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Cong promises Rs 25 lakh health cover with 'Jeevan Raksha Yojana' for Delhi

Delhi Assembly elections: Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot termed the scheme a potential 'game-changer' in the upcoming Delhi polls

AAP leaders stage sit-in after Delhi Police deny entry to CM's bungalow

AAP leaders had planned a media event to counter the BJP's accusations of excessive renovation costs at the CM residence during party patron Arvind Kejriwal's time in office

BJP mulling replacing Bidhuri with woman leader for Kalkaji constituency

Names like Meenakshi Lekhi, Yogita Singh, and Manpreet Kaur Kalka are being considered as potential replacements

Supreme Court calls out states for freebies while judges face pay delays

The top court noted the contradiction of neglecting judges' salaries, while making large election promises

ED raids in BBMP an outcome of squabbling in BJP: Deputy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the ED raids in the 'Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike' was an outcome of infighting in the BJP. The ED on Tuesday searched the offices of Engineer-in-Chief B S Prahlad and other engineers in the BBMP in connection with the borewells and Reverse Osmosis plants in the areas where Cauvery water connection has not been provided, sources in civic agency said. The raids were based on a complaint by a BJP leader and former BBMP Councillor N R Ramesh to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The ACB later referred the case to the ED. "It's an internal fight in the BJP. A BJP leader had given a complaint against his own party MLAs because he was denied a ticket (to contest assembly election)," Shivakumar told reporters here. He said he had instructed the BBMP officials about one and a half years ago to be prepared for the possible raids and provide whatever documents the ED officials would ask for. "We will cooperate with them. There

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Will add to existing welfare schemes in Delhi: BJP leader Jay Panda

Senior BJP leader Baijayant Jay Panda on Tuesday said his party, if elected to power in Delhi, will add to the existing welfare schemes and deliver benefits to women like it has in other states, as he slammed the AAP as a party of "frauds". The BJP's in-charge for the Delhi Assembly polls told PTI that his party is targeting to win over 50 per cent of the votes in the national capital, pointing out that its vote share in assembly elections has been steadily catching up with that in the Lok Sabha polls. A day after Delhi Chief Minister Atishi turned emotional while reacting to the BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri's personal jibe linked to her family, Panda said his party always advises its members to speak in public after due consideration even as he asked the AAP leader to respond to "political questions". Bidhuri is contesting against Atishi from the Kalkaji Assembly segment. Panda claimed that "her family staunchly supported Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru." He added, "She has

Govt cancelled allotment of CM house: Atishi's charge before Delhi polls

CM Atishi said that she received the eviction notice from the Central government a day before the Election Commission of India announced the dates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections

BJP always respected electoral process: Tarun Chugh hits back at Kejriwal

Elections are the festival of democracy. The BJP has always respected the electoral process. The people of Delhi want to be free from the 'AAPda' named Arvind Kejriwal..., Chugh told ANI

'Shedding crocodile tears': BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri hits out at Atishi

BJP leader Bidhuri, who is fielded against Atishi in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader of playing the victim card

AAP threatens every constitutional institution: Manoj Tiwari attacks AAP

The latest attack came on a day the Election Commission is set to announce the dates for the Delhi Assembly polls

Double-engine govt a 'double blow': Patnaik slams BJP over price rise

Patnaik criticised the BJP governments at both the state and Centre. He accused them of failing to control the sharp increase in the prices of essential commodities

Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Singh threatened election officer: Delhi BJP chief

Sachdeva further alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha are involved in the conspiracy to murder democracy

Election Commission to announce Delhi poll schedule at 2 pm today

The Election Commission will on Tuesday announce the schedule for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The Commission has convened a press conference at 2 pm on Tuesday to announce the election schedule. The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23, and elections have to held before that to constitute a new House. Delhi has traditionally seen assembly polls in a single phase.

Cong protests Rajasthan districts' dissolution, BJP says no schemes stopped

Amid Congress' opposition to the dissolution of some districts and divisions created while it was in power in the state, Rajasthan BJP president Madan Rathore on Monday said the current government has not stopped any welfare scheme of the previous government. If the Congress made a scheme only to get applause, then it is bound to be reviewed, Rathore said. The BJP leader said that the previous Ashok Gehlot government kept an important project like the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project ERCP pending for five years, but after coming to power, the BJP government first worked on the ERCP project and after signing an MoU, the tender process has also begun. "The BJP government has not stopped any public welfare scheme of the previous Congress government, but if the Congress made a scheme only to get applause, then it is bound to be reviewed," he said. The public welfare work done by the BJP government in one year is not visible to the Congress, which has always spread confusion, sometimes i

Kejriwal's real face revealed: Delhi LoP amid row over 'Sheesh Mahal'

Sharpening his attack, Gupta further stated that AAP leaders don't follow any law and indulge in corruption openly

BJP points at Kejriwal's 'deeds'; AAP says claims based on forged papers

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Monday claimed that a CAG report raised 139 questions related to the former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's previous Flagstaff Road residence and exposed his "black deeds" Hitting back, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh termed it as a classic diversionary tactic by the BJP and claimed that the saffron party had lost the narrative war in the run-up to the assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, Sachdeva said that the Comptroller and Auditor General's report of 2022 cited an expenditure of Rs 33.66 crore on the "Sheesh Mahal" but the actual cost was far higher. "This report pertains to expenditure till 2022. There is no revelation on expenses of 2023 and 2024 and, according to our information, the real cost runs up to Rs 75-80 crore if the inventory of the items in the bungalow is included," he claimed. The BJP has sharpened its attack on Kejriwal ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, alleging corruption related to the 6, Flagstaf

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Over 15.5 mn registered voters in Delhi, 167,329 added in 2 months

There are more than 1.55 crore registered voters in Delhi, showing an increase of 1,67,329 electors in over two months, according to the final electoral roll published on Monday. The Office of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) published the Special Summary Revision (SSR), 2025 ahead of the assembly elections. The total number of voters in the city are 1,55,24,858, including 83,49,645 male voters, 71,73,952 female voters and 1,261 third-gender voters. According to a statement from the office of Delhi CEO, over 5.1 lakh applications for new voter registration were received in the last 20 days, an unprecedented surge after the official claims and objections period ended on November 28, 2024. The updated roll reflects a net increase of 1,67,329 voters since the draft publication on October 29, 2024, the statement said. The Delhi electoral roll has witnessed a rise of 8,06,739 voters since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. On January 22, 2024, before the Lok Sabha polls, the total number

Nitish Kumar rules out quitting NDA, recalls ties with Ex-PM Vajpayee

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ruled out the possibility of quitting the NDA, pointing out that his ties with the BJP went back a long way. The JD(U) supremo, who termed as a "mistake" his two short-lived alliances with the RJD-Congress combine, fondly recalled the backing he had always received from former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "It was respected Atal ji who made me a Union minister. He used to shower so much of affection on me. I never faced any difficulty in getting my proposals cleared, Kumar told reporters in Vaishali district, which he toured as part of the state-wide Pragati Yatra'. The longest-serving chief minister of the state also recalled that it was Vajpayee's wish that "I become the CM" when the NDA first won assembly polls in Bihar in 2005. "So, why would I not stay (with the BJP)? A couple of times the people in my party committed a mistake (by pressing for an alliance with the Congress-RJD combine). I rectified it both times, said the JD(