India Political Highlights: Will take this issue to HM Amit Shah, says Fadnavis on Maharashtra-K'taka border row

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BJP to step up public outreach, Nadda calls for 'House-to-House' campaign

Border row: Maharashtra suspends bus services to Karnataka

Amid a simmering border row with Karnataka, Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Tuesday afternoon suspended the bus services to the neighbouring state on a police advisory, a top official said.

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Gujarat polls: Comments and controversies that grabbed headlines

Strong comments cheered by supporters, slammed by rivals and deemed controversial by others are always headline-makers during poll campaigns and the Gujarat assembly elections were no exception. As people are waiting for the results on Thursday,here is a list of such remarks and the leaders behind them.

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Will take this issue to HM Amit Shah, says Fadnavis on Maharashtra, K'taka border row

Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti leaders were detained by the police at the DC office premises

Gehlot & Pilot walk together with Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra

Kharge calls meeting of like-minded opposition party leaders on December 7

CBI to visit TRS MLC K Kavitha’s residence on 11th December

CM Shinde must keep all the parties in confidence before taking any decision: Pawar

Chief Ministers should have initiated measures to restore normalcy, says NCP president Sharad Pawar

Centre must intervene: Pawar on Maharashtra, K'taka border row

Situation at Maharashtra, K'taka border should be controlled, else will go to support people of Belagavi: Sharad Pawar

CM Bommai said that strict action will be taken against culprits

Sharad Pawar urges Shinde and Bommai to de-escalate situation

Fadnavis expresses displeasure over incidents at Belagavi to Bommai

Kerala: Youth Congress holds protest march demanding resignation of Mayor Arya Rajendran

Centre should answer how the details of the Kashmiri Pandits got leaked: Mehbooba Mufti

Punjab's drug menace a matter of concern: Congress MP Manish Tewari targets Punjab govt

I condemn the allegation that we are ignoring Christmas. There will be a holiday on December 24 & 25: Parliamentary Affairs Minister P Joshi

31 out of 47 parties took part in the all-party meeting held today. Some suggestions have come from the Opposition and we have noted them: joshi

Like Hindus and Muslims, Christians also have their own festival so they should get the chance to celebrate these festivals: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress MP on Winter Session overlapping with Christmas

We've put forward issues like tussle b/w Centre & judiciary over collegium system, misuse of central agencies, India-China border situation, threats faced by Kashmiri pandits in J&K, Hindi debate, federal structure: Congress MP AR Chowdhury on All-party meet before winter session

All-party meeting: Congress demands discussion on external threats to India, EWS verdict, unemployment; AITC demands discussion on attempts to throttle states, price rise

The Supreme Court posts for January 13 to hear a batch of petitions filed by a rival faction between Uddhav Thackeray and Mahrashtra CM Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena group in relation to the Maharashtra political crisis.

He is fine. It's a matter of happiness that everything went well. Doctors have also said that he is fine. I have also spoken to Tejashwi Yadav: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on the health of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, who underwent a kidney transplant

These tensions are created because of Maharashtra: Bommai on border row

This stand of Karnataka had nothing to do with elections, it is a long-dragged issue by Maharastra. These tensions are created because of Maharashtra. There is prosperity among people of both states, the Border issue is in SC and I'm sure we'll win the legal battle. We are committed to safeguarding our borders and people. Not only that we are also committed to safeguard the Kannadigas in Maharastra, Kerala and Telangana: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

All-party meeting ahead of Winter Session under way

All-party meet today ahead of Winter Session tomorrow

NDA strategy meeting to be held today at 2 PM, ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament which begins tomorrow.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to sweep the civic polls held in Delhi on December 4, and end BJP's 15-year stronghold in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), as per the exit poll findings

Three exit polls on Monday predicted a clear win for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls and an end to the BJP's 15-year rule at the civic body.

The results for the MCD polls will be declared after counting of votes on December 7. Over 50 per cent of the total 1.45 crore eligible votes were polled in the elections for the total 250 MCD wards on Sunday.

The Aaj Tak-Axis My India survey showed the AAP was going to bag 149-171 municipal wards, while the BJP will win 69-91 wards. The survey gave 3-7 wards to the Congress and 5-9 to others.

Exit polls predict big majority for BJP in Gujarat, cliffhanger in Himachal Pradesh

Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and a dead heat in Himachal Pradesh where most pollsters gave an edge to the ruling party over the Congress.

The counting of votes in both states will take place on December 8. Elections for the Himachal Pradesh assembly took place on November 12, while polling in Gujarat happened in two phases, on December 1 and 5.

All exit polls predicted a big mandate for the BJP in Gujarat in the range of 117-151 seats in the 182-member assembly, while the Congress was predicted to bag seats in the range of 16-51. The Aam Aadmi Party was projected to bag anything between two and 13 seats. The majority mark in Gujarat is 92.

In Himachal Pradesh, the exit polls projected a range of 24-41 seats for the BJP and 20-40 seats for the Congress. The majority mark is 35 seats.

While the Aaj Tak-Axis My India predicted 129-151 seats for the BJP , 16-30 seats for the Congress and 9-21 seats for the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat, ABP News C-Voter predicted 128-140 seats for the BJP, 31-43 for the Congress and 3-11 for AAP.

News 24-Today's Chanakya also predicted a huge majority for the BJP in Gujarat with its survey stating that the BJP was likely to get 150, Congress 19 and AAP 11.

The Congress has appointed former Union minister Kumari Selja as general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh, while former Punjab minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil were given charge of Rajasthan & Haryana, respectively

Gujarat elections: Muslim villagers claim they boycotted phase-2 voting over Kheda public flogging incident; poll officials deny

As many as 1,400 Muslim voters from Undhela village in Gujarat's Kheda district boycotted voting during the second phase of the state Assembly polls in protest against the public flogging of some men from the community by police two months ago, community leaders have claimed. Poll officials have denied the claim saying there was no boycott call.

Rahul Gandhi sends flying kisses to people watching Bharat Jodo Yatra at BJP office

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began his yatra on Tuesday morning on a rather interesting note, giving flying kisses to people who gathered at the BJP Jhalawar office's rooftop to catch a glimpse of the march.

This comes a day after he targeted the saffron party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, asking why they were not chanting 'Jai Siyaram' and 'Hey Ram'.

The yatra resumed from Khel Sankul, where Gandhi had stopped on Monday night, and crossed Jhalawar city in the morning.

Visuals from Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan

Police barricading placed at various places in Mathura this morning & vehicle checking being done by them in wake of a call given by Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha to recite Hanuman Chalisa at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex-Shahi Idgah Masjid maidan

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President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers and dignitaries pay tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Parliament

Congress MPs, including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, pay tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Parliament, on his death anniversary today.

Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Khel Sankul in Jhalawar, Rajasthan