congress leadership

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday. She was 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away in Noida's...

Guwahati, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would "extend due respect" to Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi if he chooses to join the party, amid growing political activity ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.Speaking...

Hyderabad, March 17 – In a development that could create tension within the ruling Congress party in Telangana, state minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has demanded that senior leader Jagga Reddy be appointed as the state Congress chief.Speaking informally to media personnel in the Assembly...

Hyderabad, March 5 Ruling Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy are expected to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana, as the BRS did not field a candidate in the biennial election to the Upper House of parliament.Singhvi and Narender Reddy filed their...

Barnala (Punjab), February 28 Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, warned party leaders on Saturday that they would be relegated to reserve positions if they could not function as a team.This statement comes in the context of the infighting among Punjab Congress leaders...

Bengaluru, February 27 The ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka intensified as supporters of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar gathered at a hotel to discuss strategies to ensure their leader's elevation to the top position in the state.Magadi MLA H C Balakrishna...

Chennai, February 17 TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai said on Tuesday that the Congress high command was "monitoring those who are violating" its directive to refrain from commenting on power-sharing with the DMK and would decide on the appropriate course of action.Responding to MP Manickam...

Bengaluru, February 17 – The crisis in the Karnataka Congress over the leadership dispute deepened after Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar stated that a decision has already been made and that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will convey it at an appropriate time.These remarks on Tuesday are likely...

Guwahati, February 16 Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has withdrawn his resignation after the party's high command intervened, AICC state in-charge Jitendra Singh claimed on Monday.Singh asserted that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and the AICC have not accepted his...