Politics

The date of the party’s launch is seen as a direct challenge to BSP chief Mayawati whose party has so far been the sole beneficiary of the Dalit votes.

The party fielded backward community leader Ramchandra Jangra and its vice president Dushyant Kumar Gautam, a Dalit, from Haryana, Indu Goswami from Himachal Pradesh, Bhagwat Karad from Maharashtra and Sumer Singh Solanki from Madhya Pradesh.

Hitting out at the BJP, Shiv Sena said during the Lok Sabha elections last year, the saffron party used its full might to defeat Scindia, but now it has welcomed him into its fold with 'open arms'.

Jyotiraditya Scindia sent his resignation to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi a couple of hours after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, hinting at an entry into the BJP.

The Congress said there was no illegality in the transaction as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had received the Rs 2 crore payment in cheque and mentioned it in her income tax filings in 2010.

On the question that how he would find a foothold in view of large political base of the BSP, Aazad said, 'We are not looking for an alternative. Look at the crores of Muslims, Dalits. We have to protect their interests.'

Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and state election commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir and the four states will be the ex-officio members of the Delimitation Commission.

Thackeray had last visited Ayodhya following Shiv Sena's stellar performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Regarding the speaker agreeing to the formation of a priviledge committee to decide whether the same MPs could be expelled from the House, former Lok Sabha secretary general PDT Achary said it is a "non-serious proposition".

Both the BJP MLAs had previously ditched their own party and voted in favour of Kamal Nath's government during a trust vote in the monsoon session of MP assembly.

Under the guidance of election strategist Prashant Kishor, the TMC, through its ‘Banglar Gorbo Mamata’ campaign, is projecting the chief minister as the fiercest protector and guardian of the ideals of justice, liberty and equality.

Atishi said negligence on part of the Delhi police, which comes under the Union home ministry, allowed the riots to continue for three days and maintained the Army could have been called to quell the violence.

Venkaiah Naidu said out of the 24 department-related parliamentary standing committees, eight relating to the Rajya Sabha saw 45.35 per cent attendance in the 20 meetings held in the budget recess.

As soon as the House met at 2 pm, opposition members started raising slogans from the Well against the government as opposition members vehemently protested over the violence in Delhi and demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Addressing a rally, Kumar exhorted party workers to strive towards ensuring the NDA's win in "more than 200 seats" when elections to the 243-member Bihar Assembly are held this year.

However, the West Bengal BJP leadership denied involvement of any party worker in the incident and termed it as the "handiwork of the Trinamool Congress".