At a time when the BJP is facing embarrassment due to the exodus of party leaders to ruling TMC in Bengal, the saffron party leadership has replaced the Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh with a first-time MP Sukanta Majumdar. Dilip Ghosh, who is known for his controversial statements, has been given a role in Delhi....

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) former student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar are likely to join the Congress, according to media reports. Notably, their induction into the grand old party is scheduled on October 2—the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Earlier, the two leaders, with a significant following, were expected to join...

BJP turncoat Babul Supriyo has said he wants TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to become the prime minister in 2024, asserting that she is among the frontrunners for the top post in the 2024 general elections. Notably, Babul Supriyo’s statement comes within days of joining the TMC. Babul Supriyo said, “I want the captain of our...

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has finally reacted to former Union minister and party leader Babul Supriyo joining the Trinamool Congress. Dilip Ghosh, who failed to drive the party to power in the Assembly polls despite a mega campaign spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said that Babul Supriyo’s exit will not have...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is following its Delhi model to woo voters in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly election due next year. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party which has already begun its poll campaign with a visit to Ram Janmabhoomi and tricolour rally, has promised 300 units of free electricity to all domestic consumers...

With politics heating up in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls due next year, Opposition parties—the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP)—have intensified their attacks on the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in the state. BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the poor condition of roads in...

The BJP has filed a poll complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to disclose five FIRs lodged against her in her nomination papers for the Bhabanipur bypoll. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), however, has refuted the allegations. Notably, the September 30 bypoll is crucial for Mamata Banerjee to stay as CM of...

After the Enforcement Directorate issued a notice to AAP’s national secretary Pankaj Gupta, party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has lashed out at the ruling BJP. Notably, Pankaj Gupta has been summoned by the central probe agency in connection with a money laundering case involving former party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira, who is...

Congress leader Salman Khurshid has revealed that the grand old party will go for the Assembly polls due in Uttar Pradesh next year under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi. However, the former Union minister did not reveal who will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate. The veteran leader of the Congress party and a former...

The Shiv Sena on Sunday announced that it will contest the Assembly polls due in Uttar Pradesh and Goa next year. The announcement came from party MP Sanjay Raut who reportedly claimed that farmers’ organisations in western Uttar Pradesh have extended their support to the party. Divulging the plans, Raut said the Shiv Sena will...

In a bid to woo voters in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is planning a 12,000 km-long yatra through villages and towns of the state ahead of the Assembly polls due in the state next year. The announcement in this regard was made by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who will be leading the yatra....

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati terming them as “foolish” and “vote spoilers”. While addressing a gathering during his ongoing tour of Uttar Pradesh, Owaisi said that Narendra Modi became the prime minister of India twice because of the foolishness of the...