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’Don’t read too much into it, he was trying to...’: Rajnath Singh on PM Modi’s ’mangalsutra’ remark
8 months, 1 week ago

’Don’t read too much into it, he was trying to...’: Rajnath Singh on PM Modi’s ’mangalsutra’ remark

Live Mint  

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has dismissed the allegation that BJP poaching the opposition leaders and misusing power by forcing out competition. On the incessant raids against the opposition leaders by the central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, and Central Bureau of Investigation, Rajnath Singh said such agencies operated independently and were autonomous. On Saturday, former Delhi Congress president Arvinder …

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

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

India TV News  

Hours after resigning from the primary membership of the Congress, senior party leader Tajinder Singh Bittu joined the BJP in New Delhi today. Also known to be a close aide of Priyanka Gandhi, Tajinder Singh Bittu joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and party general secretary Vinod Tawde at the party headquarters in New Delhi. …

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Lok Sabha elections: Congress veteran AK Antony wishes loss in polls for his son Anil who joined BJP | READ
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections: Congress veteran AK Antony wishes loss in polls for his son Anil who joined BJP | READ

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress veteran AK Antony on Tuesday said in a bold statement that his son, Anil Antony who is contesting as a BJP candidate, should not win the election in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. PM Modi praises Anil Antony Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Kerala on March 15 to campaign for the BJP …

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‘Can’t raise anti-Sanatan slogans’ Gourav Vallabh resigns from Congress, joins BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Can’t raise anti-Sanatan slogans’ Gourav Vallabh resigns from Congress, joins BJP

The Hindu  

Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh resigned from all posts and membership of the party on April 4, saying that neither can he raise anti-Sanatan slogans nor abuse ‘wealth creators’ day in and day out. For full coverage on 2024 Lok Sabha elections Earlier, taking to social media platform X, Mr Vallabh had claimed that the Congress party is heading without any …

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Former Congress MP from Alwar Karan Singh Yadav joins BJP in Jaipur
10 months ago

Former Congress MP from Alwar Karan Singh Yadav joins BJP in Jaipur

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress party Member of Parliament Karan Singh Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. A total of 83 people, including Congress and CPI-M leaders, former MLAs, ex zila pramukhs, ex pradhans, ex mayors, councillors, social workers and professionals joined the BJP in presence of state party president CP Joshi, former leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, former minister Arun …

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Another Setback To Congress As Former Maharashtra Minister Padmakar Valvi Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls
10 months ago

Another Setback To Congress As Former Maharashtra Minister Padmakar Valvi Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls

ABP News  

Congress leader Padmakar Valvi on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. "A sitting Lok Sabha MP in Haryana left BJP and joined Congress. #WATCH | Tonk, Rajasthan | Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "A sitting Lok Sabha MP in Haryana left BJP and joined Congress. Former legislators are going to… pic.twitter.com/BXIkueepx0 — ANI March 13, 2024 On Sunday, several Rajasthan …

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‘Time to take decision’, Riteish Deshmukh tells brother Amit
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Time to take decision’, Riteish Deshmukh tells brother Amit

Live Mint  

Bollywood actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh has told his brother and Congress legislator Amit Deshmukh that ”time has come for him to take a decision”, amid speculation that he may be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party just like former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. Amit has, however, denied any such plans “Time has come for you to take a decision…Latur has many expectations …

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Milind Deora quits Congress, joins Shinde-led Shiv Sena
1 year ago

Milind Deora quits Congress, joins Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Milind Deora joined the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday, a switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party -led coalition that coincided with the launch of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. “I have joined hands with the Shiv Sena to support the visionary leadership of Modiji and, …

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First List of Congress Candidates today
1 year, 3 months ago

First List of Congress Candidates today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress will release the names of 58 candidates in its first list of candidates for the Telangana Assembly polls on Sunday, after the AICC’s central election committee headed by Mallikarjun Kharge cleared them at a Delhi meeting on Saturday. TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy told mediapersons in Delhi on Saturday that the detailed schedule of Rahul Gandhi and …

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Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist Samandar Patel returns to Congress ahead of Assembly polls
1 year, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist Samandar Patel returns to Congress ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and a Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist, Samandar Patel joined Congress in the presence of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Kamal Nath on Friday. Scindia loyalists joined Congress earlier too Meanwhile, Patel declared that he was very happy to rejoin the Congress Party. Recently, the former Shivpuri district Congress President …

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Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Baburao Chinchansur who campaigned against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has been given Congress party ticket for the Karnataka assembly elections. After losing the 2018 election, Chinchansur quit the Congress and joined the BJP, and became party MLC. ANother turncoat VS Patil, who quit BJP and joined Congress recently has been fielded as party …

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TRS MLAs wooing Congress leaders into ruling party in TS
2 years, 2 months ago

TRS MLAs wooing Congress leaders into ruling party in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: TRS MLAs are wooing second-rung Congress leaders into the ruling party in Telangana State, so as to strengthen the party base as well as improve their own prospects in assembly constituencies in the region. TRS leaders feel a further weakening of the Congress party will be to the electoral advantage of the ruling party. TRS leaders are also wooing …

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'New Chapter in Political Journey': Congress Heavyweight RPN Singh Quits Party, Joins BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

'New Chapter in Political Journey': Congress Heavyweight RPN Singh Quits Party, Joins BJP

News 18  

In yet another blow for the Congress, which is struggling to keep its house in order ahead of assembly elections, Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh quit the party and joined the BJP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twitter, Singh shared his resignation letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said he was …

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Goa Congress's former working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joins TMC
3 years ago

Goa Congress's former working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joins TMC

India Today  

Goa Congress' former working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Tuesday, ahead of the Goa Assembly polls due early next year. TMC's official handle on Tuesday tweeted, “Today, former @INCIndia Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined us in the presence of our Chairperson @MamataOfficial and our National General Secretary @abhishekhaitc. Together, we shall …

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Party time for Mamata's TMC in states where Congress is jittery
3 years, 1 month ago

Party time for Mamata's TMC in states where Congress is jittery

India Today  

In September, when former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro, an MLA, switched from the Congress to the Trinamool Congress, this is what he said: “I am a Congressman of 40 years. Among all four Congresses, it is Mamata who has given a tough fight to Modi and their juggernaut.” He was referring to how “the Congress is now fragmented between …

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Split in Goa Forward Party, working president Kiran Khandolkar joins TMC
3 years, 1 month ago

Split in Goa Forward Party, working president Kiran Khandolkar joins TMC

India Today  

Former MLA and Goa Forward Party working president Kiran Kandolkar on Saturday broke party rank and, along with his wife Kavita Kandolkar, joined the Trinamool Congress. The TMC looks to strengthen its ranks in Goa, as several leaders have already joined hands with the Mamata Banerjee-led party. READ | TMC stands for temple, mosque, church: Mamata Banerjee in Goa In …

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Sushmita Dev, former Congress leader who joined TMC, nominated to Rajya Sabha
3 years, 4 months ago

Sushmita Dev, former Congress leader who joined TMC, nominated to Rajya Sabha

India TV News  

Former Congress leader who switched over to Trinamool Congress has been nominated for Rajya Sabha seat, informed the party on Tuesday. Sharing the information, the party praised its leader Mamata Banerjee's vision to empower women saying, "Her vision to empower women and ensure their maximum participation in politics shall help our society to achieve much more!" The former Congress leader …

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BJP leaders Biswajit Das, Manatosh Nath join Mamata's Trinamool Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

BJP leaders Biswajit Das, Manatosh Nath join Mamata's Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Two leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party joined the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday. BJP MLA Biswajit Das and councillor Manatosh Nath joined the saffron party at a ceremony in Kolkata. In an interaction post the joining, Das said he has returned to his "home" and will continue to work for people of the state and constituency. Earlier on Monday, Bishnupur …

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Thinker with Grit and wit
5 years, 5 months ago

Thinker with Grit and wit

New Indian Express  

His public life is a record of sorts. He was a five-time Lok Sabha member, two-time Rajya Sabha member, and four-time MLA. When Veeramachineni Venkata Narayana was the president of the APCC, Reddy fought with the Congress on several issues. Fed up with the young boy’s insistent demands, Narayana issued a show-cause notice to him to which Jaipal Reddy had …

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Goa Cabinet Reshuffle Today: 3 Out Of 10 Congress MLAs Who Joined BJP To Get Ministerial Posts
5 years, 6 months ago

Goa Cabinet Reshuffle Today: 3 Out Of 10 Congress MLAs Who Joined BJP To Get Ministerial Posts

ABP News  

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday night that he would reshuffle the cabinet on Saturday replacing four ministers and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm. The chief minister said the three members from coalition partner Goa Forward Party and an Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte would be dropped from the cabinet. In his first …

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"We are not sheep or buffaloes to be purchased", defector-MLAs hit back at Congress – India TV
5 years, 7 months ago

"We are not sheep or buffaloes to be purchased", defector-MLAs hit back at Congress – India TV

India TV News  

The 12 Congress MLAs in Telangana who recently joined the ruling TRS, Wednesday hit back at the opposition party's state leadership for its attack on them, saying their action was in accordance with the Constitutional provisions. MLA Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy, flanked by other Congress MLAs who joined TRS, said they joined the ruling party as per provisions of the …

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