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BJP action against leaders placatory, due to 'external powers': Congress

The Congress said BJP's action against its two spokespersons over their remarks against Prophet Muhammad came under duress following "threats from external powers" and exposed its "muscular posturing"

Cong picks Mallikarjun Kharge, others as observers for Rajya Sabha polls

Ahead of the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed senior party leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhupesh Baghel, as observers.

Congress will lose in Karnataka due to anti-RSS propaganda, says CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the anti-RSS propaganda resulted in the Congress losing its grounds elsewhere and the same will happen in the state as well. "Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress leaders were always against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), so they speak against the outfit but people are well aware of the RSS. Their (Congress') anti-RSS propaganda led to their losing grounds everywhere and the same will happen in Karnataka as well," Bommai told reporters. The Chief Minister said the RSS has been promoting patriotism and doing public service for the past 75 years. Stating that the RSS has done good work in different parts of the country, Bommai said the outfit always rushed to help people in trouble during calamities. Targeting the RSS a week ago, senior Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah had questioned whether those who belonged to the outfit were "native Indians", "Dravidians" or "Aryans". The statement drew sharp ..

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over targeted killings in J-K

Several targeted killings of innocent civilians in the Kashmir valley took place over the past two months and the victims include members of the Kashmiri Pandit community, civilians

Four senior Punjab Congress leaders and two former Akali Dal MLAs join BJP

They joined BJP in presence of ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Som Parkash, state unit chief Ashwani Sharma, senior party leaders Dushyant Gautam, Tarun Chugh, Sunil Jakhar, Manjinder Sirsa

Prithviraj Chavan clarifies his 'haven't met Rahul Gandhi in 4 yrs' remark

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday issued a clarification over his remark 'haven't met Rahul Gandhi in the last four years'.

Why Congress-ruled states aren't reducing fuel prices, asks Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday questioned why the Congress-ruled states have not been reducing fuel prices further after the Union Government gave relief to consumers last month.

Congress might soon lose the status of Opposition, says Sunil Jakhar

Jakhar's remarks came after seven Congress leaders including four former ministers joined the BJP at the party office in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Cong does not recognise its workers: Balbir Singh Sidhu after joining BJP

After joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Saturday that Congress doesn't recognize its workers, while PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah give credit to their workers.

'No intention to fight any elections,' says Sidhu Moose Wala's father

His statement came a day after Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring endorsed a suggestion of economist Sardara Singh Johl to get Balkaur elected unopposed from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

Rajya Sabha elections: 4 BSP turncoats spell trouble for Rajasthan Congress

As the Rajya Sabha polls near, the resort politics has yet again started and pictures of Congress MLAs living a lavish life in Udaipur-based five star hotel are going viral

As Congress camps in Udaipur, resentment among some party MLAs spills out

Amid the Congress' move to keep its MLAs and supporting legislators together to protect them from horse-trading ahead of RS polls, resentment among some of them has come out in the open

RS polls: Fearing horse trading by BJP, 70 Congress MLAs camp in Udaipur

Nearly 70 Congress MLAs from Rajasthan are camping at a hotel in Udaipur ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections to four seats in which the party fears horse trading by BJP

Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid, isolates herself

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala says she is determined to appear before ED on Jun 8

Riding on Patidar power: Hardik Patel is undoubtedly a trailblazer

The language of reservation, relative deprivation and frustration is a big attention catcher. Hardik Patel combined this with innovative campaign tactics

RS polls: Wary of cross-voting, Cong shifts 28 Haryana MLAs to Chhattisgarh

The Congress has fielded its general secretary Ajay Maken for the elections, while the BJP has nominated Krishan Lal Panwar.

BJP banks on independents to win 4 additional seats in Rajya Sabha polls

The entry of two independents - media barons Subhash Chandra in Rajasthan and Kartikeya Sharma in Haryana - has pepped up the Rajya Sabha polls and made the contest interesting

KCR fires fresh salvo against Centre, says Telangana discriminated

Centre is conspiring to weaken the states financially, Rao alleged while Rahul Gandhi said Telangana was born out of people's aspirations for a better future, but it has suffered from 'misgovernance'

I am joining 'Narendrabhai's army' as a soldier: Hardik Patel moves to BJP

Hardik Patel, who once levelled a number of allegations against the BJP government and led the reservation movement for patidars, on Thursday joined the BJP after resigning from the Congress.

Congress to win 3 of 4 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday claimed that the Congress will win three out of four Rajya Sabha seats from the state going to polls on June 10.