state politics

Guwahati, March 19 Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP after "making significant sacrifices" and not with the expectation of receiving any "benefits", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday, a day after the Congress MP was inducted into the ruling party.The two-term MP from...

Lucknow, March 19 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that the BJP is "misleading" the youth and has failed to provide them with jobs and employment opportunities.Addressing party workers and leaders who had gathered from various districts at the party's state...

New Delhi, March 19 Describing the BJP as a minor player in the Kerala elections, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that the party is unlikely to have enough influence to be a kingmaker in the state and at best can only "break their duck" in the assembly.In an exclusive...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday.In his message, Arlekar said that the festival, which marks the end of Ramadan, reflects the values of discipline and compassion...

Kolkata, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to transfer bureaucrats and police officers in the state and also to send many of them on deputation as general and police observers in other...

New Delhi, March 19 Describing the BJP as a minor player in the Kerala elections, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that the party is unlikely to have enough influence to be a kingmaker in the state, and at best, can only "break their duck" in the assembly.In an exclusive...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday that Leader of the Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao drew over Rs 1.06 crore in salaries and allowances without attending the Assembly.Speaking in the Assembly on Wednesday night, the Chief Minister revealed that the...

Guwahati, March 18 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday termed Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi's resignation from the party and subsequent joining of the BJP as unfortunate, and said the senior leader was "upset for personal reasons".Gogoi also said that he...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 18 A day after he quit the Congress, Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi, on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other leaders of the saffron party in New Delhi.He was formally inducted into the BJP by its state president Dilip...

New Delhi, March 18 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warmly welcomed former Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, asserting that the grand old party no longer has space for “self-respecting individuals”.Speaking to reporters in the...

Guwahati, March 18 – Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Pradyut Bordoloi, announced on Wednesday that he was “deeply hurt” and had “no option” but to resign from the Indian National Congress, alleging repeated humiliation and a lack of a conducive environment within the party’s...

Panaji, March 18 The opposition Congress party has announced Dr. Ketan Bhatikar as its candidate for the upcoming Ponda assembly by-election in Goa.The by-election to the Ponda constituency in South Goa is scheduled for April 9, necessitated by the death of the sitting BJP MLA and former...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi criticised the Karnataka Congress government on Tuesday, stating that it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures, and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker...

Guwahati, March 17 In a blow to the opposition Congress, Assam's Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Tuesday resigned from the party, just 20 days before the state assembly elections.Bordoloi has sent his resignation letter to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, state media department chairman...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Paying tribute to former Union Minister Debendra Pradhan on his first death anniversary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that he was the "Bhishma Pitamah" of the BJP in Odisha.Addressing a large gathering of leaders from various fields here, Singh said that...

Bengaluru, March 17 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar arrived in Delhi on Tuesday, where he stated that he would meet with MPs and Union Ministers from the state regarding pending irrigation projects.Speaking to the media at Kempegowda International Airport before departing for...

Hyderabad, March 16 The AICC (All India Congress Committee) on Monday established a Coordination Committee to facilitate coordination between the organization and the Telangana government.The committee includes Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his deputy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, state Congress...

Bengaluru, March 16 Upset over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to MLAs' questions, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, stating that he would not run the House until concerned ministers and secretaries provide...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 "Will the lotus bloom or not," is one of the most discussed political questions raised in Kerala during every election, and the upcoming Assembly polls are no different.For the April 9 Assembly polls, the BJP is entering the fray in Kerala with renewed ambitions...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that some party MPs from Kerala have expressed interest in contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in the state, but the final decision will be that of the high command.Speaking to reporters, Venugopal...