New Delhi: With the Assembly poll results in three states being a disappointment for the Congress, some rumblings have begun among the constituents of the INDIA opposition bloc ahead of their meeting on December 6, with many leaders alleging that the grand old party ignored others, but was unable to win elections on its own. While…
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 14 rallies in Madhya Pradesh during campaigning for polls and reached out to young voters by reminding them of the failures of previous Congress governments on various fronts as he doubled down on development of all sections. Modi’s appeal seemingly clicked with voters, including women, in the central state…
New Delhi: Leaders of political parties in Parliament are meeting here on Saturday to discuss the agenda for the Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has convened the meeting which is being attended by senior leaders such as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh,…
New Delhi: The BJP was racing towards power in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and had a distinct edge in Chhattisgarh while the Congress was poised to oust the BRS in Telangana in a crucial electoral exercise ahead of Lok Sabha polls just months away. As votes were counted for assembly elections…
Hyderabad: The Congress was leading in 65 out of the 119 seats in Telangana on Sunday when the votes polled in the November 30 Assembly elections were taken up for counting. The initial trends showed the national party was racing ahead of the incumbent BRS, which was leading in 39 seats. The simple majority mark to…
Bhopal: The ruling BJP was ahead in 37 seats and the Congress in 7 seats as the counting of votes in elections to the Madhya Pradesh assembly got underway on Sunday, the Election Commission said. A TV news channel, however, said the BJP was ahead in 124 and Congress in 100 of the 230 assembly seats…
New Delhi: Counting of votes began on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana elections in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the BJP, which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are…
Thiruvanthapuram: The Kerala government on Saturday raised an objection to a deduction of around Rs 332 crore from the settlement of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for November 2023 to the state and said it will affect the fiscal situation in the southern state. Addressing the media here, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the Indian Navy’s “operational demonstrations” involving ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces from the Tarkarli beach in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg on Monday, the defence ministry has said. The Navy will showcase its combat capabilities as part of the Navy Day celebrations. The prime minister is also scheduled to…
New Delhi: When counting of votes for four assembly polls are over on Sunday, their results will not only have a major impact on the country’s political landscape but may also mark a defining turn in the fortunes of several regional satraps, especially in the BJP, around whom politics in their states have revolved for decades….
