India Political Highlights: Entire country echoing with one voice - 'Abki Baar 400 Paar,' says PM Modi

Currently, the Congress government has lost the moral right to stay in power: Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur

The House is getting adjourned without our permission: Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur

"We are not being heard in the Vidhan Sabha. Whenever we demand division during the financial bill, it is not allowed. The House is getting adjourned without our permission. Congress government has lost the moral right to stay in power. The damage that has been done is irreparable..."

Those who are Agniveers, after they sacrifice their lives for the country, they are not given the status of martyrs. Why is that: West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Visuals from Panchkula hotel where six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs are reportedly staying.

"...We have sent the voice report to the FSL...if it is true that somebody has raised slogan 'Pakistan Zindabad', that person will be punished seriously"

Himachal Pradesh: BJP Legislative Party members meet Governor

Members of the BJP Legislative Party led by Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday met Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, a day after the party won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state.

The meeting comes amid a buzz over the BJP bringing a motion of no-confidence in the assembly against the Congress government in the state.

The Congress has 40 MLAs while the BJP has 25 in the 68-member state assembly. The remaining three seats are held by independents.

Himachal Pradesh MLAs who had arrived at Panchkula yesterday from Shimla, board a chopper

Confident that all legislators will be loyal to the party: D K Shivakumar

Deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar.

" Congress party has issued a direction that I should be there. I don't know why BJP is in such a hurry...any govt should have a strong opposition. It is not right, this type of horse-trading, someday it might boomerang...I am confident that all our legislators will be loyal to the party..."

"It is very unfortunate that the BJP is trying to buy MLAs, MLCs and MPs in states where it has lost. Their modus operandi is very clear - either buy them (MLAs, MLCs and MPs) using money or by using the ED and CBI," says AAP MP Sandeep Pathak

Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh resigns as a minister in the Himachal Pradesh cabinet.

"All I would like to say is that under the current circumstances, it is not correct for me to continue as a part of the government. So, I have decided that I am resigning from the Council of Ministers. I am resigning as a minister. In the time to come, I will have video consultations with my people and then decide about the future course of action..." Vikramaditya, the son of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and Congress MP Pratibha Singh told ANI.

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Himachal Pradesh speaker suspends 15 BJP MLAs, including leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur, adjourns House.

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Unfortunate that we could not make a renowned candidate Abhishek Singhvi win the election, we are disheartened: Congress leader on cross-voting in RS elections

BSP leader and former UP MLA Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali joins Samajwadi Party.

Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election yesterday arrive at Himachal Assembly in Shimla

For the first time under the BJP government, the distance from Delhi to Tamil Nadu has reduced so much, says PM Modi in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"...Today the benefits of every scheme related to the poor, farmers, women and youth are reaching the southern corner of India. Today, Tamil Nadu itself is a witness to how the BJP government works. Five years ago only 21 lakh rural houses in Tamil Nadu had tap water, today due to the Jal Jeevan Mission, more than 1 crore rural houses have tap water..."

As per directions of Congress high command, I am reaching Himachal Pradesh, says D K Shivakumar

Six rebel Congress MLAs from Himachal leave Panchkula for undisclosed location

According to reports, the MLAs are "disappointed" with the working style of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and are seeking his replacement.

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DMK 'ran away' during resolution on Ram temple in Parliament; shows their 'hate' for your faith: PM Modi in TN public meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has been appointed as one of the two observers for the Himachal Pradesh crisis, leaves from Chandigarh for Shimla

CM Sukhu has presented resignation inside the House, says Jairam Thakur

On being asked about 6 Congress MLAs and 3 independent MLAs, Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur says "They have voted for BJP's candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections. They are with us. There can be many others..."

"The way BJP MLAs have been suspended from the House (Himachal Pradesh Assembly), it is completely against the democracy. We could have understood this move if we had interrupted the Assembly proceedings. It is very unfortunate that the Speaker has presented lies," says BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur

Modi ji's only guarantee is to topple Congress govt, says Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference. 

The people of Himachal Pradesh had rejected the PM, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Anurag Thakur, and Jairam Thakur. The mandate was for the Congress party...So, this mandate should be respected: Jairam Ramesh

I want to clarify that I haven't resigned. I am a warrior, says Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu amid rumours of his resignation

Karnataka Assembly adjourned amid slogans by BJP and Congress MLCs over alleged pro-Pakistan slogan raised at Vidhana Soudha by the supporters of RS MP Syed Naseer Hussain.

Youth Congress protests in UP over recruitment exam paper leak

DK hopeful of Congress surviving Himachal crisis

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is known as a trouble shooter in Congress party circles says there is no need to panic about the political crisis in Himachal. "Absolutely no need to indulge in any hears," tweeted Shivakumar, who along with ex Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda are in Shimla to diffuse the crisis within the party.

Trouble shooters arrive in Shimla

Congress observers DK Shivakumar and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, deployed by party leadership to handle the ongoing political crisis in Himachal Pradesh have arrive in Shimla.

Himachal crisis: Pilot exudes confidence

Congress leader Sachin Pilot is confident of the party diffusing the political crisis in Himachal Pradesh. "Our party has appointed observers in Himachal Pradesh...they will talk to everyone and hopefully the matter will be resolved very soon," said Pilot.

PM Modi flays Opposition while addressing a rally in Maharashtra

"When there was the Congress government in the center, One rupee was released from Delhi and 15 paise reached the destination. If it had been the Congress government right now, the Rs. 21,000 crores which you have received today, Rs. 18,000 crores of it would have been looted in the middle," says PM Modi.

PM Modi eyes 400 seats for NDA alliance

"When I am here ahead of the 2024 (Lok Sabha) elections, the entire country is echoing with one voice - 'Abki Baar 400 Paar'," says PM Modi while addressing a public gathering in Maharashtra's Yavatmal region.

BJP legislature party meeting in Himachal

In the wake of the political crisis in Himachal, BJP is having their legislative party meeting in Shimla.

Congress observers pacify Vikramaditya

Congress observers DK Shivakumar and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who reached Shimla, met Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as well as minister Vikramaditya Singh, who had resigned. Congress Himachal in-charge Rajiv Shukla said Sukhu as well as the party's central leadership has made it clear that they are not going to accept Vikramaditya's resignation and he has agreed not to press his resignation.

AAP's Kuldeep assumes charge as Chandigarh mayor

AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar assumed the charge as mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, over a week after the Supreme Court declared him as the civic body chief.