Rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, who was denied an election ticket from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar, is likely to join the Indian National Congress today.
Sinha is expected to be Congress’ candidate from the constituency and will take on Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. He has held the seat since 2009 for the BJP.
Congress workers are calling me and saying that I'm sure to win (Lok Sabha elections) and that they are with me. They say that physically they might be campaigning for Congress but mentally they are with me: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur (ANI)
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Just in | The Election Commission of India will look into "an active transcript" of PM Modi's speech today. The transcript will be sought from the government and the "urgency of the address will be looked into," an ECI source told News18.
Update: Mamata Banerjee questions the timing of the DRDO programme, says that the announcement was political.
TMC releases manifesto, Mamata Banerjee says want a judicial inquiry into demonetisation
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has demanded a judicial inquiry "with SC judge" into demonetisation. Banerjee, while releasing the TMC manifesto, said that the party's focus would be on unemployment in India, policies for farmers and women empowerment, among others.
Just In | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that each state has its own "sentiment and own issues" while releasing the TMC manifesto. "The next government will be based on a common minimum programme," Banerjee said, News18 has reported.
BJP especially congratulates PM Modi for giving a vision to India's space doctrine: Arun Jaitley
Those who pat their backs for their failures should remember that their story of failure is long, says Arun Jaitley, referring to the previous Congress governments.
Just In | Arun Jaitley, Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajyavardhan Rathore addressing a joint press conference on 'Mission Shakti'.
Update: Actress Urmila Matondkar has joined Congress in presence of party president Rahul Gandhi.
“I am not here only for the election. I am here to stay. I am here because I believe in Congress’ ideology,” Matondkar has said.
BJP has released a list of three Lok Sabha candidates in Gujarat:
Update: Sitting BJP MP from Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh Anshul Verma has joined the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Here's what PM Modi's address was about: India successfully conducted an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile test, becoming the fourth country to do so. The announcement was made by the prime minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation between 11:45 am and 12:00 pm today with an “important message”.
Urmila Matondkar to join Congress?
Reports suggest that actress Urmila Matondkar will be meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi today and is likely to join the party. It was earlier speculated that Matondkar would be Congress’ candidate from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.
Shatrughan Sinha likely to join Congress today
Rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, who was denied an election ticket from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar, is likely to join the Indian National Congress today.
Sinha is expected to be Congress’ candidate from the constituency and will take on Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. He has held the seat since 2009 for the BJP.
Congress workers are calling me and saying that I'm sure to win (Lok Sabha elections) and that they are with me. They say that physically they might be campaigning for Congress but mentally they are with me: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur (ANI)
Just in | Priyanka Gandhi says that she wants to focus on party work at this point but will be ready to contest elections "if the party wants".
Just in | The Election Commission of India will look into "an active transcript" of PM Modi's speech today. The transcript will be sought from the government and the "urgency of the address will be looked into," an ECI source told News18.
Update: Mamata Banerjee questions the timing of the DRDO programme, says that the announcement was political.
TMC releases manifesto, Mamata Banerjee says want a judicial inquiry into demonetisation
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has demanded a judicial inquiry "with SC judge" into demonetisation. Banerjee, while releasing the TMC manifesto, said that the party's focus would be on unemployment in India, policies for farmers and women empowerment, among others.
Just In | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that each state has its own "sentiment and own issues" while releasing the TMC manifesto. "The next government will be based on a common minimum programme," Banerjee said, News18 has reported.
BJP especially congratulates PM Modi for giving a vision to India's space doctrine: Arun Jaitley
Those who pat their backs for their failures should remember that their story of failure is long, says Arun Jaitley, referring to the previous Congress governments.
Just In | Arun Jaitley, Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajyavardhan Rathore addressing a joint press conference on 'Mission Shakti'.
Update: Actress Urmila Matondkar has joined Congress in presence of party president Rahul Gandhi.
“I am not here only for the election. I am here to stay. I am here because I believe in Congress’ ideology,” Matondkar has said.
BJP has released a list of three Lok Sabha candidates in Gujarat:
Panchmahal: Ratan Singh
Porbandar: Ramesh Dhaduk
Banaskantha: Prabhat Bhai Patel
Update: Sitting BJP MP from Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh Anshul Verma has joined the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Here's what PM Modi's address was about: India successfully conducted an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile test, becoming the fourth country to do so. The announcement was made by the prime minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation between 11:45 am and 12:00 pm today with an “important message”.
Urmila Matondkar to join Congress?
Reports suggest that actress Urmila Matondkar will be meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi today and is likely to join the party. It was earlier speculated that Matondkar would be Congress’ candidate from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.