The first phase of the Bihar elections, which saw a record voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, marked the highest polling percentage in the state's history.
The Aam Aadmi Party has suffered a massive setback as veteran leader and six-time MLA from Old Delhi's Matia Mahal constituency, Shoaib Iqbal, resigned from the party's primary membership. Iqbal said that AAP was not able to fulfil the promises it made to the people.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday announced their candidates for Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections to be held on November 30.
Speaking to reporters, the RJD candidate said, "Humara muskaan bata raha hai ki hamara sarkaar aa raha hai (My smile is showing that our government is coming)...We do not get discouraged; rather, we make efforts."
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha's wife, Snehlata Kushwaha, is contesting from Sasaram as the NDA candidate, while Satendra Sah of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is representing the Mahagathbandhan.
Addressing a press conference in Patna, Bihar Deputy CM said, "I am a political worker of the BJP. There is no vacancy here (in NDA). Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister today and will remain so."
Congress on Sunday dissociated itself from MP Shashi Tharoor's recent comments lauding veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, with party leader Pawan Khera saying that Tharoor's views are personal and not representative of the party.
Addressing a two-day lecture series titled "100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons" in Bengaluru, RSS Chief said, "We do not support any political party. We do not participate in vote politics, current politics, election politics, etc. Sangha is a work of uniting society, and politics b
While in an exclusive interview with ANI, the Jan Suraaj founder wholly credited the nearly 65% voter turnout as the vigour of the voters being excited after seeing his party offer an alternative from the two same choices of Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Nitish Kumar.
Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview, the political strategist-turned-politician stressed that he would rather force an election and serve for another five years. He asserted that his party is against the Bharatiya Janata Party on ideological grounds.
The gathering served as a platform to condemn Pakistan's decades-long suppression of the Baloch people and to reaffirm the resolve for a free and independent Balochistan. Shali Baloch and Nadeem Saleem moderated the event. It featured speeches from BNM Chairman Dr Naseem Baloch, World Sindhi
"Cameras on EVMs in Nalanda district remained switched off for half an hour! There was a huge commotion! Only then was the camera turned on! Every time the cameras are switched off, the movement of illegal vehicles starts in that area beforehand," the party posted on X, sharing a video sh