state politics

Kolkata, February 18 With numbers firmly stacked in its favor, the ruling TMC is set to win four of the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, while the opposition BJP is expected to secure one, as the announcement of the election schedule set off political maneuvering and administrative...

Guwahati, February 18 – Former president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Bhupen Kumar Borah, launched a scathing counter-attack on Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday, exposing "deep divisions" within the Assam Congress that appear to be rapidly widening amid "defections...

Guwahati, February 18 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said on Wednesday that those who have joined the ruling BJP have become "insignificant" in their political careers.Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said former state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah, who is likely to switch...

Chennai, February 18 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Tamil Nadu twice in March as part of an intensified campaign push ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, according to political sources.The Election Commission is likely to announce the poll schedule for five States...

Patna, February 17 – Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha, popularly known as "Shotgun," launched a scathing attack on the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday over the recent administrative reshuffle in West Bengal and the alleged deletion of millions of...

Guwahati, February 17 The Congress party in Assam is likely to face a significant political and psychological setback following the departure of its senior leader and former APCC president, Bhupen Kumar Borah.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that this development would weaken the...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 Ahead of the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, the Odisha BJP launched a training program for its workers in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The program, titled "Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign," was held at the party's state headquarters and attended by Chief...

Patna, February 17 RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav announced on Monday that his party would "expand its base" beyond Bihar, moving away from its earlier policy of refraining from contesting elections in other states to avoid division of "secular votes".The former Bihar deputy chief...

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...

Mumbai, February 16 – NCP legislators formally decided on Monday to appoint Sunetra Pawar, the wife of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, as the national president and to strongly support her, especially after the sudden and untimely death of Pawar in a plane crash on January 28.The...

Lucknow, February 16 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said in the state Assembly on Monday that pointed questions from the opposition would be met with equally pointed replies, warning against attempts to politicize House proceedings.During Question Hour, Samajwadi Party MLAs...

Guwahati, February 16 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made sharp comments on the internal situation of the Congress on Monday, claiming that a large section of its leaders were in contact with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections, according...

Guwahati, February 16 Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has withdrawn his resignation following the intervention of the party's high command, AICC state in-charge Jitendra Singh claimed on Monday.Senior Congress leaders, including Singh and Assam unit chief Gaurav Gogoi, met Borah at...

New Delhi, February 15. Congress leader Pawan Khera has clarified that veteran party member Mani Shankar Aiyar has "no official connection" with the Indian National Congress for several years and now speaks or writes entirely in his personal capacity.The statement came in response to a recent...

Hyderabad, February 15 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that his remark, "Nene Raju, Nene Mantri" (I am the king, I am the minister), had been misinterpreted.He clarified that he had only stated that as the Chief Minister and the Minister of Municipal Administration...

Hyderabad, February 13 The ruling Congress party has gained an advantage over the opposition BRS and BJP as counting for the Telangana Municipal elections progressed on Friday.Out of the 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities where elections were held on February 11, Congress was leading in 300...