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Congress hand behind Kalyan Banerjee's mimicry mania, says BJP as TMC MP remains defiant
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee once again mimicked Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar and claimed he would continue to do so 'a thousand times'
TMC's Kalyan Banerjee mimics Vice President Dhankar again, this time in Bengal; says 'will do it a thousand times'
Speaking at an event in West Bengal's Serampore, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee also criticised Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for getting upset over a 'trivial issue'
Obscene, shameful: BJP slams Congress after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah takes luxury jet to Delhi to seek drought aid
Karnataka Congress minister BZ Zameer Khan has posted a video on X of himself along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on board a private jet posing at different spots inside the aircraft
3 more Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha; total expulsion in Parliament reaches 146
Congress MPs - DK Suresh, Nakul Nath and Deepak Baij - were suspended from the Lok Sabha on Thursday for unruly behaviour
Kharge as INDIA bloc’s PM face? Does the Congress chief stand a chance against Modi?
At the INDIA bloc meet, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal proposed that Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge be projected as the alliance’s prime ministerial face to take on Narendra Modi in the 2024 elections. While the 80-year-old disposed of the idea, the question is – can he be a viable candidate?
INDIA meet: Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal propose Mallikarjun Kharge as PM face, Cong leader says 'lets win first'
After his name was proposed as a candidate to become the country's first Dalit prime minister at a meeting attended by 28 opposition leaders in New Delhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, 'I work for the downtrodden'
141 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament: How many lawmakers remain?
With 49 more MPs barred from the Lok Sabha for disrupting House proceedings on Tuesday, a total of 141 lawmakers stand suspended so far in the Winter Session. Only 47 Opposition lawmakers still remain in the lower house, while dozens are left in the Rajya Sabha
INDIA alliance to meet today after three months, seat sharing, chalking out strategy on agenda
The regional parties expect the Congress to table the main agenda of the meeting. On their part, these parties will submit their suggestions to redraw the joint strategy to take on the BJP, which defeated the Congress in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh
92 MPs barred from Parl: Have so many lawmakers been suspended before?
As many as 78 MPs, including Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, were suspended on Monday for disrupting proceedings, the highest suspensions in a day so far. With this, a total of 92 lawmakers have been barred in the ongoing session
BJP win in Lok Sabha 2024? How money managers are reading political winds
With a massive victory in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh elections and a comeback in Madhya Pradesh, BJP has set the mood for 2024 Lok Sabha polls towards a possible win
From princess who walks on the streets to deputy CM: The rise and rise of Diya Kumari
The BJP has named 52-year-old Diya Kumari as one of its two deputy chief ministers in Rajasthan. A member of the erstwhile royal family of Jaipur, Kumari joined politics in 2013 and has quietly risen to the top, winning three elections – two Assembly and one Lok Sabha poll
Bhajan Lal Sharma is the Chief Minister of new BJP govt in Rajasthan
Bhajan Lal Sharma's name for the post of Rajasthan Chief Minister was decided during a meeting held at the BJP office in the presence of the party's three central observers led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
TMC MP Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha over cash-for-query charge
The Ethics Committee tabled a report in the House on Friday in which it recommended the expulsion of the TMC MP in a cash-for-query case
WATCH: MP Cong leader blackens face as promised; had claimed BJP will not bag even 50 seats in assembly polls
Congress leader Phool Singh Baraiya got his face blackened by senior party leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh outside the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal
PM Modi congratulates new Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, 'assure all possible support for state's progress'
Revanth Reddy took oath on Thursday as the first Congress Chief Minister of Telangana after the state was carved in 2014
Congress 'Reddy' in Telangana: Revanth to take over as CM on December 7
Revanth Reddy joined Congress in 2017 and was appointed as the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief in 2021
WATCH: Madhya Pradesh's Shivraj Singh Chouhan says, 'Wasn't a CM contender earlier nor now'
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he is just a party worker and whatever post or duty BJP will give him, he will fulfil that
Insult to injury: Major allies wriggle out of I.N.D.I.A meet in Delhi as BJP sweeps MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh
The upcoming I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting will be different, said sources, as Congress won't be able to dictate terms within the alliance after the Assembly elections 2023 results were declared on Sunday
How INDIA bloc members will gain from Congress’ election losses in Hindi heartland
They say one man’s loss is another’s gain and the adage stands true for the INDIA bloc. The Congress’ loss in the states of Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh puts it on the back foot. It now loses leveraging power with members within the alliance when it comes to seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls
Raje, Gehlot, Baghel and more… The big winners and losers of the Assembly elections
In the ongoing Assembly elections, the BJP has scored a hat-trick, emerging triumphant in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. The Congress, on the other hand, has wrested power in Telangana. Here’s how some of the political bigwigs performed at the ballot box
Chhattisgarh Election Results: Will BJP choose a woman or an OBC leader to head the state?
The BJP is set to wrest power from the Congress in the state of Chhattisgarh and with that comes the question – Kaun banega CM? From Raman Singh to Renuka Singh, here are some of the contenders in the race for the chief minister's chair
Election results indicate Indians are firmly with politics of good governance: PM Modi on BJP's win in 3 states
PM Modi thanked the people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and for their 'unwavering support' and assured them that the BJP will 'keep working tirelessly for their well-being'
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: 'Unexpected result for everyone', Ashok Gehlot accepts defeat, to resign today
Conceding Congress' defeat in Rajasthan, Gehlot said, 'We humbly accept the mandate given by the people of Rajasthan. This is an unexpected result for everyone. This defeat shows that we were not completely successful in taking our plans, laws and innovations to the public'
Sunil Kanugolu: The poll strategist, who scripted Congress wins in Telangana and Karnataka
Telangana has emerged as a silver lining for the Congress. Much of this victory’s credit should go to Sunil Kanugolu, the data-driven poll strategist, who also steered the party’s win in Karnataka earlier. He deployed many of his tactics from the previous triumph to this election too
Defeated in MP, Congress evicted from Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, but chief Kharge says 'temporary loss'
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said his party's performance Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have 'no doubt been disappointing, but with determination, we reaffirm our strong resolve to rebuild and revive ourselves'
In Congress’ Rajasthan loss lies BJP’s victory in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
In Rajasthan Hindutva seems to have pipped the politics of beneficiaries. If divorced from the politics of identity, the politics of welfare schemes will come up short
Distinction without difference: After defeat in Telangana, BRS says 'not sad, but disappointed'
Congress is leading on 67 out of 119 Telangana Assembly seats which is more than the majority mark. The party is also set to form the next government in the state
Assembly Elections 2023: BJP to rule 12 states on its own with victories in Raj, MP and Chhattisgar , Congress down to 3
The BJP, which rules the centre and is in power in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh, is all set to get Madhya Pradesh back and snatch Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress after today's vote count
Election Results 2023: People want 'double engine' govt, says Anurag Thakur as BJP leads in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh
Anurag Thakur called BJP's victory 'special' and 'historic' and said people trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Assembly Elections 2023: Now, 'Modi tsunami awaited in Bengal,' says Suvendu Adhikari as BJP leads in 3 states
Speaking to reporters, Adhikari thanked the Bengali community of Chhattisgarh, claiming that their overwhelming support for the BJP played a decisive role in the assembly elections of that state