Four leaders from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and one from Congress joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday in the presence of party's General Secretary Tarun Chugh in New Delhi.
Chouhan's visit came days after he was fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Vidhisha Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh for the upcoming general election.
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh on Sunday questioned the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, asking if he stepped down to contest elections on a BJP ticket.
Amid the anticipation around the launch of passenger services on the East-West and other two sections of the city's tube services, P Uday Kumar Reddy, general manager of Kolkata Metro Railway, on Sunday said commercial services on the new sections will begin on March 15.
Seeking to intensify their ongoing protest over a raft of demands, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Sunday said the farmers' unions will stage 'Rail Roko' protest across the country on Sunday.
Assam Rifles recovered heroin weighing 184 grams worth Rs 1.28 crore and apprehended an individual in the general area Iron Bridge, Zokhawthar in Champhai district.
Director General of Police R.R. Swain said on Saturday that while upgrading and multiplying the skills, one should remember that the ultimate goal is to serve the people better.
Soon after the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that it is 'deeply concerning' for the health of the world's largest democracy that Election Commissioner has resigned on the cusp of the Lok Sabha elections.
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Saturday inaugurated a statue of India's first Chief of Defence Staff Late General Bipin Rawat and an 80 feet high tricolour at Talla Banas village of Uttarakhand's Pauri district.
According to an official statement from the General Administration Department, "The seven-member committee includes Mohammed Suleman, Sanjay Dubey, Neeraj Mandloi, DP Ahuja, Ashutosh Rai, Pawan Sharma and Hari Narayan Chari Mishra."
Manish Khanduri, son of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Retd Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at the BJP Mahanagar office in the state capital.