National Conference was joined by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami and other independent MLAs in the meeting to strategise for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
The Union Minister also accused the Mahagathbandhan alliance (Grand Alliance) of the RJD and Congress of dividing Biharis on "communal and ethnic lines" ahead of the polls on November 6 and November 11.
Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance.
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured that the INDIA Bloc is "fully united" after he and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru met with Rashtriya Janata Dal's top leadership, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.
Gehlot, who has been named as Senior Election Observer by the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) for the assembly polls in Bihar, was accompanied by state Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru.
Gehlot is likely to meet the Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is contesting the assembly polls from the Raghopur constituency.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Manoj Pandey held Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal responsible for the "confusion" in the Mahagathbandhan alliance over the seat sharing, adding that due to this reason, his party decided not to contest the upcoming Bihar polls.
A delegation from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) met with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and confirmed plans to send at least 10 international observers for the country's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 2026.
Prashant Kishor accused the BJP of looting candidates. He alleged that in the previous election, "at least 10-12 seats in which there was a close contest, the NDA declared the results in their favour".
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday hit back at BJP leaders B Y Vijayendra, B Y Raghavendra, and others for alleging that the Congress party was sending money to the Bihar Assembly elections.