Mallikarjun Kharge has not changed the lives of people of Kalaburagi: N. Ravikumar
5 years, 9 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge has not changed the lives of people of Kalaburagi: N. Ravikumar

Deccan Chronicle  

State BJP general secretary N. Ravikumar has been camping in Kalaburagi for nearly one- and-a-half months to evolve a strategy to defeat veteran Congress leader, Mallikarjun Kharge this Lok Sabha election. My question to Mr Kharge is why are lakhs of farm labourers from Kalaburagi and Yadagir districts migrating to big cities in search of employment? In addition, whatever relationship our candidate had with Mr Kharge, led to his victory.This time we have three MLA seats in the district and there is both a pro- Yeddyurappa and pro-Modi wave. They are afraid of Mr Kharge Keep yourself updated on Lok Sabha Elections 2019 with our round-the-clock coverage -- breaking news, updates, analyses et all.

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BJP stages dharna in Kalaburagi demanding CBI probe into contractor Sachin's suicide
4 days, 14 hours ago

BJP stages dharna in Kalaburagi demanding CBI probe into contractor Sachin's suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: The BJP escalated its attack on the Congress government by staging a massive protest in Kalaburagi, demanding the resignation of Minister Priyank Kharge and a CBI probe into the suicide of contractor Sachin. Senior leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, led the protest, which saw …

Bidar contractor suicide case: BJP goes for Priyank’s jugular
1 week, 3 days ago

Bidar contractor suicide case: BJP goes for Priyank’s jugular

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Opposition BJP is going full throttle against RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge, son of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, in the case of Bidar contractor Sachin Panchal’s suicide, which exposed the plight of contractors to get government projects. As BJP earlier managed to get B Nagendra removed from the cabinet for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Maharshi Valmiki ST Development …

'BJP and RSS Are Venomous Snakes,' Mallikarjun Kharge's Statement Sparks Political Heat | ABP News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'BJP and RSS Are Venomous Snakes,' Mallikarjun Kharge's Statement Sparks Political Heat | ABP News

ABP News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a strong attack on the BJP and RSS in Sangli, Maharashtra, on Sunday. He compared the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to "poison," calling them the "most politically dangerous" entities in India. Kharge also criticized Prime Minister Modi for focusing on state-level elections while claiming his "hunger for power" was not yet …

Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM over 'blank Constitution' remark, vows caste census
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM over 'blank Constitution' remark, vows caste census

India Today  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for accusing Rahul Gandhi of displaying a blank Constitution at a recent event. Speaking at the launch of the Maha Vikas Aghadi poll manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Kharge dubbed the Prime Minister "jhuto ka sirdar". Listing poll promises in Maharashtra, Kharge pledged to …

Haryana assembly polls: PM ‘expert’ in telling lies, says Kharge
3 months ago

Haryana assembly polls: PM ‘expert’ in telling lies, says Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed him as an expert in telling lies, while accusing him of not fulfilling promises made to people. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge during a public meeting ahead of Haryana assembly elections, in Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. Addressing a gathering on Wednesday at Badhra in Charkhi Dadri …

DC Edit | Kharge, PM made for each other
3 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Kharge, PM made for each other

Deccan Chronicle  

Mallikarjun Kharge is an unexpected treasure the Congress chanced to discover when it, quite contrary to its characteristic way of late, went democratic when it needed a president. The man with one of the longest innings in Congress politics is the best match the party can produce against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, perhaps the maestro of mass communication of our …

Make Mallikarjun Kharge CM of Karnataka: BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Make Mallikarjun Kharge CM of Karnataka: BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi

The Hindu  

BJP leader and Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi believes that Siddaramaiah will step down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Once that happens, Congress should make Mallikarjun Kharge the CM of Karnataka. If the Congress is committed to making a Dalit the CM, it should appoint Mr Kharge as the CM,” he told reporters in Vijayapura on September 13. Mr Jigajinagi …

People in politics should not retire, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
3 months, 4 weeks ago

People in politics should not retire, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

People in politics should not retire, as those who believe in an ideology must work until their last, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday. They have to awaken the people,” Mr. Kharge said while launching the autobiography of former Union Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Five Decades in Politics. Praising the former Maharashtra Chief Minister’s long stint in politics, the Congress …

BJP demands Priyank Kharge’s resignation based on lapses in KIADB land allotment
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP demands Priyank Kharge’s resignation based on lapses in KIADB land allotment

The Hindu  

BJP MLA Basavaraj Mattimod and former legislator Rajkumar Patil Telkur have demanded the resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge in view of the allegations of preferential treatment in the allotment of a civic amenity land of five acres to Siddhartha Vihar Trust, of which the family members of Mr. Kharge are trustees. Addressing a joint press …

BJP JP Nadda Writes To Congress Kharge Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP JP Nadda Writes To Congress Kharge Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda on Monday wrote to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, questioning the "stoic silence" of his party on the recent hooch tragedy which left several people dead in Tamil Nadu. Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda wrote a letter to the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the …

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi
7 months ago

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Congress candidate Radhakrishna Doddamani emerged victorious by defeating incumbent BJP MP Umesh Jadhav in the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Constituency with a margin of 27,205 votes. As the results were announced after 21 rounds of counting at the counting centre in Gulbarga University on Tuesday, Congress activists celebrated the victory with a sense of “avenging” Congress veteran M. Mallikarjun Kharge’s defeat …

Political fate of Ministers’ children, former CMs, Union Minister to be decided today
7 months ago

Political fate of Ministers’ children, former CMs, Union Minister to be decided today

The Hindu  

As the countdown for the counting of votes has begun, all arrangements have been made by respective district administrations in the districts of Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka for counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections. Two former Chief Ministers, namely Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai, are testing their fortunes in the Lok Sabha elections for the first …

Mallikarjun Kharge's jibe at PM's Kanniyakumari meditation: Why this drama?
7 months, 1 week ago

Mallikarjun Kharge's jibe at PM's Kanniyakumari meditation: Why this drama?

India Today  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 45-hour meditation session at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanniyakumari, suggesting he could have done the same at his home. Accusing PM Modi of giving "hate speeches", the Congress president said people were not interested in listening to such addresses and said …

Mallikarjun Kharge: Conscious decision by Congress to contest on lesser seats to keep Opposition together
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge: Conscious decision by Congress to contest on lesser seats to keep Opposition together

The Hindu  

The Congress has consciously contested on a lesser number of seats in this Lok Sabha election as part of a strategy to keep the INDIA bloc together and defeat the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said. Mr. Kharge also termed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra an "asset" and a star campaigner and justified her decision to not contest the elections. The …

Mallikarjun Kharge takes ‘600 paar’ jibe at PM Modi over ‘400 plus' pitch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge takes ‘600 paar’ jibe at PM Modi over ‘400 plus' pitch

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latter's assertion that the National Democratic Alliance is going ‘400 paar’ in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the Modi government is "cut off from the poor", and is working just for the interest of a handful of industrialists “People will bid …

Anand Sharma, Raj Babbar in Congress's new list of Lok Sabha candidates
8 months, 1 week ago

Anand Sharma, Raj Babbar in Congress's new list of Lok Sabha candidates

India Today  

Veteran Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Raj Babbar have been named in the party's latest list of candidates released on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha elections. While Anand Sharma has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra, Raj Babbar will be contesting from the Gurugram seat in Haryana. Anand Sharma was recently in the news for writing a letter to Congress …

The importance of Karnataka
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The importance of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka is seen as an outlier in the political map of South India for its willingness to back the Bharatiya Janata Party. In all of 130 Lok Sabha seats in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the Union territory of Puducherry, it is the 28 constituencies in Karnataka that the BJP banks on to …

Mahabubabad sitting MP files her nomination for re-election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mahabubabad sitting MP files her nomination for re-election

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra launched a scathing attack on the current Congress regime, alleging a failure to fulfil its commitments and a rapid erosion of public trust. In contrast, he lauded the efforts of BRS leader and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, citing the successful implementation of schemes such as the Rythu Bandhu initiative, round-the-clock quality power …

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, noted cardiologist C.N. Manjunath and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are among those set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka on the BJP ticket, as the party has replaced candidates in 10 constituencies out of 20 for which the names were announced on Wednesday. While …

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka by addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on March 16, the party's state general secretary V. Sunil Kumar said on March 13. Kalaburagi is the home district of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from there in 2009 and 2014 but …

Ex-BJP MP, denied ticket from Churu, fielded by Congress from same seat, He reacts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-BJP MP, denied ticket from Churu, fielded by Congress from same seat, He reacts

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Kaswan, the BJP's former MP from Rajasthan's Churu who joined the Congress after the saffron party fielded a new candidate, was on Tuesday among 43 candidates declared by the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and has been nafmed from the constituency that he won in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections. New Delhi, India - March …

Kharge's son-in-law emerges as front-runner for Gulbarga seat as Cong Prez focuses on national pitch
10 months ago

Kharge's son-in-law emerges as front-runner for Gulbarga seat as Cong Prez focuses on national pitch

Hindustan Times  

M Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani has emerged as the front-runner for Congress ticket to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the home turf of the party's President. READ | BJP asks Kharge, Gandhis to apologise over pro-Pak slogan on Karnataka assembly premises "Doddamani, a businessman who also manages educational institutions, seems to be the front runner", a party …

Kharges urges External Affairs Minister to rescue distressed youth of Kalaburagi, Telangana
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharges urges External Affairs Minister to rescue distressed youth of Kalaburagi, Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has urgently appealed to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to rescue and ensure the safety of three distressed youths from Kalaburagi and one from Telangana currently facing challenging circumstances in Russia. “As per various media reports over the past one year about 100 Indians have been recruited in the …

Mallikarjun Kharge asks PM Modi over tea meeting about BJP poaching Opposition leaders, his reply
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge asks PM Modi over tea meeting about BJP poaching Opposition leaders, his reply

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mallikarjun Kharge has said he had a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a 'tea-talk' about BJP poaching opposition party leaders where he asserted to him that it was being done by scaring them. "During a tea meeting in Parliament where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present, I asked him how many people are you …

Kharge targets Centre over unemployment, inflation and attempts to end reservation
11 months ago

Kharge targets Centre over unemployment, inflation and attempts to end reservation

The Hindu  

Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge, participating in the debate on the motion in Rajya Sabha on Friday to thank President Droupadi Murmu, attacked the Centre for unemployment, inflation and the reported attempts to end reservation. In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he accused BJP members of promoting and protecting the “monocratic style” of Mr. Modi. Leader of the House …

BJP retort to Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Last election for Congress due to Rahul Gandhi’
11 months, 1 week ago

BJP retort to Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Last election for Congress due to Rahul Gandhi’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to Mallikarjun Kharge's ‘last election’ jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will turn out to be the last election for the Congress if it follows Rahul Gandhi. On Monday, Kharge said the Lok Sabha elections will be the last elections ever in India if Narendra …

Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress poll campaign from Uttarakhand today
11 months, 1 week ago

Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress poll campaign from Uttarakhand today

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will launch the party's campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and address a public meeting in Dehradun on Sunday. The party had sought the district administration's permission to hold the public meeting on the Parade ground but it was not allowed as the venue has been renovated as part of the Dehradun Smart City project …

Mallikarjun Kharge's Dalit reference at INDIA bloc protest after Jagdeep Dhankhar's allegation: ‘Should I say…?’
1 year ago

Mallikarjun Kharge's Dalit reference at INDIA bloc protest after Jagdeep Dhankhar's allegation: ‘Should I say…?’

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the people holding constitutional posts, who are responsible for providing protection to the opposition MPs, are themselves becoming a part of politics and doing politics using their caste. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge during a protest of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday. Mallikarjun Kharge was speaking …

Let's win elections first, PM face can be discussed later, Kharge after I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting
1 year ago

Let's win elections first, PM face can be discussed later, Kharge after I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting

India TV News  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, after the I.N.D.I.A. bloc's meeting ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections which was held in Delhi today, said that their alliance's focus should be on winning elections first, the Prime Minister's face can be decided later. We should first try to fight unitedly and bring majority," Mallikarjun Kharge said in response to media queries on …

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Plans Major Overhaul Ahead of 2024 Elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Plans Major Overhaul Ahead of 2024 Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is all set to crack the whip after the results of the five state Assembly elections are declared. A massive shakeup is on the cards with Mr Kharge planning to rejig the AICC organisation and reshuffle the state in-charges and PCC chiefs in a bid to make the party battle ready for the Lok …

’KCR’s retirement days are close...’: Kharge, Rahul Gandhi campaign in Telangana
1 year, 1 month ago

’KCR’s retirement days are close...’: Kharge, Rahul Gandhi campaign in Telangana

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao while campaiging for the assembly elections on Friday. While Gandhi took a dig at KCR for making "a rule of one family", Kharge said the chief minister's "retirement days are also close". Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi took potshots at KCR, saying …

Rajasthan Chunav Manch: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asserts confidence in polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan Chunav Manch: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asserts confidence in polls

India TV News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed strong confidence in winning the upcoming assembly elections, stating, "I am fully confident that we will emerge victorious in the assembly elections." Kharge criticised the BJP, stating that people are dissatisfied with the party, and the public is becoming increasingly aware of the falsehoods propagated by the ruling party. In Rajasthan – which will see …

We will give self respect that Telangana needs: Kharge
1 year, 2 months ago

We will give self respect that Telangana needs: Kharge

The Hindu  

All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge said that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao failed to fulfil the aspirations of the people who fought for self respect and employment and instead unleashed family rule on the State. Mr. Kharge, who participated in the Congress Vijayabheri Yatra in Sangareddy and Medak districts on Sunday, assured people that Congress would come back …

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric
1 year, 2 months ago

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric

India TV News  

In response to the Bharatiya Janata Party's assertion that Karnataka is akin to an "ATM" for the state government, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge offered his perspective on the matter, emphasising the need for measured statements during election times. He urged political leaders to think before speaking and expressed his disapproval of attempts to tarnish the government's image due to election …

Priyank Kharge justifies eviction drive in Kalaburagi
1 year, 2 months ago

Priyank Kharge justifies eviction drive in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Criticising BJP leaders for politicising every issue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has said a drive was carried out in Kalaburagi city to remove encroachers and illegal structures being constructed on government land, and notice was issued prior to the eviction. Addressing presspersons at Aiwan-e-Shahi guesthouse in Kalaburagi on Friday, Mr. Kharge said BJP leaders had the …

KCR Seeking Win to Make KTR Next CM, Save Kavitha from Jail: Amit Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

KCR Seeking Win to Make KTR Next CM, Save Kavitha from Jail: Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Coming down heavily on the ruling BRS government in Telangana for “ruining the state” with family rule, Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday cautioned that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao might claim to having a poll tie-up with the BJP as a poll ploy. “Rao might create a rumour that the BRS would get political alliance with the …

Mallikarjun Kharge's jibe after Election Commission announces assembly poll dates: ‘Farewell of BJP sounded’
1 year, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge's jibe after Election Commission announces assembly poll dates: ‘Farewell of BJP sounded’

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a swipe at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after the Election Commission announced the dates for assembly elections in five states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Kharge took to social media platform X and said,"With the announcement of assembly election in five states, the declaration for the farewell of the …

Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf gets a major share in Cabinet
1 year, 7 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf gets a major share in Cabinet

The Hindu  

Kalyana Karnataka region – the home turf of AICC president M. Mallikarjun Kharge – has got a major share in the Siddaramaiah-led State Cabinet. Together with Priyank Kharge, son of Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, who was sworn in as Minister last week, the total number of Ministers from the Kalyana Karnataka region stands at eight. Senior Congress leader representing Shahapur Assembly …

Kharge May Be Man of the Match in Karnataka, But His Real Test Will be on Bouncy CWC and Rajasthan Pitches - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

Kharge May Be Man of the Match in Karnataka, But His Real Test Will be on Bouncy CWC and Rajasthan Pitches - News18

News 18  

Karnataka assembly polls and the selection of the chief minister have been a great learning experience for the grand old party. At the same time, the Congress would attempt to fine-tune or reduce the mistakes it made between 14 and 18 May, 2023, when Siddaramaiah was chosen as the Karnataka chief minister amid hectic lobbying and a ring of secrecy. …

Karnataka Results: Why BJP Needs to Course-Correct Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Results: Why BJP Needs to Course-Correct Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls - News18

News 18  

At 10:30-11:00 am on the 13th of May, as the seventh to eighth rounds of counting was ongoing, the Congress party was clearly ahead in the Karnataka ssembly elections. The only way the Congress government in Karnataka could crumble now is if there was a major split due to internal rivalries, a possibility that the BJP could well look into, …

'Kharge is taking all major decisions in Congress, not Gandhi family': Vadra staunch reply to BJP's rhetoric
1 year, 7 months ago

'Kharge is taking all major decisions in Congress, not Gandhi family': Vadra staunch reply to BJP's rhetoric

India TV News  

Karnataka Elections 2023: As Congress is getting "satisfactory" results in the Karnataka Assembly elections, with the initial trail suggesting a "landslide victory" for the grand old party, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra countered the claims that the major decisions are still in the hands of Gandhi family and not the current party president. Speaking exclusively to India TV …

"If we don't unite...": Kharge takes a dig at BJP in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

"If we don't unite...": Kharge takes a dig at BJP in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday called upon the people of Karnataka to unite and vote for Congress in the upcoming Assembly polls, failing which the future of the next generation "will be jeopardised". Emphasizing that the unity of people in the elections as "important", Kharge sought their support in forming the Congress government with an "overwhelming majority". If we …

Mallikarjun Kharge dials Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, bats for 'united opposition' in 2024
1 year, 9 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge dials Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, bats for 'united opposition' in 2024

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Election 2023: To make the wish come true, Congress national chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday dialed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Both leaders received positive feedback Sources said that the two leaders interacted on the opposition unity and future strategy to challenge the BJP in Bihar. Salman Khurshid's reply to Kumar During the CPI convention in Patna last …

Karnataka votes on May 10: Why the stakes for BJP and Congress have become higher
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka votes on May 10: Why the stakes for BJP and Congress have become higher

India Today  

Karnataka will vote on May 10 and the result of the assembly election will be declared on May 13, the Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday. Karnataka will be the first election to take place after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his sentencing in a criminal defamation case, triggering protests by the grand old …

BJP indulging in caste politics: Kharge hits back at Nadda for criticising Rahul
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP indulging in caste politics: Kharge hits back at Nadda for criticising Rahul

The Hindu  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday refuted BJP chief J.P. Nadda's allegation that Rahul Gandhi compared OBC communities to thieves and accused the ruling party of indulging in "caste politics". Amid a political fight between the BJP and the Congress following Mr. Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case over the "Modi surname" remarks, Mr. Nadda alleged that "lies, personal slander …

Analysis | Karnataka Assembly polls will be key to Congress revival before 2024 Lok Sabha elections
1 year, 9 months ago

Analysis | Karnataka Assembly polls will be key to Congress revival before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

The upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections will be crucial for the Congress to not only reverse its fortunes after the recent setback in the Northeast elections but also to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party later this year in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Apart from being a morale booster, a win could give the party much-needed elbow room to position …

Lessons from Sonia: Kharge Softens Congress's Big Brother Stance to Woo Alienated Allies
1 year, 10 months ago

Lessons from Sonia: Kharge Softens Congress's Big Brother Stance to Woo Alienated Allies

News 18  

Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress president faces the same challenge Sonia Gandhi did in 2004: to stitch together a united opposition to take on the monolith BJP, then under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On a cold New Year’s Eve, Sonia Gandhi took many by surprise, including the shrewd Ram Vilas Paswan, by walking down from her home to his. There are many …

Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri: Debate in Karnataka intensifies
1 year, 10 months ago

Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri: Debate in Karnataka intensifies

India Today  

The countdown to the assembly elections has truly begun! In the last assembly elections in Assam, the BJP took a similar stand and placed Sonowal in the leadership till the elections and brought in Himanta Biswa Sarma as Chief Minister after the victory. The fact that the BJP leadership is hesitating in declaring him as the Chief Ministerial candidate is …

Kharge ji should see work done in Kalaburagi: PM Modi replies to M Kharge
1 year, 10 months ago

Kharge ji should see work done in Kalaburagi: PM Modi replies to M Kharge

Live Mint  

While replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi attacked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and said that he should see the work done in Kalaburagi where so many Jan Dhan accounts have been opened. So many people getting empowered, while someone's account getting closed, I can understand the pain,” PM Modi said. Earlier, while …

Governors are being used as BJP workers, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
1 year, 11 months ago

Governors are being used as BJP workers, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of denigrating the office of Governors by using them as karyakartas in non-BJP ruled States, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said it amounted to an assault on democracy. Mr. Kharge’s made the comment in a tweet, days after the Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed dramatic scenes, with Governor R.N. “BJP’s deliberate design to denigrate the …

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