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TMC names 7 more candidates for Goa assembly polls
Panaji, Jan 22 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday named seven more candidates for the assembly elections in Goa. The candidates are Kavita Kiran Kandolkar (Tivim), wife of TMC Goa President Kiran Kandolkar, Leao Dias…
Schools to remain closed for few more days: Ajit Pawar
Pune, Jan 22 ( UNI) Considering the safety of students and surging positivity rates of Covid cases in Pune district, schools will continue to remain closed for the next few days, informed Maharashtra Deputy chief Minister Ajit Pawar here on…
BJP warns MLAs seeking cabinet expansion
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi on Saturday warned that the BJP leadership was unhappy with Karnataka MLAs who are pushing for a cabinet expansion through the media. "Some MLAs are demanding…
BJP announces first list of candidates for Punjab
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) BJP on Friday announced its first list of candidates for Punjab assembly polls for 34 seats.
At a press conference to announce the list, BJP Punjab in-charge Dushyant Gautam thanked the Election Commission of India…
Goa: Utpal Parrikar quits BJP, to contest as independent
Panaji, Jan 21 (UNI) Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Friday announced that he would quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contest the upcoming assembly elections as an independent candidate.
'It's…
JP Nadda to visit Agra, Bareilly on campaign trail today
Lucknow, Jan 20(UNI) BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda will be on a one-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on Friday when he will attend several election meetings and programmees in Agra and Bareilly, the party announced on Thursday.…
ED raids at CM’s relatives: AAP in glee, in Punjab
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (UNI) Reacting to the seizure of crores of rupees from the premises of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s relatives in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids, the Aam Aadmi Party said that if Channi earned so much in…
Akali Dal: A phony face as cat is finally out of bottle-literally
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday dismissed as a “phony fraud and puppet show” the AAP exercise of staging a 'mock tele-poll’ to elect its Punjab Chief Ministerial face in
Bhagwant Mann.
“AAP has 'elected'…
Bhagwant Mann to be Chief Minister candidate of AAP
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and MP Bhagwant Mann will be the chief ministerial candidate of the party for upcoming Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, the party announced on Tuesday.
In an event…
BJP to contest 60-65 seats in Punjab
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) will contest 60-65 seats in Punjab, party leaders said after a meeting of the core group for Punjab polls held here on Monday.
According to sources, discussions are on with allies…
BJP core group to meet Punjab leaders and allies to finalize list
BJP also demands Punjab polls to be postponed on account of Ravidas Jayanti
U’khand: BJP expels Harak S Rawat for 6 years
Dehradun, Jan 17 (UNI) BJP on Sunday expelled Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat from the party for six years for alleged indiscipline.
State BJP President Madan Kaushik was quoted as saying by the party's media in-charge Manveer Singh…
BJP releases first list of 107 candidates from UP
CEC extends restrictions of political rallies by one week
Entire state is home for me: Yogi
Lucknow, Jan 15 (UNI) Responding to 'sent home' comment of Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the entire state is a home for him, but those with dynastic mindset will not…
Congress release list of 86 candidates for Punjab
Chandigarh, Jan.15 (UNI): After announcing the candidature of prominent leaders like PCC, CM etc. Congress Party today finalized 86 names for the state. Naresh Puri (Sujanpur), Amit Vij (Pathankot), Barinderjeet Singh Pahra (Gurdaspur),…
Bhagwant Mann: Successive ruling parties have put every child born in Punjab under debt
Chandigarh, Jan 14: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that after the formation of AAP government in Punjab, the state will get rid of debt of over Rs 3 lakh crore.
Stating this while addressing a…
BJP rebels join SP, Akhilesh smells victory
Lucknow, Jan 14 (UNI) Former Uttar Pradesh Ministers Swami Prasad Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini and MLAs Bhagwati Sagar, Vinay Shakya, Roshan Lal Verma, Mukesh Verma and Brajesh Kumar Prajapati -- all of who quit the BJP -- and Apna Dal MLA…
UP BJP goes offensive after resignation of 2 ministers, MLAs
Lucknow, Jan 12(UNI) The Uttar Pradesh BJP has assumed an offensive stance after two OBC ministers tendered their resignations over the alleged insult of backwards and Dalits during the Yogi regime, asking why the issue of Dalit harassment…
UP: Akhilesh holds meeting with allies over seat sharing in UP
Lucknow, Jan 12 (UNI) Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held a meeting with the alliance partners to discuss seat sharing.
Sources said president of the Suheldev…
Former CM PK Dhumal gets booster dose
Hamirpur (HP), Jan 12 (UNI) Precaution is being taken by administering "Precaution or Corona booster dose" to people above sixty years of age for which the drive was going on in full swing all over the district.
Former HP Chief Minister…