Idukki (Kerala), April 5 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday that the winds of change are blowing in Kerala, and the Congress-led United Democratic Front is sure to form the government after the April 9 elections."Change is coming. You be ready, and if you all support...
bharatiya janata party
congress
foreign contribution regulation act
idukki
kerala
land titles
left democratic front
minority institutions
narendra modi
pinarayi vijayan
statedebt
tea plantation workers
unemployment rate
united democratic front
welfare pensions
Idukki (Kerala), April 5 Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to amend the FCRA to target Christian institutions, NGOs, and civil society organizations working in the fields of public and social welfare.Kharge, at a UDF public meeting in...
Thrissur (Kerala), April 5 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday criticised the LDF government in Kerala, accusing it of "damaging" the state's economy through indiscriminate borrowing.Addressing party workers during a roadshow in Kodungallur as part of the NDA campaign ahead of...
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 4 – The BJP is afraid of losing and is spreading false propaganda against the Congress government, said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.He was speaking to the media in Bagalkot on Saturday.The election campaign for the Bagalkot by-election is going well, and...
bagalkot by-election
bjp party
congress party
fiscal responsibility and budget management (frbm) act
gdp growth
guarantee schemes
india
indian elections
karnataka
karnataka politics
mla basanagouda patil yatnal
political campaign
siddaramaiah
social welfare programs
statedebt
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 4 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that the BJP is engaged in a smear campaign against the Congress government because it is gripped by fear of defeat.Speaking to the media in Bagalkot, he said that the campaign for the by-elections is...
anna bhagya scheme
basanagouda patil yatnal
bjp
by-elections
congress party
economic performance
fiscal responsibility act
guarantee schemes
india
karnataka politics
political campaign
shakti scheme
siddaramaiah
social welfare
statedebtstate government
Chennai, April 1 BJP's Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal released a "chargesheet" that accused the DMK government of systemic corruption, financial mismanagement, and harboring an explicit anti-Hindu bias.The BJP also accused the state government of illegal sand mining and deep-rooted...
In a major rally in Palakkad, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized both the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF, accusing them of exploiting Kerala. He declared that the BJP-led NDA is the state’s “real winning team.”Addressing BJP supporters, Modi asserted that the NDA would...
bharatiya janata party
cpi(m)
development
e sreedharan
indian national congress
kerala politics
left democratic front (ldf)
lok sabha election
narendra modi
palakkad
political allegations
political campaign
shobha surendran
statedebt
united democratic front (udf)
women's empowerment
Bagalkot, March 28 – Former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of mismanaging the state's economy and exhibiting "arrogance" by not attending a meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a...
bagalkot by-election
basavaraj bommai
financial system
goods and services tax (gst)
india politics
jal jeevan mission
karnataka politics
karnataka state government
liquefied petroleum gas (lpg)
niti aayog
prime minister narendra modi
siddaramaiah
statedebtstate finances
upper krishna project
Kozhikode, March 25 – Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge formally launched the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) election campaign in Kerala on Wednesday, framing the contest as a decisive battle to “restore the state to its people,” while mounting a sharp, multi-pronged attack on both the...
bharatiya janata party
congress party
drug-related cases
election campaign
governance
healthcare
kerala politics
kozhikode
law enforcement
left democratic front
political allegations
sabarimala temple
statedebt
unemployment
united democratic front
Bengaluru, March 25 – Responding to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s defense of the 2026–27 Budget, the Karnataka BJP accused him on Wednesday of presenting a misleading narrative on the state’s finances.Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka, in a statement, criticised the...
bharatiya janata party
borrowing
capital expenditure
congress party
food security bill
government finance
gross state domestic product
karnataka state budget
murli manohar joshi
political criticism
r. ashoka
revenue deficit
revenue expenditure
siddaramaiah
statedebt
Hyderabad, March 24 Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Tuesday that due to "reckless borrowing" between 2014 and 2023, the BRS government burdened the state with massive debt.Responding to the debate on the budget in the Legislative Assembly, Vikramarka also said...
brs government
budget analysis
congress government
debt repayment
economic growth
federalism
financial borrowing
india
kaleshwaram project
legislative assembly
mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act
political finance
statedebtstate finances
telangana
New Delhi, March 24 – The BJP on Tuesday criticized the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for imposing a ₹5 cess on fuel, calling it "anti-common man." The party also alleged that this measure, along with increased VAT and the additional cess, will extract over ₹1,000 crore annually from...
bjp party
congress party
diesel prices
economic impact
employee salaries
fuel cess
himachal pradesh
orphan and widow welfare
petrol prices
political criticism
public finances
rahul gandhi
statedebtstate finances
taxation
vat
New Delhi, March 24 BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday criticised the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for its decision to levy a Rs 5 cess on fuels, alleging that it will be extracting over Rs 1,000 crore annually from the public through increased VAT and an additional cess.Consumers in...
anurag thakur
congress party
diesel
finance
fuel cess
himachal pradesh
orphans and widows
petrol
political criticism
rahul gandhi
revenue
statedebt
taxation
vat
Hyderabad, March 22 Telangana's total debt, including that of its entities and government guarantees, stood at Rs 8 lakh crore as of December 2025, according to the Socio-Economic Outlook 2026 released by the state government.The state government said that from December 2023, when the Congress...
debt
economic growth
economic outlook
fiscal policy
government finance
gross state domestic product
gsdp
india
loan repayment
pci
per capita income
statedebtstate finances
state government
telangana
Hyderabad, March 17 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in Telangana on Tuesday, stating that the "credit" for making the "biggest fraud" in the world by making 420 promises in the elections goes to the Congress...
bharat rashtra samithi
congress party
economic slowdown
financial mismanagement
government accountability
governor's address
investment climate
k. t. rama rao
political propaganda
promises unfulfilled
revanth reddy
six guarantees
special investigation team
statedebt
tamilisai soundararajan
telangana politics
Mumbai, March 16 – NCP-SP legislator and former minister Jayant Patil said on Monday that the Maharashtra budget reflects a major shortfall in non-tax revenue, primarily due to a shortfall in financial assistance from the Central government.Participating in the discussion on budgetary demands...
central government funding
cooperative water supply societies
corruption allegations
energy department
financial assistance
jayant patil
krishi sanjivani yojana
maharashtra assembly
maharashtra budget
mahavitaran
nhai (national highways authority of india)
public money
road construction costs
road projects
solar energy projects
statedebt
Mumbai, March 13 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) issued a sharp criticism of the Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday, alleging that the Chief Minister is creating false illusions by asserting that Maharashtra's economy is robust, and that within the next three years, the...
agricultural sector
debtdebt to gsdp ratio
devendra fadnavis
economic data
economic indicators
fiscal crisis
government expenditure
gross state domestic product
india
maharashtra
maharashtra economy
per capita income
shiv sena uddhav balasaheb thackeray
statedebt
Chandigarh, March 11 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Wednesday that an expert committee led by the chief secretary is studying the fiscal impact of the old pension scheme.Cheema was presenting a detailed summary of the work of the AAP government over the past four years...
debt-to-gdp ratio
excise revenue
fiscal impact
fiscal responsibility and budget management (frbm) act
goods and services tax (gst) collections
government employees
government jobs
harpal singh cheema
local area development funds
old pension scheme
punjab assembly
punjab finance minister
state budget
statedebt
sugarcane dues
Mumbai, March 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis acknowledged financial pressures on the state economy on Wednesday, while asserting that the state's debt-to-GSDP ratio is lower than several other states, and rejected allegations that allocations to the social sector have been cut...
Mumbai, March 10 – During the Legislative Assembly's budget discussion, senior NCP (SP) legislator and former Finance Minister Jayant Patil on Tuesday criticized the state government's fiscal roadmap, labeling the 2026-27 budget as a "document of deception."Patil argued that the government's...