In a scathing riposte to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said he has lost his "mental balance".
KT Rama Rao said, "Who will talk about the guarantees of a party which does not have its own guarantee, where 11 people are candidates for the CM post and where there is no guarantee that who will become the CM or fulfil promises, a party whose warranty has expired."
On being asked about the party face for the CM post in Madhya Pradesh, Surjewala told the reporters that whoever is the president of Pradesh Congress that person is naturally the face of party.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Murtaza Wahab made the announcement on Twitter. Wahab said that the two leaders have agreed to propose the name of Justice Maqbool Baqar as Sindh's interim Chief Minister.
While addressing party legislators and other workers in Bandra, Ajit Pawar said, "In the 2004 Vidhan Sabha election, NCP had more MLAs than Congress. Had we not given Chief Minister post to Congress at that time, till date, Maharashtra would have had a Chief Minister only from Nationalist
Amid the reports of him being upset over the denial of the deputy chief ministerial post, Karnataka Congress MLA G Parameshwara on Friday said that it is time to forget the "individual aspirations" and there is a need to "look forward" with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections coming.
"That is okay. We all have to sacrifice at some point in time. It is a good thing happening," G Parameshwara said when asked about him not being given the CM or Deputy CM post.
"I am not fully happy but in the interest of Karnataka, we wanted to fulfil our commitment...That is why DK Shivakumar had to accept. In future we will see, there is a long way to go. ...I wish it (CM post for DK Shivakumar) but it didn't happen, we will wait and see," said Congress MP DK
"Congress party is a leisure party, for 5 years the fight for the post of chief minister will continue in the party. People of all caste communities are demanding the post of Chief Minister in the Congress party, this is the culture of the Congress party," Jnanendra said.