Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand Congress state in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that the seat-sharing agreement with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and participation of the Congress in the upcoming elections would be finalised by Saturday or Sunday.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday reaffirmed his party's commitment to restoring statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, following Omar Abdullah's swearing-in as the region's chief minister.
Meanwhile, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
On the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and the 120th birth anniversary of India's second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, tributes poured in from across the country. In Shimla, Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla paid floral homage to the statues of both great leaders,
On September 7, Union Home Minister Amit Shah challenged the claim of the Congress and National Conference that their alliance would restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that only the central government and Prime Minister Modi have that authority.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday dismissed Congress's claim to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir as a "fake narrative," noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already promised statehood will be restored after the elections.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that winning 15 seats in Telangana in the next Lok Sabha election is a real victory for the Congress' state unit. Telangana Chief Minister termed the 2023 Assembly election victory of the party as the semifinals.
Congress had on August 22, led by Rai staged a protest outside Raj Bhawan in Lucknow for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Hindenburg Report on Adani group and Madhabi Puri Buch.
Ahead of the Jharkhand Congress leaders meeting in Delhi on Wednesday, state party chief Rajesh Thakur said that the agenda of the meeting will be the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, adding that 20 senior leaders of the party will attend the meeting.
Chhattisgarh Congress state in-charge Sachin Pilot launched a scathing attack against the Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai-led state government and said that it has been just seven months since the formation of the Chhattisgarh state government but the Naxal attacks have increased.
Reacting to the row over using 'nameplates' on food shops on the Kanwar route in UP and Uttarakhand, UP Congress state president Ajay Rai said that if Chirag Paswan and Jayant Chaudhary are really against this decision, then they should withdraw their support from the government.