Indian Political highlights: NCP is party of common people; facing challenges but we should not worry, says Sharad Pawar

Former PDP leader Arshid Mehmood Khan joins BJP

Gopchade on Rrajya Sabha nomination

“Didn’t expect my candidature”: BJP's Ajit Gopchade on Rajya Sabha nomination from Maharashtra.

J P Nadda will file his nomination as Rajya Sabha candidate from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, ANI reports.

On Sonia Gandhi's nomination for RS elections, Shehzad Poonawala said, 'One thing is clear with this nomination that the Gandhi family will no longer formally have any association with Uttar Pradesh.'

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole and Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat will hold a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party

The meeting will take place at the party office located at Vidhan Bhawan. After the meeting, Congress Party candidate Chandrakant Handore will file his candidature for the Rajya Sabha elections in the presence of MVA leaders.

BJP MP Dilip Ghosh said police is forcefully stopping them to stand in support of the people of Sandeshkhali

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said Ashok Chavan's Rajya Sabha nomnation within 24 hours of joining the party is the defeat of Eknath Shinde that he could not make his own people the candidate

J P Nadda leaves for Gandhinagar to file his nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

Milind Deora to file his nomination as Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate for Rajya Sabha polls

BJP forms fact-finding panel to visit West Bengal's Sandeshkhali

4-5 generations have been consumed to strengthen party: J P Nadda addresses BJP workersin Gujarat

BJP Mahila Morcha stages protest in Hyderabad over Sandeshkhali unrest

LoP Suvendu Adhikari holds protest against suspension of BJP leaders from state Assembly

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw files his nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at state Assembly

NCP leader Praful Patel files his nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

BJP's Medha Kulkarni files nomination for Rajya Sabha Polls

BJP's Ashok Chavan files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

Shiv Sena's Milind Deora files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

Scuffle breaks out between police and BJP in Siliguri

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on NC Chief Farooq Abdullah's statement that NC will contest the elections alone

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

"Talks are going on. Every party has their own limitations. National Conference and PDP have been a part of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, and will continue to remain so."

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Feb 16 from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sandeshkhali violence

A file photo security personnel along with ED officers  during a raid at TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's home at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on Jan 24, 2024

"I have never supported injustice. I sent the state commission and administration there. 17 people have been arrested so far. A women police team is visiting people at their doorsteps to listen to their grievances. We will definitely address the issues that will be reported. I need to know the matter to act on it. RSS has a base there. Riots took place there 7-8 years back. It is one of the vulnerable riot spots. We handled the situation strongly during Saraswati Puja or else there were other plans."

Electoral bonds had laudable objective of bringing transparency in electoral funding: BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad after SC verdict.

Supreme Court has delivered a verdict on electoral bonds, we respect it: BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad after apex court strikes down scheme.

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns from the post of MP, ANI reported.

Around 11,500 delegates from across country to attend BJP national council meet at Bharat Mandapam on Feb 17-18: Ravi Shankar Prasad

NC quits I.N.D.I.A. bloc, Farooq Abdullah hints at alliance with BJP

In another blow to I.N.D.I.A. bloc, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday announced that his party would contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls on its own, while hinting that he may re-join the BJP-led NDA in the future. Read more

Modi govt waived loans of super rich worth Rs 14 lakh cr, while MGNREGA budget is only Rs 70,000 cr: Rahul Gandhi at Bihar rally.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Ajit Pawar faction is the "real" NCP party and he has support of more legislators than the Sharad Pawar faction, said Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker on Thursday.

Questioning Sharad Pawar's decision or defying his wishes did not amount to defection: Speaker Narwekar.

Misuse of provisions of constitution's 10th schedule by political parties was apparent in NCP case: Speaker Narwekar.

Decision of Ajit Pawar faction constituted `will of NCP political party': Speaker Narwekar.

Party leadership cannot use 10th schedule to stifle dissent of large number of members by threatening to disqualify: Narwekar

Sharad Pawar faction cannot be held to be disqualified: Speaker Narwekar

NC leader Omar Abdullah takes volte-face on his father's statement of leaving I.N.D.I.A. bloc

In a damage-control exercise, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday said his party will continue to remain a member of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. Read more

NCP is party of common people; it's facing challenges today but we should not worry: Sharad Pawar

NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his party belonged to the common people, and although it was going through difficult times today, nobody should worry about the challenges it was facing. He also stressed that there was a need to stay united and work towards improving the state's image. Pawar was addressing the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) group's convention of young women in Mumbai hours before Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar passed his verdict on the disqualification of the rival NCP factions.  (PTI)

Five Maharashtra MLAs skip Cong meeting post Chavan's exit, party says they had prior engagements

At least five Congress MLAs did not attend a meeting of the party's lawmakers in Maharashtra on Thursday, called in the aftermath of the high-profile exit of former chief minister Ashok Chavan that has triggered speculation about more such defections.

Zeeshan Siddique (Bandra East), Aslam Shaikh (Malad West), Amit Deshmukh (Latur City), Sulbha Khodke (Amravati) and Mohanrao Hambarde (Nanded South) did not attend the meeting here.

That's all for today from the world of Indian politics.