NEW DELHI: The Congress, which was riding high on its success in Lok Sabha elections, has literally fallen flat after the party’s stunning defeat in Haryana assembly elections. The Haryana results have left the Congress bleeding – with not just the BJP but even the INDIA bloc partners unsparing in their attacks on the grand-old-party….
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday wrote a strong-worded letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on party’s allegations regarding the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in recently-concluded Haryana assembly elections and termed the “results unacceptable” remark of party leaders Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh “far from a legitimate part of free speech and expression”.Jairam…
NEW DELHI: Keeping his ante against Congress a day after Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again targeted Congress for its defeat and accused the grand old party of deliberately creating a “fear psychosis” among Muslims.Speaking at an event in which he laid foundation stone for…
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s for his silence following the election results in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.Malviya accused Rahul Gandhi of displaying “arrogance” and “lack of grace” in the aftermath of the Congress party’s defeat in Haryana. He also pointed out that the Congress…
NEW DELHI: Tuesday’s poll outcome was a significant loss for AAP in Haryana, as it not only failed to open its account in the state but also ended up with a vote share of less than 2%. This was despite national convener Arvind Kejriwal, who hails from Siwani in Bhiwani district, leading over a dozen…
NEW DELHI: NC-Congress alliance‘s victory is a verdict against BJP’s anti-people policies, its snatching of people’s rights and misuse of constitutional institutions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Tuesday. Congress also asserted that restoration of J&K’s statehood will be top priority.Kharge telephoned NC’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and congratulated them on the alliance’s victory.In a…
SRINAGAR: The resounding mandate for the INDIA bloc in J&K failed to hide the tame failure of Congress to live up to its pre-poll expectation of taking on BJP in its Hindu stronghold of Jammu. Congress won a lone seat in Jammu region, and that too via a minority candidate in the reserved Rajouri constituency….
JIND: Congress candidate and wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the Julana seat by a margin of close to 6,000 votes, defeating BJP‘s Captain Yogi Bairegi in a closely contested election.Phogat’s victory was marked by fluctuations, as she trailed in some of the 15 rounds of counting. She briefly left the counting centre when she was behind…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday refused to accept Haryana verdict, claiming there were serious complaints about the integrity of the counting process and functioning of EVMs in several constituencies.Alleging a “conspiracy”, Congress blamed the EVM batteries, saying the count from machines with the fully charged ones had Congress in the lead, while those with “60%-70%”…
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s resounding victory for the third consecutive time in Haryana is a triumph of the unshakable faith of farmers, the poor, backward classes, soldiers, and youth in the double-engine govt led by PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.Shah said Congress indulged in negative and divisive politics, which Haryana decisively rejected….
