A day after the Rajya Sabha election delivered an unexpected setback to the Congress in Jharkhand, public disagreements among constituents of the ruling Mahagathbandhan surfaced on Friday, exposing strains within the alliance.
Nathwani reportedly secured 28 votes, defeating Congress nominee Pranav Jha, who could get just 20 votes despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly.
Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand began on Thursday with JMM, Congress and BJP-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani locked in a keenly watched contest.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday intensified his attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of spearheading a systematic campaign to weaken Opposition parties by encouraging elected representatives to defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
DMK has intensified its attack on Rahul Gandhi, accusing Congress of working against INDIA bloc allies in state elections and blaming his leadership for growing discontent within the opposition alliance.
The Congress on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of betraying the Dalits, minorities and OBC in the last 10 years of its tenure.
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, raising various concerns regarding the management of the forthcoming assembly polls.
Amid the ongoing season of promises in the wake of the upcoming assembly polls in the National capital, Congress, on Friday, promised to build Chhath Puja, like the ones built in the ‘Maha Kumbh’, on the Yamuna banks, which will be declared a separate district.
The prevalence of misogyny in Indian politics reflects a troubling reality that undermines the progress of women in public life.
Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-led government’s complicated Goods and Services Tax (GST) has put an unbearable burden on the poor and common people.
