Politics

His statement comes a day after the second anniversary of demonetisation saw another war of words between the opposition and government.

In the assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh of the BJP is pitted against Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, niece of the late former prime minister. Both the parties are trying their best to garner votes in Vajpayee's name.

With the latest list, the Congress has so far announced 213 nominees for the total 230 assembly constituencies.

Nitish Kumar had recently said that he did not want the discourse to be "brought down" by addressing Kushwaha's claims about the Bihar CM's plans for 2020.

The incident took place on Tuesday when a woman CISF security personnel detected some suspicious items in the shoe of one of the women.

Kumaraswamy said that every time the BJP has fought against a united opposition, it has had to face defeat, whether it be against the BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh or the Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka.

In Bellary, VS Ugrappa romped home by over two lakh votes and in Jhamkhandi, Anand Nyamagouda registered an impressive win by a margin of over 39,000 votes. These two seats are in the BJP stronghold of north Karnataka.

Promising growth, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said 10 lakh youths will be given jobs and he would uproot poverty if voted back to power.

'There are some who are questioning my origins, but those who are asking me this question should first tell us about their in-laws (sasural) and original home (pihar)… Rajasthan me meri doli aayi thi aur arthi hi wapas jayegi,' Vasundhara Raje said.

The former union minister also accused the Modi government of undermining the constitutional authority of institutions including the Supreme Court, CBI, Central Vigilance Commission and Reserve Bank of India.

Naveen Swain of Hugulapeta, about 12 km from here, had served lunch to Shah and other senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram, during their visit to the village for a party programme on July 4 last year.

Shops and business establishments downed shutters and buses and autorickshaws stayed off the roads in the area. The BJP alleged that Sivadasan, 60, had died during police action against devotees last month.

The Congress president further alleged that the CBI chief was removed to cover the flaws in the deal. Rahul made it clear that it is a clear case of corruption.

Aparna added that it’s equally important to wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue as “the matter is sub judice.” However, she quelled all queries about her taking the BJP’s side and said, “I am with Ram”.

The TDP and Congress have already put aside their rivalry for the Telangana assembly elections to defeat K Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS, and could do the same for the Lok Sabha elections next year, sources said.

SAD patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who had virtually resigned from active politics, has been forced to come out of political hibernation, and is trying to salvage the party in this hour of crisis.