NEW DELHI: Chirag Paswan, son of late Ram Vilas Paswan, may have succeeded in thwarting the political challenge from his estranged uncle Pashupati Paras, but the young Bihar leader now faces rebellion from his party leaders over ticket distribution for Lok Sabha elections.According to news agency ANI, 22 leaders of Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas), including…
NEW DELHI: Olympic medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday explained his switch from the Congress to the BJP, describing it as a “well thought out decision” after establishing a connection with the saffron party through a mutual acquaintance. Singh, who had previously aligned with the Congress before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and was perceived…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, stating that if the young leader came to the state to campaign it would only end up benefitting the BJP.Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections, Sarma addressed a mega election campaign rally and took part in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said violence was the biggest challenge in West Bengal during elections and asked BJP workers in state to visit each and every house to encourage people to vote fearlessly. In a virtual interaction with BJP workers of the state, PM Modi said: “The biggest challenge in West…
AAP MLAs met her at the CM’s residence hours before she was to speak to him via video conferencing. He was sent to Tihar Jail on Monday, in judicial custody, for 15 days. “All MLAs requested her to give the message to Kejriwal that he was, is and will always be Delhi CM as 2…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri rejected claims by senior AAP leader Atishi, saying that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) does not have ‘vacancy for a political activist like Atishi.’“At a time when the entire Aam Aadmi Party is embroiled in the liquor scam, we will not create trouble for ourselves by accepting her…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for their dynasty politics, saying ‘Congress considers their family bigger than the nation.’ The Prime minister also said that the grand old party was responsible for India’s poverty following independence.“Congress is responsible for the poverty that prevailed in the country for 60 years…
NEW DELHI: There has been a sudden twist in the story of ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha. The BJD, which was till recently talking about a possible alliance with the BJP citing the “great friendship” between Prime Minister Modi and Naveen Patnaik, now seems to be struggling to prevent the exodus of its leaders…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of engaging in match-fixing by ‘choosing umpires’ and ‘putting players behind bars’ ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.Addressing the INDIA bloc‘s mega rally at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the former Congress chief said this is not an ordinary election…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday taunted the BJP‘s goal of securing over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and challenged them to win at least 200 constituencies. While addressing her first rally of the election season after her injury earlier this month, Mamata Banerjee strongly opposed the implementation of…
