s remarks

Supriya Shrinate said many people have access to her Facebook and Instagram accounts New Delhi: Controversial remarks about Kangana Ranaut were posted on party leader Supriya Shrinate’s social media account. Congress on Tuesday said it has always maintained that there is no such statement in public discourse and the matter should be concluded with Ms. … Read more

Congress leader Dilip Ghosh refutes BJP’s Kangana Ranaut allegations

Supriya Shrinate says the offensive social media posts were posted without her knowledge New Delhi: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, who was criticized for making derogatory remarks about actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on social media, today questioned whether the BJP will Its MP Dilip Ghosh made offensive remarks against Trinamool chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata … Read more

Adil Ranjan Chaudhry wants Varun Gandhi to join Congress after BJP rejects ticket

UP minister Jitin Prasada to replace Varun Gandhi in Pilibhit race Murshidabad (West Bengal): After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided not to field sitting MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury paid tribute to the leader People proposed to join the party and asked him … Read more

Days after leaving Congress, BJP elects all 6 MLAs in key Himachal Pradesh polls

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday fielded its assembly candidates through polls in several states, fielding six ineligible MLAs from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly just days after joining the party after leaving the Congress. Several Gujarat MLAs, including four Congress MPs who recently joined the BJP, have also resigned from the party to … Read more