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He added that the upcoming assembly by-election at Chengannur and the general elections to be held next year are going to be their most keenly awaited events. The state conference also decided to build 2,000 new houses for the poor and downtrodden.

The Congress, which has given three chief ministers to Nagaland, is contesting only 18 seats, two less than the BJP. Voting will take place for 59 seats each in Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Jitu Patwari, who was among the Congress leaders who channelised farmers during their 2017 protest in Malwa region, said he would start his cycle journey on February 25 from his residence in Indore and would reach state Assembly on February 26, while hold...

These bypolls are being seen as a prestige battle for Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in his third term as Chief Minister, and his arch-rival Jyotiraditya Scindia of the Congress.

By labelling this unlikely combination of contemporary leaders, who have made a mark for completely disparate things, as his heroes, Haasan took everyone present at the party launch by surprise.

Sources say the Congress is struggling to put its own house in order as the party is top heavy with many leaders vying to lead it in the Madhya Pradesh elections.

Amid much fanfare since morning, actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday launched his political party, “Makkal Needhi Mayyam” and unveiled its flag. ‘Makkal Needhi Mayyam’ would translate to ‘People’s Justice Party’.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said his party would not let go of the issues of multiple bank frauds, till the government gives a satisfactory response.

IAS officers have gone on a war path after chief secretary Anshu Prakash alleged he was thrashed by MLAs at Arvind Kejriwal’s house, a charged termed ludicrous by AAP.

Mamata Banerjee said the scam was just the tip of the iceberg and the big banking fraud was fuelled at the time of demonetisation.

Election to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly will be held on February 27.

"You have to stop before a red traffic signal. Even if you are in a hurry, you cannot go ahead. Similarly the red flags of the Left Front have stopped progress in Tripura. Time to change this and usher in good governance," said PM Narendra Modi.

Accompanied by senior Kerala Congress legislator K.C. Joseph, Chandy has been deputed by the Congress President Rahul Gandhi to campaign for the Congress ahead of the February 27 assembly elections.

Demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress Party has also decided to launch a nation-wide campaign, ‘hodha mana hakku, package tho mosapovaddu’.

The Bihar chief minister was in Gwalior on Sunday to attend a program honouring Ram Manohar Lohiya.

Pointing out that the previous BJP government had seen three chief ministers, he said four ministers had gone to jail and had to resign. "But still Modiji comes here and speaks about corruption against us," he said.