India TV Politics Desk
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28 ministers take oath in Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion
National | Jul 02, 2020, 12:35 PM ISTFormer Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia early on Thursday had arrived to participate in the oath-taking ceremony. The initial "mini" expansion of the Chouhan cabinet took place on April 21 with the induction of five ministers, including two former Congress MLAs close to Scindia -- Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput.
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Andhra Pradesh Rajya Saha Election Results: YSCRP wins all 4 seats
India | Jun 19, 2020, 07:22 PM ISTRajya Sabha Election Results: The YSR Congress party has won all four seats in Andhra Pradesh. The winners are Deputy Chief Minister Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao, Ayodhya Rami Reddy and Parimal Nathwani.
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Rajasthan Rajya Sabha Election Results: Congress' KC Venugopal, Neeraj Dangi win
India | Jun 19, 2020, 07:42 PM ISTRajya Sabha Election results: The Congress party has won 2 seats in Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to get one seat in the state. K C Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi of the Congress were declared winner, while Rajendra Gehlot of the BJP also got elected.
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Rajya Sabha Election: Voting for 19 seats underway; Congress, BJP set for close fight
National | Jun 19, 2020, 10:03 AM ISTWhile the BJP has 103 MLAs, Congress has 65, Bharatiya Tribal Party has two seats, NCP has one and independent candidate Jignesh Mewani holds one seat.
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Congress stakes claim to form govt in Manipur
National | Jun 18, 2020, 08:00 PM ISTThe Congress on Thursday staked claim to form government on Manipur. It also wrote to the governor calling for a floor test to prove their majority in the state assembly. This comes a day after three BJP MLAs resigned and joined Congress while four National People's Party (NPP) MLAs, an independent MLA and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA also withdrew support to Chief Minister N Biren Singh govt.
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We are united... our Rajya Sabha candidates will win: Sachin Pilot denies rift with Ashok Gehlot
National | Jun 11, 2020, 07:28 PM ISTCongress has fielded its General Secretary, Organisation, KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi for the Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, while the BJP, which could elect one, has also fielded two candidates
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Former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai appointed as Chhattisgarh BJP chief
National | Jun 02, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTFormer Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has been appointed as the new Chhattisgarh BJP chief on Tuesday by party president JP Nadda.
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Rahul Gandhi was misunderstood when he said Congress wasn't 'key decision-maker': Praful Patel
National | Jun 01, 2020, 11:13 PM IST"I don't think Rahul Gandhi meant anything as it had been construed in sections of the media. In fact, he spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after that," said Praful Patel
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Congress doing 'dramebazi' on migrants issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | May 29, 2020, 01:11 PM ISTUnion Minister for Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday spoke to India TV during its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndia on the completion of one year of the Modi government 2.0.
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Blame game can wait: Nitin Gadkari calls for political unity to fight pandemic
National | May 29, 2020, 11:40 AM ISTUnion Minister for Highways and Transport Nitin Gadkari on Friday called for political unity to fight coronavirus pandemic saying it is not the time for the blame game and do politics as the minister repsonded to the opposition's criticism over government policies to fight coronavirus outbreak.
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray meets alliance partners, amid reports of rift
National | May 27, 2020, 12:56 PM ISTAmid speculation over a rift in the six-month-old Maharashtra coalition government, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a meeting with members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi today. The meeting is currently underway at Varsha bungalow, news agency ANI reported.
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Not trying to topple Uddhav Thackeray govt, it will fall under its own weight: Devendra Fadnavis
National | May 26, 2020, 06:04 PM ISTFadnavis reasoned that, since, the coronavirus situation in Maharashtra was 'serious', any attempt to de-stabilise the government could have adverse consequences for the overall coronavirus response
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Congress ‘not key decision-maker’ in Maharashtra, says Rahul as COVID-19 situation in state worsens
National | May 26, 2020, 05:28 PM ISTRahul Gandhi has stirred a fresh controversy in Maharashtra’s political circles, after conceding that Congress wasn’t a key decision-maker in the western state, which has been severely struggling to cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases
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Narayan Rane meets Governor, demands President's Rule in Maharashtra
National | May 25, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTFormer Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane on Monday called upon Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and demanded the imposition of President’s Rule in the state, saying that CM Uddhav Thackeray had failed to effectively deal with the coronavirus crisis
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Virat Kohli comes up with a hilarious reply as Kevin Pietersen tries to troll Indian captain
Cricket | May 25, 2020, 09:08 AM ISTKevin Pietersen tried to troll Virat Kohli after the latter shared his throwback picture on Instagram, but it was the former England cricketer who got trolled himself by the Indian skipper.
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Congress more responsible for migrants' plight: Mayawati
National | May 24, 2020, 03:41 PM ISTBSP supremo Mayawati has lashed out at the Congress party saying it is more responsible for the plight of migrants labourers and their terrible condition then the Centre.
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FIR filed against Sonia Gandhi over remarks on PMCARES Fund
National | May 21, 2020, 01:30 PM ISTAn FIR has been registered against Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and other leaders of the party for misleading tweets about PMCARES fund. The tweets were shared on May 11 which gave wrong information about the fund. The FIR was registered in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka over tweets on May 11 by the party's official handle about PM-CARES fund.
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Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh suspended from party's women's wing
National | May 21, 2020, 10:46 AM ISTRebel Congress MLA from Raebareli Aditi Singh has been suspended from the position of General Secretary of the women's wing of the party, which has initiated anti-disciplinary action against her, sources said here on Wednesday. Singh has accused Congress of playing petty politics over the issue of arranging buses to ferry migrants to their homes.
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Cruel blow: Chidambaram 'disappointed' with economic package
National | May 13, 2020, 06:45 PM ISTFormer finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and elaborated by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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A big zero: Mamata reacts on Modi's ₹20 lakh crore economic package
National | May 13, 2020, 06:21 PM IST"A big zero", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as she took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special economic package worth Rs 20 lakh crores amid the coronavirus crisis.