October, 2018
Rafale row: Congress calls Jaitley a ‘babble blogger’ after ‘clown prince’ jibe
The war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the Rafale fighter deal grew more personal on Tuesday. Congress leaders labelled Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a “babble blogger” after he described party president Rahul Gandhi as a “Clown Prince” in a Facebook post. Jaitley’s charge In his post, Jaitley accused Gandhi of inventing a falsehood by describing, at the Hindustan Times Summit, a meeting between the two and attributing statements to him. Jaitley said he had earlier dismissed such claims as hallucinations, and asked whether Gandhi had aRead More
Rajasthan polls: CM Vasundhara Raje tells BJP workers the lotus is the candidate
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday told BJP workers that the lotus, the party’s symbol, would be their candidate in the December 7 assembly election, not any individual. Speaking at Ranakpur in Pali district to workers drawn from 31 assembly constituencies, she appeared to be heading off quarrels over ticket distribution. Feedback on tickets Raje said that once candidates were declared, workers should treat the lotus as the party’s nominee. She argued that unity would keep the BJP in power, while describing the Congress as divided. Along with membersRead More
मध्य प्रदेश चुनाव 2018: क्या सपा और बसपा मिलकर लड़ेंगी?
मध्य प्रदेश, छत्तीसगढ़ और राजस्थान में कांग्रेस के साथ गठबंधन टूटने की खबरों के बीच अब सवाल यह है कि क्या समाजवादी पार्टी और बहुजन समाज पार्टी आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में मध्य प्रदेश और छत्तीसगढ़ में एक साथ उतरेंगी। मायावती के बाद अखिलेश यादव ने भी कांग्रेस से किनारा कर लिया है, जिससे इन दोनों राज्यों में कांग्रेस की मुश्किलें बढ़ सकती हैं। भिंड और ग्वालियर में बसपा की ताकत सीमावर्ती भिंड इलाका बसपा के बढ़ते प्रभाव का उदाहरण माना जाता है। 2013 के विधानसभा चुनाव में यहां बसपा दूसरेRead More
Sharad Pawar rules himself out of 2019 Lok Sabha race, discourages Parth Pawar bid
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar told party leaders on Saturday that he would not be a candidate in the coming Lok Sabha election. He made the remark on the opening day of a two-day party meeting at the NCP’s office at Ballard Pier in Mumbai, and also signalled his reluctance about a possible candidature for his grand-nephew Parth Pawar. A meeting to pick candidates The NCP had summoned leaders from across Maharashtra to review the political situation and discuss likely names for the 25 constituencies it hoped toRead More
Assembly polls 2018: dates announced for five states seen as Lok Sabha semi-final
The Election Commission on Saturday unveiled the polling calendar for the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana assembly elections. Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat told a press conference that votes in all five states would be counted on 11 December 2018. The Model Code of Conduct took effect immediately in four of the states; it was already in force in Telangana. The schedule Chhattisgarh is the only state voting in two phases. Its 18 southern constituencies vote on 12 November and the remaining 72 northern seats on 20Read More