Politics

First, a mandate beyond expectation for the party surprised many BJP leaders. Now, the choice of Gorakhpur MP Mahant Yogi Adityanath as chief minister has left many within the party confused. ‎

Opposition parties on Saturday criticised the BJP after it announced Yogi Adityanath's name as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, saying it was pursuing the "politics of Hindutva".

People's Welfare Front, comprising CPI(M), CPI and VCK, looks to be headed for a virtual split with the Marxist party announcing its candidate for the April 12 R K Nagar bypoll brushing aside the views of other constituents not to contest.

By anointing Yogi Adityanath as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have achieved four goals simultaneously — quelling internal dissent, preparing ground for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, keeping the RSS in check and buying time...

The Muslim women "affected by the triple talaq practice voted for the BJP in good numbers" during the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, claimed Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday.

In the ongoing tug of war for AIADMK party symbol, the O Panneerselvam camp on Friday submitted a petition to Election Commission requesting allotment of the twin-leaf to the faction for the upcoming RK Nagar bypoll.

Congress destroys Congress. We need to be treated from within to be healthy again, said Priya Dutt.

Popular actor and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday said his party will contest the 2019 assembly elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear Congress' petition challenging appointment of Manohar Parrikar as Goa chief minister on Tuesday.

On a day the BJP cobbled up a coalition to stake claim to form the next government in Goa under Manohar Parrikar, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday accused the Defence Minister of "hijacking" the popular mandate.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 20 seats in the Punjab assembly, came second in 26 constituencies while over two dozen AAP candidates lost their security deposit.

After guiding Congress to a thumping victory in the state Assembly polls, senior party leader Captain Amarinder Singh is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16.

With the BJP sweeping the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the focus is now on one of its important poll promises — building the Ram temple in Ayodhya. And if the spokesperson for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is to be believed, then “just like the gov...

With the BJP’s sweep in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the silver lining for the Congress was its thumping majority in Punjab and status as the single largest party in Goa.

With all results of the 60-member house declared, the Congress clinched 28 seats, seven more than the BJP, after a day-long see-saw battle for the top slot between the two outfits.

Mulayam Singh Yadav may be back in the stable taking charge of the party and that may mean greater role for step brother.