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Out of these 13, five will be held in different parts of Uttar Pradesh. The first rally will be held in Azamgarh on Tuesday.

Talking about GST, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the number of traders joining the new indirect tax regime is increasing day by day.

A key pro-OBC plank of the BJP in Gujarat will be a bill the Centre had brought in Parliament, seeking to give constitutional status to the OBC commission, putting it at par with the SC and ST commissions.

Speaking at the inauguration of the LDF-led Jana Jagratha Yathra, Vijayan said the BJP does not believe in the federal structure; it follows policies of the RSS.

Mukul Roy had resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quit the TMC earlier this month. Last month, he was suspended from the TMC for six years for indulging in "anti-party activities" after he had announced on September 25 that he would quit the party.

As part of its strategy for the local body elections, BJP is planning to organize the 'Jyoti Parv' event in 1,275 villages of Uttar Pradesh on Diwali.

"From the very beginning, I've been saying that all signs of slavery should be removed. Why just Taj Mahal? They should remove Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Red Fort and even Qutub Minar. All of these are signs of slavery," said Khan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing a mega rally in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district. The PM attacked the Gandhis for running a dynasty in the veneer of a party.

The Prime Minister has been visiting his home state almost every week and is likely to come back for more rallies, with elections due in Gujarat by the end of this year.

According to the police, the condition of Nidesh (28), the RSS worker, was critical and he had been shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College hospital.

Vijay Rupani alleged that it was Congress, in fact, that had influenced the commission's declaration of dates for 2012 assembly election to Gujarat assembly.

Sidhu said, "This win is a big slap on the face of jija- sala (Sukhbir Badal-Bikram Majithia). Today, the BJP will feel that the Akali Dal in Punjab, especially the jija-sala, have become a burden."

The BJP narrowed the gap between its tally with that of the Sena in the cash-rich Mumbai civic body as its nominee on won the BMC bypoll from Bhandup, beating the bickering ally's candidate by 4,792 votes.

Demanding immediate withdrawal of the fare hike, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Delhi Metro headquarters on Barakhamba Road and demanded special concessionary passes for students of Delhi.

Speaking to reporters in Amethi on Monday, she said, "In 2014, I had promised the people of Amethi and of the country that by my repeated visits to Amethi I will ensure that the people would be seeing more of Rahul Gandhi."

Rahul Gandhi was in Amethi for three days last week. The district administration had first denied him permission to visit, citing “security reasons”, but relented later.