Mani Shankar Aiyar had referred to Mughals while speaking about the Gandhi scion's election as party chief
Modi urged members to keep working hard to fulfill promises made to the people.
On Sunday, PM Modi will be addressing three public meetings at Bharuch and at Surendranagar
Prime Minister Modi also urged the people to explore opportunities in animal husbandry
Sounding the poll bugle, the Prime Minister mounted a fierce attack on the Congress during the public meeting, which comes on the heels of the Gujarat government announcing a series of sops
Manmohan Singh: I am deeply pained and anguished by the falsehood and canards being spread to score political points
Kadia Munda won several times from Jharkhand's Khunti Lok Sabha seat
The FRA, which came into effect in 2006, is critical to the livelihoods of at least 3.8 mn SC/ST voters in Jharkhand, 52% of 7.3 mn voters
The 13 constituencies are in six Maoist-hit districts and polling was held amidst tight security
Altogether 169 MLAs vote in favour of the motion of confidence, pro tem Speaker Dilip Walse Patil informed the House
The percentage is likely to increase as voters who entered the polling stations by 3 pm will be allowed to exercise their franchise, they said
The voting commenced at 7 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m., Election Commission officials said
Governor B K Koshyari has asked Thackeray to prove majority by December 3
The only challenge for the BJP in the state is to keep its own house in order
The term of the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly ends on January 5 next year
The BJP is in power the state, which has a large tribal population, and an alliance of opposition parties, mainly the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, is determined to oust the govt
Counting of votes is on December 23
Earlier, Manjhi had also rejected the possibility of joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), alleging that the BJP was involved in communal politics.
The money would go towards the regional party's fund to help it fight the polls, the party said
In a joint press conference here, Congress Jharkhand in-charge RPN Singh and JMM executive president Hemant Soren announced the seat sharing formula also