Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav resigned as an MLA from the Uttar Pradesh's Karhal assembly seat on Wednesday after deciding to continue as the MP for the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, which he won in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Party's veteran leader Awadhesh Prasad also
Lok Sabha elections 2024 and by-elections in the state were reviewed in the meeting and the BJP's strategy for the upcoming by-elections for the three seats was also decided.
"I will work according to PM Modi's vision to develop Odisha. I will work to take the state forward and develop the state in the next five years and will ensure justice to the people," Majhi told ANI.
S Jaishankar, who has been reappointed as External Affairs Minister for the second term, chaired a meeting with senior officials and Minister of State Pabitra Margherita and Kirti Vardhan Singh on Tuesday.
Ahead of the party meeting in Rae Bareli, Congress MP from Amethi Kishori Lal Sharma stated he wished Rahul Gandhi to remain as an MP from Rae Bareli amid suspense over the seat the Wayanad MP wanted to retain.
Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) leader Rajkumar Roat, who recently won the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency, advocated for a separate 'Bhil' state for tribes, calling it a genuine demand.
Congress leader and newly elected MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Kishori Lal Sharma, on Tuesday said that he wants party leader Rahul Gandhi to keep Raebareli Lok Sabha seat.
After assuming the charge, he said, "I extend thanks to PM Narendra Modi. PM Modi told me that this is a ministry of his vision. The ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises will play a huge role in the upliftment of the poor section of society."
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that if his sister (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) had contested the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two-three lakh votes".
Speaking to ANI here on Tuesday, Hooda said, "Congress' vote percentage has increased by about 20 per cent. This is a clear indication that people have made up their minds to bring a Congress government. We have an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party at the national level and not at the state