Uttarakhand polls: Shah campaigns in Rudraprayag, asks people to bring BJP back to power

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a door-to-door campaign and addressed poll meetings in Uttarakhand‘s Rudraprayag district, appealing to people to bring the BJP back to power in the state to ensure good governance for another five years. Shah, who also offered prayers at the Rudranath temple, distributed pamphlets listing the work done … Read more

Factional fights settled, Congress forms teams swiftly in Uttarakhand with Harish Rawat as poll face

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After bringing about peace in its Punjab unit, the Congress has almost managed to unite the different factions in its Uttarakhand unit too. The central leadership has made former chief minister Harish Rawat the face of the party’s election campaign committee. Rawat, who played an important role in Punjab, will have a big say in … Read more

Punjab MPs seek to meet Sonia Gandhi, may oppose Sidhu appointment

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Congress MPs from Punjab have sought an appointment with party chief Sonia Gandhi with sources saying that a majority of them were of the view that Navjot Singh Sidhu should not be appointed as the state party chief. Congress MPs from both Houses met on Sunday afternoon at Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa’s residence … Read more

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat quits

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Less than four months since he took oath as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat resigned on Friday night, stating that he doesn’t want to create a “constitutional crisis” as he cannot get elected to the state assembly. BJP has called a legislature party meeting on Saturday at 3 pm to elect the … Read more