The Congress on Tuesday rejected Haryana assembly results which showed BJP is poised to form its third successive government in the state, saying the outcome is "totally unexpected, completely surprising, counter-intuitive and against ground-reality and that "it is not possible" for the p
The Election Commission of India (ECI) responded to a memorandum by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh regarding an alleged delay in updating the results of the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections on its official website.
On election trends, National Spokesperson of BJP, Shehzad Poonawalla took jibe at Congress leader Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh for questioning the ECI voter 'mismatched' data.
As per the trends posted by the Election Commission, the BJP has won 3 seats and is leading on 45 seats whereas the Congress won 3 seats and is leading on 34 seats. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were seen to be leading with one seat each while Independents
Following the Election Commission's latest trends indicating a clean sweep for BJP in Haryana, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asked to wait for the final results adding that the people should not make a premature conclusion.
Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, has alleged that there is a slowing down in uploading up-to-date trends in the Haryana Assembly election's vote counting on the Election Commission website.
In a sharp attack on the government led by Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur criticized the Congress government's tax policies in Himachal Pradesh and remarked that the state government seems to be taxing everything except air.
Congress has alleged that Manipur Congress President Keisham Meghachandra has received an ED summons after he has consistently spoken about Manipur's ongoing violence, calling it a politics of "vendetta, vengeance, harassment, and revenge."
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that there are "three dark clouds" looming over the Indian economy, which would constrain India's growth potential in the coming years.
"Caste census is not a new issue. We have always supported it. Our party has always advocated in favour of caste census. Our party has a clear stand that the caste census should be conducted...It (caste census) could be a new issue for the opposition. When they were in power, be it Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "Is bringing a social empowerment a casteism? Is safeguarding the Constitution a casteism? Is demanding for caste census a casteism? Caste system has been in our basic structure for the centuries. We cannot escape this. Congress party is saying that conduc
On International Day of Non-Violence and amidst escalating violence in West Asia, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday stressed the need for peace and dialogue to break the cycle of violence and counter-violence in the region.