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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-MLA's followers ransack TD office in Srikakulam

Visakhapatnam: Former MLA and senior TD leader Gunda Lakshmi Devi and her followers ransacked the party office in Srikakulam on Friday after the party president N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the name of Gondu Shankar as the candidate for the Srikakulam assembly constituency. Soon after the announcement of Sankar’s name for the Srikakulam constituency, a furious Lakshmi and her followers attacked …

Party Mla Devi Srikakulam Lakshmi Devi

2 years, 5 months ago

Jitin Prasada's OSD removed from post over 'irregularities', UP minister to meet Amit Shah

India Today

Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Jitin Prasada’s Officer on Special Duty, Anil Kumar Pandey has been removed from his post, while five other officers have been suspended following allegations of irregularities and corruption in the department. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had ordered senior bureaucrats to file a report on the allegations. Anil Kumar Pandey had worked with …

Pwd Minister Pandey Prasada Jitin Prasada

2 years, 11 months ago

UP Elections: A peek into why next-gen leaders are leaving Congress ahead of crucial polls

India TV News

Highlights Next-gen leaders are leaving Congress Party struggles to regain lost ground Out of 166 candidates declared so far by the Cong in UP, 119 are making their electoral debut Synonymous with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for decades, several families are now losing their new generation to rival organisations, making it even more difficult for the party to regain …

Party Leaders Bjp Singh Tripathi Punia Rampur

3 years, 3 months ago

Amid Lakhimpur Kheri row, Congress and TMC fight each other

India Today

Even as Opposition parties were trying to corner the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence collectively, a bitter Twitter war erupted between the Congress and the TMC. "People looking for a national alternative based on poaching INC functionaries who can’t win even their seats are in for a big disappointment. — Bhupesh Baghel October 8, 2021 Bhupesh Baghel was apparently …

Congress Bjp Sit Baghel Looking Inc Tmc

3 years, 7 months ago

There Is No Ideology: Prasada Brings up Sena Alliance, Slams Sibal

The Quint

Prasada, who was a close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi added further, “He is a very senior leader. What was the ideology when Congress aligned with the Left in Bengal, and at the same time they were fighting the Left in Kerala,” NDTV quoted him. “Commenting on a small individual like me won't change the fortune of the Congress," …

Congress Prasada Brings

3 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi

India TV News

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday morning met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. Adityanath's visit to the national capital to meet the BJP top brass comes close on the heels of the party holding a series of review meetings in Lucknow, which had fuelled speculation of a ministerial reshuffle in the state. Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel, …

Delhi Uttar Pradesh Party State Bjp Minister Modi

3 years, 7 months ago

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch

India TV News

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that there must be some reason behind Jitin Prasada's decision to quit the party and join the ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party. "I am not against what Jitin Prasada did as there must be some reason which hasn't been disclosed, but joining BJP is something I cannot understand," Sibal, one of the …

Congress Party Sibal Join Kapil Sibal Prasada Jitin Prasada

3 years, 7 months ago

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark

India TV News

Newly inducted BJP leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday said that his decision to switch sides was well-thought as he was aware of the situation of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Prasada's reply came following Mallikarjun Kharge's statement that he was never ignored in the party. When asked about Madhya Pradesh Congress' now-deleted tweet calling him garbage, Prasada said, "I won't …

Bjp Pradesh Congress Prasada Jitin Prasada Jitin

3 years, 7 months ago

Pilot trouble for Congress in Rajasthan, party gets no time to heal after Jitin Prasada wound

India Today

With Jitin Prasada, once considered close to Rahul Gandhi and a bright future prospect, joining BJP, the Congress party's bad political days in office seem to be far from over. In Rajasthan, the agreement mediated by Congress top leaders between two factions led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot has not been rolled out even after 10 months. …

Rajasthan Party Gandhi Rahul Bjp Minister Chief

3 years, 7 months ago

‘Everyone Leaving One by One’: As Jitin Prasada Joins BJP, Congress Leaders Call for Introspection

News 18

Lucknow: Reacting to former Union minister and party leader Jitin Prasada’s move of switching over to the BJP, Aditi Singh, Congress MLA from Raebareli, on Wednesday traded guns at the party leadership and said that it’s about time the party did some introspection. Prasada, who was also part of the G-23 group in Congress that had written a letter registering …

Congress Party Leaders Bjp Singh Leader Raebareli

3 years, 7 months ago

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019

News 18

In March 2019, a month before the Lok Sabha polls, Congress General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi had come up with an ambitious idea of bringing in a popular Brahmin face as a party candidate, against BJP stalwart Rajnath Singh in Lucknow. A man of sophistication, urban charm, a popular Brahmin face and two-term Union Minister, Jitin’s candidature …

Leadership Congress Party Uttar Pradesh Bjp Pradesh Uttar Brahmin

3 years, 7 months ago

'Jaane wale jaate rehte hain...': Mallikarjun Kharge on Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP

India TV News

Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over Jitin Prasada joining the BJP. Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. “Jitin Prasada joining BJP is like a big slap on our face. …

Congress Party Bjp Leader Mallikarjun Kharge Jitin Prasada Prasada Joining

3 years, 7 months ago

Who is Jitin Prasada?

India TV News

In a major setback for the Congress party months ahead of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasada also served as a minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as MoS for Steel. He was also among the 23 Congress leaders who called for an organisational …

Congress Party Bjp Prasada Jitin Prasada

3 years, 7 months ago

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP

The Quint

He was one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2020, calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making, and "full-time, visible leadership". He was tasked with Bengal’s election campaign but that didn’t go down well with the Congress after Prasada publicly criticised the party’s decision to ally with the Indian Secular Front, led …

Congress Party Gandhi Prasada

3 years, 7 months ago

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls

India TV News

Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Prasada's induction into the BJP is seen as a massive gain for the party ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. "If there is any political party or a leader standing for the interests of the nation today, given the situation that our country …

Congress Party Bjp Leader Prasada Jitin Prasada

3 years, 7 months ago

Salman Khurshid: Feel very low that Jitin Prasada quit Congress | Interview

India Today

After Jyotiraditya Scindia, another GenNext leader and Rahul Gandhi aide, Jitin Prasada, stunned the Congress by switching over to the BJP, ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election. In an interview with India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said he feels very low that his colleague Jitin Prasada quit the party, but added that it …

Party Salman Khurshid Prasada Jitin Prasada Khurshid Congress

3 years, 7 months ago

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP

India Today

As senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday severed ties with the party and joined BJP, the party’s Chhattisgarh unit took a jibe at him and thanked him for leaving. In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, soon after Jitin Prasada joined BJP in Delhi, Chhattisgarh Congress quipped, “Jitin Prasada ji ka Congress party chhodne ke liye dhanyavaad ”. Jitin Prasada …

Congress Party Bjp Prasada Jitin Prasada Jitin Jitin Prasad

4 years, 4 months ago

Team Priyanka's Stamp, Father's History & Internal Rebellion: No Smooth Sailing for Jitin Prasada

News 18

In March 2019, a month before the Lok Sabha polls, Congress general secretary in charge for Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi, discussed the possibility of fielding a popular Brahmin face as a party candidate against BJP stalwart Rajnath Singh in Lucknow. While the leadership changes in the UP Congress, under new president Ajay Kumar Lallu, and strong intervention at the strategy …

Uttar Pradesh Congress Party Priyanka Gandhi Gandhi Priyanka Cwc

4 years, 4 months ago

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash

News 18

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a key member of 'Group of 23' that has sought an urgent organisational overhaul, on Thursday said it was "unfortunate" that the party was targetting its own member Jitin Prasada when it needed to target the ruling BJP with "surgical strikes". Congress needs to target the BJP with surgical strikes instead of wasting its energy …

Congress Bjp Target Sibal Prasada Jitin Prasada Surgical Strikes

4 years, 4 months ago

Congress Dissenter Jitin Prasada Faces Backlash in UP, 'Official' Targeting Miffs Kapil Sibal

News 18

Despite voices of dissent being quelled and Congress leaders reaffirming their faith in the Gandhis, the letter signatories seem to be facing their colleagues’ wrath. Miffed by fresh opposition cropping up with the party, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that it is unfortunate that Prasada is being “officially” targeted in UP Congress. “Unfortunate that Jitin Prasada is being officially …

Congress Party Gandhi Cwc Kapil Sibal Sonia Gandhi Lakhimpur Kheri

4 years, 4 months ago

'Sack him': Jitin Prasada faces heat in UP Congress for writing letter to Sonia Gandhi

India Today

Three days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi said she does not have any ill feelings against the 23 Congress leaders who wrote her a letter demanding a leadership overhaul of the party at all levels, Congress leader Jitin Prasada faces heat in his home turf of Lakhimpur Khiri in Uttar Pradesh. The local district unit of the Congress party has …

Congress Party Resolution Gandhi Leaders Cwc Letter Kapil Sibal

4 years, 4 months ago

Congress leaders continue parleys

The Hindu

After getting rapped on the knuckles by the Congress Working Committee for making public the letter written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, raising a host of questions on the party’s functioning, the group of leaders who authored the letter had a long meeting at party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence in Delhi. The CWC urges and advises all concerned …

Party Gandhi Sharma Cwc Prasada Congress Meeting

5 years, 3 months ago

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, former Andhra Pradesh speaker and six-time MLA commits suicide

India TV News

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao commits suicide: Former Andhra Pradesh speaker and senior TDP leader K Siva Prasad Rao passed away while undergoing treatment at Basavatarakam hospital, Hyderabad. Kodela Siva Prasad Rao committed suicide and initial reports suggest that he was under depression following several cases filed against his family by Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSRCP government. Kodela Siva Prasad Rao's suicide comes …

Pradesh Andhra Prasada Rao Kodela Siva Kodela Siva Prasada Kodela Siva Prasad Rao Siva Prasada

6 years ago

Karnataka temple poisoning: Poisoned by greed, this seer, trio did it!

Deccan Chronicle

Mysuru: The ugly truth behind the dastardly Chamarajnagar temple prasada tragedy is finally out, with the police revealing on Wednesday that it was, as Deccan Chronicle reported, the junior pontiff of Saluru Matha, Immadi Mahadevaswamy who instructed temple manager Madesh, his wife Ambika and priest Doddaiah Thambadi to mix poison in the 15 kg rice bath which was served as …

Trust Police Custody Temple Madesh Mahadevaswamy Chamarajnagar Chinnappi

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Ex-MLA's followers ransack TD office in Srikakulam

Jitin Prasada's OSD removed from post over 'irregularities', UP minister to meet Amit Shah

UP Elections: A peek into why next-gen leaders are leaving Congress ahead of crucial polls

Amid Lakhimpur Kheri row, Congress and TMC fight each other

There Is No Ideology: Prasada Brings up Sena Alliance, Slams Sibal

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark

Pilot trouble for Congress in Rajasthan, party gets no time to heal after Jitin Prasada wound

‘Everyone Leaving One by One’: As Jitin Prasada Joins BJP, Congress Leaders Call for Introspection

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019

'Jaane wale jaate rehte hain...': Mallikarjun Kharge on Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP

Who is Jitin Prasada?

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls

Salman Khurshid: Feel very low that Jitin Prasada quit Congress | Interview

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP

Team Priyanka's Stamp, Father's History & Internal Rebellion: No Smooth Sailing for Jitin Prasada

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash

Congress Dissenter Jitin Prasada Faces Backlash in UP, 'Official' Targeting Miffs Kapil Sibal

'Sack him': Jitin Prasada faces heat in UP Congress for writing letter to Sonia Gandhi

Congress leaders continue parleys

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, former Andhra Pradesh speaker and six-time MLA commits suicide

Karnataka temple poisoning: Poisoned by greed, this seer, trio did it!