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  • ‘Just Wait And See…Results Will Be Opposite’: Congress’ Sonia Gandhi Reacts To Exit Polls |

    New Delhi: A day before the Lok Sabha Election result, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi reacted to the exit polls results of the general election and said that the party is hopeful. On Monday, she exaggerated that the party is waiting for the results which are going to be announced on June 4. 

    When asked about her opinion on the exit poll prediction and her expectations for the counting of votes to be held tomorrow, June 4, Sonia Gandhi said, “We just have to wait and see.

    On being asked about Exit poll prediction and her expectations for the counting which is scheduled to be held tomorrow, Sonia Gandhi said, “We just have to wait and see.

    Sonia made the statement while leaving the DMK office after paying tribute floral to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Karunanidhi. Rahul Gandhi was also present with her.

    Most of the exit polls have predicted that the BJP-led NDA is likely to form a government with a majority.

    “We are very hopeful that our results are completely opposite to what the exit polls are showing,” she further added.

    According to India Today-Axis My India exit polls, NDA is likely to win 361-401 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, while the INDIA bloc is expected to win 131-166 seats and  8 to 20 seats may go to others.

    As per the Republic PMarq exit poll, NDA is expected to secure victory on 359-543 seats, 154 seats may go to the INDIA bloc and others may win 30 seats. While, the Republic Matrize poll gave 353-368 seats to NDA, 118-113 may go to INDIA bloc and 43-48 to others. 

    The NewsX Dynamics predicted 371 seats to NDA, 125 for INDIA bloc and 47 for others. 

  • “Rahul Gandhi does not wish to make an apology to an OBC” – BJP counters I.N.D.I.A on no-confidence movement

    Via On-line Table

    The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration introduced its counter-attack at the no-confidence movement with a non-public assault on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and by way of highlighting High Minister Narendra Modi’s credentials as a member of the Different Backward Categories or OBC.

    Nishikant Dubey, a BJP Member from Jharkhand who opened the counter-attack from the ruling benches, began his speech by way of mocking Rahul Gandhi, extensively noticed as Congress Birthday celebration’s high ministerial candidate for the following common election.

    “I used to be anticipating Rahul Gandhi to talk, possibly he awoke overdue,” mentioned Dubey, drawing laughter and appreciation from the ruling benches. He was once replying to a scalding assault from Gaurav Gogoi, who selected to open the innings for the opposition in what is anticipated to be a two-day slug-fest over Manipur violence within the guise of a no-confidence movement.

    Ahead of addressing the issues raised by way of the opposition, Dubey faithful some extra consideration to Rahul Gandhi, particularly at the latter’s refusal to make an apology to High Minister Narendra Modi for his statement on ‘Modi surname’ that landed the Congress chief in criminal bother.

    “He has refused to make an apology. In any case why would he,” Dubey went on.

    “Modi is from a low caste, OBC. Why would he make an apology to an OBC. He is a large individual,” he mentioned, regarding Modi’s background in a neighborhood that reveals a spot within the ‘Different Backward Categories’ class in Gujarat.

    The counter-attack — and the verdict to emphasise Modi’s OBC credentials — may also be noticed as an try to shore up BJP’s strengthen amongst intermediate castes.

    The intermediate castes, maximum of which discover a position within the OBC classification, had in 2019 voted in upper numbers than same old for the BJP, regardless of the saffron birthday celebration’s traidtional symbol an upper-caste ruled outfit.

    This had ended in a weakening of the strengthen base for plenty of OBC- and Dalit-focused events throughout the 2019 elections and was once a key issue at the back of Modi’s go back to energy.

    In the meantime, kicking off the no-confidence movement debate, younger Congress Birthday celebration chief Gaurav Gogoi had introduced a stinging assault at the high minister, wondering his dedication to regulation and order and justice, and asking why he didn’t utter a phrase towards Manipur violence for almost 80 days.

    ALSO READ: Simply sought after to damage PM’s ‘maun vrat’ – says opposition

    The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration introduced its counter-attack at the no-confidence movement with a non-public assault on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and by way of highlighting High Minister Narendra Modi’s credentials as a member of the Different Backward Categories or OBC.

    Nishikant Dubey, a BJP Member from Jharkhand who opened the counter-attack from the ruling benches, began his speech by way of mocking Rahul Gandhi, extensively noticed as Congress Birthday celebration’s high ministerial candidate for the following common election.

    “I used to be anticipating Rahul Gandhi to talk, possibly he awoke overdue,” mentioned Dubey, drawing laughter and appreciation from the ruling benches. He was once replying to a scalding assault from Gaurav Gogoi, who selected to open the innings for the opposition in what is anticipated to be a two-day slug-fest over Manipur violence within the guise of a no-confidence movement.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Ahead of addressing the issues raised by way of the opposition, Dubey faithful some extra consideration to Rahul Gandhi, particularly at the latter’s refusal to make an apology to High Minister Narendra Modi for his statement on ‘Modi surname’ that landed the Congress chief in criminal bother.

    “He has refused to make an apology. In any case why would he,” Dubey went on.

    “Modi is from a low caste, OBC. Why would he make an apology to an OBC. He is a large individual,” he mentioned, regarding Modi’s background in a neighborhood that reveals a spot within the ‘Different Backward Categories’ class in Gujarat.

    The counter-attack — and the verdict to emphasise Modi’s OBC credentials — may also be noticed as an try to shore up BJP’s strengthen amongst intermediate castes.

    The intermediate castes, maximum of which discover a position within the OBC classification, had in 2019 voted in upper numbers than same old for the BJP, regardless of the saffron birthday celebration’s traidtional symbol an upper-caste ruled outfit.

    This had ended in a weakening of the strengthen base for plenty of OBC- and Dalit-focused events throughout the 2019 elections and was once a key issue at the back of Modi’s go back to energy.

    In the meantime, kicking off the no-confidence movement debate, younger Congress Birthday celebration chief Gaurav Gogoi had introduced a stinging assault at the high minister, wondering his dedication to regulation and order and justice, and asking why he didn’t utter a phrase towards Manipur violence for almost 80 days.

    ALSO READ: Simply sought after to damage PM’s ‘maun vrat’ – says opposition

  • In any respect-party assembly, Congress calls for dialogue on Manipur state of affairs in Parliament

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Saying that it takes two arms to clap, the Congress on Wednesday stated if the federal government desires Parliament to serve as, it will have to permit the opposition events to boost problems and demanded a dialogue on Manipur all through Parliament’s Monsoon Consultation.

    Congress chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made the remarks after taking part within the all-party assembly forward of the consultation beginning Thursday.

    Virtually all opposition events within the assembly demanded a dialogue at the state of affairs in Manipur and the alleged “assault” at the federal construction of the Charter, in step with one of the crucial leaders provide within the assembly.

    Chowdhury instructed newshounds that he participated within the Industry Advisory Committee assembly and raised all of the problems that want to be mentioned.

    “On the all-party assembly additionally, I raised the problems…our call for is that there’s the problem of Manipur which should be mentioned,” Chowdhury stated.

    “Two months have handed however the High Minister (Narendra Modi) is silent. I want to request that he has been silent for over two months however he will have to a minimum of make a observation in Parliament and make allowance us to carry a debate,” he stated.

    “We need to convey an adjournment movement (for dialogue) the following day as the placement in Manipur is deteriorating,” Chowdhury stated.

    He stated different problems comparable to floods in more than a few portions of the rustic, the railway tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore, unemployment, worth upward thrust and federal construction being “attacked” will have to even be mentioned.

    Chowdhury stated he additionally demanded that the India-China border factor and the imbalance of industry will have to even be debated.

    “We stated categorically that it takes two arms to clap. If the ruling occasion desires to run Parliament then it should give area to problems raised by means of the opposition. We have now demanded that we be allowed to boost all problems,” he asserted.

    Congress’ deputy chief in Rajya Sabha stated, “We will have to be allowed to talk over the problem of the federal construction below assault whether or not it is in Delhi, Punjab or Karnataka.”

    On its section, the federal government on the assembly stated that it used to be keen to speak about each and every factor accepted below the principles and licensed by means of the Chair in Parliament’s Monsoon Consultation starting from July 20.

    NEW DELHI: Saying that it takes two arms to clap, the Congress on Wednesday stated if the federal government desires Parliament to serve as, it will have to permit the opposition events to boost problems and demanded a dialogue on Manipur all through Parliament’s Monsoon Consultation.

    Congress chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made the remarks after taking part within the all-party assembly forward of the consultation beginning Thursday.

    Virtually all opposition events within the assembly demanded a dialogue at the state of affairs in Manipur and the alleged “assault” at the federal construction of the Charter, in step with one of the crucial leaders provide within the assembly.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Chowdhury instructed newshounds that he participated within the Industry Advisory Committee assembly and raised all of the problems that want to be mentioned.

    “On the all-party assembly additionally, I raised the problems…our call for is that there’s the problem of Manipur which should be mentioned,” Chowdhury stated.

    “Two months have handed however the High Minister (Narendra Modi) is silent. I want to request that he has been silent for over two months however he will have to a minimum of make a observation in Parliament and make allowance us to carry a debate,” he stated.

    “We need to convey an adjournment movement (for dialogue) the following day as the placement in Manipur is deteriorating,” Chowdhury stated.

    He stated different problems comparable to floods in more than a few portions of the rustic, the railway tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore, unemployment, worth upward thrust and federal construction being “attacked” will have to even be mentioned.

    Chowdhury stated he additionally demanded that the India-China border factor and the imbalance of industry will have to even be debated.

    “We stated categorically that it takes two arms to clap. If the ruling occasion desires to run Parliament then it should give area to problems raised by means of the opposition. We have now demanded that we be allowed to boost all problems,” he asserted.

    Congress’ deputy chief in Rajya Sabha stated, “We will have to be allowed to talk over the problem of the federal construction below assault whether or not it is in Delhi, Punjab or Karnataka.”

    On its section, the federal government on the assembly stated that it used to be keen to speak about each and every factor accepted below the principles and licensed by means of the Chair in Parliament’s Monsoon Consultation starting from July 20.

  • Maha political upheaval ‘scripted by way of BJP’, says Congress

    By means of IANS

    MUMBAI: The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Tuesday accused the BJP on the Centre of scripting the hot political upheaval witnessed within the state to divert public consideration from burning problems like inflation, unemployment, Manipur crises and others.

    State Congress leader Nana Patole alleged that the political drama within the state is occurring as in line with the instructions of Top Minister Narendra Modi and Union House Minister Amit Shah.

    “Some other people had been threatened with the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation instances. All this was once because of the worry of going to prison in the event that they didn’t pay attention to the BJP. It is an unlucky situation and the folk of the state have strongly resented the murky goings-on,” he mentioned.

    At the submit of Chief of Opposition within the Meeting, the Congress leader mentioned that the birthday party which has the easiest choice of MLAs might be entitled to the submit.

    Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) spouse Nationalist Congress Birthday party has already staked declare to the submit and nominated its Nationwide Normal Secretary Dr Jitendra Awhad.

    The 2 factions of the NCP are scheduled to carry their separate conferences in Mumbai on Wednesday and the Congress mentioned they’ll anticipate the result and take a choice after consulting Shiv Sena-UBT President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP leader Sharad Pawar at the factor.

    A senior chief from Pune, declining to be quoted, mentioned that the Congress doesn’t want to stake declare to the Chief of Opposition submit as it is going to come on deserves owing to its numerical energy in the home after the break-downs of the Sena-UBT and the NCP.

    A delegation of most sensible state Congress leaders known as on Sharad Pawar this afternoon and mentioned the present state political situation with him. The Congress reiterated its complete strengthen to the NCP chief and mentioned that they’re going to unitedly struggle all upcoming elections below the MVA banner.

    MUMBAI: The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Tuesday accused the BJP on the Centre of scripting the hot political upheaval witnessed within the state to divert public consideration from burning problems like inflation, unemployment, Manipur crises and others.

    State Congress leader Nana Patole alleged that the political drama within the state is occurring as in line with the instructions of Top Minister Narendra Modi and Union House Minister Amit Shah.

    “Some other people had been threatened with the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation instances. All this was once because of the worry of going to prison in the event that they didn’t pay attention to the BJP. It is an unlucky situation and the folk of the state have strongly resented the murky goings-on,” he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    At the submit of Chief of Opposition within the Meeting, the Congress leader mentioned that the birthday party which has the easiest choice of MLAs might be entitled to the submit.

    Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) spouse Nationalist Congress Birthday party has already staked declare to the submit and nominated its Nationwide Normal Secretary Dr Jitendra Awhad.

    The 2 factions of the NCP are scheduled to carry their separate conferences in Mumbai on Wednesday and the Congress mentioned they’ll anticipate the result and take a choice after consulting Shiv Sena-UBT President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP leader Sharad Pawar at the factor.

    A senior chief from Pune, declining to be quoted, mentioned that the Congress doesn’t want to stake declare to the Chief of Opposition submit as it is going to come on deserves owing to its numerical energy in the home after the break-downs of the Sena-UBT and the NCP.

    A delegation of most sensible state Congress leaders known as on Sharad Pawar this afternoon and mentioned the present state political situation with him. The Congress reiterated its complete strengthen to the NCP chief and mentioned that they’re going to unitedly struggle all upcoming elections below the MVA banner.

  • Congress woos high-profile BJP households in poll-bound MP  

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    BHOPAL: The meeting polls in Madhya Pradesh is simply six months away and the opposition Congress is making an attempt its best possible to woo discontent high-profile BJP households.

    The Congress birthday party’s plans had been first attempted within the Gwalior-Chambal area and later rolled into the Malwa-Nimar area.

    It was once on March 22, the Hindu New 12 months’s day that Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav, elder son of three-times former BJP MLA Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav, and his supporters crossed over to the Congress within the presence of Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, and others.

    Ashok Nagar district with 3 meeting segments is a part of the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency was once until 2019 regarded as a pocket borough of the erstwhile Gwalior state’s Scindia royal circle of relatives. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 4 instances sitting MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was once defeated via his protégé and BJP candidate Dr KP Yadav.

    Past due Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav’s circle of relatives is thought of as the oldest Yadav circle of relatives of the BJP in that area and in particular has a big clout within the Mungaoli meeting seat of Ashok Nagar district, which was once three times received via a overdue BJP stalwart.

    Whilst becoming a member of the Congress, Rao Yadevendra Singh Yadav mentioned that once Jyotiraditya Scindia and his supporters joined the BJP 3 years in the past, the long-time BJP loyalists had been sidelined within the birthday party. In recent years, BJP has additionally turn out to be a corrupt birthday party, he mentioned bringing up those as the explanations for his choice to enroll in the Congress.

    Consistent with key state Congress resources, the birthday party is exploring the potential for fielding Yadvendra from the Mungaoli seat, which is at this time represented via Scindia-loyalist and MP minister Brajendra Singh Yadav.

    Simply 3 months previous to this construction, the Congress had received over BJP MP Dr KP Yadav’s brother Ajay Yadav to its ranks. Ajay Yadav might be fielded from any other Yadav-dominated seat of both Ashok Nagar or Shivpuri district.

    The Guna Lok Sabha constituency is unfold over 8 meeting segments of 3 districts – Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri and Guna – and homes round 3.5 lakh Yadav citizens, which is greater than 20% of the whole citizens. The Yadavs have a decisive sway on 4 of the ones 8 meeting seats.

    Simply 9 days later, ex-CM and provide Rajya Sabha member, Digvijaya Singh –the mastermind of constructing a dent in BJP’s Yadav circle of relatives in Ashok Nagar district — was once in Barwani district of southwest MP, successful but any other giant BJP chief, this time former MP and ex-Barwani District Panchayat leader Makhansingh Solanki.

    Solanki, a BJP veteran who received the Khargone LS seat in 2009, defeating ex-MP minister Bala Bachchan via 34,000-plus votes, was once feeling sidelined following the ascendency of a lot more youthful leaders within the BJP, together with his personal nephew Sumer Singh Solanki (who was once despatched to the Rajya Sabha in 2020) and provide Khargone MP Gajendra Patel, but even so previous warhorse and MP cupboard minister Prem Singh Patel.

    As in keeping with resources throughout the BJP, getting a whiff of Congress’s plans, the birthday party had pressed its senior chief and state’s agriculture minister Kamal Patel to stop Makhansingh from becoming a member of Congress, however the efforts failed.

    As in keeping with a senior state Congress chief — who comes from the Digvijaya Singh camp – the method of capitalizing on cracks inside of previous households (in particular owing to emotions of lack of confidence amongst previous BJP leaders because of the emerging clout of Scindia-loyalists) will proceed within the coming days and a few extra giant BJP households in more than a few portions of MP, are at the Congress’s radar.

    “Simply wait and watch, you’ll have many leaders from giant BJP households becoming a member of Congress forward of meeting polls,” the Congress chief informed The New Indian Specific.

    BHOPAL: The meeting polls in Madhya Pradesh is simply six months away and the opposition Congress is making an attempt its best possible to woo discontent high-profile BJP households.

    The Congress birthday party’s plans had been first attempted within the Gwalior-Chambal area and later rolled into the Malwa-Nimar area.

    It was once on March 22, the Hindu New 12 months’s day that Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav, elder son of three-times former BJP MLA Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav, and his supporters crossed over to the Congress within the presence of Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, and others.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Ashok Nagar district with 3 meeting segments is a part of the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency was once until 2019 regarded as a pocket borough of the erstwhile Gwalior state’s Scindia royal circle of relatives. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 4 instances sitting MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was once defeated via his protégé and BJP candidate Dr KP Yadav.

    Past due Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav’s circle of relatives is thought of as the oldest Yadav circle of relatives of the BJP in that area and in particular has a big clout within the Mungaoli meeting seat of Ashok Nagar district, which was once three times received via a overdue BJP stalwart.

    Whilst becoming a member of the Congress, Rao Yadevendra Singh Yadav mentioned that once Jyotiraditya Scindia and his supporters joined the BJP 3 years in the past, the long-time BJP loyalists had been sidelined within the birthday party. In recent years, BJP has additionally turn out to be a corrupt birthday party, he mentioned bringing up those as the explanations for his choice to enroll in the Congress.

    Consistent with key state Congress resources, the birthday party is exploring the potential for fielding Yadvendra from the Mungaoli seat, which is at this time represented via Scindia-loyalist and MP minister Brajendra Singh Yadav.

    Simply 3 months previous to this construction, the Congress had received over BJP MP Dr KP Yadav’s brother Ajay Yadav to its ranks. Ajay Yadav might be fielded from any other Yadav-dominated seat of both Ashok Nagar or Shivpuri district.

    The Guna Lok Sabha constituency is unfold over 8 meeting segments of 3 districts – Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri and Guna – and homes round 3.5 lakh Yadav citizens, which is greater than 20% of the whole citizens. The Yadavs have a decisive sway on 4 of the ones 8 meeting seats.

    Simply 9 days later, ex-CM and provide Rajya Sabha member, Digvijaya Singh –the mastermind of constructing a dent in BJP’s Yadav circle of relatives in Ashok Nagar district — was once in Barwani district of southwest MP, successful but any other giant BJP chief, this time former MP and ex-Barwani District Panchayat leader Makhansingh Solanki.

    Solanki, a BJP veteran who received the Khargone LS seat in 2009, defeating ex-MP minister Bala Bachchan via 34,000-plus votes, was once feeling sidelined following the ascendency of a lot more youthful leaders within the BJP, together with his personal nephew Sumer Singh Solanki (who was once despatched to the Rajya Sabha in 2020) and provide Khargone MP Gajendra Patel, but even so previous warhorse and MP cupboard minister Prem Singh Patel.

    As in keeping with resources throughout the BJP, getting a whiff of Congress’s plans, the birthday party had pressed its senior chief and state’s agriculture minister Kamal Patel to stop Makhansingh from becoming a member of Congress, however the efforts failed.

    As in keeping with a senior state Congress chief — who comes from the Digvijaya Singh camp – the method of capitalizing on cracks inside of previous households (in particular owing to emotions of lack of confidence amongst previous BJP leaders because of the emerging clout of Scindia-loyalists) will proceed within the coming days and a few extra giant BJP households in more than a few portions of MP, are at the Congress’s radar.

    “Simply wait and watch, you’ll have many leaders from giant BJP households becoming a member of Congress forward of meeting polls,” the Congress chief informed The New Indian Specific.

  • Congress plans mega protests in opposition to Rahul’s conviction

    By means of IANS

    NEW DELHI: Following senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by means of a Surat courtroom in a prison defamation case on Thursday, the birthday party has deliberate mega protests within the coming days, taking all like-minded events alongside.

    Congress President and Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has known as a gathering of the opposition events on Friday, following which the MPs will march to the Vijay Chowk. On Friday night time, the entire state Congress Presidents and legislative birthday party leaders had been known as for a gathering to chalk out plans for nation-wide protests.

    In step with resources, the Congress management has additionally sought time to satisfy President Droupadi Murmu in this factor.

    The choices had been taken at a gathering of Congress MPs and guidance committee contributors held at Kharge’s place of abode.

    Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “This isn’t only a prison factor, however political as neatly for the reason that ruling birthday party desires to intimidate the opposition leaders.”

    On Thursday morning, Rahul Gandhi was once discovered in charge and sentenced to 2 years in jail in a 2019 prison defamation case over his remarks about High Minister Narendra Modi’s surname. The Congress chief, on the other hand, was once granted bail and his sentence was once suspended for 30 days to permit him to attraction the Surat courtroom verdict.

    The case was once filed in opposition to Rahul Gandhi by means of BJP MLA and ex-Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for announcing “how come all thieves have the average surname Modi” whilst campaigning in Karnataka forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

    Congress chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned, “This govt is obviously depending on one set of techniques to throttle opposition voices throughout the Parliament, and a 2nd set of techniques outdoor it. So for those who say one thing outdoor the Parliament, they would not permit the Area to run.”

    NEW DELHI: Following senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by means of a Surat courtroom in a prison defamation case on Thursday, the birthday party has deliberate mega protests within the coming days, taking all like-minded events alongside.

    Congress President and Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has known as a gathering of the opposition events on Friday, following which the MPs will march to the Vijay Chowk. On Friday night time, the entire state Congress Presidents and legislative birthday party leaders had been known as for a gathering to chalk out plans for nation-wide protests.

    In step with resources, the Congress management has additionally sought time to satisfy President Droupadi Murmu in this factor.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The choices had been taken at a gathering of Congress MPs and guidance committee contributors held at Kharge’s place of abode.

    Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “This isn’t only a prison factor, however political as neatly for the reason that ruling birthday party desires to intimidate the opposition leaders.”

    On Thursday morning, Rahul Gandhi was once discovered in charge and sentenced to 2 years in jail in a 2019 prison defamation case over his remarks about High Minister Narendra Modi’s surname. The Congress chief, on the other hand, was once granted bail and his sentence was once suspended for 30 days to permit him to attraction the Surat courtroom verdict.

    The case was once filed in opposition to Rahul Gandhi by means of BJP MLA and ex-Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for announcing “how come all thieves have the average surname Modi” whilst campaigning in Karnataka forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

    Congress chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned, “This govt is obviously depending on one set of techniques to throttle opposition voices throughout the Parliament, and a 2nd set of techniques outdoor it. So for those who say one thing outdoor the Parliament, they would not permit the Area to run.”

  • No person must underestimate Congress, it is just birthday party which is able to convey down BJP: Rahul

    Rahul mentioned throughout a presser at the final touch of 100 days of the birthday party's Bharat Jodo Yatra that Congress does no longer want those that can not struggle the BJP.

  • Congress has a mountain to climb forward of elections in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura

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    GUWAHATI: The approaching elections in 3 states of the Northeast can be a fight for survival for the Congress which as soon as dominated all the area however has now gotten lowered to a shadow of its wonderful previous. The Congress’ slide within the Northeast started after the BJP’s emergence as a powerhouse in 2014.

    Simultaneous elections within the 60-member Assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are anticipated in February.

    As apparently now, the Congress isn’t within the race to energy in any of those states. It lacks leaders after lots of them embraced the ruling celebration and different events over a time period.

    COLUMN | The King’s Speech: Why the BJP might in finding it tricky to go back to energy in Tripura

    The Congress does no longer have a unmarried MLA in Nagaland, only one in Tripura and 5 in Meghalaya.

    Alternatively, the 5 in Meghalaya have been suspended previous this 12 months by means of the celebration’s central management for cosying as much as the Conrad Okay Sangma govt.

    The Congress had emerged as the only biggest celebration within the 2018 Meghalaya Meeting elections however the Nationwide Other folks’s Celebration (NPP)-led motley alliance shaped the federal government. 

    In November ultimate 12 months, 12 of 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, led by means of former Leader Minister Mukul Sangma, jumped send to put on Trinamool Congress (TMC) colors. Their desertion relegated the grand previous celebration to a extra minor celebration and made the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC the state’s most important Opposition celebration in a single day. TMC had no base within the state previous to that.

    Shillong MP H Pala is now Congress’s lone outstanding face within the Christian-majority state. The Congress is not going to, in all probability, have a unmarried MLA by the point it is going to elections because the 5 suspended legislators have roughly ditched the celebration and are more likely to contest the polls at the tickets of alternative political events.

    ALSO READ | 4 Meghalaya MLAs sign up for BJP forward of upcoming elections

    In Tripura, Sudip Roy Barman is the Congress’ handiest MLA. He had gained the ultimate election at the BJP’s price ticket and was once inducted into the ministry however he resigned from the Meeting and the celebration in February this 12 months after falling out with the then-Leader Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. Later, he gained a by-election, necessitated by means of his resignation.

    The Congress had didn’t win a unmarried seat within the 2018 Tripura elections which the BJP swept, decimating the Left. 

    The Congress had additionally drawn a clean within the Nagaland elections of 2018. The celebration, which had gained many elections underneath former Leader Minister SC Jamir, is now just about misplaced within the state which is dominated by means of a coalition of BJP, Nationalist Democratic Innovative Celebration, and Naga Other folks’s Entrance. All MLAs within the state are from those 3 events.

    The elections within the 3 states are across the nook however no longer many of us are speaking concerning the Congress.

    Celebration leaders, then again, attempt to post a courageous face. “So what if now we have one MLA? Atal Bihari Vajpayee had simply two MPs however he went directly to transform the High Minister,” Tripura Congress leader Birajit Sinha instructed this newspaper.  “There’s a lot happening in Tripura. Other folks will vote us to energy,” he stated expectantly, simply days after seven Congress leaders, led by means of former state leader Pijush Kanti Biswas, joined the TMC in Tripura.

    The Congress in Nagaland sounded similarly constructive. “The Congress is the one choice and folks will vote for it. No longer handiest has the Naga political factor remained unresolved, however the state, underneath the existing govt, may be going through bifurcation,” state Congress president Okay Therie stated regarding the call for of an influential tribal group for the introduction of “Frontier Nagaland” state in japanese Nagaland.

    READ HERE | ‘Trinamool no longer a Bengali celebration, I paintings for all of India’: Mamata in poll-bound Meghalaya

    GUWAHATI: The approaching elections in 3 states of the Northeast can be a fight for survival for the Congress which as soon as dominated all the area however has now gotten lowered to a shadow of its wonderful previous. The Congress’ slide within the Northeast started after the BJP’s emergence as a powerhouse in 2014.

    Simultaneous elections within the 60-member Assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are anticipated in February.

    As apparently now, the Congress isn’t within the race to energy in any of those states. It lacks leaders after lots of them embraced the ruling celebration and different events over a time period.

    COLUMN | The King’s Speech: Why the BJP might in finding it tricky to go back to energy in Tripura

    The Congress does no longer have a unmarried MLA in Nagaland, only one in Tripura and 5 in Meghalaya.

    Alternatively, the 5 in Meghalaya have been suspended previous this 12 months by means of the celebration’s central management for cosying as much as the Conrad Okay Sangma govt.

    The Congress had emerged as the only biggest celebration within the 2018 Meghalaya Meeting elections however the Nationwide Other folks’s Celebration (NPP)-led motley alliance shaped the federal government. 

    In November ultimate 12 months, 12 of 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, led by means of former Leader Minister Mukul Sangma, jumped send to put on Trinamool Congress (TMC) colors. Their desertion relegated the grand previous celebration to a extra minor celebration and made the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC the state’s most important Opposition celebration in a single day. TMC had no base within the state previous to that.

    Shillong MP H Pala is now Congress’s lone outstanding face within the Christian-majority state. The Congress is not going to, in all probability, have a unmarried MLA by the point it is going to elections because the 5 suspended legislators have roughly ditched the celebration and are more likely to contest the polls at the tickets of alternative political events.

    ALSO READ | 4 Meghalaya MLAs sign up for BJP forward of upcoming elections

    In Tripura, Sudip Roy Barman is the Congress’ handiest MLA. He had gained the ultimate election at the BJP’s price ticket and was once inducted into the ministry however he resigned from the Meeting and the celebration in February this 12 months after falling out with the then-Leader Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. Later, he gained a by-election, necessitated by means of his resignation.

    The Congress had didn’t win a unmarried seat within the 2018 Tripura elections which the BJP swept, decimating the Left. 

    The Congress had additionally drawn a clean within the Nagaland elections of 2018. The celebration, which had gained many elections underneath former Leader Minister SC Jamir, is now just about misplaced within the state which is dominated by means of a coalition of BJP, Nationalist Democratic Innovative Celebration, and Naga Other folks’s Entrance. All MLAs within the state are from those 3 events.

    The elections within the 3 states are across the nook however no longer many of us are speaking concerning the Congress.

    Celebration leaders, then again, attempt to post a courageous face. “So what if now we have one MLA? Atal Bihari Vajpayee had simply two MPs however he went directly to transform the High Minister,” Tripura Congress leader Birajit Sinha instructed this newspaper.  “There’s a lot happening in Tripura. Other folks will vote us to energy,” he stated expectantly, simply days after seven Congress leaders, led by means of former state leader Pijush Kanti Biswas, joined the TMC in Tripura.

    The Congress in Nagaland sounded similarly constructive. “The Congress is the one choice and folks will vote for it. No longer handiest has the Naga political factor remained unresolved, however the state, underneath the existing govt, may be going through bifurcation,” state Congress president Okay Therie stated regarding the call for of an influential tribal group for the introduction of “Frontier Nagaland” state in japanese Nagaland.

    READ HERE | ‘Trinamool no longer a Bengali celebration, I paintings for all of India’: Mamata in poll-bound Meghalaya

  • Forward of Himachal ballot counting, Congress expels 30 ‘office-bearers’

    Through ANI

    SHIMLA: An afternoon forward of the counting for Himachal Pradesh meeting elections, the Congress has expelled 30 celebration “office-bearers” from the main club for 6 years for “anti-party actions” .

    The ones expelled come with vice presidents and previous vice presidents of the Shimla (Rural) district committee of the celebration and a basic secretary of NSUI (Nationwide Scholars’ Union of India).

    The verdict used to be taken via state Congress leader Pratibha Singh at the foundation of a answer gained from the Block Congress Committee Chopal, District Shimla. Pratibha Singh, MP, is the spouse of former Leader Minister Virbhadra Singh. Their son Vikramaditya Singh is a Congress candidate from Shimla Rural.

    In keeping with the go out polls, BJP has an edge over Congress in a difficult combat in Himachal Pradesh.

    Whilst maximum go out polls predicted that BJP will most likely retain Himachal Pradesh, one go out ballot predicted Congress to steer within the sweepstakes to shape executive within the hill state, which has noticed the facility rotating between the BJP and Congress for a number of many years.

    The go out ballot effects got here out after the realization of the second one segment of polling in Gujarat on Monday. The primary segment of polling in Gujarat used to be hung on December 1 and effects for the 2 states shall be declared on December 8.

    In Himachal Pradesh, which went to the polls on November 12, the Republic-PMARQ go out ballot gave 34-49 seats to BJP with a vote percentage of 44.8 in step with cent.

    It predicted that Congress gets 28-33 seats with a vote percentage of 42.9 in step with cent. AAP is anticipated to get a 0-1 seat within the state with a 2.8 in step with cent vote percentage, the go out ballot mentioned.

    Himachal Pradesh has 68 member meeting.

    India These days-Axis ballot predicted that Congress is forward and would have 30-40 seats within the hill state, BJP 24-34 and AAP 4 to 8 seats. The ballot predicted a 44 in step with cent vote percentage for Congress, 42 laptop for BJP, two in step with cent for AAP and 12 in step with cent for others.

    India TV-Matrize ballot gave 35-40 seats to BJP and 26-31 to Congress. The ballot predicted that AAP won’t be able to open its account whilst others gets 0-3 seats.

    The NewsX-Jan ki Baat ballot predicted 32-40 polls for BJP, 27-34 for Congress, none for AAP and 1-2 for others.

    The Instances Now-ETG ballot predicted 34-42 seats for BJP, 24-32 for Congress, none for AAP and others getting 1-3 seats.

    The Zee Information-BARC ballot predicted 35-40 seats for BJP, 20-25 for Congress, 0-3 for AAP and 1-5 for others within the hill state.

    Polling for 68 meeting seats in Himachal Pradesh used to be hung on November 12, with the state recording a 75.6 in step with cent turnout, breaking the 2017 file. 

    SHIMLA: An afternoon forward of the counting for Himachal Pradesh meeting elections, the Congress has expelled 30 celebration “office-bearers” from the main club for 6 years for “anti-party actions” .

    The ones expelled come with vice presidents and previous vice presidents of the Shimla (Rural) district committee of the celebration and a basic secretary of NSUI (Nationwide Scholars’ Union of India).

    The verdict used to be taken via state Congress leader Pratibha Singh at the foundation of a answer gained from the Block Congress Committee Chopal, District Shimla. Pratibha Singh, MP, is the spouse of former Leader Minister Virbhadra Singh. Their son Vikramaditya Singh is a Congress candidate from Shimla Rural.

    In keeping with the go out polls, BJP has an edge over Congress in a difficult combat in Himachal Pradesh.

    Whilst maximum go out polls predicted that BJP will most likely retain Himachal Pradesh, one go out ballot predicted Congress to steer within the sweepstakes to shape executive within the hill state, which has noticed the facility rotating between the BJP and Congress for a number of many years.

    The go out ballot effects got here out after the realization of the second one segment of polling in Gujarat on Monday. The primary segment of polling in Gujarat used to be hung on December 1 and effects for the 2 states shall be declared on December 8.

    In Himachal Pradesh, which went to the polls on November 12, the Republic-PMARQ go out ballot gave 34-49 seats to BJP with a vote percentage of 44.8 in step with cent.

    It predicted that Congress gets 28-33 seats with a vote percentage of 42.9 in step with cent. AAP is anticipated to get a 0-1 seat within the state with a 2.8 in step with cent vote percentage, the go out ballot mentioned.

    Himachal Pradesh has 68 member meeting.

    India These days-Axis ballot predicted that Congress is forward and would have 30-40 seats within the hill state, BJP 24-34 and AAP 4 to 8 seats. The ballot predicted a 44 in step with cent vote percentage for Congress, 42 laptop for BJP, two in step with cent for AAP and 12 in step with cent for others.

    India TV-Matrize ballot gave 35-40 seats to BJP and 26-31 to Congress. The ballot predicted that AAP won’t be able to open its account whilst others gets 0-3 seats.

    The NewsX-Jan ki Baat ballot predicted 32-40 polls for BJP, 27-34 for Congress, none for AAP and 1-2 for others.

    The Instances Now-ETG ballot predicted 34-42 seats for BJP, 24-32 for Congress, none for AAP and others getting 1-3 seats.

    The Zee Information-BARC ballot predicted 35-40 seats for BJP, 20-25 for Congress, 0-3 for AAP and 1-5 for others within the hill state.

    Polling for 68 meeting seats in Himachal Pradesh used to be hung on November 12, with the state recording a 75.6 in step with cent turnout, breaking the 2017 file. 

  • Congress stated ‘Garibi Hatao’ however poverty in reality larger underneath its rule: PM Modi

    Because of the former Congress-led govt's insurance policies, deficient voters may just now not play an lively position within the financial system, Top Minister Narendra Modi stated.