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Pilot top choice as Rajasthan Congress MLAs meet today
Sources said the MLAs will be asked as to who could replace Ashok Gehlot. The observers will give the report to Sonia Gandhi and the change of guard could take place soon. Meanwhile, reports are that the staunch supporters of the Gehlot camp have also spoken in favour of Sachin Pilot, with many going to the latter's residence
BJP questions authenticity of videos tweeted by SP
The videos were apparently shot during the recent monsoon session of the state Assembly that ended last week. The video clips have been tweeted by the Samajwadi Party leaders. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in turn, has questioned the credibility of the SP and pointed out that the authenticity of the videos is yet to be ascertained.
Congress prepares for first non-Gandhi president after 1998
While the Gandhis are likely to be neutral in the elections, party interim president Sonia Gandhi has asserted that the polls will be fair and she will not endorse any candidate. Sources said that the issue of Rajasthan in the event of Gehlot joining national politics was also discussed, but there is no official word on it yet.
Bharat Jodo Yatra will provide oxygen to Congress: Jairam Ramesh
Clarifying on not including Gujarat in the route of the yatra, Ramesh said that many routes were discussed, but in some routes the yatra would have had to cross rivers using boats or trains. So the party opted for a straight route from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, he said.
'We can boycott polls, BJP also has to do so': Nagaland Congress
The Congress wants implementation of a solution to the Naga issue under the President's rule, he added. In a statement, Therie and one-time compatriot of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, says, "In my view, the core committee (of MLAs and Ministers) has nothing to do with the negotiation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah entrusting the core committee to convince NSCN(IM) is something like asking a child to convince his father."
Yogi govt invites Lata Mangeshkar's family for inauguration of Lata Chowk
As a special representative of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Ayodhya Development Authority Secretary Satyendra Singh served the invitation to Lata's sister Usha Mangeshkar and her other family members in Mumbai on Saturday.
Rajasthan: Congress MLAs, senior leaders to discuss new CM face on Sunday
With Gehlot being the front-runner to become the next Congress President, hectic parleys are being made to zero in on the next CM face in Rajasthan. Senior Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken, will be presnt in the crucial meeting on Sunday.
Hardliner Himanta takes a leaf out of Yogi's political playbook
That was one of the very early signals of what was cooking in the mind of the former blue-eyed boy of the late Congress stalwart Tarun Gogoi. Before joining the saffron camp, Sarma had started practicing to be more Hindu than those who were already in the BJP. In the 2011 state elections, the BJP only managed to win five seats in the 126-member Assam assembly. The party's stronghold in the state then was only the Barak Valley, which has a major chunk of Hindu Bengali voters.
BJP back-stabbed Nitish Kumar, not the other way round: Lalan Singh
JD-U national President Lalan Singh said that the BJP had backstabbed Nitish Kumar during the 2020 Assembly elections. "During the 2020 Assembly elections, the workers of JD-U were helping BJP candidates in winning the seat and the workers of BJP were involved in defeating the JD-U candidates.
Lok Sabha polls: BJP gears up for 'Mission 32' in Bihar
In a closed-door core committee meeting in Kishanganj, Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Seemanchal region of Bihar, directed the party leaders to work whole-heartedly for the 2024 polls. He has identified the 32 seats where he wants to win and form the government in the centre
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