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Economic Times | 08 Mar, 2021 | 10.26AM IST

West Bengal Elections 2021 Live Updates: TMC seeks adjournment of Parliament session

In a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, TMC national spokesperson and RS member Derek O'Brien said due to the polls, MPs of his party would not be able to attend the Parliament session.

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10:26 AM

Bengal chose you in role of 'Didi' but you preferred being 'bua' to your 'bhatija. Aren't you the 'Didi' of so many young men and women who look up to you? Why are you fulfilling the greed of your nephew?

- PM Narendra Modi

10:16 AM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am as Congress MPs raise slogans demanding a discussion over rise in fuel prices

ANI
10:11 AM

Doubts remain that DMK president M K Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi, the party’s youth wing secretary who has applied for the party ticket for the Chepauk seat, may at the last minute not contest the April 6 assembly elections, according to multiple sources close to developments in the main opposition party.

Source: TOI
09:55 AM

TMC seeks adjournment of Parliament session, cites elections in five states

"The Election Commission of India, on 26th February 2021, has announced election for five states, including Bengal. Due to the ongoing intensive election preparations in the State, the Members of Parliament from the All India Trinamool Congress would find it difficult to attend the second part of the Budget Session beginning from 8th March 2021," TMC national spokesperson and RS member Derek O'Brien wrote in a letter.
09:55 AM

If DMK comes into power, 10 lakh jobs will be created each year. In the next 10 years, we will bring 1 crore population out of low poverty and Tamil Nadu will become the first state to have no poor

- DMK chief MK Stalin

09:54 AM

Our target is to double the size of Tamil Nadu's economy in the next 10 years. If we achieve the target, our economy will become worth Rs 35 lakh crores and average annual income of each person will rise to Rs 4 lakhs per year

- DMK chief MK Stalin

09:53 AM

The Graduate MLC election is going to be held on March 14 in Telangana. I am confident that in the coming days the people of Telangana will trust the BJP and the party will win in both seats. TRS party government will not be in Telangana for long now

- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy

09:52 AM

Congress releases names of 3 more candidates for first phase of Assam Assembly elections

Congress on Sunday released a list of three more candidates for the first phase of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. Congress leader Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah will contest from Titabar, Bharat Ch Narah from Naoboicha and Padma Lochan Doley from Dhakuakhana.
09:52 AM

AIUDF announces first list for Assam Assembly polls

The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) led by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal late on Sunday announced its first list of candidates for 16 constituencies for the upcoming Assembly election in Assam.
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