Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday launched an attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) extended support to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Lok Sabha elections.
In a major blow to the Congress party, boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.
After the Congress candidate from the Damoh Lok Sabha seat, Tarvar Lodhi, teared up and wept inconsolably while campaigning on Tuesday, the BJP took a dig at him on Wednesday terming his act a 'political stunt.'
The Congress will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections here on April 5 with its top leaders addressing mega rallies in Jaipur and Hyderabad the next day.
The Congress leader was accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and AICC general secretaries K C Venugopal and Deepa Das as well as Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan and KPCC acting president M M Hassan, Congress said.
While the CPI and the Congress are partners in the opposition INDIA bloc, the two parties are fierce contenders in Kerala with both parties pitting their strongest candidates against each other.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the latter retired from Rajya Sabha. In his letter to the former PM, the Congress chief said, "After having served for more than three decades, an era has come to an end."
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kangana Ranaut hit out at the Congress party over party leader Supriya Shrinate's 'derogatory remarks' against her and said that those who can't respect women, how will they carry out welfare activities.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of taking support from the Social Democratic Party of India, the political outfit of the banned Popular Front and asked if the people of Karnataka could remain safe under the Congress government.