Congress

While the CM Siddaramaiah-led state cabinet retracted consent for a CBI inquiry against Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar in a DA case, signs of internal strife emerged within the grand old party.

The former prime minister criticized Siddaramaiah, claiming that he couldn't prevent money from Karnataka, particularly Bengaluru, flowing to the Congress in the five states' elections.

She made the announcement of the merger of her YSR Telangana Congress with the Congress during a ceremony in the presence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party president Rahul Gandhi.

According to Lokesh, this development signals impending challenges for the YSRCP after the elections.

He urged heightened vigilance, highlighting information he claims to have received from various states, indicating the possibility of a similar development in Karnataka.

Furthermore, the Congress-led Opposition, invited to the lunch, boycotted the event as a form of protest against the Governor's alleged high-handedness and his manner of functioning.

In the missive dated December 30, 2023, Mr. Ramesh highlighted the INDIA parties' earlier request for an appointment with the ECI on December 20, 2023, to discuss and offer suggestions on the use of VVPATs.

The Managing Director of the channel, BS Shiju, has been instructed to present all relevant documents before the central agency in Bengaluru on January 11.

Speaking during a media interaction at the party office in Guna, Singh, sibling to former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, stressed, "Rahul Gandhi is an MP, not the party president.

In a spirited call to action, Kharge urged the people to 'teach a lesson' to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming elections. He criticized the current state of democracy and the Constitution in India, citing concerns about inflation and unemployment. Kharge accused the BJP government of neglecting over 3.20 million vacant central posts, depriving backward classes of employment opportunities.