Owing to the inclement weather conditions, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar took a train instead of a plane or a helicopter from Chandigarh to New Delhi on Friday.
In a setback to INDIA bloc, several Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party and Congress workers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chandigarh on Thursday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra from across the country via video conferencing and said that the faith of the people and trust in government is visible everywhere.
The date of the Chandigarh mayoral elections, which were scheduled to be held today (Thursday), were pushed back citing the "ill health" of the designated presiding officer.
Former MP Ashok Tanwar tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday citing the reason as the alignment of AAP with the Indian National Congress for Chandigarh Mayor elections.
In a blistering attack on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday said he should remove the framed photographs of freedom fighters that adorn his office and replace them with that of German military dictator Adolf Hitler.
After the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party decided to jointly contest the Chandigarh Mayor elections on January 18, AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that this election will change the picture and direction of politics, adding "This will be the first match of BJP vs INDIA bloc."
A committee, chaired by the Deputy Commissioner in all districts, has been established to determine compensation, with decisions expected within four months of claim submission.
Pawan Kumar Bansal told ANI that both parties were discussing the same, and it was decided that the AAP will contest the Mayor's post while the Congress would contest the remaining two.