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EC to decide whether ban on physical rallies should continue tomorrow
The Election Commission would meet on Saturday to decide whether the ban imposed by it on physical rallies and roadshows to prevent the spread of coronavirus should continue.
Mamata reached out to Sonia for alliance in Goa, says TMC; Congress calls TMC untrustworthy ally
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had reached out to Congress president Sonia Gandhi with an offer for an alliance in the Goa Assembly poll but had failed to evoke any positive response from the grand old party, TMC national vice-president Pavan K Varma said.
The Congress, which is not very keen on having an alliance with the TMC, called it “an untrustworthy ally", which is trying to grow at its expense. Isolation of TMC at the national level has forced Mamata Banerjee to reach out to it, the Congress said.
Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal quits BJP, to contest Goa polls as independent candidate
Sharad Pawar, top NCP leaders to campaign for SP in UP
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will lead the party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh where the party is contesting the assembly elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
Besides Pawar, senior leaders and parliament members Praful Patel, Supriya Sule, Sunil Tatkare and Fauzia Khan have been named as star campaigners for the assembly elections.
85 names announced in BJP's second list for UP polls
Can BJP's OBC allies garner votes of their communities to its UP kitty?
After the exit of several key OBC leaders, including Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan and Om Prakash Rajbhar, days ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is now dependent almost completely on the Apna Dal and the Nishad Party for the votes of the community in the state, especially in the 'Poorvanchal' (eastern) region.
Blame Congress if BJP wins in Goa, it didn't listen to Shiv Sena's pre-poll alliance plan: Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that he agrees to the view expressed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that the Congress should be held responsible if the BJP wins the next month's Goa Assembly elections and continues to occupy power in the state.
13 Sikhs included in BJP's first list of 34 candidates for Punjab polls
BJP releases first list of 34 candidates for Punjab assembly polls, including 13 Sikhs
Expelled Uttarakhand Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat rejoins Congress
Uttarakhand Polls: BJP shows preference for Congress defectors in first list
The BJP in its first list of 59 candidates has once again shown a preference for Congress defectors rather than its own cadres to field in the state polls on February 14.
According to the list released on Thursday, the party has not only chosen to field leaders who revolted against the Harish Rawat government in 2016, but also those who defected to its camp over mere past few days.
Goa PWD Minister resigns; to contest assembly polls as independent candidate
Goa Public Works Department Minister Deepak Prabhu Pauskar on Friday resigned as an MLA, as a Minister and from the BJP's primary membership, a day after he was denied a ticket to contest from the Sanvordem assembly constituency.
Pauskar, who joined the BJP from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 2019, said that he would be contesting as an Independent from his constituency.
Do you see anyone else's face from Cong? You can see my face everywhere: Priyanka Gandhi on CM face in UP
Rajeshwar Bansal leaves RLD after being refused ticket for son from Shamli
Former MLA and Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Rajeshwar Bansal has resigned from the party after his son was refused ticket from Shamli assembly seat.
Bansal and his son, Akhil Bansal, sent their resignations to party leader Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday.
The SP-RLD alliance has given ticket to Prasanna Chaudhary from Shamli constituency who filed his nomination on Tuesday.
Rajeshwar Bansal, a former MLA from Kairana, had demanded ticket for his son Akhil Bansal from Shamli.
"We will provide 40 per centreservations for girls in government jobs. A job calendar will be made and strictly followed for better employment opportunities in the state. We will provide Rs 5,000 cr for startups. One lakh vacant posts will be filled in the Police department,"Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said.
We will try to stop the scams related to reservation, qualification exams. The UP government has cut down on education government, as well. We will increase spending again if elected to power: Priyanka Gandhi while launching the youth manifesto in UP
"The youth of UP are in need of jobs and they have been let down by the government. Where are the jobs that the BJP promised?" Rahul Gandhi said, while launching the youth manifesto in UP
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi andPriyanka Gandhi launched Uttar Pradesh's Youth Manifesto, at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) HQ in Delhi
In Goa, the turn of the turncoat
Facing unpopularity and anti-incumbency from a ten year power run, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which announced it will contest all 40 assembly segments solo for the first time, is half scared of its own bravado. Senior leaders were tweeting until the eleventh hour, hoping by some miracle that its former regional party partner would change its mind, ditch the new entrant Trinamool Congress (TMC) and rejoin a saffron alliance that yielded high dividends from consolidated Hindutva votes, rather than splitting them along caste lines.
Amit Shah greets people of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura on Statehood Day
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on the occasion of their Statehood Day and said the Narendra Modi government is committed towards the all-round development of the region and brought peace there.
The three states were formed on the day 50 years ago in 1972, with the enactment of North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
Ex-AAP Goa convenor to contest Assembly polls on Congress ticket
The Congress on Thursday released a list of five more candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Goa, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) released its first list of four candidates for the February 14 polls.
The Congress has fielded the former convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Goa unit, Elvis Gomes, as the party's candidate in Panaji, while former BJP MLA Carlos Almeida will be contesting from the Vasco Assembly constituency in South Goa.
Tukaram Borkar, Antony Dias and Amit Patkar -- all fresh faces -- have be fielded from Shiroda, Benaulim and Curchorem, respectively.
UP Polls | Aparna quits the Yadav clan, joins BJP
Mathura posters question history-sheeter as BJP office-bearer
Posters questioning the appointment of an alleged history-sheeter Hari Shankar akaRaju Yadavas BJP's city convener have come up in Mathura.
The posters say, 'Does BJP lack good workers? Will Mathura be looted by them? In such a scenario, will BJP be able to fulfill the dream of Modi, Yogi, Vajpayee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya?'
Some posters even congratulate the BJP leadership for appointing a history-sheeter as the city's convenor.
According to police, nearly 16 criminal cases, including attempt to murder, loot and dacoity, are registered against Yadav in various police stations of Mathura.
Battle for UP: Ex-SP Minister sacked for sharing dais with Chandra Shekhar
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has expelled former minister Uma Kiran for six years for 'anti-party' activities.
The expulsion was announced by SP district president Pramod Tyagi.
Tyagi said that Uma Kiran was allegedly demanding party ticket from Purkazi seat and was miffed at not being given.
She has been given a ticket from the seat by Azad Samaj Party, led by Chandra Shekhar Azad, and was also seen in a press conference with him, which led to her expulsion.
Mukesh Sahani could meet same fate as Chirag Paswan post UP polls
After LJP's Chirag Paswan who was ousted from the NDA after contesting independently in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Vikassheel Insan party chief Mukesh Sahani could face the same consequences after he opened a front against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh polls.
Targeted by Sahani, BJP leaders like Ajay Nishad, Samrat Chaudhary, and Neeraj Kumar Bablu have said that he is free to leave the NDA in Bihar.
Indicating action against Sahani, BJP MP Nishad, a popular face among the Nishad community in Uttar Pradesh, said: "If Mukesh Sahani is leaving, it would not affect NDA government in Bihar as three MLAs of VIP are with the BJP."
Gurjar leader Avtar Singh Bhadana announcedthat he will fight UP polls from Jewar as RLD candidateamid speculation that he will take back nomination as he is Covid+. "There were initially symptoms of Covid-19 but RTPCR report is negative. I will fight the election for us," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new circuit house in Gujarat’s Somnath today. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the ceremony will take place via video conferencing at 11 am.
Ex-AAP member brings out web series on YouTube, claims party deviated from principles
Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping to win big, a former member of the party has brought out an "insider account", in the form of a web series, which claims the party has deviated from its principles.
The web-series in the political genre, 'Transparency: Pardarshita' has been produced and directed by Dr Munish Raizada, a medical practitioner from Chandigarh working in Chicago.
The web series available on YouTube is an "insider account" showing how things went from being transparent and for bringing in a systemic change to being non-transparent and becoming part of the same political rut.
BJP's first list for Goa polls stirs controversy over family raj, tickets to tainted candidates
TheBJPon Thursdaystirredcontroversyafter the ruling party released itsfirstlistof 34candidatesfor the February 14 assemblypolls, dropping former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal's claim for aticketfor the Panaji assembly seat. Read more
Uttar Pradesh polls: Rahul, Priyanka to release youth manifesto on January 21
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on Friday releasethe party's youth manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Both leaders will address a special press conference at the party's headquarters. (PTI)