In a major setback for the Congress party ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from the grand old party, according to sources.
Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA government in the state after former chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan resigned from the party, Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday questioned whether the ruling party was suffering from 'low self-confidence' ahead of the Lok Sabh
"We have completed two-phase trials so far, in which about 100 people were included. The results of which have been quite substantial," Dr. Shirish Arya of Tata Hospital said.
Taking a dig at Ashok Chavan after he quit Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut asked if the veteran will stake a claim on the grand old party and its 'hand' symbol.
After the Election Commission of India granted the Ajit Pawar camp the party's name and symbol, Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the decision is quite shocking and they have taken this entire matter to the Supreme Court.
Speaking to the reporters here, the former minister said that it is better to step aside when things are not done despite keeping forth your views time and again.
"In PM Kisan, it should be increased to about 8000; apart from this, something can be done for the females. As we have seen in the report of the Chief Economic Advisor, which came recently, the labour force participation rate is quite good, and so it should be encouraged further. Some ste
Earlier, the TMC supremo ruled out an alliance with the Congress in Bengal saying her party was quite capable of contesting all Lok Sabha seats in the state on its own steam and defeating the BJP.
Pawar, the chief of the NCP, a party among others in the INDIA bloc, said that such a situation had never been seen before in such a short period of time.
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar arrived at the Raj Bhavan in Patna and handed over his resignation to state Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Sunday.