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The activist groups had also recently conducted a US presidential election style debate bringing together contesting candidates from five different political parties – AAP, BJP, Congress, JDS and Swaraj India.

Public hearing on Citizenship Bill underway in Assam amid protests, regional party AGP threatens to break ties with BJP if Bill is introduced.

Former IAS officer Shashi Karnawat had openly vowed to uproot the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in Madhya Pradesh.

The Congress MPs’ plea challenging the rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has been dismissed as withdrawn. Congress leader Kapil Sibal, appearing for the lawmakers, withdrew the petition after the Supreme Court...

Congress's senior spokesperson Anand Sharma claimed Modi had falsely charged the party with using a derogatory word against the Army Chief, and demanded his apology.

"South Indian states are under the threat of losing their eminence because they were successful in population control. It is not right for the Centre to penalise such states," said Chandrababu Naidu.

Addressing an election rally in Yeddyurappa's home district, Modi said political differences and rivalry may exist, allegations and counter-allegations made, but restraint must be exercised while speaking.

With only a week left to the D-day in Karnataka, Modi upped the ante against the Siddaramaiah government, alleging it has become a "corruption tank" for the Congress with a pipeline connected to Delhi, "where the money reaches directly".

Around midnight, BJP state head Rakesh Singh and minister Sanjay Pathak addressed the media at party headquarters in Bhopal, briefing them about the induction of Rai.

The Congress on Wednesday said, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who 'disrespected' his two predecessors (Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda) and sought an apology from him for it.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting in a total of 18 seats. Complete list of BSP candidates contesting in Karnataka Assembly elections 2018:

Political observers in Karnataka feel that BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje’s tweet, asking Hindus to vote for the saffron party, is a well-coordinated move by the saffron party.

After the criticism on social media the Governor responded on Twitter, first calling it “yellow journalism” and “too funny for words”, but within minutes, tweeting, “Of course I wrote that letter!”

B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday asserted BJP would win the assembly elections and he would take oath as Chief Minister with the blessings of Prime minister Narendra Modi on May 17 or 18.

Urging people to unite under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, Sonia Gandhi said, "We will fight Modi ji and his colleagues who are weakening the foundations of the Constitution for their personal interests.

The rally also comes ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections on May 12. Gandhi is likely to use the platform to attack PM Modi and BJP government at the Centre over its "unfulfilled promises and divisive politics".