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Bengaluru, April 11 Karnataka Congress Minority Department President K Abdul Jabbar announced his resignation from the post on Saturday, a day after a group of Muslim leaders accused members of their own party of "conspiring" to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere South.Jabbar, an MLC...

Bengaluru, April 10 A rift within the Karnataka Congress emerged on Friday, a day after the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the state, as a group of Muslim leaders alleged a "conspiracy" by some of their own senior party leaders to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere...

New Delhi, April 10 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Friday after he took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.In a post on X, PM Modi said, "His commitment to good governance has been appreciated everywhere. He has made an...

Patna, April 10 – Amid strong indications that Nitish Kumar is set to transition to national politics by taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member, supporters of the Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) have launched an emotional appeal urging him not to leave Bihar. A poster campaign led by JD(U) worker...

Kalaburagi, April 9 – Karnataka’s Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Livelihood, and Raichur District In-charge, Sharanaprakash R. Patil, stated that All India Congress Committee President and senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge, along with his son and Minister, Priyank Kharge, have...

Amaravati, April 8 Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, wrote to Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Wednesday, alleging that the state government had concealed facts and provided incorrect information regarding borrowing for the 2024–25 and 2025–26...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 7: The BJP candidate for the Bagalkot Assembly segment, Veeranna Charantimath, has stated that the party is receiving a better-than-expected response in both rural and urban areas.Speaking to the media on Tuesday here, he said that during the campaign, it has become...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 6 Karnataka BJP state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Monday that in the Davanagere South constituency, it is not just a BJP wave this time, but an atmosphere similar to a “tsunami”.He was speaking during a massive procession organized in connection with...

Patna, April 6 – Political tensions continue to escalate in Bihar amidst growing speculation about a possible leadership change.While discussions persist about Chief Minister Nitish Kumar moving to the Rajya Sabha, potentially paving the way for a BJP-led chief minister in the state, members...

Mumbai, April 6 The Congress on Monday criticized the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches," and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the opposition alliance.Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant...

Amaravati, April 1 YSRCP leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticized Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday, dismissing the recent assembly resolution on Amaravati as a "drama" to mask the "large-scale corruption" in the new capital city.His remarks came in the wake of the...

Patna, March 31 – Following Nitish Kumar's resignation from the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC), speculation regarding Bihar's next Chief Minister has intensified.Amid this, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, has made a significant statement regarding potential...

Davanagere (Karnataka), March 31 Responding to the alleged reluctance of Minister for Waqf and Housing, Zameer Ahmad Khan, to campaign in Davanagere, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, stated on Tuesday, “The party does not run on one individual. It does not run...

Patna, March 30 Emotions ran high in the JD(U) and the NDA on Monday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the state legislative council, while the opposition alleged he was "forced to quit".Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the legislative council and...

Patna, March 30 With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar giving up his membership of the state legislative council, speculation is now rife about who would head the new government, to be formed after the JD(U) president relinquishes the seat of power.Kumar, who turned 75 on March 1, surprised...

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) President Nitish Kumar has resigned from his membership of the State Legislative Council, in compliance with constitutional provisions, following his recent election to the Rajya Sabha. JD(U) MLC Sanjay Gandhi submitted Nitish Kumar's resignation...

Patna, March 30 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, is set to resign from the state legislative council on Monday, sources from the JD(U) said.The JD(U) president was elected to the upper House of Parliament on March 16, and according to...

Patna, March 29 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar was left perplexed on Sunday when he was informed that BJP president Nitin Nabin, who was scheduled to appear in his chamber to resign as an MLA, had left Patna due to "an emergency".Kumar, himself a senior BJP leader, had been in Delhi the day...

Patna, March 28 – Former MP and influential leader Anand Mohan has asserted that there is no longer a need for the post of a "National Working President" in the Janata Dal (United).Emphasizing the importance of leadership, Anand Mohan stated that Nitish Kumar remains the supreme authority...

Patna, March 28 – In a politically significant development, JD(U) MLA Anant Singh met Union Minister of Panchayati Raj and party MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh, popularly known as Lalan Singh, in Patna on Saturday.During the meeting, the two leaders held detailed discussions on the prevailing political...