Several Congress leaders have expressed that Rahul Gandhi should take the position of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha citing that he will play a crucial role and this move will ultimately strengthen the party.
A delegation of Congress leaders met the Election Commission of India (ECI) and complained about the delay in the updation on the ECI websites on Tuesday.
Congress leaders, accompanied by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday arrived at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to file their nomination for the Legislative Council Polls.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar interacted with local Congress leaders and workers in the state capital. "We will file nominations for MLC elections tomorrow," Shivakumar said.
Party sources also said that after the meeting at 11 am, Kharge and Gandhi will be holding a virtual meeting with prominent Congress leaders from across the country at 1 pm.
In anticipation of the June 4 Lok Sabha election results, Congress leaders have been reviewing party preparations, inspecting strong rooms, and visiting vote-counting centres to ensure a smooth and fair counting process.
"You (people) gave 25 years to BJD, but they betrayed you in the name of development... Odisha is poor because earlier, the Congress leaders looted the state, and then for 25 years, BJD has been looting it," PM Modi said in a rally in Balasore.
"Their (Congress leaders) bodies are in India, but their hearts are in Pakistan. The hearts of Congressmen beat for Pakistanis. Your (Congress) government is becoming impotent, and yet you claim you'll open up the Wagah border," Thakur said.
With just days to go before the election process for the Lok Sabha ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP will emerge as the biggest gainer in West Bengal. He said the Lok Sabha election in the state "is one-sided" and Trinamool Congress leaders are "frus
"Their love for Pakistan time and again shows that though leaders of Congress are in India they sing the praises of Pakistan. The elections are not being held in Pakistan but in India. But their thoughts are such that they want to seek the votes of those who support Pakistan," Thukur said sp