The senior Congress leader and former Minister, Ram Lal Thakur on Wednesday stated that the state party Chief Pratibha Singh is the only candidate who can win the Mandi parliamentary seat.
In a clear indication that the cross-voting for the lone Rajya Seat in Himachal was still not a closed chapter for the ruling Congress, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Thursday claimed that a former minister and sitting MLA from Kangra district had a big role to play in the polling for
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu on Wednesday restored former Minister K Ponmudy's membership of the House following the interim order of the Supreme Court.
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) announced former minister Zenith Sangma as its candidate from Meghalaya's Tura constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Former minister and BJP leader K Jayaprakash Hegde, former BJP MLA BM Sukumar Shetty and former BJP MLA MP Kumaraswamy joined the Congress party on Tuesday evening.
The Congress leaders who joined the saffron party include former ministers Rajendra Yadav, Lal Chand Kataria, former Congress MLAs Richpal Mirdha, Vijaypal Mirdha, Khiladi Bairwa, former independent MLA Alok Beniwal, former state spokesperson of Congress Rajasthan Suresh Chaudhary, Rampal
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.
Arabinda Mohapatra, son of former minister Bijoy Mohapatra on Thursday joined Biju Janata Dal in the presence of party chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Former Minister and Telegu Desam Party (TDP) leader Kidari Shravan Kumar said that there should be an inquiry into Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy's role in Vivekananda Reddy's murder case.
Rajendra Mahato, a Madhesh-based leader and former minister who launched the "National Liberation Movement" along with his followers scuffled with security forces near the administrative center, demanding the end of the restriction order.