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New Delhi: The Congress will contest the Bihar assembly election as part of the Opposition bloc INDIA, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at the party’s office in Patna today. Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a member of the Opposition bloc, had said the INDIA grouping was meant to focus only on Lok…
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Mumbai: INDIA bloc is only for national elections, said Sharad Pawar today amid reports that everything is not alright between the constituents of the opposition alliance. The statement holds significance as it echoed the statement of Sanjay Raut of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) who recently said that the INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi…
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Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, much sought after to lead the INDIA Bloc, today thanked all those supporting her — veteran leader Lalu Yadav was the last voice yesterday to join the chorus. Ms Banerjee thanked everyone for the “respect” they have shown her, but did not elaborate further. “I am thankful to everyone…
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Lalu Yadavasserted that Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the INDIA bloc. Patna: RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the INDIA bloc. His comment comes days after Ms Banerjee expressed her intent to take charge of the anti-BJP…
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Sharad Pawar has called Mamata Banerjee a “capable leader”. (File) Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement expressing her willingness to take charge of the INDIA bloc. Talking to reporters in Kolhapur on Saturday, Mr Pawar said the Trinamool Congress chief is a capable leader…
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Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, chief whip in the Lok Sabha, speaks to NDTV Flush with the party’s victory across six Assembly seats in the just concluded byelections and citing the Congress’ poor electoral run, most recently in Maharashtra, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee told NDTV that Mamata Banerjee should be accepted as leader of the…
The MP also spoke about the results in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. (File) With his party winning three of the four Assembly seats in Punjab where bypolls were held, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha has said the results are a stamp of approval for the Bhagwant Mann government in the state under the leadership of…
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Congress chief ministers will also boycott the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27. New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties will stage protests in and outside Parliament today against what they describe as “discrimination” against opposition-ruled states in the recently unveiled Union Budget. The high-level meeting saw participation from several prominent leaders, including the Leader of…
BJP’s Om Birla is a three-time MP, while Congress’s K Suresh is an eight-term MP New Delhi: The election for the post of Speaker – a rare event in the history of the Lok Sabha – will take place today, with a recharged Opposition forcing a contest. The numbers, though, appear to give the government…
New Delhi: Taking the fight to the ruling BJP-led NDA, Rahul Gandhi has accepted a decision by the Congress Working Committee and will take up the mantle of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Tuesday’s announcement comes hours before the first big battle of the 18th Lok Sabha, between a resurgent opposition…
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