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After 2014, opposition fighting battle for India, not for power: Rahul

Gandhi said the Congress has to open itself to the Indian people and submit itself to them going forward

AIADMK, DMK continue seat-sharing talks with allies for TN assembly polls

Dravidian majors AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday continued seat-sharing talks with their respective key allies BJP and Congress for the coming Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no outcome emerged. While a senior BJP leader said the party wanted to finalise the pact before Union Home Minister Amith Shah's expected visit later this week, the state Congress said the talks with DMK were cordial. The ruling AIADMK, which has already sealed its deal with PMK allotting it 23 seats, held talks with BJP, whose delegation included Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and party's state election in-charge. It also continued discussions with actor Vijayakant-led DMDK on sharing of the seats for the April 6 polls. The AIADMK side was represented by senior leaders including K P Munusamy and R Vaithilingam, party sources said. A senior BJP leader, on condition of anonymity, said the party wanted to clinch the seat-sharing deal before Shah's expected visit on March 7 to the state

Delhi Cong protests rising fuel prices, women party workers carry cylinders

Delhi Congress leaders and workers staged a protest near the BJP headquarters here on Tuesday against the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.

'Believe in civilised dialogue': Congress veteran Sharma's retort to Adhir

When asked about his 'rebellion' with other G-23 members, Sharma said there is no rebellion

India has multiple cultures, language; PM must respect all: Rahul Gandhi

This comes ahead of the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will take place on May 2

BJP's estranged ally BPF joins Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in Assam

A day after snapping ties with the ruling BJP, the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) on Sunday joined the Congress-led grand alliance to fight the Assembly polls against the saffron party

Cong must set their house right to fight divisive forces: Farooq Abdullah

I want the Congress to be strong and I want the Congress to unite and fight divisive forces of the country, he said

Congress-Left-ISF alliance not a threat to BJP in WB: Kailash Vijayvargiya

In the third phase, 31 constituencies in 3 districts will go to polls on April 6. 44 constituencies in five districts will go for polling on April 10"

BJP, Congress have no worth to ask for votes in Telangana: KT Rama Rao

He said that people especially graduates must know about the lies that are being spread against the TRS party by BJP

Assam Assembly polls: Priyanka Gandhi to kick start campaign on March 1

The Congress party has planned various interaction programs on the first day of Priyanka Gandhi's visit

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, says Centre thinks they can control people of TN

Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday

People hit by 'double whammy' of low growth, high inflation: Cong on Q3 GDP

Congress on Friday said the people have been hit by the double whammy of low growth and high inflation for which the Modi government's "gross mismanagement" is responsible

India hit by 'double whammy' of low growth, high inflation: Cong on Q3 data

Congress'' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the third quarter GDP data proves yet again that fault lines in the Indian economy are more visible than ever before

EC has tried to help BJP: Cong leader on eight-phase polls in West Bengal

The West Bengal Assembly polls will be held in eight phases, up from seven the last time, beginning with polling for 30 seats on March 27

Kerala election 2021 on April 6; counting on May 2: All you need to know

Kerala Election 2021: Kerala legislature has 140 seats. The tenure of the incumbent government will end on June 1 2021

Assam election 2021 from March 27; counting on May 2: All you need to know

Assam Assembly election 2021: The previous election was held in two phases in 2016, on April 4 and 11, with an overall voter turnout of 84.72 per cent

Congress slams BJP for 'renaming' Motera stadium after PM Modi

After the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders were quick to attack the BJP.

Rajasthan budget: Cong calls it welfare-oriented, BJP says disappointing

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan welcomed the state budget presented on Wednesday by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as a welfare-oriented one while the opposition termed it disappointing. Congress leaders said every section has been appropriately focused in the budget. The BJP leaders, though, said it did not live up to the expectations of people. Health Minister Raghu Sharma praised the budget, saying that it is an unprecedented one for overall development. He said the budget dedicated to health will fulfill the dream of a healthy Rajasthan. Sharma said several innovations in medicine and health have been announced in the budget. We will present a unique example in the country by bringing a bill to provide the Right to Health to All. He described the Universal Health Care scheme as unprecedented from the point of view of health rejuvenation at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore from the upcoming financial year. Under this scheme, each family in the state will get the benefit of a medical ...

Kerala: Rahul interacts with fishermen at Thangassery; ventures into sea

Gandhi, who had been touring the state for the last two days, also ventured into sea with the fisherfolks in their boat

BJP sweeps polls to municipal corporations in Gujarat; drubbing for Cong

The BJP on Tuesday swept elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat by winning 483 out of 576 seats. The ruling party retained power in all the six municipal corporations in the state -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The polls had been held on February 21. The main opposition Congress got a drubbing, as it won only 55 seats and failed even to open account in Surat. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put up an impressive show by winning 27 seats, all in Surat, and emerged as the main opposition in the Surat Municipal Corporation. The AAP had for the first time fielded 470 candidates across all the six corporations. The BJP won 159 out of 192 seats in Ahmedabad, 68 out of 72 seats in Rajkot, 50 out of 64 seats in Jamnagar, 44 out of 52 seats in Bhavnagar, 69 out of 76 seats in Vadodara and 93 out of 120 seats in Surat. Congress, on the other hand, won seats in single digit in three corporations, and drew a blank in Surat.