Politics

Trinamool Congress leadership claimed that none of the turncoats would be taken back to the party as 'traitors' cannot be trusted.

Haveri Excise chief Nagashayan said that following a complaint about the hoarding of liquor and a cash of Rs 10 crore, the place was raided. Police haven't found anything.

Around 10-15 women stormed into Delhi Assembly premises to protest against the bad quality water being supplied in Delhi,.

Former Union minister and BJP MP Anant Hegde, known for making controversial statements, on Sunday sought to give a new twist to the last month's political drama in Maharashtra, claiming it was played out to ensure that the funds meant for development wor...

Responding to the barbs over his 'Me punha yein' remarks, Fadnavis said he did say it but forgot to announce a time table of his return as chief minister.

BJP national general secretary and West Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya also raised doubts over the electoral process, claiming TMC workers were involved in booth capturing.

Among the seats going to polls today, Bhawanthpur, Bishunpur, Bishrampur, Chatra, Daltonganj, Garhwa, Hussainbad, Latehar, and Panki have never returned a candidate from the same party in two back-to-back elections.

Ajit Pawar's statement followed reports that the Congress is now demanding deputy chief minister's post, and is ready to give up the Speaker's post to the NCP.

Her microphone was cut off after she finished reading the prepared apology and before she could go off script. She continued to utter something but remained inaudible.

The home minister asserted that the BJP had never indulged in horse trading or even attempted it, and it was the Congress party that indulged in the practice instead.

In a letter to Chief Minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray, Sonia Gandhi also expressed her inability to attend swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Thursday evening.

Tapan Deb Sinha of the Trinamool Congress won the Kaliaganj seat in a close contest, defeating his nearest BJP rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar by 2,418 votes.

The Shiv Sena chief will be the first from the Thackeray family to be sworn in as the chief minister on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Ajit Pawar, who had lent support to the BJP-led government on Saturday, resigned as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who was sworn in as chief minister on Saturday, resigned earlier after it became clear that he lacked numbers ahead of floor test scheduled for Wednesday. B

A source in the Vidhan Bhawan said the Speaker has so far not accepted the NCP's decision of replacing Ajit Pawar with Jayant Patil.