Politics

After being appointed as the new party chief in Rajasthan, Satish Poonia, a Jat leader, said that taking all castes and communities along will be his priority.

Sukhbir Badal said the previous SAD-BJP governments were known for their pro-poor social welfare schemes and developmental work.

Among the seven candidates whose names were announced include a former minister and two former MLAs. The dates for the assembly polls are expected to be announced soon.

Sonia Gandhi, who took over as party chief months after the Congress faced a drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, said states ruled by the party should emerge as model states.

Police said six of its constables and officers were injured, while the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha alleged that 50 workers and leaders were injured as police mercilessly beat them up with batons.

The Union minister, who also belongs to the Vokkaliga community said the case involving Shivakumar was under investigation, an FIR had already been filed and he has been produced before the court.

The announcement was made by senior Congress leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.

The actor-turned-politician blamed the Congress for 'betraying' her, alleging that her letter to Milind Deora had been 'conveniently' leaked.

In February, K Chandrasekhar Rao had expanded his two-member cabinet after he rode to a thumping victory in the December 7, 2018 state assembly elections, by inducting 10 ministers.

Assembly polls in Haryana are slated for October. There are 90 seats in the state and the BJP currently has 48 MLAs in the assembly.

The comments come after the BSP had on Friday night announced its decision to part ways with the JJP and field candidates on all seats in the state, less than a month after the alliance was formed.

Sumitra Chouhan said she resigned from the Congress as she was 'totally disheartened and utterly devastated' by the party's stand on 'triple talaq' and abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mamata Banerjee will also express concern over the future of thousands of employees of the two banks that are to be merged.

Several senior BJP leaders, including former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, have claimed that Kamal Nath's government would fall due its own burden sooner or later.

A BJP leader said it has not yet been decided which party will contest how many seats in the 288-member house.

This was the first meeting of the panel that was constituted by Bhupinder Singh Hooda on August 18 at a rally in Rohtak. The panel consists of 16 sitting MLAs and 13 ex-MLAs of the Congress, all Hooda loyalists.