party leadership

New Delhi, March 17 Senior JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi said on Tuesday that he has left the party and will soon decide on his next course of action.Tyagi has been associated with the JD(U) since its formation in October 2003, following the merger of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal.He has...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 Kerala's ruling CPI(M) suffered a major setback on Monday, as veteran party leader T.K. Govindan severed all ties with the organization and announced his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.He announced his...

Amaravati, March 15 The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday sought a detailed explanation from its Eluru Lok Sabha member, Putta Mahesh Kumar, over allegations that he consumed drugs at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.Reacting to the allegations, Kumar denied them and said he only attended a dinner...

Kannur (Kerala), March 15 Congress MP K Sudhakaran broke down while paying tribute to party worker Kappadan Ramesh at a function here on Sunday.Sudhakaran was addressing a gathering organized to hand over the key of a house built for the family of Ramesh, who died a few years ago.The Kannur...

Kochi, March 14 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, said on Saturday that there were no issues related to candidate selection within the Congress and refuted reports of differences with party leader K Sudhakaran, who has reportedly expressed a willingness to contest...

Bengaluru, March 13 – A core committee meeting of the BJP was held on Friday at the BJP state office, 'Jagannath Bhavan', in Bengaluru, to discuss candidates and election strategies for the by-elections to two Assembly seats in the state.The meeting, held under the leadership of the party's...

Shimla, March 9 Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Monday alleged that internal turmoil within the Congress indicated a "crisis of trust" in the Himachal Pradesh government, despite the party enjoying a clear majority in the Assembly.Speaking to the media here, Thakur said several...

Patna, March 9 Former MP from Samastipur, Prince Raj, was appointed as the national working president of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) on Monday.The announcement was made by the party's chief and former Union Minister, Pashupati Kumar Paras, at the party's national executive meeting...

Haridwar, March 7 A meeting of the Uttarakhand unit of the BJP took place on Saturday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, where discussions were held on expanding the organization in view of the next year's assembly elections, BJP leaders said.BJP leaders said that it was decided...

Patna, March 7 – After Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha, former Janata Dal (United) Bihar president Vashistha Narain Singh said that party workers across Bihar would miss the veteran leader.Speaking to IANS, Singh said that sometimes political situations demand major...

Madurai, (Tamil Nadu), March 7 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday claimed that AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami would face a similar fate as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at the hands of the BJP.Palaniswami will remain the AIADMK chief until the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly...

Tiruchy (Tamil Nadu), March 7 – The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is preparing for its 12th State Conference at Siruganur near Tiruchy on March 9. Party leaders believe this event will play a significant role in energizing its members ahead of the state elections.Preparations for the...

New Delhi, March 7 – As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's tenure enters its final stages following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the Janata Dal (United) is preparing for a generational shift in leadership with the formal entry of his son, Nishant Kumar, into active politics.Party...

Patna, March 7 Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said.Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 – As the Assembly elections draw closer, one name that is increasingly dominating discussions within the Congress in Kerala when it comes to candidate selection is K. C. Venugopal.As the party’s powerful General Secretary, Organisation, Venugopal has emerged as the...

Patna, March 6 Umesh Singh Kushwaha, president of the JD(U)'s Bihar unit, was elected to the post for the third consecutive time on Friday.According to a statement issued by the party, Kushwaha, who is an MLA from the Mahnar constituency, was declared unopposed as no other member filed a...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 6 CPI(M) district secretary E N Suresh Babu said on Friday that he was considering legal action against expelled party leader P K Sasi for accusing him of involvement in liquor smuggling.Former MLA Sasi had alleged on Thursday that a key accused in a liquor smuggling...

New Delhi, March 6 The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on its self-proclaimed badge of honesty, asking it to explain the reasons for the departure of its internal Lokpal, Admiral L. Ramdas.Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said on...

Shimla, March 5 Upset over the Congress's decision to nominate its Kangra district unit chief, Anurag Sharma, for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, party leader Anand Sharma said on Thursday that "telling the truth has become a punishable political crime".Anand Sharma, a former...

Guwahati, March 5 – Three suspended Congress MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam on Thursday, adding a new dimension to political developments in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The three legislators – Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Basant Das, and Sashikanta...