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"The moral authority of the chief minister is lost. The BJP has been demanding, the people of Kerala have been demanding that the chief minister should resign owning moral responsibility of the whole incident," Union minister and Kerala BJP leader V Mural...

While the BJP will fight the by-poll on the basis of work done by the Central and state government, Opposition parties will challenge them on the issues of unemployment, Covid-19, migrants crisis, farmers, and law and order situation.

As per Article 155 and Article 156 of the Constitution, a Governor of a state is an appointee of the President, and he or she holds office “during the pleasure of the President”.

News18 looks at various political parties that are fighting the upcoming polls with the help of one or more members from Bihar's various political families.

In a letter to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, state Congress chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore said that the foundation plaque with Sonia Gandhi's name on it was removed from the tunnel prior to its inauguration by the Prime Minister.

State BJP spokesperson Umesh Sharma has dismissed the allegation. "Vijaywargiya (who represents Indore-3 seat) was actually distributing photos of Lord Shiva," he told PTI.

PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari were also present in the meeting held for deciding candidates for Bihar polls.

The opposition Congress slammed the BJP for 'shedding crocodile tears' for the Sikh community. It also also criticised the state police for not being patient and trained enough to tackle such demonstrations.

"What message does the BJP want to give out by arresting 83-year-old Stan Swamy who raises the voices for the suppressed, poor people and tribals. What kind of obstinacy is this?" Hemant Soren tweeted.

Kusuma's likely opponent in the by-election will be Congress turn-coat MLA Munirathna, but she said she has no time to waste thinking about her opponent and would rather let the voters decide.

adal, whose SAD quit the NDA over the laws, said he would personally be involved in the initiative and soon begin meeting representatives of other regional parties in Delhi. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold direct talks with the farmer o...

Besides Uddhav Thackeray, his son and Maharashtra tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray also figures in the list of campaigners.

One of the candidates, Manju Verma, from Cheria Bariyarpur in Begusarai district was the state's social welfare minister till a few years ago. She had to step down in disgrace when it was alleged that her husband had close ties with Brajesh Thakur, the pr...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also released a video of his meeting with the family of the woman in their village home. The over five-minute video shows Gandhi extending his support to the family and assuring them that no one can suppress their voice.

VIP floated a couple of years ago by former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni, was with the opposition Grand Alliance till last week.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her government had already launched ‘Swasthya Sathi’ programme (two years ago), but she has no problem if the Centre wants to implement the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme