Politics

Naidu said the CBI had come to Hyderabad and conducted searches at KCR’s residence, after which he started supporting Narendra Modi.

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha, whose son Krishna Middha recently joined the BJP and is the saffron party's candidate for the by-election.

While political pundits had almost handed over the seat to the ruling BJP, the announcement of Randeep Singh Surjewala’s candidature by the Congress changed the equations overnight.

Reacting to the controversy, Rubina Sharma Singh, who is married to Digvijaya’s younger brother Lakshman, hit out at Kamal Nath for making Devi the minister.

Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that the party and his government had been making all-out efforts to ensure the defeat of the bill.

Ruling out any threat to the H D Kumaraswamy-led government amid alleged attempts by the BJP to topple it, the former Chief Minister said both parties will face the polls together.

After the Samawjadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party stitched an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, the announcement by the Congress to contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats was seen as bravado and posturing. That bravado may turn into a political reality.

SP-BSP's calculations about the 'Congress Factor' seems to have been disturbed. The two regional heavy weights might now have to rethink their calculations and try and work out some understanding with the grand old party.

AICC general secretary and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy made the assertion while making it clear that the Congress will not have any alliance with the ruling Telugu Desam Party(TDP) in Andhra Pradesh.

Home Minister MB Patil said that the department is taking necessary steps and further claimed that the Congress was "instrumental" in registering an FIR and took action against Ganesh after looking at the "heinous" assault on Singh.

Ending years of speculation, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra formally entered politics on Wednesday with the Congress appointing her general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East.

Rahul Gandhi has delivered on the surprise he promised ahead of Lok Sabha elections. The Congress chief has made his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra the election in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, finally heralding her into politics.

Shah Faesal had resigned from the government service to protest 'unabated killings in Kashmir, and lack of any sincere reach-out from the Union government'. He has made it clear that he would like to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Though Priyanka Gandhi is known to have had a say in formalising election strategies and candidates’ list of the Congress in previous elections, she now has a formal title to go along with that role.

During his stay, Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet representatives of gram panchayats at Fursatganj. He will also take part in the swearing-in of newly elected bar members in Gauriganj, his representative Chandrakant Dubey had said.

The statement by the deputy Lok Sabha speaker comes amid speculation that a certain section of the AIADMK feels an alliance with the BJP dent may dent the party's prospects in Tamil Nadu.