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The move, however, has not gone down well with the Trinamool Congress, which accused the two parties of having a tacit understanding.

As the fissures became evident, the Congress on Friday swiftly moved all its MLAs to the resort in a bid to 'escape' the BJP's alleged bid to woo its MLAs.

In neighboring Telangana, the TRS government reaped rich electoral dividends from the Raitu Bandhu scheme in the 2018 Assembly polls.

He said that demonetisation had taken a toll of the poor people of the country and those in the rural areas are the most affected.

Bhagwat’s apparent criticism came after RSS general secretary Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi rued the delay in the construction of the Ram Temple and sarcastically remarked that 'now, it (the temple) will be constructed only in 2025.'

Much of the cost of the extra spending or revenue losses would have to be borne by the government that will take charge after the election due by May.

The decision was made after Amarinder Singh and Sheila Dikshit made statements opposing the alliance

In his letter, Gandhi wrote, “The entire opposition is united... I extend my support to Mamata Di on this show of unity and hope that we send a powerful message of a united India together.”

The newly formed Congress government in Rajasthan had recently announced that it would honour people who adopt stray cows, on Independence Day and Republic Day

Sinha's remarks come in the backdrop of the setback the ruling BJP suffered in Assembly elections in three Hindi heartland states recently.

With Congress refusing to give up without a fight, the question is will it be a boon for the BJP and a setback for the SP-BSP alliance or will it be the other way round.

Congress leaders have, so far, remained tight-lipped on the claim by Nitish Kumar, who had also alleged that the RJD , despite being an old ally, was averse to give more seats to the Congress in the 2015 assembly polls and it was at the insistence of the...

Sonowal urged the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) to take exemplary step as a member of the high-powered committee to enable the government to accord special rights to the people, the release said.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi turned down senior advocate K V Vishwanathan's request that Karti's plea be listed for hearing.

The move, however, does not come as a surprise. KCR and KTR have hinted in the past that they're open to working with opposition leaders in Andhra Pradesh to defeat chief minister Chandrababu Naidu

The Bulandshahr district administration on Monday invoked the NSA against three persons arrested in connection with an alleged cow-slaughter incident in Siyana tehsil last month.