The percentage is likely to increase as voters who entered the polling stations by 3 pm will be allowed to exercise their franchise, they said
In a press conference here, the party's Rajya Sabha member Amee Yajnik said the government has "failed utterly" in handling the matter
"If this government has a majority then why are they secretly calling the house? Why efforts to change the Pro-tem Speaker, going against the rules?" he asked
But why is the BJP celebrating? Because their understanding of GDP (Godse Divisive Politics) suggests double digit growth levels. All in the perspective," Randeep Surjewala said
The only challenge for the BJP in the state is to keep its own house in order
The term of the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly ends on January 5 next year
The BJP is in power the state, which has a large tribal population, and an alliance of opposition parties, mainly the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, is determined to oust the govt
Counting of votes is on December 23
Earlier, Manjhi had also rejected the possibility of joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), alleging that the BJP was involved in communal politics.
In a joint press conference here, Congress Jharkhand in-charge RPN Singh and JMM executive president Hemant Soren announced the seat sharing formula also
Besides the loan waiver assurance, the manifesto -- released by AICC in-charge RPN Singh here -- pledged to free farmers from the clutches of money lenders and make the process of institutional loans
The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have come together under the front called 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi' to form government in the state
Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda alleged that attempts by the ruling party to run roughshod over every other political party, including its own allies, were witnessed in the last few years
The three parties named Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as their nominee for the chief minister's post
The Congress on Monday questioned the government for allowing a European Union delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir while preventing Indian leaders from going to the state, and claimed that it was an insult to India's Parliament and democracy. Senior party leader Jairam Ramesh asked as to why the "chest-beating champion of nationalism", in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has allowed European leaders to visit Jammu and Kashmir. "When Indian political leaders have been prevented from meeting the people of J&K, what possessed the great chest-beating champion of nationalism to allow European politicians to visit J&K. This is an outright insult to India's own Parliament and our democracy," he tweeted. A delegation of 25 Parliamentarians of the European Union are set to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to assess the ground situation there after abrogation of Article 370. They seek to talk to locals in Jammu and Kashmir and ask them about their ...
He also said that he has no contact with his nephew, who rebelled against the NCP
Sources said Speaker Om Birla sought an apology from two Kerala MPs -- P N Prathapan and MP Hibi Eden -- for storming the Well of the House.
He said instead of taking so much interest in covering who is forming the next government in Maharashtra, the media should focus on farmers' issues
The plea alleged that the change in the stand of Shiv Sena, which had fought the Assembly polls along with BJP, was "nothing but betrayal of people trust reposed in the NDA".
Pawar and Thackeray were also part of the three-party deliberations at Nehru Centre