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Referring to BJP president Amit Shah's statement that his party will rule for the next 50 years, the Congress said such claims can only be made by those who do not believe in democracy and want to crush the Constitution and its values.

The ruling Trinamool Congress had expressed support on the issues, including the depreciation of the rupee, but said it was against a bandh.

The feud between Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar and the powerful Jarkhiholi brothers in Belgaum district is threatening to destabilise the coalition government, providing enough opening for the opposition BJP to explore options of government formation.

National leaders of the party and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states are also expected take part in the campaign, BJP MLC N Ramachander Rao told PTI Saturday.

It has now been over 24 hours but several political parties, including the BJP, have still not issued a public statement on what is likely to go down in history as a landmark judgment.

Shivpal offered SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to be his party's national president, while he would be “content” to take on the position of working president. Mulayam, however, turned down the proposal.

The political parties are also divided over the issue. The opposition BJP is opposing the move. Even the coalition partner Congress, it seems, is not backing the decision.

"Whatever (economic) growth that's happening now is because of India's strength. It's not because of the NDA government's greatness. It would have grown even better if there is any other government," Chandrababu remarked.

Union Social Justice Minister Ramdas Athawale recalls the Dalit Panthers movement and says the word ‘Dalit’ doesn’t represent just Schedule Castes, but includes all people who are oppressed.

Congress' Goa spokesman Ramakant Khalap alleged that Parrikar and two other ministers who are indisposed have violated the oath taken by them to discharge their duties towards the state.

Karnataka Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. Live results of Maddur Town Municipal Council elections 2018.

The local bodies across 24 districts of the state had registered an average voting percentage of 63.8, according to polling data from the State Election Commission.

His comments come a day after Maharashtra police revealed excerpts from letters allegedly hinting at a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is organising a massive public meeting on the outskirts of the city on Sunday to present its report on the progress made in various sectors during the last four years of its rule.

The two leaders met in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, on the sidelines of the 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.

The party's Jangpura MLA Praveen Kumar too had removed his last name "Deshmukh" in the 2015 Assembly poll. In his election affidavit, the legislator had mentioned his name as Praveen Kumar