Tag: Congress

Wayanad: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday filed nominations for his second seat of Wayanad in Kerala. Gandhi was accompanied by his sister and party in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He is contesting from Wayanad in addition to his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

Wayanad (Kerala): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad amid an outpouring of support from thousands on the streets, leading the party to claim it will sweep all 20 seats in Kerala. Thousands of men and women, and even the young, packed the streets of Wayanad […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the poll fervour is gaining momentum, all eyes are riveted on the ‘queens’ from erstwhile royal families who are now in fray as candidates in Odisha. Though princely states are bygones now, royal families are still held in awe among masses and political parties alike. And royal descendants simply cash in on […]

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed a public rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha and launched a scathing attack on the Congress for questioning the Balakot airstrikes. “It worries some people that we killed terrorists. When we kill our enemies, some people cry in India. When Pakistan is being unmasked in front of […]

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed Congress President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly slapping journalists when they asked questions on corruption charges. “Today I heard that when some journalists wanted to ask some questions on the AgustaWestland to ‘namdaar’ (Rahul Gandhi), he slapped them and ran away,” Modi said at an election rally here. […]

Ahatguri (Assam): BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that though the BJP-led NDA government had started the process of identifying illegal infiltrators in Assam through the National Register of Citizens (NRC), it will send them back in the next five years. Addressing a rally here, Shah accused the Congress of not doing anything to […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday questioned Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s “silence” on the Enforcement Directorate chargesheet in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, which mentioned that kickbacks were paid to “important political persons” of the then ruling party and others. “Rahul Gandhi talks on several subjects, even on those […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party today announced names of candidates for four Assembly seats for the upcoming polls in Odisha. The national party has fielded senior party leader Ananta Prasad Sethi from Simulia seat while Digambar Das will contest from Chandabali seat. Similarly, Debyani Behera will contest from Badasahi (SC), Surendra Prasad Paramanik will stand from […]

Bhubaneswar: As we inch closer to the general elections, Odisha’s atmosphere promises to be electrifying for the next three days with Star Campaigners of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress bracing up for high voltage poll campaigns in the State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Odisha today to address rallies in […]

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday ended the suspense over his political future and joined the Congress here with the hope it will provide him with the opportunity to serve people, society, and the nation. The former Bharatiya Janata Party MP joined Congress at the party headquarters in the presence of Congress General Secretary […]

Nanded (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday compared the opposition Congress to a “sinking ship” which will take down all who are on it. “Last time (in 2014), the Congress was reduced to just 44 (Lok Sabha) seats. This time the situation is even worse. It has become like the Titanic; with each passing […]

Bengaluru: The Congress on Saturday expelled two party members for contesting against official candidates it fielded jointly with ruling coalition partner Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in two Karnataka Lok Sabha seats. “Rebel candidates Amrith Shenoy and Shanul Haq have been expelled from the party for contesting against official candidates in Udupi-Chickmagalur and Bidar parliamentary seats,” Congress […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress slammed the ruling BJD-led Odisha Government for its alleged failure in providing adequate healthcare services to the people of the State. At a presser on Saturday, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) alleged that out of the 6,536 sanctioned posts of doctors, 3,119 posts are lying vacant. There is provision of mere 18, […]

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) today announced names of nine candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik has been fielded as a candidate from the Bhandaripokhari Assembly seat in Bhadrak district. Earlier, Patnaik had filed nominations from the Ghasipura Assembly seat […]

Bhubaneswar: Politics is all about bending, (arm)twisting, somersaults and a jog for power. The physical work-out video of CM Naveen Patnaik has all the elements of politics. While the message of the ‘work-out’ video is obviously politics, the making of the ‘viral’ video also has the clear political reasons behind. Someone has said, “Elevating the […]