Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Tuesday alleged discrimination against Tamil Nadu after the Union Government reportedly rejected Metro Rail proposals for Coimbatore and Madurai.
The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.
Meanwhile, putting speculations to rest, Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Tuesday that the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP in the Mahayuti alliance will contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the state together.
"The Election Commission is very brazenly siding with the BJP and completely dismantling the faith in free and fair elections among the people of this country. They are committing a criminal offence in my view," the Congress MP alleged.
The Youth Congress on Tuesday escalated its nationwide campaign against alleged "vote theft," accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of manipulating electoral processes in Haryana and Bihar.
A meeting of the PCC presidents, CLP leaders, general secretaries, in-charges, secretaries and senior leaders from twelve states, where the SIR process is underway, was held here today, which was presided over by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress MP Imraan Masood on Tuesday sparked a row after he referred to Dr Umar Un Nabi, the man who carried out the blast near Delhi's Red Fort that killed 15 people, as "a misguided youth".
The former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Leader of Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, launched a sharp attack on the state government on Tuesday, accusing the Congress administration of preparing to celebrate its three-year tenure while people across the state continue to suffer due to
After top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma was neutralised by security forces on Tuesday, Congress leader TS Singh Deo welcomed the development and termed it a "major step" in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations.