Category: Politics

Congress bets big on Telangana voters’ desire for change & anger against corruption  We are definitely very close but can’t be sure of an outright victory. That’s why Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge are making that last-ditch effort, says a senior leader.  In Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has been relegated to a marginal force compared with powerful regional parties.  For nearly three years between 2015 and 2018, the Congress party had no significant or large public rally in Telangana.  After Andhra Pradesh…

In a significant development, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian on Monday marked the beginning of his political journey by officially joining the Biju Janata Dal.  Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik has inducted his former secretary into the BJD.  VK Pandian joined the BJD in the presence of ministers and several senior leaders of the party.  Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi had earlier termed VK Pandian’s appointment as the 5T Chairman as a ‘soft landing’ in politics.   She alleged that CM Naveen Patnaik has no control over…

Rajasthan Elections 2023 Live Updates: Over 5.25 crore voters will seal the fate of 1,862 candidates in Rajasthan. The ruling Congress is eyeing another term of governance while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government.  Rajasthan is voting to elect new representatives to the 200-member state Legislative Assembly, with BJP aiming to unseat the ruling Congress, which is fighting hard to change the trend of alternate governments in the state. Polling which began at 7 am will end at 6 pm in 199 out of 200 constituencies, with stringent…

During a poll rally in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand, PM Modi indirectly raised the issue of how Sachin Pilot was sidelined in the Congress party after rift with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has said that efforts should be made to bring everyone together. I think caste politics or religious politics is not a healthy sign for a democracy, while responding to PM Modi’s remark on him and Gujjar community. Eight crore people live in Rajasthan. When government is formed, there is support of everyone –…

The Uttar Pradesh government has declared November 25 a ‘No non-veg day’ on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani. November 25 has been declared a ‘No non-veg day’ by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani. According to the government’s circular, all slaughterhouses and meat shops in the state will remain closed on this day. The UP government’s decision to declare November 25 as no non-veg day in order to honour and pay tribute to…

Ahead of Rajasthan elections-2023, a viral picture of PM Modi with Vasundhara Raje depicts a significant shift in Rajasthan politics and has reignited discussions in political circles. Over the past 6-7 months in Rajasthan, the former CM found herself largely marginalized during Modi’s public appearances, lacking opportunities to address forums or engage in discussions with the Prime Minister that could indicate her as the potential CM face. This changed during the recent rally in Anta assembly, Baran, where Raje, positioned on the right side of PM Modi, shared the stage…

Polling in Chhattisgarh was held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Voting in Madhya Pradesh, took place on November 17 and Rajasthan will vote on November 25. Results will be declared on December 3. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has once again exuberated confidence that the Congress party is going to win the recently concluded Assembly election in the state. Not only Chhattisgarh, he said the party will Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh too. “Congress will form government in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh,” Baghel said. Polling in the state was…

The Election Commission deployed 228 officers from various services as expenditure observers. For close monitoring, 194 assembly constituencies in five poll-bound states were marked as “expenditure sensitive” seats. Gachibowli police on Thursday seized Rs 5 crores of unaccounted cash from a car in election-bound Telangana. The police recovered a huge amount of cash in Rangareddy. The police officials handed over the cash to the IT department for further action. Drugs, cash, liquor worth Rs 1,760 crore seized in poll-going states Earlier, the Election Commission on Monday said over Rs 1,760 crore worth…

Rahul Gandhi’s comments, deemed by some as derogatory, were made in the context of recent political discourse. The Election Commission, responsible for ensuring fair play and maintaining the integrity of the electoral process, has intervened to address the language used by the Congress MP. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken action against Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi, issuing a formal notice regarding his recent remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The notice specifically addresses Gandhi’s use of terms like ‘panauti’ (bad omen) and ‘pickpocket’ in reference to…