Pratibha Singh: Cong MP from Mandi, Royal Family Maharani
2 years, 1 month ago

Pratibha Singh: Cong MP from Mandi, Royal Family Maharani

News 18  

With the Congress party bracing itself to form the government in Himachal Pradesh, the name of leader Pratibha Singh seems to be doing the rounds as the state’s Chief Minister face. Here’s all you need to know about Pratibha Singh: Pratibha Singh was born on June 16, 1956, and is the ‘Maharani’ of the royal Rajput family of the erstwhile princely state of Bushahr. Apart from Pratibha Singh, the potential CM faces include five-time Haroli MLA and outgoing CLP leader Mukesh Agnihotri and former state party chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. Pratibha Singh also made it clear that people voted for the Congress considering the work done by her husband late Virbhadra Singh.

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Manmohan Singh Death: Sonia Gandhi Honours Her ‘Friend, Philosopher, Guide’, Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial
2 weeks ago

Manmohan Singh Death: Sonia Gandhi Honours Her ‘Friend, Philosopher, Guide’, Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial

ABP News  

Manmohan Singh Death: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi mourned the passing of former prime minister Manmohan Singh saying that he left an indelible void in Indian politics and public life. Manmohan Singh Death: Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged the government to hold Singh’s last rites …

Manmohan Singh dies: PM Modi condoles ex-PM's demise, terms him 'one of the most distinguished leaders'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Manmohan Singh dies: PM Modi condoles ex-PM's demise, terms him 'one of the most distinguished leaders'

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences on the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh, terming him as one of the most distinguished leaders of the country. "The passing of Former Prime Minister and Economist Shri Manmohan Singh ji is an immense loss for the nation. Manmohan Singh dies Manmohan Singh died as the Congress party concluded its Congress Working Committee …

Yearender 2024: From Yechury to Baba Siddique, Indian politicians who died this year
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Yearender 2024: From Yechury to Baba Siddique, Indian politicians who died this year

India TV News  

The year 2024 will be remembered for various reasons, while some of them are good others may not hold happy memories. As the year nears end, here are the names of some important politicians who left the world in 2024: EVKS Elangovan: Veteran Congress leader and former Tamil Nadu Congress President EVKS Elangovan passed away on December 14. Siddiqui's death …

Himachal Congress chief denies factionalism in party
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2 months ago

Himachal Congress chief denies factionalism in party

The Hindu  

A day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge dissolved the Pradesh Congress Committee unit in Himachal Pradesh along with the district and block units, the State Congress chief on Thursday said she had been batting for 'one man, one post' for long after the formation of the Congress government in the State. State Congress chief Pratibha Singh will remain unchanged," Naresh …

Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election
2 months, 1 week ago

Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly election has turned into an arena for political battles within families, with candidates pitted against their own flesh and blood. In some constituencies, a son takes on his father; in others, a wife contests against her husband. And all that's apart from the slew of political in-laws on the ballot.

Tajinder Bittu, Priyanka Gandhi's close aide, joins BJP after quitting Congress
8 months, 3 weeks 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, …

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Himachal state President Pratibha Singh admits that Congress is on a weak footing
10 months, 1 week ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Himachal state President Pratibha Singh admits that Congress is on a weak footing

Op India  

On one hand, the Gandhi scion, Rahul Gandhi is wandering from state to state leading his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to consolidate people’s mandate in a last-ditch attempt to revive his party’s fortune before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and on the other, the party has been struggling with an array of obstacles in various states. Further complicating matters for …

Another Himachal twist as Vikramaditya Singh meets rebels
10 months, 1 week ago

Another Himachal twist as Vikramaditya Singh meets rebels

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh led by Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu appeared to have staved off a crisis, the fragility of his leadership was exposed in a series of dramatic twists as PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh travelled to Panchkula to meet the party’s six rebel legislators, and then made his way to New Delhi amid speculation that …

Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh lauds BJP
10 months, 1 week ago

Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh lauds BJP

Hindustan Times  

Shimla: A day after trouble-shooter DK Shivakumar declared that Himachal Pradesh's political crisis was over, state Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party 's “work” is "better than ours". Claiming the BJP "will do a lot of things" as per the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said the Congress is on weak footing. …

Congress government fights for survival in Himachal Pradesh
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress government fights for survival in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh managed to survive the immediate threat to its existence on Wednesday, passing the State’s Budget for 2024-25 in the State Assembly after suspending 15 BJP lawmakers, including Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Pathania reserved his order on a disqualification motion against six Congress MLAs who were absent for …

Rajasthan Congress leader Manvendra Singh’s wife dies in car accident
11 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan Congress leader Manvendra Singh’s wife dies in car accident

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Congress leader Manvendra Singh Jasol met with a tragic road accident near Alwar on Tuesday and his wife, Chitra Singh lost her life in the mishap. Political leaders express grief The political leaders expressed their condolences on the demise of Manvendra Singh Jasol's wife and prayed for the speedy recovery of the Congress leader. “The news of the demise …

Jalandhar seat, vacant since MP's death at Cong yatra, goes to poll on May 10
1 year, 9 months ago

Jalandhar seat, vacant since MP's death at Cong yatra, goes to poll on May 10

Hindustan Times  

The bypolls for the Jalandhar parliamentary constituency in Punjab and assembly constituencies of Jharsuguda in Odisha, Chhanbey and Suar in Uttar Pradesh and Sohiong in Meghalaya will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will be conducted on May 13, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh …

Punjab: Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab: Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Hindustan Times  

Santokh Singh Chaudhary, 76, the Congress member of Parliament from Jalandhar, died after a cardiac arrest while taking part in party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra between Phillaur and Goraya towns on a chilly Saturday morning. Santokh Singh Chaudhary, 76, the Congress member of Parliament from Jalandhar, died after a cardiac arrest while taking part in party leader Rahul …

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as Himachal Pradesh CM
2 years ago

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as Himachal Pradesh CM

The Hindu  

Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on December 11 took oath as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, days after the party edged the BJP out of power in the Assembly election. “Scottish prosecutors and police, working with UK government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with al-Megrahi …

Rahul Gandhi hugs Pratibha Singh at Himachal CM oath amid simmering tension
2 years, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi hugs Pratibha Singh at Himachal CM oath amid simmering tension

Hindustan Times  

Amid reports of brewing tension between the Congress high command and the family of Raja Sahib over 'sidelining' Pratibha Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hugged Pratibha Singh at the event in which Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took the oath as the chief minister. The chief minister's post was expected to go to Pratibha Singh but she was axed from the race …

OPINION | With Rahul on Yatra, leaders in Himachal Pradesh fight over CM post
2 years, 1 month ago

OPINION | With Rahul on Yatra, leaders in Himachal Pradesh fight over CM post

India TV News  

The three-day-long suspense in Himachal Pradesh over the selection of the new Chief Minister continued on Saturday, despite the newly elected MLAs unanimously passing a resolution on Friday night authorizing the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to decide on who will be the chief minister. State Congress chief Pratibha Singh, widow of former CM Late Virbhadra Singh and one of the …

With Only Two Wins in Assembly Polls, 'Royals' Losing Their Charm in Himachal Pradesh
2 years, 1 month ago

With Only Two Wins in Assembly Polls, 'Royals' Losing Their Charm in Himachal Pradesh

News 18  

The erstwhile royals of Himachal Pradesh who once commanded their own space in politics are losing their charm as only two of them won in the state polls this time while two others lost at the hustings. Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and the scion of erstwhile royal family of Rampur Bushahr, won by a …

Focus on local issues, quelling rebellion: What worked for Congress in Himachal
2 years, 1 month ago

Focus on local issues, quelling rebellion: What worked for Congress in Himachal

India Today  

As the poll results trickled in on the giant screen in "Holly Lodge", the Congress party slowly gained confidence. While the magic number was 35, Congress managed a comfortable victory by winning 40 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, results of which were announced on Thursday. NO CHIEF MINISTER FACE While the BJP put its weight behind a low-key …

Himachal: Pratibha Singh's strong note for Congress boss - 'Can't neglect Virbhadra's family'
2 years, 1 month ago

Himachal: Pratibha Singh's strong note for Congress boss - 'Can't neglect Virbhadra's family'

India TV News  

Himachal CM race: As the Congress struggles to pick a CM face after registering victory in the just concluded Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2022, state party unit chief Pratibha Singh, wife of former CM Virbbhadra Singh, made a strong statement on Friday. High Command won't do this," news agency ANI quoted Pratibha Singh, who is said to be the frontrunner …

‘Maharani’ in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections battle
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Maharani’ in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections battle

India TV News  

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections: Recently, actor Huma Qureshi starrer 'Maharani-1 and 2’ made a buzz and drew praises for perfectly reflecting the ruthless politics that Bihar witnessed in 1990s on the silver screen. Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh, the widow of Virbhadra Singh, who had been a six-time Chief Minister of the state, also represents the Mandi constituency in …

Himachal polls: Congress releases 1st list, all sitting MLAs among contenders
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal polls: Congress releases 1st list, all sitting MLAs among contenders

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday released its first list of 46 candidates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections scheduled for November 12. The party has nominated former state Congress chiefs Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Kuldeep Singh Rathore from Nadaun and Theog, respectively. In the list released here, Congress Legislature Party leader Mukesh Agnihotri has been fielded from the Haroli assembly seat …

Himachal Pradesh: Congress Appoints Ex-CM Virbhadra Singh's Wife Pratibha As Party Chief
2 years, 8 months ago

Himachal Pradesh: Congress Appoints Ex-CM Virbhadra Singh's Wife Pratibha As Party Chief

ABP News  

New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress has appointed Pratibha Virbhadra Singh, wife of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, as the president of the party's state unit. Congress appoints Pratibha Virbhadra Singh as President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. pic.twitter.com/AAJ733XIIM — ANI April 26, 2022 According to a statement issued by Congress General Secretary KC …

MP tribal family murdered: Cong, BJP fight as girl fails to meet Guv
2 years, 11 months ago

MP tribal family murdered: Cong, BJP fight as girl fails to meet Guv

Hindustan Times  

The ruling BJP and the Congress indulged in a war of words on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh after a leader from the opposition party berated Governor Mangubhai Patel for not meeting a girl who had undertaken a 200-kilometre, 11-day foot march demanding justice for the killings of five of her kin. A survivor from the family had undertaken a 'nyay …

Himachal byelections: Congress scores 4-0, BJP loses to infighting
3 years, 2 months ago

Himachal byelections: Congress scores 4-0, BJP loses to infighting

Hindustan Times  

The opposition Congress swept the byelections in the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency besides the Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly segments by defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Congress workers celebrating the lead their candidate, Rohit Thakur, has taken over BJP rebel turned independent candidate Chetan Bragta in Jubbal Kotkhai constituency while counting for the byelection …

Former HP CM Virbhadra Singh's Wife Pratibha Singh Likely to Contest Mandi Bypoll
3 years, 5 months ago

Former HP CM Virbhadra Singh's Wife Pratibha Singh Likely to Contest Mandi Bypoll

News 18  

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh has said that she is thinking of contesting the bypoll to Mandi seat, which fell vacant after the death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma. The former MP, Pratibha Singh, went live on Facebook through her son Vikramditya Singh’s page on Sunday. Expressing gratitude to the public for their condolence …

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away
3 years, 6 months ago

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away

The Hindu  

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away after prolonged illness on Thursday in Shimla. Dr. Janak Raj, Senior Medical Superintendent, IGMC, said Mr. Singh passed away following multi-organ failure in the early hours of Thursday. The State government declared three days mourning from July 8 to July 10 as a mark of respect to …

Indira Hridayesh, senior Congress leader, passes away after cardiac arrest; Modi, Rahul Gandhi express condolences
3 years, 6 months ago

Indira Hridayesh, senior Congress leader, passes away after cardiac arrest; Modi, Rahul Gandhi express condolences

Firstpost  

Hridayesh, who died at the age of 80, was a Congress MLA from Haldwani and the Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly Dehradun/New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly Indira Hridayesh passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Sunday. The 80-year-old senior Congress died at the Uttarakhand Sadan in New Delhi where she …

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Kalawati Bhuria Dies During Covid-19 Treatment
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Kalawati Bhuria Dies During Covid-19 Treatment

News 18  

Kalawati Bhuria, a Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh, died at a private hospital here early on Saturday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus, family sources said. Kalawati, who represented Jobat assembly constituency in Alirajpur district, was admitted to Shalby Hospital 12 days ago, the family sources said. Hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Vivek Joshi said that her lungs were 70 per cent …

BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found dead at Delhi residence; party cancels parliamentary meet
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found dead at Delhi residence; party cancels parliamentary meet

Firstpost  

Sharma was elected to the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from Mandi parliamentary constituency in 2014 and 2019 respectively BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh Ram Swaroop Sharma died in New Delhi on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the party said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she was “shocked to know that Ram Swaroop Sharma was no more”, while Sports …

Congress veteran, former Union home minister Buta Singh passes away
4 years ago

Congress veteran, former Union home minister Buta Singh passes away

India TV News  

Prominent Dalit leader of the Congress and former Union home minister Buta Singh, who served under four prime ministers in a political career spanning over five decades, died at the AIIMS in Delhi on Saturday morning. A staunch loyalist of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Singh was a member of Lok Sabha for eight terms, held several positions in varied …

Haryana's First Woman MP and Former Puducherry LG Chandrawati Dies at 92, Cong Leaders Express Grief
4 years, 1 month ago

Haryana's First Woman MP and Former Puducherry LG Chandrawati Dies at 92, Cong Leaders Express Grief

News 18  

Chandigarh: Haryana’s first woman MP and former Puducherry Lt Governor Chandrawati passed away on Sunday. Chandrawati, who had been a Janta Party leader, became the first-ever woman MP from Haryana in 1977 when she defeated political stalwart Chaudhary Bansi Lal from the Bhiwani constituency. Congress Party’s general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said he was deeply saddened to …

Amar Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and Former SP Leader, Dies at 64 after Prolonged Illness
4 years, 5 months ago

Amar Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and Former SP Leader, Dies at 64 after Prolonged Illness

News 18  

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, who once wielded immense influence in power circles as a close aide of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, died on Saturday in Singapore where he was undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments. वरिष्ठ नेता एवं सांसद श्री अमर सिंह के निधन के समाचार से दुःख की अनुभूति हुई है। सार्वजनिक जीवन के दौरान उनकी सभी …

Amid infighting in state Congress, Madhya Pradesh leaders demand Priyanka Gandhi be nominated for 26 March Rajya Sabha polls
4 years, 10 months ago

Amid infighting in state Congress, Madhya Pradesh leaders demand Priyanka Gandhi be nominated for 26 March Rajya Sabha polls

Firstpost  

Former Union minister Arun Yadav also demanded that Priyanka Gandhi, who is the Congress general secretary, be nominated for the Upper House of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh Bhopal: Amid infighting in the Madhya Pradesh Congress and allegations of poaching by the BJP, some Congress leaders have demanded that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be nominated from the state for the upcoming Rajya …

Jharia Constituency Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins by 12054 votes
5 years ago

Jharia Constituency Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins by 12054 votes

India TV News  

Jharia Constituency Result 2019: Trends show Purnima Niraj Singh of Congress has won the elections in Jharia constituency. BJP’s Ragini Singh, wife of incumbent MLA Sanjeev Singh is contesting against Congress’s Purnima Singh, Niraj Singh’s widow. In 2005 and 2009 Sanjeev's mother Kunti Devi won the seat contesting on a BJP ticket defeating Congress candidate Suresh Singh, both the times. …

Rahul Gandhi finds comfort in Kerala, Congress workers rejoice in Wayanad
5 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi finds comfort in Kerala, Congress workers rejoice in Wayanad

India Today  

The Congress wasn't that upset with the election results in Kerala that were declared on May 23. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also had a smooth sail to victory in the hill station in Kerala. What turned out to be a safe seat became Rahul Gandhi's only comfort through the day as he lost the Congress bastion to BJP's Smriti Irani, …

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