Politics

Sanjay Raut's recent remark comes after he was issued a notice by the EC for violating the Model Code of Conduct on his comments on tampering of EVMs to defeat Kanhaiya Kumar.

While clarifying that she remains firm on her decision to not contest the Lok Sabha elections, Bharti said that she wasn’t afraid of a contest against Singh as defeating him would be 'cakewalk'.

The EC in its order said it was convinced that both the leaders 'made highly provocative speech which has the tone and tenor to aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred between different religious communities'.

A furious Rajbhar had walked into Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home in Lucknow at 3 am on Sunday with his resignation letter and demanded to see him. He was turned away and was told that the Chief Minister was sleeping.

Khan, who stoked a controversy with his sexist jibe against Jaya Prada, has said his remarks were taken out of context and if proven guilty, he would not contest elections.

A key reason for the downfall of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Naxalbari is the dilution of party's ideology.

Shah's barb was in reaction to Pawar's claim that late BJP leader Manohar Parrikar quit defence ministry because he did not agree with the Rafale jet deal.

Congress leaders and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, however, dodged questions on an alliance with the AAP and threw the ball in Kejriwal's court by saying that he knows better.

With the suffix ‘Congress Hai Na’, or ‘Congress Is Here’, it is attempting to convey to the masses that with the Congress around, one needn’t worry. The addition promotes both NYAY and Congress, making for an aggressive campaign.

The Delhi CM also slammed Shah for a recent comment at a poll rally in West Bengal that the BJP, if re-elected, would remove infiltrators from the country, except those who are Hindu, Buddhist or Sikh.

She reiterated that her party, the Trinamool Congress, will play an important role in ousting Modi, and forming the new government.

Sources said Poonam Sinha, wife of former BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha who recently switched over to the Congress, may contest on from Patna Sahib on a Congress ticket.

The ill-judged comment was made by Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Buxar seat in Bihar.

The BSP chief also expressed her gratitude to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for revealing the caste of Lord Hanuman.

Tejashwi Yadav has dared Nitish Kumar to speak up on the controversy after Prashant Kishor denied meeting Lalu Prasad Yadav to engineer a truce between RJD and JD(U).

Clashes broke out between BJP and TMC in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata. Similar incidents were reported from Mathabhanga and Natabari.