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100 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Congress”, published between January 2017 and December 2019. They are filed mainly under Congress, BJP, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Congress’s Nana Patole elected Maharashtra Assembly Speaker unopposed
Congress MLA Nana Patole was elected unopposed as Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Sunday after the BJP’s candidate, Kisan Kathore, pulled out of the contest. How the Speaker was chosen Nominations had to be withdrawn by 10 am on Sunday. Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the House that other parties had asked the BJP at an all-party meeting to withdraw its nominee. “It has been a tradition that the speaker is appointed unopposed. So we accepted the request,” he said. The Congress had named Patole on SaturdayRead More
Haryana Congress likely to promise monthly allowance for unemployed youth
The Congress in Haryana, hit by the departure of its leader Ashok Tanwar after a leadership dispute, was expected to promise monthly cash support for unemployed young people in its manifesto for the assembly election, due for release on Friday. The likely promise According to a media report, the manifesto would offer Rs 10,000 a month to every unemployed postgraduate and Rs 7,000 a month to unemployed graduates. Haryana’s unemployment rate was put at nearly 29%, the highest in the country, which could make the offer attractive to voters. PayingRead More
Congress names 20 more candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls in third list
The Congress on Wednesday announced a third list of 20 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly election ahead of the October polls. Candidates so far With the latest list, the party has named 123 candidates in total. Its first list carried 51 names and the second 52. The contest Voting for the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly was scheduled for October 21, with counting on October 24. The Congress was contesting in a pre-poll alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party. What happened next In the 2019 Maharashtra election, the BJP won 105 seats,Read More
Subramanian Swamy says BJP wants the whole country under its rule
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said in Goa on Sunday that the party is keen to see the entire country come under its rule, and that the disappointment of loyal workers after defectors were made ministers was only temporary. He was in the state for a party function. Background to the remarks In July, 10 Congress MLAs joined the BJP in Goa, taking the party’s tally to 27 in the 40-member assembly. Three of them were given cabinet posts in the Pramod Sawant government. To make room, the Chief Minister droppedRead More
Congress to contest Delhi Lok Sabha seats alone after AAP talks fail
The Congress announced on Friday that it would contest the Lok Sabha election in Delhi on its own, while saying it was still willing to ally with the Aam Aadmi Party if the arrangement was limited to the national capital. What the Congress said PC Chacko, the Congress in-charge for Delhi, said the party was going it alone because the AAP had taken an unreasonable position. He said the party remained ready for an alliance if the AAP agreed to one confined to Delhi, adding that the two parties neededRead More
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