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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.
J&K local body polls: BJP wins seats in Kashmir Valley, Congress sweeps Leh
The BJP has won seats in municipal councils and committees in the Kashmir Valley for the first time, according to results of the four-phase urban local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Counting began early on Saturday under heavy security. The Congress won two major councils in Kashmir and all seats in Leh, while independents dominated the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Results across the state Jammu Municipal Corporation: the BJP emerged as the single largest party. Srinagar Municipal Corporation: of 74 wards, eight were uncontested. In the 66 that voted, independentsRead More
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
Prashant Kishor says he won’t work on any party’s 2019 campaign
Election strategist Prashant Kishor said on Sunday that he would stay away from every political party’s campaign in the 2019 general election. Speaking to students of the Indian School of Business (ISB), he said he had spent enough time with leaders and wanted to return to grassroots work, and added that he was not entering politics. Why he is stepping back Kishor said he had wanted to leave the field for about two years but first wished to ensure his organisation, I-PAC, was in safe hands. The 41-year-old said heRead More
Arun Jaitley Poses 15 Questions to Rahul Gandhi on Rafale, Alleges False Campaign
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the Rafale fighter jet deal, posing 15 questions in a blog post and accusing the Congress of running a false campaign on the issue. Jaitley’s charges In the post, titled “15 Questions that Expose Congress Party’s Falsehood on Rafale”, Jaitley accused Gandhi and the Congress of holding up the deal for more than ten years and putting national security at serious risk. He said every claim the party had made about the price and the procedure was “completelyRead More
Bengal Panchayat Polls: Supreme Court Refuses Re-election in Uncontested Seats
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions by the CPI(M) and the BJP seeking to cancel elections to more than 20,000 local body seats in West Bengal that were won without a contest, giving relief to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Every one of those seats was won by Trinamool Congress candidates, and the opposition had claimed its candidates were stopped from filing nominations. What the court ruled A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and including Justices D Y Chandrachud and A M Khanwilkar, used its special powersRead More
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