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BJP's resort politics is back to haunt party: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday mocked the BJP over its decision to put its West Bengal MLAs in a Kolkata hotel ahead of the Presidential election

AAP makes grand entry in MP politics after victory in urban body elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which recently swept the Assembly elections in Punjab, made a stunning entry in Madhya Pradesh after winning the Mayoral post in Singrauli Municipal Corporation

BJP's obsession with a 'Congress-mukt Bharat' hits a new low in Goa

The BJP has 20 MLAs in Goa's 40-member Assembly, reinforced with the support of two legislators from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and three Independents

Yashwant Sinha vs Droupadi Murmu: India's MPs and MLAs vote for 15th Prez

With the BJP's dominance and support from regional parties such as the BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds.

SAD MLA boycotts presidential poll, cites 'sentiments of Sikh community'

The Dakha MLA said he has no opposition to candidature of Murmu. But when the party decided to vote for the BJP candidate, I was not consulted. Even the Sikh community was also not consulted, he said.

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Prez poll: Goa CM Sawant casts vote, says Murmu will get maximum votes

After casting his vote in the state Assembly premises, Goa CM Pramod Sawant told reporters that he has requested all the MLAs to vote for the NDAs candidate Droupadi Murmu in the president

Rahul slams Centre, says BJP destroyed world's fastest growing economy

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the ruling BJP at the Centre over high taxes and unemployment, accusing it of destroying the world's fastest growing economy

Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi model beats BJP's Gujarat model on every parameter

A 17-member delegation from Gujarat would have found that the Delhi aces it on key welfare parameters

Original BJP is not running Karnataka government, says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that the state has a coalition govt and it is not being run by those from the "original BJP"

Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha: Voting for presidential elections today

The polling will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in the Parliament and state legislative assemblies

Opposition parties treated Muslims as a vote bank, says Basit Ali

'The BJP has now risen to second spot, ahead of the BSP, as the political party of choice for Muslims in UP. This is a significant shift indeed'

NDA vice-presidential candidate Dhankhar to file his nomination on Monday

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will file his nomination on Monday.Earlier on Sunday, Dhankhar met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda in Delhi. He also called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.The BJP on Saturday announced the name of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential election.Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday also extended support for Jagdeep Dhankhar in vice-presidential polls. The decision has been taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and sought support for Dhankhar, said official sources.Dhankhar was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal in 2019.Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva has been named as the Opposition's joint candidate for the August 6 vice presidential election.Alva will file her nomination on Tuesday.The Election Commission made .

BJD announces support to Jagdeep Dhankhar in vice-presidential poll

Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has decided to support the NDA's vice presidential nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar, a party leader said Sunday. "After Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to (Odisha chief minister) Naveen babu, it has been decided that the party will support Dhankhar," senior BJD leader Pinaki Misra told PTI. The BJP had Saturday announced West Bengal Governor Dhankhar as the NDA's vice presidential candidate.

Opposition parties meet at Pawar's residence to discuss joint VP candidate

Oppn leaders Sunday met at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar here to discuss their joint vice presidential candidate for the August 6 poll, with the numbers strongly in favour of the ruling NDA.

BJP adopts wait-and-watch policy on power tussle within ally AIADMK

A senior BJP functionary maintained that the power tussle between EPS and OPS is an internal matter of AIADMK

Ensure 100% voting in upcoming presidential election: Nadda to BJP MPs

BJP president J P Nadda held a dinner meeting with party MPs and asked them to ensure 100 per cent voting in the upcoming presidential election, sources said

Prez Poll: BJD, Cong & BJP ask MLAs not to leave Bhubaneswar before voting

Patnaik said the BJD has been a proposer for Murmu as she is the daughter of Odisha in the fray for the country's topmost position. He asked all the party MLAs to vote for Murmu.

NDA names Bengal guv Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice Presidential candidate

BJP parliamentary board meeting was underway earlier in evening to pick the party's candidate for the vice presidential poll

Former Nepal PM Prachanda to meet Nadda at BJP headquarters on Sunday

The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) chairman is on a visit to India on Nadda's invitation, the BJP said on Saturday.