Karnataka State Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that he has agreed to the decision of the party high command to become the new deputy chief minister of the State in the larger interest of the party.
As leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party jumped ship to Congress ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Saturday claimed that a few leaders in the BJP are "fed up" with it and the party is now a "divided house".
Amid speculations over Ajit Pawar splitting from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, a war of words broke out between the NCP leader and Nana Patole with the former accusing that the differences in the alliance have arisen because of the state Congress chief.
The reports of the senior Congress leader quitting the party in Maharashtra have been making rounds since morning with his ongoing tussle with state Congress chief Nana Patole, who termed it 'dirty politics' and said that he does not have time for such things.
Amid the 'widening' rift between the former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah and the state Congress chief DK Shivakumar, the latter said that this was only a "political strategy" of the party.
The meeting at Monday 3 pm will be likely attended by state Congress chief DK Shivkumar, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, senior leader MB Patil and AICC In-charge of the state Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran asserted that party MP Shashi Tharoor has always been an asset to the Congress and no one can single him out.
Reminding Rahul Gandhi that she has fulfiled the promise she made to him, "We had promised that we will get back Congress in Himachal Pradesh," says State Congress chief Pratibha Virbhadra Singh
The action was taken by state Congress chief Pratibha Singh on the basis of a resolution received from the Block Congress Committee Chopal, District Shimla.
Maharashtra state Congress chief Nana Patole on Sunday said during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra youth, farmers and non-political people have been raising issues against the government at the Centre.
The people of Assam will throw Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) to the river Brahmaputra in the coming days, said APCC President Bhupen Kumar Borah.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Goa Congress President Amit Palkar on Thursday called the meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka "fruitful" and said that he discussed with him plans to build the organisation.