NEW DELHI: On the day BJP and allies sealed the deal to form the next govt, the opposition said it will take “appropriate steps” in the future to “realise the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP govt”, in a clear bid to create uncertainty about the coming NDA regime in which the…
NEW DELHI: Amid elation in the Congress camp over its performance in the Lok Sabha elections, there is a growing desire in the party that Rahul Gandhi take up the post of leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and lead the party from the front in Parliament.Congress failed to get the top opposition perch after…
NEW DELHI: “We are very hopeful that our results will be completely opposite of what exit polls are showing,” Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Monday when asked about her expectations. Gandhi made the remarks after attending an event here to pay tribute to DMK stalwart M Karunanidhi on his 100th birth anniversary.On…
NEW DELHI: On the eve of Lok Sabha elections counting day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote a letter to civil servants and officers urging them to discharge their duties “in the spirit of the Constitution, without any coercion, threat, pressure or intimidation either from the ruling party/coalition or from the opposition party/coalition”.Contending that…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as his choice for the prime minister’s post if the INDIA bloc is voted to office on June 4.Asked about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s proposal at a Nov meeting of the INDIA group that Kharge should be projected as the opposition’s PM candidate, he said…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind Lok Sabha election campaign, which included a total of 206 public outreach programmes – some laced with a lot of acrimony and aggression, ended on Thursday with a rally in Punjab’s Hoshiyarpur. The Prime Minister also gave a total of 80 media interviews, averaging more than one daily…
A leading campaigner for the opposition front, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told TOI’s Subodh Ghildiyal that INDIA bloc is performing well in the 2024 parliamentary elections, with price rise, unemployment and threat to the Constitution and attack on democracy emerging as the top issues resonating with voters. BJP will not be able to return to…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that he is going to write another letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) asking reasons for the rejection of his allegations of mismanagement and delay in release of voter turnout data by the commission.“I am going a write a letter again asking the reasons…
NEW DELHI: The Congress termed the EC’s response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter as a “permanent blot” on the face of a body, which is there to “ensure a level-playing field to all political parties”. Demanding transparency and promptitude” from EC, an INDIA bloc delegation on Friday met the ECI and raised concerns over…
NEW DELHI: Sam Pitroda on Wednesday quit as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress after a massive row over his racist remarks. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has accepted his resignation. “Sam Pitroda has decided to step down as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord. The Congress President has accepted his…
