Samajwadi Party chief and Congress' INDIA bloc ally, Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday criticised the Indian Youth Congress' "shirtless" protest at the AI Impact Summit, saying it brought "shame" to the nation.
Tamil Nadu Congress President Selvaperunthagai K on Saturday said that the party is ready to discuss a seat-sharing formula with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the upcoming 2026 Legislative Assembly elections.
As political parties prepare for high-stakes assembly elections in states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu later this year, the debate surrounding the leadership within the INDIA bloc takes centre stage.
"I am meeting everyone and taking their suggestions and feedback. That is what we will do for two days, trying to meet as many people individually as we can. Members of the screening committee have been going to every district. They will take feedback and then assess it. Our efforts are t
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticised the functioning of the Opposition's INDIA bloc, alleging that the alliance becomes active only when Lok Sabha elections approach and lacks consistent coordination on key national issues.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Wednesday responded to remarks made by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, asserting that the Opposition alliance is actively taking on the BJP government across issues and not merely during election time.
Raut said, "INDIA bloc work begins when the Lok Sabha elections are approaching. Until then, there's no communication between anyone. Until then, in the INDIA bloc, what the people are doing no one knows."
"He has never said 'suit-boot ki sarkar.' He has never said 'chowkidar chor hai.'... He has the great virtue that he won't stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming the Prime Minister," Aiyar said about the DMK chief
Speaking to reporters in Tirupparankundram, Tagore said that 70 days had passed since the Congress was informed that a committee would be constituted for talks, but the party had yet to see any concrete progress in that direction.
"The election process is going very, very smoothly. Negotiations are ongoing, and we are going to start on February 22. Nothing the BJP is thinking will happen. The BJP wants to pull someone out of the INDIA alliance to split the vote bank, but it will not happen. We are intact with the a
BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy on Wednesday said that DMK and Congress want to "get rid of each other" after Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin ruled out any shared governance model with the DMK allies, including Congress.