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  Made right decision to join BJP, have people's approval, says Suvendu Adhikari

  December 24, 2020 22:55 IST

  Leading a mammoth roadshow in his home ground Kanthi, Adhikari also announced that he will address a rally in Nandigram on January 8, a day after a similar programme is likely to be held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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  Why Mamata Banerjee said 'Amit Shah owes me a dhokla treat'

  December 22, 2020 22:10 IST

  During a press conference in Kolkata, Mamata offered a point-by-point rebuttal to Amit Shah's charge to stress that Bengal has progressed well  under the Trinamool Congress regime. 

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  'It's Gunda Raj', tweets Mehbooba Mufti claiming PDP leaders detained ahead of DDC poll counting

  December 21, 2020 23:28 IST

  The PDP on Monday claimed its three senior leaders were detained on Monday, a day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council (DDC) polls.

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  Elections might happen in Bihar again: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

  December 21, 2020 22:52 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that assembly elections in Bihar might happen again.

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  Ahead of internal elections, Congress could rejig several state units

  December 21, 2020 17:00 IST

  In Bihar, where Congress emerged as the weak link in the grand alliance, the Congress could also give the responsibility to a new face.

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  'Son of the soil will become CM in Bengal', Shah slams Mamata over 'outsider' debate

  December 20, 2020 19:40 IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday put an end to the "insider-outsider debate" in West Bengal and promised that "a son of the soil will become the chief minister" if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was voted to power in the state.

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  Bengal: Now, CPIM MLA quits party, her husband joined BJP few days ago

  December 18, 2020 22:02 IST

  CPI(M) MLA from Haldia, Tapasi Mondal, on Friday said she has resigned from the primary membership of the party, as there was barely any scope leftfor her there to work for the people of the state. 

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  Suvendu Adhikari's resignation: There's a twist in the tale

  December 18, 2020 22:19 IST

  The Trinamool Congress has witnessed a series of exits in the last couple of days. MLAs Silbhadra Dutta, Jitendra Tiwari also quit the party following Adhikari's resignation.

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  Attempt to placate dissenters? Sonia Gandhi to meet key Congress leaders on Saturday

  December 18, 2020 17:26 IST

  As per sources, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Bhupender Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan and Shashi Tharoor will be attending the meeting.

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  Owaisi effect? Congress to organise convention for minorities in Bengal on Dec 23

  December 18, 2020 16:24 IST

  The convention will be organised at the Ramlila ground in Kolkata. The event will be attended by senior leaders of the party in the state and Congress' Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasad. 

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  Goa Congress chief Chodankar quits over poor show in local polls

  December 18, 2020 12:10 IST

  Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar on Friday said he has resigned from his post taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the recently held Zilla Panchayat (ZP) polls.

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  Kamal Haasan 'spoiling families' by hosting Bigg Boss, says TN CM Palaniswami

  December 17, 2020 22:38 IST

  ​Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday attacked Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan for hosting the reality show 'Bigg Boss, saying the actor was "spoiling good families".

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  Sonia Gandhi to meet Congress 'dissenters' ahead of party's internal election

  December 17, 2020 21:44 IST

  In what can be seen as an act of placation, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will meet 23 dissenters on December 19, informed sources told India TV. The key meet comes ahead of the party's internal election which is expected to take place soon.

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  Trinamool dissident Suvendu Adhikari resigns as MLA amid reports of him joining BJP

  December 16, 2020 17:11 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari, who was once considered a close aide of Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, is likely to reach Delhi on Thursday to meet BJP leadership, including Amit Shah.

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  'Ready to take some rest': Kamal Nath's statement sparks speculation on his political exit

  December 14, 2020 18:33 IST

  Senior Congressman and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister has hinted at his possible exit from politics. At a public rally in Chhindwara on Sunday, Nath said he was ready to take some rest and had no ambitions or greed for any post.

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  No discussion on any such proposal: NCP rejects reports of Pawar replacing Sonia as UPA chairperson

  December 10, 2020 20:37 IST

  ​The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday rejected reports of NCP chief Sharad Pawar replacing Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). The reports were termed "unsubstantiated" and "planted by vested interests to divert the attention from the farmers' agitation".

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  Will Sharad Pawar replace Sonia Gandhi as UPA chairperson? Sanjay Raut says 'you never know...'

  December 10, 2020 19:06 IST

  ​Amid speculations that NCP chief Sharad Pawar may replace Congress president Sonia Gandhi as chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the patron has all the qualities to lead the country.

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  In jolt to Congress, actress Vijayashanti to join BJP on Monday

  December 06, 2020 20:49 IST

  Telugu cine actress Vijayashanti is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. She met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday.

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  Rajinikanth will not click in politics: Congress leader Veerappa Moily

  December 04, 2020 16:55 IST

  Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will not click in the southern state's politics, where the ethos of Dravidian culture has always manifested, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily claimed on Friday.

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  'No further discussion', says Saugata Roy as TMC shuts door on Suvendu Adhikari

  December 03, 2020 18:15 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari, the face of the Nandigram movement that added to the political heft of Mamata Banerjee and catapulted her to power.

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  'Tumko mirchi lagi to main kya karoon': Urmila Matondkar's cryptic tweet day after joining Sena

  December 02, 2020 21:02 IST

  Just a day after Bollywood actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar joined the Shiv Sena, she dropped in a cryptic tweet. Matondkar, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket, took to Twitter and quoted lines of a famous Bollywood song.

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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar likely to expand cabinet in December

  December 01, 2020 16:11 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to expand his cabinet in December as the winter session of the assembly concluded in November after the formation of the new state government.

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  Urmila Matondkar to join Shiv Sena on Tuesday

  November 30, 2020 12:55 IST

  From September 2019 till November 30 evening, Matondkar, 46, had categorically denied that she was planning to join the Shiv Sena, though strong speculation reigned in political and media circles.

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  In Hyderabad, Amit Shah says will end 'Nizam culture', create 'mini-India'

  November 29, 2020 17:08 IST

  ​Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will free Hyderabad from the "Nawab, Nizam culture" and create a "mini-India" here.

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  Karnataka Cabinet expansion to take more time, higher command yet to respond: Yediyurappa

  November 29, 2020 13:56 IST

  The Cabinet expansion may take more time as the Chief Minister has not received any message and approval from the high command leaders.

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  Lalu Yadav booked for 'offering ministerial berth' to BJP MLA Lalan Paswan on call

  November 26, 2020 18:30 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal's jailed president Lalu Prasad Yadav has been booked for "offering ministerial berth" on telephone to BJP MLA Lalan Paswan in a horse-trading bid.

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  Will ensure TMC victory in polls even if BJP arrests me: Mamata Banerjee

  November 25, 2020 14:54 IST

  Accusing the BJP of trying to poach TMC MLAs by attempting to bribe them, Banerjee, without naming anyone, said some people are acting as fence-sitters who are under the illusion that the saffron party might come to power in the state.

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  Congress prepares for internal polls - Will Rahul Gandhi file nomination for president?

  November 24, 2020 23:17 IST

  The last election for the CWC was held in year 1997, and the election for the post of president was held in year 2000