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Congress Jharkhand in-charge says party ready with 2024 road map for the state
The Congress party unit in Jharkhand has prepared a roadmap for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Talking to IANS, Congress general secretary and Jharkhand in-charge Avinash Pande said that the party has decided to constitute a coordination committee in the state to harmonise with the Hemant Soren-led government and is working on the revival plan
Battle for UP: 7th phase marks end of fiercely contested poll
As the curtain comes down on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with just a few hours left for the final and seventh phase of polling on Monday, the stakes have reached an all-time high for major political players in Uttar Pradesh.A total of 54 Assembly constituencies of Purvanchal will go for polling on March 7 while counting for all the phases will be done on March 10. The districts going to polls in the final phase are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.
Sanjay Raut claims phones of non-BJP leaders in Goa being tapped
Two days after Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar accused the outgoing BJP-led coalition government of using a private agency to tap phones of its leaders, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday claimed that phones of other leading politicians in Goa, were also under the scanner.
Cong, MDMK, VCK, Left sore after DMK snatches Chairman posts
The DMK cadres and district level functionaries in some districts of Tamil Nadu have played spoilsport to the ambitions of the party's allies for the post of Chairman of municipalities and President of town panchayats. Of the 21 corporations, DMK candidates have become Mayors in 20 while the Congress candidate won at Kumbakonam.
Now, Kerala CPI-M more firmly under Pinarayi Vijayan's control
The Party Congress is scheduled to be held at his home turf Kannur next month. With the CPI-M presently having a presence only in Kerala, Vijayan knows that this is the best time to consolidate his position, and after doing it in Kochi by getting all his closest aides in key posts, he has literally stamped his authority.
Manipur Assembly polls: Over 40% voter turnout till noon
Over 40 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 12 p.m on Saturday in the second and final leg of the Manipur Assembly polls held in 22 of the 60 constituencies amid tight security, officials said. Election and police officials said a firing incident was reported from Senapati district and activists of political parties clashed in Mao and Moreh, halting the polling briefly. However, details of these incidents are awaited.
Govt's efforts in rescuing Indians deserve praise, not PR exercise: Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has hailed the Narendra Modi government's efforts in evacuating stranded Indians from Ukraine amid the ongoing war staged by Russia on Kiev and its stand on the issue in the international fora, but criticised the Central leadership for "indulging in PR exercise" over the crisis.
Polling begins for final phase of Manipur Assembly elections
A large number of voters including women and new electorates queued up in front of the polling stations before the voting for 22 of the total of 60 Assembly seats started at 7 a.m. The polling would continue till 4 p.m. without any break. A total of 8,38,730 electors including 4,28,679 females and 31 transgender, are eligible to cast their votes across 1,247 polling stations in six electoral districts.
No harm in KCR-Soren meet but Congress cautious
The Congress on Friday said there is no harm in the KCR-Soren meeting scheduled to be held later in the day, but it is cautious as it was unaware of the said move despite being an ally in the Jharkhand government. The Congress being a junior partner in the Hemant Soren-led government, it was not aware of the meeting. KCR is meeting non-BJP and non-Congress chief ministers to prepare for the 2024 elections.
Its generation change in Kerala CPI-M as veterans get replaced by youngsters
The 23rd edition of the CPI-M's state party conference on Friday decided to go for a generational shift with the induction of more youngsters as party state officer-bearers by replacing all those members, except Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who are aged above 75 years.
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