Mayawati supports Congress in Madhya Pradesh; BJP accepts defeat
Dec 12, 2018, at 11:59 am
Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Giving no chance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to smell power in Madhya Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said she will support the Congress to form the next state government.
Mayawati offers support to Congress in MP
Dec 12, 2018, at 10:56 am
Lucknow/Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said her party will support the Congress to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.
Congress leaders to pick Rajasthan CM today
Dec 12, 2018, at 10:45 am
Jaipur, Dec 12 (IBNS): After upsetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajasthan assembly polls, the Congress will pick its Chief Minister on Wednesday, media reports said.
Madhya Pradesh: Congress seeks appointment with governor to form govt
Dec 12, 2018, at 12:15 am
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress Madhya Pradesh chief Kamal Nath on Tuesday night sought an appointment with governor Anandiben Patel to form the government in the state.
We accept people's mandate with humility: Narendra Modi
Dec 11, 2018, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening congratulated the Congress, the TRS and the MNF for the victories in the Assembly elections and said the BJP "accepted the people's mandate with humility".
Will provide govts people can be proud of: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 11, 2018, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Congress workers for the party's victories in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and said the party would provide governments the people could be proud of.
Assembly Polls: Madhya Pradesh counting set for photo finish
Dec 11, 2018, at 07:35 pm
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IBNS): The Madhya Pradesh Assembly election is set for a photo finish with the the Congress and BJP going head to head as the counting nears its end.
Raman Singh takes 'full responsibility' for Chhattisgarh defeat
Dec 11, 2018, at 05:53 pm
Raipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said he was taking full responsibility for the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in the state Assembly polls.
Assembly Polls: Congress-BJP maintain close fight to clinch Madhya Pradesh as saffron surge halts
Dec 11, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (INBS): The see-saw battle for capturing the majority in Madhya Pradesh continued as both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress kept fighting for the magic figure since counting of votes for the Assembly polls in the state commenced on Tuesday, throwing up outcomes that are enough causes for worries in the saffron camp led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Assembly poll results: BJP-Congress in close fight to grab MP
Dec 11, 2018, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The battle to wrest power in Madhya Pradesh is still on as the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are fighting neck-and-neck with the final result not yet endorsed, even as results in other key states threw up a clear Congress win in Chhattisgarh and a fractured but anti-BJP mandate in Rajasthan where the Rahul Gandhi led national party has a clear edge over the saffron.
Open to anyone who would like to join Congress in Rajasthan: Gehlot
Dec 11, 2018, at 01:12 pm
Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Despite claiming a clean victory in Rajasthan, Congress' veteran leader Ashok Gehlot has said his party is open to defectors as well as independent winners.
Assembly poll results indicate 2019 General Elections: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 11, 2018, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose assembly poll results across five Indian states are not impressive as per the latest trends, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said the outcome is an indication of what will happen in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Assembly poll results: Close fight between BJP, Congress in MP
Dec 11, 2018, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The trends of Madhya Pradesh assembly poll results are indicating a close fight between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.
Congress will form Rajasthan govt with comfortable majority: Sachin Pilot
Dec 11, 2018, at 11:47 am
Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Reacting to the early trends of poll results which show the Congress is leading in Rajasthan, state party chief Sachin Pilot has said his outfit will form the next state government with a comfortable majority.
Assembly poll results: Cong upsets BJP in Raj, MP, Chhattisgarh
Dec 11, 2018, at 11:01 am
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Giving a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress is leading in all three states- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh- whose poll results are coming out on Tuesday.
Ex-West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joins Congress
Dec 11, 2018, at 08:58 am
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): Former West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joined the Congress on Monday.
Poll results of five states to be out tomorrow, countdown to 2019 begins
Dec 10, 2018, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Assembly election results of five states - Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana - will be out on Tuesday.
RBI governor Urjit Patel resigns, Congress attacks Narendra Modi
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a significant development in the political scenario of the country, Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel quit from his position on Monday and the Opposition blaming the Union government for it.
Congress attacks Narendra Modi and his government over RBI Governor Urjit Patel's resignation
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's decision to step down from his position.
Opposition leaders' meet to discuss anti-BJP front
Dec 09, 2018, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Telugu Desam Party boss-cum-Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu will attend a meeting of opposition parties in the national capital for the first time on Monday, NDTV said.
Exit polls predict clear win for TRS in Telangana
Dec 07, 2018, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): The exit polls on Friday gave a clear edge to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which is set to win 64 seats out of the 119-member Assembly.
Exit polls predict Congress win in Chhattisgarh
Dec 07, 2018, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Bringing bad news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), all major exit polls on Friday predicted a win for the Congress party in Chhattisgarh.
Tight battle between Congress,BJP in Madhya Pradesh, predicts exit-polls
Dec 07, 2018, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): There might be a tight battle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress to come to power in Madhya Pradesh, as per Exit Poll reports published on Friday.
Narendra Modi condoles death of Congress MP Mohammad Asrarul Haque
Dec 07, 2018, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the death of Congress MP Mohammad Asrarul Haque.
AgustaWestland: Now Cong will be in deep trouble, says Modi
Dec 05, 2018, at 03:17 pm
Sumerpur, Rajasthan, Dec 5 (IBNS) : As Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper deal was extradited to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his arrest would lead to disclosures "deeply troubling" the Congress.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan to campaign in the poll-bound state today
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:59 am
Jaipur, Dec 4 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Rajasthan on Tuesday to campaign in the poll-bound state.
Telangana: Congress leader detained ahead of KCR rally
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:45 am
Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IBNS): Ahead of the caretaker Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s election rally in Kodangal, Telangana Congress leader Revanth Reddy was detained on Tuesday.
Amarinder Singh is fatherly figure: Navjot Sidhu
Dec 03, 2018, at 01:44 pm
Jaipur, Dec 3 (IBNS): After getting a strong message from his party for denying Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh as his "captain", Congress leader and state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said the former is a "fatherly figure" to him, media reports said.
Punjab ministers demand Sidhu's resignation over jibe at CM
Dec 02, 2018, at 11:00 am
Amritsar, Dec 2 (IBNS): Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is now facing flak for "mocking" Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and many are demanding his resignation from the state cabinet after his controversial visit to the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan.
Sidhu makes U-turn, says Rahul never asked him to go to Pak
Dec 01, 2018, at 10:45 am
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IBNS): In a U-turn from his previous statement, Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has said his party chief Rahul Gandhi didn't ask him to go to Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor.