Politics

Banerjee said these people wish to run a parallel administration in some states, adding some nominated persons are exceeding their brief.

At a joint press conference with Congress leaders, NCP president Sharad Pawar said the two parties will discuss and evolve a consensus on what should be the policies and programs if the Shiv Sena was to be supported.

Amid political tussle and uncertainty over the formation of the government, some of the newly elected MLAs visited Pushkar in Ajmer on Saturday and Amber Fort and other areas of Jaipur on Sunday.

The Union Cabinet had earlier in the day recommended President's Rule in the state after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari submitted a report in this regard, officials said.

The Shiv Sena, which on Monday suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in the state, said if President's rule is imposed, it can be challenged in court.

The Shiv Sena, which was trying to form a coalition government with the support of the NCP and the Congress, may move the Supreme Court against the governor's refusal to grant more time for government formation, party leaders indicated.

Ashok Gehlot claimed that 120 people had lost their lives due to the 'short-sighted' decision taken by the NDA government and that people were undergoing its grave repercussions even after three years.

Party president Sonia Gandhi chaired the meeting of the top leaders of her party at her residence, sources said, amid indications that the legislators were not in favour of fresh elections in the state.

SBI has sold as many as 12,313 electoral bonds worth Rs 6,128 crore since March, 2018 when first tranche of such bonds was issued till October 2019. Bonds worth Rs 3,620 crore were sold in March and April this year ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Saying that today's world was beset with violence and rejection, the former PM said the humanity needed to provide succour to the people "ejected from their land and hearth".

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the BJP government's efforts to mislead people will not succeed as the issue of unemployment was much bigger.

The term of the existing assembly is set to expire on Saturday. The former deputy chief minister said the NCP will adopt 'wait and watch' approach.

By withdrawing the SPG cover, the government is playing with the lives of the Gandhis, said senior Congress leader KC Venugopal.

Gandhi said the prime minister and his colleagues have never taken responsibility for the 'faux pas' that claimed over 120 lives and proved a death knell for India's medium and small businesses.

Born in 1927, Advani is a founder member of the BJP along with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died last year. He was also the BJP's longest serving president.

The Congress leader also hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he has "no right" to continue in the post.