Criticizing the Congress party's leadership, Rajasthan BJP Chief CP Joshi on Wednesday said that it is the distrust of the leaders in the Congress which is making them switch sides ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.
Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani said on Tuesday that if the former considers himself secular, then he should not fight in the name of religion, but based on issues.
The Congress Working Committee held a detailed discussion on the manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls which has a heavy thrust on the party's 'nyay' agenda and authorised party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to grant it final approval
"If he (Rahul Gandhi) is talking about defeating Shakti by taking the strength of the evil people, the vengeful people and those who are standing against the culture, then he (Rahul Gandhi) will have to suffer. He will not have to wait long for that. It will be visible within two-three month
Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad on Monday responded to Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti' remark and said that people have refrained from bestowing 'Shakti' upon the Congress.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, Shivakumar said, "This is a festival of democracy. We need to enjoy and celebrate this festival and fight it (elections) out as well. We are very confident of winning 20 seats in the state."
Congress MP Abdul Khaleque from Assam's Barpeta, who tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party on Friday, has made big allegations against his former party, claiming that the majority of workers of Congress in the state were working for the BJP.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Friday said that their campaign for the Lok Sabha elections started with Rahul Gandhi's criss-cross Bharat Jodo Yatra after Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the general poll schedule tomorrow (Saturday, March 16) at 3 pm.
Two days ahead of the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress party is set to face a big setback in Assam, as sources suggest that current Member of Parliament from the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Abdul Khaleque may resign due to dissatisfaction from the party.
TMC's list of candidates includes Gauri Shankar Sarania from Kokrajhar, a seat reserved for Schedule Tribe (ST), Abdul Kalam Azad from Barpeta seat, Ghana Kanta Chutia from Lakhimpur seat, and Radhashyam Biswas from Silchar, a seat reserved for the Schedule Caste.
Kaur is the wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh who also left Congress in 2022 and joined the BJP. Notably, Preneet Kaur was suspended for indulging in anti-party activities and helping the BJP.
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appointed senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala as the chairman of the Congress's Lok Sabha election campaign committee in Kerala.