Politics

Ram Madhav claimed that statements from Congress leaders are retweeted more by the people in Pakistan than their counterparts in India.

Sibal slammed the prime minister for his 'chowkidar campaign' and asked what was the 'chowkidar' doing when the likes of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi fled the country.

The 14 Lok Sabha seats which the Congress could not win in this period are Bhopal, Indore, Vidisha, Morena, Bhind, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Jabalpur, Balaghat, Betul and Rewa.

It’s also being seen as a political test for Singh who is known to be a wily politician and in the past had decimated his opponents in and outside Congress.

Speaking to reporters, Singh said, 'Rajgarh was naturally my priority as it is my home. But I am ready to contest from any place as decided by my party and the Congress president.'

South Kashmir is considered as the bastion of PDP. However, after the 2016 the party's popularity has taken a hit owing to civilian killings and worsening situation in the state.

Quoting a CBDT statement, Jaitley said that during a search at a Congress leader's "multiple locations", photocopies of loose sheets were provided by him 'claiming this to be BSY's diary'.

He claimed his name was included in the panel of probable candidates for three Lok Sabha seats of Khajuraho, Sagar and Damoh and expressed gratitude towards the party for considering his name.

If Kuldeep Bishnoi joins BJP, the saffron party may well field him from Hisar, a seat won by him in 2011.

The Sena said, 'Advani was one of the founding members of the BJP, who along with ex-PM Vajpayee steered the path of the party ahead. But today, Modi and Shah have taken their place.'

While Jitu Patwari may have expressed interest in contesting from Indore, the Congress cannot afford to 'invest' a legislator into national politics as the ruling party has 114 MLAs, two short of the majority mark in Madhya Pradesh.

Albeit ticketless, Himanta Biswa Sarma has a lot on his plate this election, with the BJP aiming to win at least 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats up for grabs in the Northeast.

Criticising the Modi government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the farmers are suffering as they do not get the fair price for their crops and the youngsters are being rendered jobless.

The Congress is facing troubles in forging alliances with even smaller parties such as the AAP in Delhi as these parties have their own interests, Gehlot said.

Ranjitsinh, son of senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, joined the BJP in presence of CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Karadiya Rajputs had staged state-wide protests in Gujarat which were called off after the intervention of BJP chief Amit Shah, former CM Anandiben Patel and Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala, a Karadiya leader in Saurashtra.