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Congress has always let MLAs to pick the CM : Digvijaya Singh
The Congress has won most of the Assembly constituencies along the Narmada, veteran party leader. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh told ET in an exclusive interview, emphasising the importance of his Narmada ‘parikrama’ which he had termed a spiritual journey. “Although my Narmada parikrama was an absolutely non-political journey, we won most of the seats along the Narmada,” Singh said, after the Congress wrested the state from the BJP in the closest election fought in the country so far. As someone who worked in the background, campaigned extensivelyRead More
At Last, Congress Won Polls : Yogi Adityanath Speaks
The Congress’ lies will start unraveling soon, and that will make our future battles even easier,” Yogi Adityanath said at Patna’s Mahavir temple A day after the BJP was pushed out of power from three major states in the Hindi heartland, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday downplayed the Congress’ victories by saying that it had achieved electoral success through deceit. He halted on his way back from Janakpur in Nepal. He had gone to the neighboring country to participate in the ‘Vivah Panchami’ celebrations at the JanakiRead More
PM Modi Teach Me What To Do : Rahul Gandhi On State Wins
Rahul Gandhi, exulting in his Congress party’s state election wins, said it was clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would find it very difficult to win elections. “Clearly, there is a feeling that PM Modi was unable to deliver what he committed,” the Congress president told reporters Tuesday evening. The Congress won in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and fought a close contest in Madhya Pradesh in the state elections billed widely as the semi-final, the last popularity test before the 2019 national elections. It lost Mizoram and failed to perform in TelanganaRead More
Congress Ahead In 2 States, Nail Biter In Madhya Pradesh
The Congress is leading in two BJP-ruled heartland states — Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh — as votes get counted for the assembly election billed as the semi-final before next year’s national polls. In Madhya Pradesh, it is locked in a tough fight with the BJP. But the party is trailing in Mizoram, a state it rules. The ruling TRS looks set to retain Telangana comfortably. The results in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are likely to have an impact on the elections due early next year. For the ruling BJP, itRead More
Election Panel Should Act : Vasundhara Raje On Sharad Yadav’s Body Shaming
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that she felt insulted by former Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav’s body shaming remark against her. “I am shocked. I feel insulted. He has insulted women. I think to set an example, it is very important that the Election Commission takes cognizance,” Vasundhara Raje told reporters on Friday, after casting her vote for the Rajasthan election at a pink voting booth exclusively for women in home constituency Jhalrapatan. “Is this the sort of example he wants to set for youngsters? Congress and its alliesRead More