The 2019 general elections will be held amid economic challenges -growth has remained stable, but the rupee has plunged to record lows, and rising crude oil prices could wreak havoc on govt finances
Rao, a Rajya Sabha member, also took on Rahul Gandhi accusing him of indulging in vote bank politics
Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Ashok Gehlot and NCP's Praful Patel were also present at the meeting
The Left party would, however, have no alliance with the Congress, he added
Kejriwal also announced that he will donate Rs 10,000 from his monthly salary
BJP is presently not in power in any of the south Indian states
The Congress would fight in Bellary and Shimoga Lok Sabha constituencies and the JDS in Mandya
Yechury was briefing reporters at the end of the three-day meet of the party's central committee
CIFA president Satnam Singh Behru said the BJP government was "playing a cruel joke" with the community by hiking wheat MSP "by just Rs 105 per quintal
The BJP had managed to win seven of the state's 14 Lok Sabha seats in 2014
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Chahal, who reviewed the preparations of the BJYM's state wing at a meeting at party headquarters here, asked the youth to take part in the convention in large numbers
Rajbhar also took the occasion to remind the BJP of the defeat it had to taste during the Phulpur, Gorakhpur, Kairana and Noorpur bypolls
The Adityanath government is taking a multi-pronged approach to remunerating farmers, especially through timely and adequate payouts for purchase of three main cash crops -- sugarcane, paddy, wheat
BJP is trying to forge an alliance with the Shiv Sena for the upcoming elections
Veerappa Moily also claimed the Congress will win at least four of the five states where assembly elections will be held over the next two months
Each rath yatra will cover 14 Lok Sabha constituencies
A woman who represents millions of India's poorest citizens is now the country's most sought-after politician
Reacting to Yadav's remark, the Congress said in New Delhi that it had not been planning an alliance with the SP in Madhya Pradesh in any case
A failure of opposition unity helps the BJP reduce potential losses in some states and increases its chances of winning more in others