Why Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination was rejected?
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
The rejection of the Congress candidate's nomination has ensured a stunning victory for the BJP's Mahesh Kevat.
Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal demanded that Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan should be expelled from both the cabinet and the BJP for insulting the Indian Army's role in fighting Khalistani terrorists during ‘Operation Blue Star,’ conducted at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in June 1984.
The Trinamul Congress-led Memari Municipality effectively collapsed on Monday after 10 of its 15 TMC councillors, including the Chairman, submitted resignation letters to the Executive Officer.
The political contest for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh intensified on Monday as Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan filed her nomination papers at the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly Secretariat in Bhopal.
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Assam Chief Minister for a second consecutive term, becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state’s history to get back-to-back tenures.
In a scathing attack on the Central government over the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 exam, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Rai said that the dreams of the youth have been tampered with as paper leak cases have raised serious questions about the government's functioning.
The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India, alleging a “blatant nexus” between the ruling party and the poll body over the appointment of two senior bureaucrats to key positions in West Bengal following the 2026 Assembly elections.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest constituent in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, warned of political repercussions due to the week-long delay in naming the state's next Chief Minister.
The Congress on Monday intensified its attack on the Centre over the proposed rollout of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, accusing the Narendra Modi government of attempting to centralise authority and dilute the legal protections available to rural workers under MGNREGA.
