Ahead of Lok Sabha election, Several Congress leaders including former ministers Rajendra Yadav and Lal Chand Kataria joined the BJP in the presence of Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma, Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari and Rajasthan BJP President CP Joshi.
Citing the examples of different Congress leaders who recently joined the BJP, the party MP said, "I am happy that we have won both seats. Everybody is always in favour of the BJP. All the leaders who are joining the BJP know this. Look what happened in Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha polls, Co
Undettered by the critical remarks made by congress leaders and the internal strife in the Himachal Pradesh Congress, CM Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday affirmed that he still has support of 80 percent MLAs in the state.
Tearing into both the incumbent AAP, and state Congress leadership, Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar blamed leaders of both these on Friday for colluding and conspiring against the farming community to orchestrate the protest with the aim to only gain petty political mileage.
"The meaning of JMM has become 'jam kar ke khao'. 'Rangdaari' is on the rise in Jharkhand, and infiltration is increasing due to appeasement. JMM, Congress leaders have only one work to fill their coffers," the Prime Minister said.
CM Yadav made the remark while addressing a program in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, a stronghold of Nath on Wednesday. A Congress leader close to Kamal Nath, Ajay Singh Thakur and various other congress leaders also took the membership of the saffron party on the occasion.
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "dirty election manipulation and "institutional sabotage", Congress leaders on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court has saved democracy with its verdict in the Chandigarh Mayor election case
Several Congress leaders and party workers including MLA Arif Masood, former minister PC Sharma, Mahila Congress State President Vibha Patel and others were present in the protest.
Amid speculations of some big Congress leaders giving thought to switching sides as the Opposition alliance stares at a collapse, media reports claimed that Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib, Manish Tewari, is in touch with the BJP and can jump ship.
"This government should pay attention to the law and order. The gangs and their leaders should be put under tight control in the state," Governor Radhakrishnan told reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, where eight leaders from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress leaders took oath
After the exit of Ashok Chavan from the party, Congress leaders on Tuesday held a meeting to formulate a strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra and Lok Sabha elections.