Politics

Naidu's meeting with the JD(S) supremo comes in the backdrop of Congress-JD(S) coalition resolving to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together against the BJP, buoyed by the victory in the bypolls.

The third richest candidate, among those who have filed nominations for the first phase of polls, is the present Chief Minister, Raman Singh of the BJP, who has declared total assets of over Rs 10 crore. Leading the BJP campaign, Singh is fighting from hi...

Mishra who had once termed Modi an "ISI agent" said his campaign was an act of "repentance" for his statements against Modi and the BJP.

It is a good thing that his party is fighting election. It will not be a two-way fight (anymore). He will impact both BJP and Congress in this election but his impact will be more on Congress, Raman Singh told in an interview.

Anil Katara, who heads one of the factions of the JAYS, said, 'We need to understand the basic ideology behind JAYS. We are talking about utilising our constitutional rights conferred on us (tribals) under section 244 (1) of Article 5.'

With this, the ruling party has declared candidates for all 90 seats in the state Assembly, the polling for which will be held on November 12 and November 20.

Party MLA Gurmukh Singh Hora, Lok Sabha MP Tamradhwaj Sahu and popular Chhattisgarhi singer Mamta Chandrakar feature in the list.

Nitish Kumar said his party introduced reservation for SCs in village panchayats in 2006 and reserved 50 per cent quota for women. He also spoke at length about the various schemes undertaken by his government for the welfare of Dalits.

A notice from Assembly Secretary K Srinivasan put up on their rooms has also asked them to take their belongings in the presence of an Under Secretary (Hostel Administration) after intimating the official.

While answering a question on ‘vikas’ vs ‘mandir’, the Maharashtra CM said the BJP’s only poll plank will be vikas or development.

The BJP denied tickets to sitting legislators Ramlal Chauhan from Saraipali and Rupkumari Chaudhary from Basna, as per the list issued by Jagat Prakash Nadda, Secretary, BJP Central Election Committee.

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morch national convention in Hyderabad, Shah said that Prime Minister Modi was focussed on 'Making India', while the grand alliance leaders wanted to 'break' India.

The Lok Janshakti Party leader's son Chirag Paswan said rigorous campaigning may take a toll on his father's health and it's better for him to be in the Rajya Sabha.

Speaking at an ‘open house’, former finance minister P Chidambaram said the Congress would be incorporating suggestions from the public in its election manifesto.

Madan Lal Khurana (82) had suffered a brain haemorrhage about five years ago and was ailing since then. His last rites would be held on Sunday.

Singh said Opposition parties are reiterating their allegations against the deal with the hope that if they tell a lie a hundred times, people will eventually come to accept it to some extent.