Tuesday, March 12th, 2019
Mayawati rules out alliance with Congress in any state for Lok Sabha polls
The Bahujan Samaj Party declared on Tuesday that it would not ally with the Congress anywhere in the country for the Lok Sabha election beginning on April 11, a blow to hopes of a broad opposition front against the ruling BJP. What Mayawati said In a statement, BSP president Mayawati said it was being made clear once again that her party would have no tie-up with the Congress anywhere. Referring to the BSP’s pre-poll pact with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, she said the arrangement rested on mutual respectRead More
Modi likely to contest Varanasi again in 2019 despite talk of Puri, say BJP sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh again, senior BJP sources said, even as speculation grew that he might choose the temple town of Puri in Odisha for the April-May polls. Varanasi favoured, Puri unconfirmed According to the sources, the party’s parliamentary board strongly favours a repeat contest in Varanasi. Whether Mr Modi will also stand from a second constituency, and whether that seat would be Puri, remained unclear. In an interview with the news agency ANI, the PrimeRead More
Congress Working Committee meets in Gujarat; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to address it
The Congress chose Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat for a high-profile strategy meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Ahmedabad, aimed at launching its Lok Sabha campaign and finalising its election strategy. General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been given charge of the party in 41 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, was to address the CWC for the first time. The meeting The day-long session of the party’s highest decision-making body came two days after the Election Commission announced the Lok Sabha schedule. Sources said theRead More
Kerala Congress to finalise Lok Sabha candidates on March 15 during Rahul Gandhi visit
The Kerala Congress screening committee will finalise the allocation of Lok Sabha seats after discussions with party president Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the state on Thursday. A final decision is due on March 15. The Delhi meeting A committee meeting chaired by general secretary KC Venugopal was held in Delhi on Monday. It was attended by former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala Mukul Wasnik and other leaders. Wasnik said Rahul Gandhi would be in Kerala on March 14 to finalise theRead More