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Congress will continue 'appeasement' if they win: Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the Bhupesh Baghel-led state government over incidents of communal violence

Congress will come to power in 2024 if it can retain Rajasthan, says Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed the alleged 'red diary' issues and caste census while flagging off the ERCP yatra

Obvious for some to get disappointed: Kamal Nath on Congress 1st list

The Congress party on Sunday released its first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled next month

MP: Yadvendra Singh quits Congress, vows to teach Kamal Nath 'a lesson'

After being denied a ticket for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh polls, Yadvendra Singh slammed Kamal Nath and said that he would teach the latter a lesson

Congress demands national status for ERCP, begins yatra in Rajasthan

Congress kicks off Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) yatra with hopes to secure 83 Assembly seats in the region

Union minister Kiren Rijiju appointed BJP election in-charge for Mizoram

The BJP on Friday appointed Union minister Kiren Rijiju as the party's election in-charge for Mizoram where assembly polls will be held on November 7. BJP national secretary Anil Antony and Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton will serve as the party's co-in-charges for the elections in Mizoram, the party said in a statement. Voting for all 40 assembly seats in Mizoram will take place on November 7 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3. In the last assembly polls held in November 2018, the Mizo National Front (MNF) had secured 26 seats, while the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) had bagged eight seats. The Congress had won five seats and the BJP one. The BJP also appointed Jatinder Pal Malhotra as the party's Chattigarh unit president, according to another statement issued by party national general secretary and headquarters in-charge Arun Singh. All these appointments have been cleared by BJP chief J P Nadda, the party said.

Congress high-command has not asked us for even five paise: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday dismissed as "politically motivated and baseless" the opposition BJP's allegation that the cash seized by the Income Tax Department in recent Income Tax raids here belonged to the Congress party. "It's a political statement and baseless allegation. Are there Congress contractors and BJP contractors? I call them BJP contractors. Where is the evidence?" Siddaramaiah told reporters. BJP on Sunday alleged that the cash including Rs 42 crore seized from a contractor and his son was linked to the Congress and that the Siddaramaiah government was using the State as an "ATM". To a query on BJP's allegation that the seized cash was meant to be pumped into the coming elections in five States, Siddaramaiah said, "We have no connection with it (money). Those states which are going to polls should fight on their own. When we fought the elections, did we go to other states asking for money? It is the people who bless. Our state has no connection wit

Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with Tripura Congress leaders en route Mizoram

Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee leaders here on Monday. Gandhi landed at MBB Airport here en route to Mizoram. He held a brief organizational meeting with Tripura Congress leaders at the airport lounge, a senior party leader said. "Rahul Gandhi today arrived here by a charted flight from Delhi. After a brief meeting with party leaders at the airport lounge, he left for Aizwal for the election campaign in Mizoram", Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Sudip Roy Barman told reporters here. "Rahul ji had a brief meeting with party leaders and wanted to know the condition of people in Tripura. He also gave suggestions on organizational matters. Gandhi will visit the state after completion of Assembly elections in five states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram", he said.

PM Modi more concerned about Israel than Manipur, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was more concerned about happenings in Israel than in Manipur, which has been riven by an ethnic conflict since May this year. Addressing a rally near Raj Bhavan here after undertaking a 2-km-long padayatra through the city roads, he said that neighbouring Manipur is no longer a unified single state, but has been divided into two states on ethnic lines. Gandhi, who began a two-day visit to poll-bound Mizoram, asserted that the Congress had ushered in peace in the insurgency-hit northeastern state with the signing of a peace accord in 1986. "It is amazing to me that the PM and the Government of India is so interested in what is happening in Israel (Israel-Hamas conflict) but not interested at all in what is happening in Manipur, where people have been murdered, women molested and babies killed," he said. "The idea of India that respects each other, is tolerant, learns from other ideas, religions and ...

Rahul Gandhi undertakes padayatra in Aizawl ahead of Mizoram polls

Massive crowds greeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he undertook a padayatra in Aizawl on Monday. After reaching the capital of poll-bound Mizoram, he began the march from Chanmari junction and walked through the winding roads of the city amid Congress supporters waving party flags. He waved at people waiting on both sides of the road, and shook hands and interacted with those coming to meet him during the padayatra. Some also took selfies with the Congress leader. Traditional dances were also performed during the march. Gandhi is scheduled to walk till Raj Bhavan, covering a distance of around 4-5 km and address a rally near the governor's house after the conclusion of the march. Elections to the 40-member assembly will be held on November 7.

Statsguru: 6 charts explain economic challenges for poll-bound states

Chhattis­garh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana grew between 4 and 6 per cent in the years after 2018-19

Telangana: BRS manifesto promises free insurance, subsidised cylinders

In Telangana, the BRS, Congress and BJP are locked in a triangular fight, with some early surveys indicating a neck-and-neck battle between the regional behemoth and the Congress

Govt making 'cheap attempt' of using Army for its publicity: Congress

The Congress on Monday accused the government of making a "cheap attempt" of using the Army for its political publicity and sought President Droupadi Murmu's immediate intervention in the matter. The party's remarks come in the wake of claims made in a media report that the Army would help publicise government schemes across the country. Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said the Army belongs to all and has never been made a part of the country's internal politics. "After facing failure on inflation, unemployment and all other fronts during the last nine and a half years, the Modi government is now making a very cheap attempt to get its political publicity from the army. This attempt to politicise the army is a very dangerous step," he said in a post in Hindi on X. "We request President Droupadi Murmu ji, the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, to intervene in this matter and direct the Modi government to immediately withdraw this wrong step," the

Rahul Gandhi likely to commence three-day visit to poll-bound Mizoram today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to commence his three-day visit to Mizoram on Monday to campaign for the party's candidates for the November 7 assembly polls in the northeastern state, party officials said. During his visit, Gandhi will lead a march in Aizawl city and interact with people, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee treasurer Lalmalsawma Nghaka said. The party is likely to announce its candidates for the 40-member assembly polls during Gandhi's visit, he said. "Rahul Gandhi will arrive here on Monday as part of Bharat Jodo Yatra. During his three-day visit, he will participate in a 2-km-long march from Chanmari to Treasury Square in Aizawl and will campaign for our candidates. He will also interact with renowned personalities of the state," Nghaka said. Gandhi will address a press conference before his departure on October 18, he said. The counting of votes is scheduled on December 3.

Congress can only give guarantee of loot: Nadda ahead of state polls

BJP president J P Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress can only give a "guarantee of loot" as he accused the party of turning Karnataka into an ATM for collecting money through corruption to fund its poll campaign. Nadda cited the reported recovery of over Rs 100 crore from some contractors in raids by probe agencies in Karnataka, saying it is shameful and an abhorrent joke with voters. It is merely a sample of the Congress' corrupt DNA, he said on X. The same "Congress-supported" contractor dished out lies against the BJP during the recent Karnataka polls, he said, a reference to the charge against then BJP government that contractors were forced to pay hefty commissions under its rule. "The Congress and corruption are two sides of the same coin. Congress governments have made Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan ATMs of corruption. It wants to make Telangana and Madhya Pradesh similar ATMs to loot people's money," he said. Nadda further alleged that the Congress is dreaming of power in Ma

Rahul Gandhi's caste census: Will the Congress gain from OBC politics?

The Congress was never an OBC party. Could the INDIA grouping of Opposition parties have convinced Rahul Gandhi and the Congress that a rising tide of OBC politics will lift all boats along with it?

Congress fields 3 MPs in Telangana, releases lists for Chhattisgarh, MP

For the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the Congress released a list of 144 candidates, including 69 of its 96 sitting legislators

Former chief election commissioner MS Gill dies after brief illness

Former chief election commissioner Manohar Singh Gill died at a south Delhi hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, according to people close to him. He was 86. Gill will be cremated here on Monday, they said. A former bureaucrat, Gill served under Parkash Singh Badal as a young officer when the Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was the Punjab chief minister. He served as the chief election commissioner (CEC) between December 1996 and June 2001. Gill and GVG Krishnamurty were made members of the Election Commission when TN Seshan was heading the poll panel. It was then that the poll panel became a multi-member body, a former government functionary said. He is perhaps the first former CEC to have joined politics. Gill entered the Rajya Sabha as a Congress member and was made the Union sports minister in 2008. Gill is survived by his wife and three daughters. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge condoled Gill's demise and lauded his contribution to the development of the nation. "Extr

Over Rs 50 cr cash recovered in I-T raids on contractor in K'taka: Official

Income Tax sleuths have recovered more than Rs 50 crore cash during raids on several people including a contractor, his son, a gymnasium instructor and an architect in Karnataka, a highly-placed department official said on Sunday. The raids that started from Thursday at 25 places belonging to two major infrastructure companies expanded to 45 by Saturday evening, the official told PTI, requesting anonymity. Charging them with tax evasion, the I-T Department officials raided their offices at various places including Sahakarnagar and Sanjaynagar. Several documents were confiscated. Followed by the lead obtained from these two firms, I-T officials searched the houses and other places of contractors and various other people. "A total of 45 locations were searched till Friday while ten more places were raided and searched on Saturday. "On Saturday, the third day of the operation, an architect and a gymnasium owner's house was raided from where Rs eight crore in cash was seized. With thi

SC to hear Cong leader Pawan Khera's plea against HC order on Monday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera challenging Allahabad High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra is scheduled to hear the plea. The matter was also listed on October 13 but was adjourned after Khera's counsel sought time to file some additional documents. On August 17, the high court dismissed Khera's plea saying the evidence collected by the investigating officer of the case cannot be evaluated in petition filed under section 482 of the CrPC for quashing the case. It had observed that since the top court had asked Khera to raise all the contentions before the chief judicial magistrate, Lucknow, it would be appropriate if he raises all his grievances before the said court. On March 20, the top court clubbed three FIRs lodged against Khera in Assam and Uttar Pradesh for ...