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  Will defeat Mamata by 50,000 votes or quit politics: Suvendu Adhikari

  January 18, 2021 22:29 IST

  Accepting the challenge thrown by West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram assembly seat, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he will defeat her by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or quit politics.

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  Satabdi Roy ends suspense; 'I am with TMC', she says after meeting Abhishek Banerjee

  January 15, 2021 21:48 IST

  Satabdi Roy admitted that there were issues between her and the TMC leadership, however, added that those have been resolved.

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  'Mamata govt will collapse if...': BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya claims 41 MLAs ready to leave TMC

  January 14, 2021 17:34 IST

  Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is BJP's  Bengal in-charge, said the Trinamool government will collapse in Bengal if he lets the MLAs join the saffron party. 

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  TMC appeals to Left, Congress to support Mamata in fight against BJP

  January 13, 2021 14:32 IST

  The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday appealed to the Left Front and the Congress to back West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her fightagainst the "communal and divisive" politics of the BJP. Elections to the 294-member state assembly are due in April-May.

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  'Mamata won't leave Nabanna after election loss like Trump's refusal to walk out of White House'

  January 11, 2021 20:50 IST

  Addressing a rally in Nadia on Monday, Mamata Banerjee said BJP's cadre will behave like Trump supporters if they lose election.

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  Umesh Kushwaha is new Bihar JDU president

  January 10, 2021 22:49 IST

  Former legislator Umesh Kushwaha was on Sunday unanimously elected as the Janata Dal (United) Bihar unit president, in a bid to strengthen the ruling party's old "Luv-Kush" support base.

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  'Good news' on Karnataka cabinet rejig soon: CM Yediyurappa after meeting top BJP leaders

  January 10, 2021 20:48 IST

  The much-awaited cabinet expansion in Karnataka could take place soon, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa indicated on Sunday after he met top BJP leaders including its chief JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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  Khattar blames BKU chief for instigating violence at 'kisan mahapanchayat' in Karnal

  January 10, 2021 20:24 IST

  ​Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has blamed Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni for instigating violence at a 'kisan mahapanchayat' programme in Karnal on Sunday.

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  Security cover of Fadnavis, Ram Naik, Raj Thackeray downgraded; BJP alleges political vendetta

  January 10, 2021 20:00 IST

  The shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government's move to downgrade the security cover of former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his family, ex-UP governor Ram Naik and MNS president Raj Thackeray, and to withdraw the security cover of state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, has evoked the allegations of "political vendetta".

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  Bhim Army joins Rajbhar alliance for UP polls

  January 10, 2021 12:58 IST

  The Bhim Army will be joining the Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha, a conglomeration of smaller parties led by the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), chief Om Prakash Rajbhar.

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  West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC

  January 09, 2021 14:36 IST

  West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with several other members of the party, ahead of Assembly Elections in the state.

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  'PM Modi must speak more often in Parliament', former President Pranab Mukherjee writes in last book

  January 05, 2021 22:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the dissenting voices and speak more often in Parliament, using it as a forum to disseminate his views to convince the Opposition and inform the nation, felt former president Pranab Mukherjee.  

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  'Never questioned scientists': Akhilesh Yadav clarifies his 'BJP vaccine' remark

  January 04, 2021 23:02 IST

  ​Days after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav termed the anti-coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out in the country a "vaccine of the BJP", he clarified that he did not question the scientists, researchers, or experts.

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  'Arrogant' govt should withdraw farm laws immediately: Sonia Gandhi launches attack on Centre

  January 03, 2021 16:29 IST

  ​Launching a stinging attack on the Centre, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday demanded that the "arrogant" government should withdraw the new farm laws immediately and unconditionally.

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  Brother Soumendu, host of other TMC workers to join BJP: Suvendu Adhikari

  January 01, 2021 15:16 IST

  BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said his disgruntled brother and TMC leader Soumendu -- recently removed from the post of administrator at Contai Municipality -- will join the saffron camp along with a host of other activists from the state's ruling party.

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  'Baseless and without any substance': Nitish Kumar rejects RJD's claim of impending split in JD(U)

  December 30, 2020 23:05 IST

  ​The opposition RJDs claim of an impending split in the ruling Janata Dal (United) in Bihar on Wednesday met with an outright rebuttal by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, its de facto leader.

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  'BJP can buy a few MLAs, but...': Mamata's frontal attack in response to Amit Shah's mega rally

  December 29, 2020 23:06 IST

  Mamata took a potshot at TMC leaders who have left her to join the BJP recently and said that defections won't affect her party's prospects.

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  Chirag Paswan a Hanuman who set Ayodhya on fire, says JDU

  December 27, 2020 21:48 IST

  Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United on Sunday slammed former coalition partner Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) as a spoiler in the recent Assembly polls, terming its President Chirag Paswan a "Hanuman who set Ayodhya on fire".

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  Congress facing trust deficit as it opposes public welfare: Jyotiraditya Scindia

  December 27, 2020 21:22 IST

  Opposing public welfare schemes is fast becoming a "tradition" in the Congress due to which people are losing their faith in that party, BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Sunday.

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  Sourav Ganguly meets Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, discusses 'various issues'

  December 27, 2020 20:19 IST

  BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Sunday met West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhawan amid speculation of the former cricket captain joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  'Debate with farmers in public': Kejriwal throws open challenge before Centre amid raging stir

  December 27, 2020 19:07 IST

  ​Amid a raging farm stir at various entry points in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal echoed farmers' concerns as he reached Singhu border Sunday evening.

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  Nitish Kumar’s close confidant RCP Singh becomes new JD(U) president

  December 27, 2020 17:49 IST

  Kumar had proposed the name of Singh for the top post, which was then approved by other members during the party's national executive meeting, a senior leader told PTI.

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  'Ashamed of associating with TMC for 21 years': Suvendu Adhikari lashes out at Mamata

  December 26, 2020 20:57 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party's new entrant Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday lashed out at Mamata Banerjee and said that he was "ashamed" of having associated with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for so long in his career.

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  BJP to hold 25 webinars to push idea of 'one nation, one election'

  December 26, 2020 19:03 IST

  The BJP will organise nearly 25 webinars over the next few days on the issue of "one nation, one election", as it seeks to build popular support for what has been a strong plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

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  'Come forward, discuss': Amit Shah's direct appeal to protesting farmers

  December 26, 2020 16:50 IST

  ​With the government open to debate points of contention in the new agricultural reforms, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday emphasised on having a dialogue with the farmers, urging them to discuss their issues.

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  Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to mafia: Will bury you 10 feet deep

  December 25, 2020 21:09 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday warned mafia elements he will bury them 10 feet deep if they don't leave the state.

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  Embarrassment for Nitish Kumar as six JDU MLAs in Arunachal join BJP

  December 25, 2020 15:07 IST

  The Janata Dal-United received a major jolt in Arunachal Pradesh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to the ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by the state legislative assembly said.

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  Vice-president of Kamal Haasan’s MNM party joins BJP ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

  December 25, 2020 12:47 IST

  In a major setback to Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam, one of the founding members and vice-president of the party A Arunachalam joined Bhartiya Janta Party on Friday ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.