Four Mahagathbandhan candidates, including three from the Congress and one from the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), withdrew their nominations in favour of their ally, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), ahead of polling for the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections.
CM Gupta congratulated Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and other officials involved in the process, noting that the weather department has indicated the possibility of clouds on October 28, 29, and 30.
After the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar announced Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav as their Chief Ministerial candidate, Janata Dal (United) National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha on Thursday took a jibe, saying one "dynastic party" (Congress) has declared a CM face from another "dyn
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashoka said on Thursday that the state government is going to see a change in the Chief Minister and to divert that issue elsewhere, the topic of restricting RSS events from government institutions and premises has been raised.
State BJP Spokesperson Suranjan Dutta said the prime objective of this Nyay Yatra is to ensure justice through judicial proceedings in the wake of the unfortunate passing of Zubeen Garg.
While making the announcement, Ashok Gehlot described Tejashwi Yadav as a young person, highlighting his promising future and affirming the people of Bihar's support for him.
Congress workers staged a protest in Patna over the distribution of tickets for the Bihar elections on Thursday. They demanded the removal of the Bihar Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru. Congress worker Madhurenra Kumar Singh alleged that the tickets of some sitting MLAs were cut unfairl
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday claimed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "tortured" Congress and other parties in the Mahagathbandhan to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the alliance for the upcoming Assembly polls.
This comes after he was asked about the possibility of Congress nominating a Deputy CM candidate from its ranks. Khera also asked about the CM face of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), questioning why they did not hold a joint press conference like the Mahagathbandhan did.
Amid speculations of a rift within the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday welcomed the move to announce Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav as the alliance's Chief Minister face in Bihar, calling it a "signal of support" for the RJD.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will also begin their campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections on October 28, after the Chhath Puja festival.
As US President Donald Trump claimed that India will significantly reduce Russian oil imports by year-end, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday hit back by criticising him for making announcements on behalf of New Delhi.