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The new chief minister’s move, however, has not gone down well with the opposition parties, with the BJP and the JD(U) accusing him of fuelling ‘divisive’ politics.

The MPs sought to know from the BJP leadership what the government intends to do on the long-pending issue which has been in the party's agenda and manifesto for more than three decades now.

The Vindhya region comprises Rewa, Satna, Singrauli, Sidhi and Anuppur districts, comprising 30 seats, of which the Congress managed to win just six seats down from the 12 it won in the 2013 polls.

I have returned to Bihar after receiving the blessings of Lord Krishna during my pilgrimage. The state will emerge as Kurukshetra in the Lok Sabha polls, Tej Pratap Yadav said.

The RLSP chief, who was the Union Minister of State for HRD, said he was going to take forward his drive for educational reforms in Bihar elucidated in a 25-point charter of demands he had presented the state government with.

Jagat Guru Ramanandacharya Swami Hansdevacharya Maharaj said the "final battle" for the temple is about to start as religious heads are meeting in Uttar Pradesh early next year and there they would make an important announcement.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee said it did not just condemn the statement but would also take legal action against the minister for using derogatory language against their party president.

The finance minister called the Congress a 'bad loser' and said the CAG's view of the Rafale deal was not relevant after the Supreme Court’s clean chit.

"We will also approach the Election Commission with the claim that we represent the real RLSP and we enjoy the support of most workers and office-bearers in the party,” Shyam said making it clear that the RLSP was heading towards a split

DMK has invited both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan for the event since both the leaders were close to M Karunanidhi.

Kamal Nath, along with senior Congress leaders, met Governor Anandiben Patel and informed her about his election as Congress Legislature Party leader, following which the governor invited him for the oath.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi held that “broadly the processes have been followed” and that India cannot remain unprepared in skies when its adversaries have acquired the most modern fighter planes.

As soon as the Question Hour was taken up, opposition members trooped into the Well carrying placards on various issues, including alleged scam in Rafale deal.

As the waiting cadres don't seem to be taking the slow nature of things very kindly, both Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot had to appeal to them to maintain calm.

Amid delay in the announcement, Pilot said he had full faith in the Congress leadership and would 'welcome whatever decision party chief Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi will take'.

Noting that victory and defeat are an integral part of life, PM Modi said the results have further strengthened the party's resolve to serve people and work even harder for "the development of India".