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Congress leaders hold meeting in Dehradun ahead of counting of votes

Ahead of the counting of votes for Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former state CM Harish Rawat held a meeting here late on Wednesday night.Along with Baghel and Rawat, several leaders who were deputed by the Congress high command attended the meeting at Hotel Madhuban here.The leaders discussed the future course of action after the counting of votes is done.

Our fight has just begun: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress workers in UP

Noting that the basis of democracy is the vote of the people, Priyanka Gandhi said whatever the result may be tomorrow, it will be according to the wisdom and understanding of the people

Goa Assembly polls: Vote count on Thursday; Cong moves candidates to resort

More than 300 candidates contested for the 40 assembly seats which saw multi-cornered fights due to presence of several smaller and regional outfits besides the BJP and the Congress

Change is certain in Uttar Pradesh: Sachin Pilot on assembly polls

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the results of the assembly elections held in the five states will bring a change and that Congress' performance will be better.

People ruling country spreading hatred, dividing people: Rahul Gandhi

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Central government by saying the people ruling the country are spreading anger and hatred, and dividing the nation.

Countdown has started for Gehlot govt in Rajasthan: BJP leader Arun Singh

BJP general secretary Arun Singh targeted the Congress government in Rajasthan led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday, saying its departure is certain and the countdown has started.

Goa Assembly polls: Congress shifts flock to luxury resort amid prediction

The Congress has shifted all the candidates who had contested the Assembly polls to a luxury resort in Bambolim village near Panaji ahead of the counting of votes on March 10.

Punjab poll verdict tomorrow, sweet shops flooded with orders for ladoos

Sweet shops in Punjab are bracing for the Punjab poll outcome, readying tonnes of laddoos and other sweets to cater to the demands of the political parties

BJP does politics of religion, Cong talks about religious equality: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in politics of religion, while asserting that the Congress always talks about religious equality. Today, the BJP is doing politics in the name of religion. Using religion to come to power is one thing but taking all religions along is a challenging task which the Congress did successfully after independence. The Congress always talks about equality of all religions, Gehlot said. These people (BJP) ask what the Congress has done in 70 years? The modern India of today is the gift of Congress which believes in sarva dharma sambhav'. They talk about making India Congress-free. I've said many times that it will never happen as Congress is in every house," Gehlot told reporters here. Asked about the likely outcome of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, he said, "This country has been captured by forces who have never believed in democracy. They neither believed in it in the past, nor will they do it in future

Cong seen to lose 11% vote share in Punjab, AAP to gain 15% to form govt

The Punjab experiment of the Congress seemed to have failed with the last minute change in the leadership bringing its citadel down, while the AAP has gained more than 15 per cent votes over the last

Manipur polls: BJP likely to win 23-27 seats, shows ABP-C-Voter Exit Poll

The BJP is likely to capture 23 to 27 seats in the 60-member Manipur Assembly while Congress may win 12 to 16 seats, according to the ABP-C-Voter Exit Poll.

Will win majority in Goa, but take non-BJP parties along: Congress

Even if the Congress wins a majority in Goa, it would like to bring other non-BJP parties onboard during government formation, former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said on Monday.

MP Assembly takes dim view of MLA's tweet about boycotting Guv's address

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday took a dim view of Congress MLA Jitu Patwari's tweet posted before the commencement of the budget session that he would boycott the Governor's address.

Rahul's following touches 20 mn, Congress accuses Twitter of manipulation

Months after Rahul Gandhi alleged that his Twitter followers were being restricted, Congress said subsequent gains in followers prove that earlier freeze in count "was guided by an external influence"

Assembly polls: What is at stake for those who are hoping to net top job?

The Samajwadi Party has no doubts at all: If it comes to power, Akhilesh Yadav will become CM

Congress, NCP stage protests against PM Modi's Pune visit

The Congress and the NCP stage protests in Pune on Sunday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Maharashtra city to inaugurate and unveil various development projects. Before the PM's arrival here, local Congress and NCP leaders in the morning came out on roads carrying black flags and placards, with 'Go Back Modi' written on them, near the Alka Talkies chowk and in other city areas. Pune city Congress unit president Ramesh Bagwe claimed Modi had in Parliament "insulted" Maharashtra by suggesting that the state had encouraged the spread of COVID-19 to other states. "We demand an apology from PM Modi, or else he should go back," he said. He claimed that Modi was inaugurating "incomplete projects and cheating the people of Pune". Notably, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had on Saturday also said the work of the metro rail service to be inaugurated by the PM was incomplete, and underlined the need to focus more on rescuing Indian students stranded in war-hit Ukraine On Sunday,

Rush of leaders at Vishwanath temple ahead of final phase of UP polls

As the fiercely contested Uttar Pradesh assembly elections enter the final round, the Kashi Vishwanath temple here is witnessing a rush of political leaders. They have been making a beeline at the famous shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva since the past few days in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency and the focus of the seventh phase of the Assembly elections. Friday was a busy day for the temple as Modi, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Union minister Smriti Irani came to offer prayers. The Kashi Viswanath temple is one of the 12 'Jyotirlingas' (special shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva) in the country. The prime minister, who held a roadshow in the city on Friday to drum up support for BJP candidates, went to temple before the mega programme ended. He is understood to have performed the Shodashupchara Shiva Puja. Hours before Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi paid a visit to the temple. Irani had come earlier. Samajwad

Polling begins for 22 seats in second phase of Manipur assembly elections

Polling for the second and last phase of assembly elections in Manipur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts, an official said. A total of 8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Thoubal, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Jiribam, he said. All arrangements are in place to hold voting in 1,247 polling stations adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal had said on Friday. The electoral fate of 92 candidates will be decided on Saturday, including 12 from the BJP, followed by Congress (18), National People's Party (11), Janata Dal (United) and Naga People's Front (10 each). Polling will continue till 4 pm.

Uproar in Haryana Assembly as govt tables anti-conversion Bill

Similar Bills in the recent past have been passed in the BJP-ruled state, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

UP elections: Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi as final phase nears

Modi stood in an open-roof vehicle as the convoy travelled over three kilometres through the holy city, part of the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency