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Lok Sabha polls: AAP, Congress agree on 4:3 seat sharing formula in Delhi

Feb 25, 2024, at 08:05 am

New Delhi: Congress and AAP on Saturday have agreed on seat sharing arrangement for Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh, ending speculations that the two parties may not reach an understanding in the matter.

'Will fight till the end': After Bharuch seat went to AAP, Ahmed Patel's daughter apologises to Congress workers

Feb 25, 2024, at 04:22 am

Bharuch (Gujarat): Congress leader and daughter of the late party veteran Ahmed Patel, Mumtaz Patel conveyed her apologies to party workers in Bharuch for the failing to secure the Lok Sabha constituency during negotiations on seat-sharing with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Alliance talks on: Congress hopeful to strike a deal with Mamata in Bengal despite TMC's reluctance

Feb 24, 2024, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday exuded optimism in joining hands with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to fight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s renewed declaration that it will go solo in the state in Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Congress, AAP finalise seat-sharing deals in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa: Reports

Feb 24, 2024, at 02:32 am

New Delhi: The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, who earlier this week delivered the INDIA alliance's first electoral win in the Chandigarh mayoral poll, have finalised seat-share deals for Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, and Haryana, media reports said on Friday.

Dynastic parties don't want Dalits, backward to progress: PM Modi

Feb 24, 2024, at 02:04 am

Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA alliance and said those, who believe in provoking and creating difference among the people in the name of caste, oppose every scheme for the Dalits and the deprived and do politics in the name of caste for the interest of their family.

Talks on seat-sharing with Mamata Banerjee still on: Jairam Ramesh

Feb 23, 2024, at 08:20 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Averring that a decision on seat sharing with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be finalised in a day or two for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said talks with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are still on.

BJP extorting money by intimidating private firms: Congress

Feb 23, 2024, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Terming the BJP Government as a "Hafta Wasooli" government, the Congress on Friday accused the central government of "intimidating and arm twisting" private companies to force them to donate funds to the party.

Mamata Banerjee's TMC resumes seat-sharing talks with Congress for Lok Sabha polls: Reports

Feb 23, 2024, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In a U-turn from its previous stance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has resumed seat-sharing talks with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.

Election 2024: AAP, Congress reach seat-sharing deals in Goa, Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana

Feb 22, 2024, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a primary agreement to divide electoral constituencies in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh, and Haryana ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, media reports said.

BJP imposing financial terrorism against Congress: KC Venugopal

Feb 22, 2024, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government of "stealing its money from the banks" and imposing "financial terrorism" against the grand old party.

Samajwadi Party to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in alliance with Congress in UP, says former CM Akhilesh Yadav

Feb 22, 2024, at 12:10 am

Putting an end on the speculations about a rift between Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress over seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday made it clear that both the parties will jointly contest the Lok Sabha election and asserted that there is no dispute between the two parties.

BJP is weakening democracy, suppressing voice of Dalits: Rahul Gandhi

Feb 21, 2024, at 04:48 am

Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Tuesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is weakening democracy by suppressing the voices of Dalits, poor and backward people.

Trouble for Champai Soren govt: Congress MLAs reach Delhi to protest allocation of ministerial berths

Feb 18, 2024, at 09:34 pm

Delhi/Ranchi: Amid turbulent intra-party dynamics within the Jharkhand Congress, eight party legislators have reportedly reached Delhi to air their dissatisfaction over the inclusion of four party MLAs as ministers in the Champai Soren-led JMM government, media reported.

Are former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, his son Nakul joining BJP?

Feb 17, 2024, at 08:09 pm

New Delhi/Bhopal/IBNS: In what could be a fresh jolt to the beleaguered Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son are speculated to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in UP: Rahul Gandhi says atmosphere of fear and hatred prevails in country

Feb 17, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Former Congress national president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that there is an atmosphere of fear and hatred in the country, which has bifurcated people in two parts, the rich and the poor.

Violence is spreading across country due to injustice by Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi

Feb 17, 2024, at 05:32 am

Chandauli (UP)/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the incidents of violence were increasing in the country due to injustice.

Congress does not want developed Bharat as Modi advocates for it, says PM

Feb 17, 2024, at 02:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday slammed the Congress party saying that it has only one agenda – 'anti-Modi, extreme anti-Modi'.

After BJP's team, now Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury stopped from reaching Bengal's Sandeshkhali

Feb 16, 2024, at 08:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After the fact-finding team of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress state president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was stopped by police on his way to Sandeshkhali, where women have accused men linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan of sexually harassing them.

All bank accounts of Congress have been frozen, alleges Ajay Maken

Feb 16, 2024, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Friday alleged that all its bank accounts including that of the Youth Congress’ have been frozen ahead of the Lok Sabha election and termed it as a deep assault on India's Democracy.

Tejashwi Yadav's drive in Jeep Wrangler with Rahul Gandhi headlines Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Bihar

Feb 16, 2024, at 06:34 pm

Patna/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday joined Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which has entered its last leg in the state of Bihar.

Rahul Gandhi promises legal guarantee for MSP, caste survey

Feb 16, 2024, at 05:40 am

Aurangabad/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday promised a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) and caste survey which would help in changing the fates of farmers, backward and deprived of society.

Sonia Gandhi to enter Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan; urges Rae Bareli voters to support her family in Lok Sabha polls

Feb 15, 2024, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced her decision not to participate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, citing health reasons. On Wednesday, the former Congress chief submitted her candidacy papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan.

Sonia Gandhi files her nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan

Feb 14, 2024, at 06:06 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from the state of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

Sonia Gandhi to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan today

Feb 14, 2024, at 05:40 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from the state of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

Sandeshkhali row: Calcutta HC cancels prohibitory order, opposition intensifies movement

Feb 14, 2024, at 06:02 am

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The oppositions-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CPI(M) and Congress-on Tuesday intensified their movement separately on the Sandeshkhali issue in Bengal where the women were allegedly being tortured by some TMC local leaders, even as Calcutta High Court set aside the prohibitory order imposed by the state administration under section 144 Cr PC at the troubled-torn area in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.

PM Modi govt can’t curb farmers’ voice demanding justice: Mallikarjun Kharge

Feb 14, 2024, at 02:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi Government of trying to curb the voice of farmers who are demanding justice.

Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan joins BJP a day after quitting Congress

Feb 13, 2024, at 07:06 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inducted former Congress leader Ashok Chavan to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Sonia Gandhi to Rajya Sabha, Priyanka likely to debut from Rae Bareli LS seat

Feb 13, 2024, at 02:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress's Sonia Gandhi is likely to move from the Lok Sabha elections owing to her health conditions, thereby, handing the baton to daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, media reports said.

Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, likely to join BJP

Feb 12, 2024, at 07:42 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit Congress on Monday.

Congress caught in its own quagmire of sins: PM Modi says in MP rally, unveils projects worth Rs 7,300 cr

Feb 12, 2024, at 12:44 am

Jhabua (MP): Launching a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party is “trapped in the quicksand of its sins, and the more it struggles to emerge, the more it will sink.”