Mallikarjun Kharge - A hard-boiled Congressman, Gandhi family loyalist becomes party chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge - A hard-boiled Congressman, Gandhi family loyalist becomes party chief

India TV News  

Highlights More than 9,500 delegates had cast their votes for Congress presidential polls Mallikarjun Kharge bagged 7,897 votes 1,072 votes were cast in favour of Shashi Tharoor Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday became the Congress party's first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. A staunch Gandhi family loyalist, 80-year-old Kharge succeeded Sonia Gandhi at the grand old party's highest office, as he defeated Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor. Mallikarjun Kharge's political journey Kharge was elected MLA nine times in a row, seeing a steady rise in his career graph from humble beginnings as a union leader in his home district of Gulbarga. Kharge was the leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 but could not become the leader of the opposition, as the grand old party could not get the post as its numbers were less than the mandated 10 percent of the total number of seats in the Lower House.

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After BJP, now Congress MPs file police complaint over 'misbehaviour' with Mallikarjun Kharge
4 days, 18 hours ago

After BJP, now Congress MPs file police complaint over 'misbehaviour' with Mallikarjun Kharge

India TV News  

A delegation of Congress MPs on Thursday filed a police complaint over alleged misbehaviour with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The complaint from the Congress comes shortly after BJP leader Anurag Thakur said that the party has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Rahul Gandhi for assault and incitement. A delegation of BJP leaders was still inside New Delhi DCP …

Mallikarjun Kharge’s BIG retort to PM Modi over Constitution debate: ‘Those who did not fight for country…’
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1 week ago

Mallikarjun Kharge’s BIG retort to PM Modi over Constitution debate: ‘Those who did not fight for country…’

Live Mint  

Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday responded sharply to PM Modi's jibes during the Constitution debate. “BJP has been giving 'jumlas' to befool people of the country and blaming the Congress instead”, Kharge slammed, adding, “Bhakti of PM is taking country towards dictatorship, democracy should not turn into dictatorship”. Further, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge …

Nana Patole asks Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him of state chief post: Sources
1 week, 3 days ago

Nana Patole asks Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him of state chief post: Sources

India Today  

The Maharashtra Congress president, Nana Patole, wrote to party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi, seeking to be relieved of his position, sources told India Today TV. The Congress, an ally of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc, contested 101 seats in the Maharashtra elections but won only 16, marking its lowest tally in the state’s history. The party, which …

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge hits out at PM Narendra Modi and BJP: ‘They hate common man’
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge hits out at PM Narendra Modi and BJP: ‘They hate common man’

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that they are leaving no stone unturned to break the unity of the country. Speaking at a public gathering in the national capital, Kharge said the BJP hates the common man of the country. The Congress chief also invoked Dr. Bhim Rao …

Kharge Slams Congress for Crushing Defeat in Maharashtra Elections | ABP News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kharge Slams Congress for Crushing Defeat in Maharashtra Elections | ABP News

ABP News  

The recent Congress Working Committee meeting, led by Mallikarjun Kharge, focused on revitalizing the party organization and preparing for the upcoming elections. Senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, discussed strategies to strengthen the Congress's electoral footing. Rahul Gandhi reiterated the importance of moving away from traditional methods and adopting tailored strategies for different states to counter the BJP's …

Decide between ‘Batenge toh katenge’ and ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’: Kharge challenges BJP’s credibility
1 month, 1 week ago

Decide between ‘Batenge toh katenge’ and ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’: Kharge challenges BJP’s credibility

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of misleading people through provocative speeches, divisive slogans and spreading misinformation about his party. Addressing a press conference in Nagpur ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20, Kharge said the BJP was engaging in “baatna and kaatna” —a reference to the “batenge to katenge” slogan popularised …

Haryana assembly polls: PM ‘expert’ in telling lies, says Kharge
2 months, 2 weeks 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
2 months, 3 weeks 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, 1 week 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 …

Mallikarjun Kharge terms Modi government ‘minority’, calls BJP ‘poisonous’
4 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge terms Modi government ‘minority’, calls BJP ‘poisonous’

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday launched a trenchant attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government stating that the current dispensation is a ‘minority’ government that heavily relies on the support of allies, particularly Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar’s JD. They’re the two legs of this government,” he said, …

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana
4 months, 1 week ago

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana

India TV News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today approved the candidature of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi as Congress candidate to contest the ensuing by-election to the Council of States from Telangana. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, the Congress nominated Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. "Congress President Malliarjun Kharge has approved the candidature …

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet a number of senior functionaries from West Bengal in Delhi on Monday to select the next state president since Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s tenure has ended, state leaders said. Those summoned to Delhi include Chowdhury, former state presidents Pradip Bhattacharya and Abdul Mannan, senior leaders Deepa Dasmunsi, Amitabha Chakraborty, Nepal …

Bypoll results: Rahul Gandhi says BJP's ‘web of fear’ broken; Chidambaram urges caution
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll results: Rahul Gandhi says BJP's ‘web of fear’ broken; Chidambaram urges caution

Hindustan Times  

Congress leaders on Saturday hailed the resounding victory of INDIA bloc parties in the assembly by-elections, attributing the BJP's dismal performance to its “arrogance, misgovernance and negative politics”. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that the bypoll results were also “strong evidence of the falling political credibility” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. This victory shows …

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, cabinet expansion soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, cabinet expansion soon

Hindustan Times  

The expansion of the Telangana state cabinet headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy is likely to take place in a day or two, once the Congress high command gives its green signal to the list of prospective ministers, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, Revanth Reddy met All india congress committee president Mallikarjun Kharge …

Southern Lights | Karnataka Congress’ internecine strife spills out into the open
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Southern Lights | Karnataka Congress’ internecine strife spills out into the open

Hindustan Times  

The Congress’ poor show in Karnataka during the general elections and the lack of accountability despite a growing clamour for correcting lapses are at the heart of the demand for multiple deputy chief ministers in the state, party leaders have said. The Congress scored a measly nine out of twenty-eight Lok Sabha seats in the state as opposed to the …

Rahul Gandhi keeps Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat; Priyanka to make electoral debut from Wayanad
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi keeps Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat; Priyanka to make electoral debut from Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will retain the family pocket borough of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and vacate the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala for his sister and senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to make her electoral debut, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Monday in a significant decision with ramifications for both the Opposition and national politics. …

How Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi made Congress battle ready for next 5 years
6 months, 1 week ago

How Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi made Congress battle ready for next 5 years

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday addressed party workers at the Congress Working Committee showcasing the unity in the aftermath of a closely contested Lok Sabha polls. Rejection of Modi’s leadership Sonia emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies have “suffered political and moral defeat” in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. …

‘No longer can…’: Sonia Gandhi's sharp attack on Narendra Modi's governance style
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No longer can…’: Sonia Gandhi's sharp attack on Narendra Modi's governance style

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was re-elected unanimously as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party on Saturday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge proposed Sonia Gandhi's name as the chairperson of the parliamentary party and the proposal was seconded by Gaurav Gogoi, K Sudhakaran and Tariq Anwar. Read: Congress to focus on urban voters, assess setback in states won before Lok …

Rahul Gandhi likely to retain Raebareli seat, may quit Wayanad constituency: Sources
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi likely to retain Raebareli seat, may quit Wayanad constituency: Sources

India TV News  

CWC meeting: Congress leader is likely to retain the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh and he may quit the Wayanad constituency, said sources to India TV. Senior Congress leader and newly elected MP from Alappuzha KC Venugopal said "CWC unanimously requested Rahul Gandhi ji to take the responsibility of the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha." The meeting …

Breaking News: Kharge invites other parties in the INDIA Alliance meeting | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News: Kharge invites other parties in the INDIA Alliance meeting | ABP News

ABP News  

In a recent India Alliance meeting, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended an invitation to other political parties, urging them to unite under the common cause of upholding the Indian Constitution. Emphasizing the importance of constitutional values and democratic principles, Kharge called on parties that share a commitment to these ideals to join the alliance. His appeal comes at a crucial …

At INDIA bloc meeting, Mallikarjun Kharge welcomes ‘all parties which..'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

At INDIA bloc meeting, Mallikarjun Kharge welcomes ‘all parties which..'

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the Opposition's INDIA bloc would welcome all parties that share a fundamental commitment to the values enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. INDIA bloc leaders hold a meeting at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Wednesday. Mallikarjun Kharge also told the opposition leaders, who had converged at …

Rahul-Priyanka-Kharge: The Power Trio That Gave Congress New Life
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul-Priyanka-Kharge: The Power Trio That Gave Congress New Life

News 18  

The Congress has reasons to rejoice in its spectacular performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election even though voters have mandated the grand old party to sit in the Opposition for the next five years. For the first time since 2014, Rahul Gandhi is able to shed the tag of a “failure.” His biggest contribution is not as much as …

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Bollywood actor and Congress candidate Raj Babbar was leading against his nearest rival Rao Inderjit Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 38,729 votes in the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat as of 11:15am on Tuesday. Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar was leading ahead of Thiruvananthapuram’s incumbent three-time MP Shashi Tharoor by 8,401 votes. …

Political fate of Ministers’ children, former CMs, Union Minister to be decided today
6 months, 2 weeks 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 predicts 128 seats for Congress, backs Rahul Gandhi as PM face
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge predicts 128 seats for Congress, backs Rahul Gandhi as PM face

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party hopes to bag 128 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and is confident of stopping the BJP from winning a third consecutive term at the Centre, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a media interview, a day before Saturday's seventh and final round of polling. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi. While the INDIA …

Mallikarjun Kharge reveals his choice for Prime Minister post if INDIA bloc comes to power
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge reveals his choice for Prime Minister post if INDIA bloc comes to power

Live Mint  

With the campaigning ending for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday revealed his choice for the post of Prime Minister if the INDIA bloc comes to power on June 4. "Rahul Gandhi is my choice to be Prime Minister," Kharge told NDTV, adding, he represents the youth, and length and breadth of the country. Earlier, …

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

If Modi becomes PM again, polls won’t be held in country: Kharge
7 months, 1 week ago

If Modi becomes PM again, polls won’t be held in country: Kharge

Hindustan Times  

GORAKHPUR Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged people to vote for INDIA bloc candidates to save the Constitution and democracy for their sake and warned that there would be no election if Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a third term. You became PM as we made the Constitution and saved democracy,” he said in Maharajganj in the presence of …

UP Congress urges high command to field Rahul from Amethi, Priyanka Raebareli, no decision yet
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UP Congress urges high command to field Rahul from Amethi, Priyanka Raebareli, no decision yet

India TV News  

The Congress’ Central Election Committee meeting chaired by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge was held on Saturday. The Uttar Pradesh Congress urged the top party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively for the Lok Sabha polls at the meeting. Sources said AICC in-charge of party Affairs in Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey and CLP …

BJP functioning on borrowed leaders: Kharge
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP functioning on borrowed leaders: Kharge

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is functioning on borrowed leaders who left other parties and became ministers and this phenomenon has made party workers lose faith, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Friday as he pushed back against criticism of his party’s poll manifesto and said the Opposition’s election plan was effective. In an interview with Hindustan, Kharge expressed confidence that …

The importance of Karnataka
8 months 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 …

Gulbarga: Kharge prestige at stake in son-in-law’s fight
8 months ago

Gulbarga: Kharge prestige at stake in son-in-law’s fight

New Indian Express  

KALABURAGI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is not contesting from the Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency but he is putting all his might to win this SC-reserved seat, which he lost in the 2019 general elections. In line with the popular saying in Hindi Sari duniya ek taraf, joru ka bhai ek taraf, Kharge has already addressed public gatherings twice in Kalaburagi …

Tajinder Bittu, Priyanka Gandhi's close aide, joins BJP after quitting Congress
8 months ago

Tajinder Bittu, Priyanka Gandhi's close aide, joins BJP after quitting Congress

India Today  

Congress leaders Tajinder Singh Bittu, a close aide of Priyanka Gandhi, and Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, the wife of two-time Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, joined the BJP in Delhi on Saturday. Bittu, who was the Congress secretary in-charge of Himachal Pradesh, joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and party general secretary Vinod Tawde. Karamjit Kaur, …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress releases list of 40 star campaigners for Uttarakhand | Check list here
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress releases list of 40 star campaigners for Uttarakhand | Check list here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress party on Friday released a list of 40 star campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttarakhand. Others on the list include state party chief Karan Mahara, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, senior Uttarakhand leaders such as Harish Singh Dhami, Harak Singh Rawat among others. Check full …

Congress expels former Mumbai state president Sanjay Nirupam for anti party activities for six years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress expels former Mumbai state president Sanjay Nirupam for anti party activities for six years

New Indian Express  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday night expelled former Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam from the party for six years for his anti party activities. Maharashtra Congress has written to Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge for expulsion of Sanjay Nirupam for damaging and making anti party statements. Meanwhile, Sanjay Nirupam said that he has given a week's time for his party …

Adhir Ranjan Choudhary among 56 named in Congress’s 3rd Lok Sabha poll list
9 months ago

Adhir Ranjan Choudhary among 56 named in Congress’s 3rd Lok Sabha poll list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Thursday named its Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, former lawmaker MV Rajeev Gowda and former Bharatiya Janata Party minister Jayaprakash Hegde, who jumped ship earlier this month, in its third list of 56 candidates for the much-anticipated Lok Sabha elections this summer. Public works minister Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi has been named from Chikkodi; …

Congress poll panel clears Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kharge’s son-in-law as Lok Sabha candidates
9 months ago

Congress poll panel clears Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kharge’s son-in-law as Lok Sabha candidates

The Hindu  

March 19, 2024 10:47 pm | Updated 11:14 pm IST - NEW DELHI Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress leader and member from Baharampur in the outgoing Lok Sabha, is among the candidates whose names were cleared by the party’s central election committee on Tuesday. Karnataka, WB candidates The CEC is headed by Mr. Kharge and includes top leaders, including former party …

Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the NDA candidate from the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency and rival of high-profile sitting MP Shashi Tharoor, received a shot in the arm on Thursday with three key functionaries of the Congress in the Capital city joining the BJP. Former District Congress Committee general secretaries Thampanoor Satheesh and C N Udhayakumar who have been instrumental in …

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week 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 …

'I am 83-year-old,' says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge amid buzz over skipping Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 1 week ago

'I am 83-year-old,' says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge amid buzz over skipping Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has indicated that he might not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, citing his age as a factor influencing this decision. When asked if senior party leaders are shying away from contesting the Lok Sabha polls, Kharge said that he is 83-year-old indicating that he may not enter the poll fray this time. …

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress
9 months, 1 week ago

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress

Hindustan Times  

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday joined Congress in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge shortly after announcing his resignation from the BJP. “I would like to thank Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Govind Singh Dotasra and others for allowing me to join Congress,” Kaswan said at a press conference. Kaswan also thanked …

Kharge's son-in-law emerges as front-runner for Gulbarga seat as Cong Prez focuses on national pitch
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram

Op India  

Arjun Modhwadia, a veteran Congress leader and Porbandar MLA, has tendered his resignation from the party after four decades of service. Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from the Congress party. Declining the invitation to witness pran pratishtha mahotsav has hurt the… pic.twitter.com/jHCpn6nOD1 — ANI March 4, 2024 Describing Lord Ram as the “Aastha of Bharat,” Arjun Modhwadia expressed his …

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP

The Hindu  

Ending days of speculation, Congress MLA Vijayadharani joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on February 24, 2024. A three-time MLA from Vilavancode in Kanniyakumari district, Ms. Vijayadharani joined the saffron party in the presence of Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan and the party’s Tamil Nadu in-charge Arvind Menon, among …

Kharge Slams Congress Defectors Joining BJP, Calls for Unity Ahead of 2024
10 months ago

Kharge Slams Congress Defectors Joining BJP, Calls for Unity Ahead of 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Bidar: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at leaders who, having benefited from the Congress, are now aligning with the BJP. Speaking at a felicitation event in Bidar on Tuesday, Kharge expressed concern over the lack of faith in the party's principles among these leaders. Kharge called for an end to differences among the partymen over trivial matters, rallying …

Mallikarjun Kharge counters nepotism charge; asks PM Modi, ‘Who sacrificed life for India?’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge counters nepotism charge; asks PM Modi, ‘Who sacrificed life for India?’

Hindustan Times  

Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scathing attack on the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the BJP leader “cannot sleep without mentioning” the name of the grand old party. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, Prime Minister Modi said that if members of a family do well …

Chandigarh polls: Congress attacks BJP with ‘chose Jan 30 to kill democracy’; Kharge's fresh 'last chance' warning
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh polls: Congress attacks BJP with ‘chose Jan 30 to kill democracy’; Kharge's fresh 'last chance' warning

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging "brazen misuse of electoral machinery" in the contentious Chandigarh mayoral polls. On the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, "Godse worshipper BJP has murdered democracy and all ethos of Constitution," the Congress chief said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X, "It is beyond …

BJP retort to Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Last election for Congress due to Rahul Gandhi’
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Dictatorship in India is inevitable if PM Modi is re-elected: Mallikarjun Kharge
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dictatorship in India is inevitable if PM Modi is re-elected: Mallikarjun Kharge

Live Mint  

The upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections may be the last general election in the country if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is re-elected, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in Bhubaneswar. Describing PM Modi as a “habitual liar” the Congress president accused him of misleading the people by assuring 2 crore jobs every year and ₹15 lakh money in every Indian’s bank …

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