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Soren faces disqualification for holding office of profit, blames BJP
Soren said that "it seems BJP leaders and their puppets have drafted the report which is in a sealed cover". He said that there is no communication to him officially. Sources, however, said that BJP is seeming confident about their petition against him. The Election Commission has sent a letter to the Governor on the issue of the Assembly membership of Soren as former Chief Minister Raghubar Das and the BJP sought his disqualification.
After raids on 5 RJD leaders, Bihar Mahagathbandhan anticipates more action
The leaders of Mahagathbandhan are expecting more raids in the future, said sources. Nitish Kumar along with Governor Phagu Chauhan and deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav went to the statue of socialist leader B.P. Mandal to pay gratitude on his birth anniversary. On Wednesday, the CBI conducted multiple raids in Patna, Katihar, Madhubani and Gurugram on the houses and properties of five RJD leaders.
Congress presidential poll likely to be deferred by few weeks
Sources said that it was likely that instead of the election process to get completed by September 21, the whole process may now be completed in October or November. The decision on the new schedule will be taken by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday. Sources also said that the new decision to defer has been taken since the party leaders will be busy in 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which will commence on September 7 and the Gandhis, including Sonia Gandhi are abroad.
With Bhupendra Chaudhary's appointment as UP party chief, BJP plans to create regional, caste balance
Bhupendra Chaudhary, 54, is a minister for panchayati raj in the Yogi Adityanath government and belongs to the Jat community. He hails from western Uttar Pradesh. His appointment will bring a semblance of power balance in the state. At president, top party leadership represents eastern Uttar Pradesh with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath belonging to Gorakhpur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi representing Varanasi in Lok Sabha.
Nitish Kumar exhorts alliance partners to unitedly fight BJP in LS polls
A meeting of the Mahagathbandhan's leaders at the chief minister's residence on Wednesday, deliberated on strategies to wipe out the Narendra Modi-led central government in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, Congress leader Ajit Sharma and leaders of left parties besides the MLAs and MLCs of all the alliance partners were among those who attended the meet.
Some MLAs untraceable, but sure they will join meeting: Saurabh Bharadwaj
The meeting was scheduled to begin by 11 a.m. at the CM's residence, but it has been delayed as all the MLAs have not reached his residence yet. Talking to media, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "We are unable to connect with some of the MLAs, but we are sure that later or sooner they will attend the meeting. "There may be traffic problems or others, but they are coming one by one," he told the media. "We want to make sure that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi will not collapse and we are very much sure that all MLAs will join the meeting soon," Bhardwaj told the media.
Gurugram mall not mine, was inaugurated by Haryana CM Khattar: Tejashwi
In a series of tweets, he said: "The Urban Cubes mall belongs to White Land Corporation Ltd and a BJP MP has an investment in it. Krishna Kumar is the present owner of this mall. Moreover, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated that mall. Now, CBI is answerable to it. It should clarify the owner of the mall.
IRCTC land-for-job scam: CBI seizes over 200 sale deeds during raids in Bihar
In the FIR, only five sale deeds were mentioned but now the CBI has come across 200 sale deeds. All these documents have been seized by the agency. The CBI has also recovered jewellery. Raids were conducted at residences of RJD MLC Sunil Singh, party leaders Ashfaque Karim, Faiyaz Ahmad and Subodh Roy.
Gehlot says will continue as Rajasthan CM; Pilot camp keeps fingers crossed
During his visit to Ahmedabad on Wednesday, Gehlot said, "Right now, the party high command has given me two responsibilities. The first is to work as the senior observer for Gujarat, and the other as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. I will do both. I will put all my efforts to ensure that Congress retains power in Rajasthan." When asked about his name doing the rounds as the next Congress President, Gehlot said, "While there have been talks on these lines in the media for some time now, no one knows what will be the verdict.
Gandhis will be abroad for Sonia's treatment when Congress announces dates to elect new President
"Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be travelling abroad for medical check-ups. She will also visit her ailing mother before she returns to Delhi. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be travelling with the Congress President," Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement on Tuesday night.
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