India Political Highlights: Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Maharashtra's Nanded

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We are in favour of the 10% EWS reservation given by the SC: Baghel

Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Maharashtra

Congress is wide ball, AAP no ball, only BJP is good length delivery: Rajnath Singh

Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday used cricket analogies to take a dig at opposition parties, dubbing Congress as a "Wide Ball" and AAP as a "No Ball".

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Bengaluru court directs Twitter to temporarily block accounts of Congress & Bharat Jodo for illegaly using music of KGF-2

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NCP protests outside the State Minister Abdul Sattar's home over his remarks against Supriya Sule

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Himachal Pradesh has a history of alternating between the Congress and BJP

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday made light of the Himachal Pradesh “convention” of electing a new party ever assembly poll and predicted that the BJP was set to be in government in the state over the next 25 years.

The state, which goes to the polls on Saturday, has a history of alternating between the Congress and the BJP every assembly election since 1982.

BJP committed to women empowerment: Himachal BJP leader Payal Vaidya

The BJP is committed to women empowerment and is sensitive to their concerns. This is reflected in the 'Stree Sankalp Patra', vice president of the party's Himachal Pradesh unit Payal Vaidya said on Monday.

The state government has been running a series of schemes for women and the dedicated party manifesto for female voters released on Sunday reiterated this commitment towards them, she said.

"What we say, we deliver," Vaidya told reporters here.

Congress is the 'Gangotri' of corruption, says Bommai

Calling the Congress the 'Gangotri' of corruption, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the grand old party has laid the groundwork for massive corruption in the state.

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Probably forgot to fill fuel: Priyanka takes dig at BJP's 'double engine' pitch

rgot to fill fuel in it, as she sought to corner the ruling party on the issues of unemployment and the old pension scheme.

Addressing a rally here ahead of the assembly polls, she also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that changing medicines frequently neither helps in curing the ailment nor benefits anyone, saying people are being told that they are sick and must keep having the old medicine.

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If anybody from Kairali TV and Media One TV channels is here, I won't talk to you: Kerala Guv

Kerala: Tense atmosphere in TVM Corporation office amidst BJP, CPI(M) clash over Mayor's purported letter

A tense atmosphere prevailed at the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office as councillors of the ruling CPI(M) and opposition BJP clashed with each other over the controversial letter allegedly written by Mayor Arya Rajendran regarding temporary appointments of party cadres in the civic body. Protesting against the Mayor, BJP and Youth Congress marched to the corporation office and staged an agitation outside its gates by shouting slogans, as shown on visuals aired by TV channels. (PTI)

UP CM Adityanath slams Congress in Himachal rally

Whenever there is a problem in the country the sibling duo leave the country: Yogi in Himachal Pradesh

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The change that is seen in the country today is because of the leadership of PM Modi: Yogi Adityanath in Himachal

UP CM Adityanath addresses rally in HP's Mandi

Working on providing Maratha reservations in the state: Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

BJP yet to fulfil promises made to people of Himachal: Congress

The Congress on Monday challenged the BJP to spell out the promises it has fulfilled instead of making fresh ones ahead of the Himachal Pradesh polls, and said it should seek votes from people based on its report card and not on its manifesto.

The remarks by the party came a day after BJP president J P Nadda released the party's manifesto for the November 12 assembly polls in which he promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs and educational institutions, and sops for different segments.

Targeting the BJP, AICC joint secretary in-charge of Youth Congress Krishna Allavaru told reporters at a press conference here, "We want to challenge the BJP on behalf of the people of Himachal Pradesh. They should seek vote not on their manifesto but on their report card".(PTI)

No 'maai ka laal' in Himachal can say Jairam Thakur's government is corrupt, says Rajnath Singh

I can guarantee, no 'Maai ka Laal' in Himachal or across the country can say that there's even a blip of corruption in CM Jairam Thakur's governance... he should be given another chance to make his government here, saysDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Baijnath.

Bypoll win boosts BJP's confidence ahead of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh polls

The BJP's bypoll win in four of the six seats it contested has invigorated the party ahead of Assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. It has given tough competition to erstwhile ally Nitish Kumar's Grand Alliance in Bihar and ended the BJD’s winning run in Odisha.

The Congress drew a blank in the seven Assembly constituencies -- Adampur, Gola Gokarannath, Dhamnagar, Andheri (East), Mokama, Gopalganj and Munugode -- in six states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha and Telangana that went to polls on November 3. The results were declared on Sunday.

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Priyanka also promises to give Rs 1,500 to every woman in Himachal Pradesh if the Congress comes to power.

Do you want a "kamar-tod" government, or the one that provides you relief? Do you want a government that takes away the Old Pension Scheme or the one that provides one? asks Priyanka

Priyanka urges people of Himachal to change the government to put an end to their suffering

It's true that big leaders came out of Himachal Pradesh over the last five years but was any progress made in the state? If you don't change the government, you will suffer like you have in the last five years, says Priyanka.

What have you seen in the last five years? Priyanka asks people in Himachal Pradesh

Congress targets BJP in Himachal Pradesh over inflation

AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to address public meeting at Kangar Maidan in Himachal Pradesh's Haroli shortly

AAP declares 12 more candidates for Gujarat polls; Alpesh Kathiriya to contest from Surat

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced the names of 12 more candidates, including former Patidar quota leader Alpesh Kathiriya, for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which has been trying to project itself as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) main contender in Gujarat, released its 11th list of candidates on Monday. With this, it has so far declared 130 candidates for polls to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly which will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.(PTI)

K Kavitha thanks people of Munugodu for supporting TRS in bypolls

BJP leaders laud SC's quota order as win for PM Modi's social justice mission

With the Supreme Court on Monday upholding the EWS quota, the BJP lauded the decision and said it is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "mission" to provide social justice to the country's poor.

BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh said, "Supreme Court upholds the legality of EWS reservation for unreserved sections. Another big credit for PM Narendra Modi's vision of Gareeb Kalyan. A big boost in the direction of social justice ."

Echoing the view, BJP general secretary C T Ravi said the verdict is yet another victory for Modi in his mission to provide social justice to India's poor.(PTI)

BJP slams Kejriwal after conman Sukesh's another letter surfaces

The BJP on Monday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arving Kejriwal after a third letter of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar surfaced detailing the 'deals' done at AAP Minister Kailash Gahlot's farmhouse with the consent of Delhi CM.

Shehzad Poonawalla, the national spokesperson of the BJP raised questions for Kejriwal to answer.(IANS)

In a relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Supreme Court allowed him to challenge cases against him for illegal mining.

Suvendu Adhikari writes to Mansukh Mandaviya over rising dengue cases

BJP leader shot dead by two bike-borne men in Bihar

PM yet to acknowledge 'epic failure' of demonetisation, says Kharge

I'm being threatened with 'dire consequences', says Kerala Governor

Kerala Governor asked CPI(M) to not hold its marchon November 15 but hold it on a day when he's in Raj Bhavan. "I'll come there, let's have a public debate...VCs are being stopped from performing their duty, law andorder issues are being created, I'm being threatened with 'dire consequences'," he added.

They've initiated the process of collapse of constitutional machinery, says Kerala Governor

Soren seeks copy from EC of Guv's request for second opinion in office-of-profit case

Amid a deepening political crisis in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said he has through his counsel sought a copy from the Election Commission (EC) of Governor Ramesh Bais's request for a "second opinion" in a office-of-profit case.

The request comes in the wake of Bais saying on October 27 that he has sought a "second opinion" in the case and claiming that an "atom bomb could explode any time in Jharkhand", apparently indicating towards his pending decision in the matter.

"I have sought a copy from the EC of Governor Ramesh Bais's request for second opinion in office-of-profit case through my counsel," Soren told PTI.

Rahul Gandhi resumes Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kamareddy in Telangana

Govt vs Guv: CPI(M) plans Oppn march against BJP 'agenda' in Kerala

Amid mounting tension between the Kerala government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, the CPI(M) is planning to rope in other parties for a major demonstration near the Raj Bhavan on November 15.

The party’s bid to launch a joint protest against the BJP for using Governors against non-BJP governments has received support from the DMK in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Its Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva will participate in the Raj Bhavan march being organised by the ruling LDF in Kerala.

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'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to arrive in Maha's Nanded on Monday night

The Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Maharashtra's Nanded district around 9 pm on November 7 from neighbouring Telangana, the party said on Sunday.

The yatra, the grand old party's mass contact initiative, will pass through 15 Assembly and six parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra during its 14-day sojourn, and Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address two rallies in the state, one each on November 10 and 18. - PTI.