Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah (extreme left) with members of the Disciplinary Action Committee in Guwahati on July 10. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has issued a notice to all party members to review and take action on complaints received regarding anti-party activities during the Lok Sabha elections. … Read more
The Rajya Sabha witnessed a war of words on July 2 when Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar sarcastically said Jairam Ramesh should take the seat of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, in an effort to discipline the Congress MP. Mr. Kharge, who is also the president of the Congress, retorted by saying the Chairman was trying to … Read more
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks during election of the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition … Read more
The Returning Office for the Rajya Sabha elections in the State announced that the electoral college had unanimously elected three candidates to the seats left vacant by their predecessors. Those elected are Harris Beeran of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Jose K. Mani of the Kerala Congress and P.P. Suneer of the Communist Party of … Read more
NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar with AICC in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala, Leader of Opposition in the State assembly Vijay Waddetiwar, newly-elected Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and other party leaders during a meeting at Pawar’s residence, in Mumbai, on June 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) faction will … Read more
On Saturday, the CPI(M) hastened to save two key Left Democratic Front allies from going off the rails in a fit of pique over Rajya Sabha seat allocation. Given the current composition of the body of electors, the Kerala Assembly, the ruling LDF stands a solid chance of winning two of the three vacant Rajya … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday took full responsibility for the NCP’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls and asserted the defeat in Baramati, viewed as a prestige battle, was surprising. The NCP won just one seat (Raigad) while it lost the prestige battle in Baramati, where NCP(SP) sitting MP Supriya Sule … Read more
With their continued dominance in the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has decided to escalate its recriminatory campaign against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government with an eye on the local body polls in 2025 and beyond. The Opposition showed no sign of resting on its laurels and has … Read more
YSRCP candidate Y.S. Avinash Reddy wins Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 62,695 votes. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Two-time YSRCP MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy retained the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency, braving all the criticisms made against him by his political rivals for being an accused in former MP Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder … Read more
The INDIA bloc has outperformed this Lok Sabha election with unexpected leads in seats currently dominated by the BJP-led NDA. The most shocking surprises have been Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, where the Opposition bloc is leading on 28 and 41 seats, respectively. Here’s a look at how all parties part of the INDIA bloc have … Read more