Politics

A furious Kumaraswamy has blamed PM Modi for the raids. In a tweet he has levelled serious charges against Karnataka-Goa IT commissioner Balakrishnan, saying that he is harassing BJP's political opponents.

The BJD has fielded retired IPS officer and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik in place of Patsani, a five-time MP.

The grand old party also congratulated ISRO and the government for acquiring anti-satellite missile capability but extended credit to former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

The Congress leader added that existing schemes for the poor like ICDS will not be scrapped and thus people had nothing to fear.

BJP's social media pages from 2011 also show a decline in posts about the three veterans. While Vajpayee found mention through various schemes, Advani was hardly talked about and posts on Joshi witnessed huge slump.

Tejasvi, a lawyer, is also the vice-president of the state BJP Yuva Morcha. He is known for his strong pro-Hinduvta views and often takes potshots at those who oppose PM Modi on social media and in public forums.

Confusion over Sumitra Mahajan's candidature turned murkier as reports suggested that during a meeting of BJP leaders, the Lok Sabha Speaker made it clear that either she or Prime Minister Narendra Modi would contest from Indore.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna also made it clear that if candidates fielded by Dhinakaran-led group win the elections, they will be treated as independent candidates.

Joshi (85) joins the list of veterans, including L K Advani, Shanta Kumar, B C Khanduri and Kalraj Mishra, who have been denied the ticket by the BJP.

Speculation is rife that Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan could take on Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal.

The symbol issue has been lingering since April 2017 and AMMK's struggle now only comes as a shot in the arm for the Palanisami-led AIADMK ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Earlier, Priyanka had taken a steamer ride on river Ganga from Prayagraj to Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of PM Narendra Modi.

The chief minister also deprecated Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's step of forging a poll alliance with his father's arch rival Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, terming the coalition as one 'aimed at usurping power'.

A miffed and despondent Chavan was heard telling a party worker in the audio clip that his suggestions were being ignored in the Congress and he was planning to resign as state unit chief.

Madhav made the statement when asked why Sarma cannot contest despite being responsible for 25 seats, while Shah is the party in-charge of the entire country and still contesting from Gandhinagar.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a statement accused the BJP of being a 'hypocrite'.