Politics

Ahead of the Assembly election in Haryana, the Congress high command had replaced Ashok Tanwar with Selja as the state party chief and Choudhary as CLP leader with Hooda.

The BJP and Shiv Sena have been locked in a protracted battle in the state for over a week now, with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party demanding the chief minister’s post.

Writing in Devanagri on Facebook, Rahul Gandhi wished prosperity and growth to the Hindi-speaking states.

Priyanka Gandhi is often compared to her grandmother and referred to as ‘Second Indira’ for her features and style of functioning.

Dasgupta, known for his oratory skills, was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985.

Functionaries of political parties like the BJP and CPI said the administration was deliberately not engaging with the striking transport employees.

Chowdhury also urged PM Narendra Modi to send an all-party team to Kashmir to assess the situation there and extend financial support to the victims' kin from his relief fund.

Tejashwi Yadav alluded to a 2-year-old incident of a small-time leader of JD(U) accused in a hooch tragedy that preceded the liquor ban introduced in 2016, met the CMat his official residence.

Chidambaram had sought interim relief for six days to enable him to consult and get examined by his regular doctor at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.

Patil's comments came amid talks of possibility of the NCP backing the Shiv Sena in government formation, as Sena's relationship with ally BJP seems to have strained over the issue of power sharing.

On October 25, the Election Commission had announced that the by-elections in West Bengal for vacant Kaliaganj in North Dinajpur, Kharagpur Sadar in West Midnapore, and Karimpur assembly seats in Nadia district will be held on November 25.

In a tweet targeting the state government on Tuesday evening, Akhilesh Yadav wrote a fair probe should be instituted into the allegations made by the family of the deceased 45-year-old, who had been detained in a robbery case.

MK Stalin, who is the leader of opposition in the Assembly, blamed the AIADMK government for "meandering," sans proper planning in carrying out the rescue operations.

Sanjay Raut also criticised Devendra Fadnavis for remarks on chief ministership saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already announced the name of the CM and now it is a mere formality.

Miffed over the development, the BJP leadership tried to put up a brave face, noting that religious festivals should be kept above 'petty politics'.

The BJP's assertion comes amid the Shiv Sena's demand for an equal share in power and the two saffron parties occupying the chief minister's post on a rotational basis.