Politics

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the BSP can enter into an understanding with the BJP anytime as they are concentrating on ensuring that the SP does not move ahead.

The AAP on Friday announced the names of 109 candidates in its first list for Delhi civic body polls to be conducted in April.

Two Independent corporators on Friday joined the Shiv Sena at party president Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree', thereby taking its total tally to 86.

The Shiv Sena is ahead in Mumbai with more than 90 seats. But with trends from only around 15 places to come in it may land short of the halfway mark of 114. Here are the likely scenarios emerging.

Desai told reporters at the Sena Bhavan here. "People of Mumbai, with their wisdom, are ready to bring the Sena to power on its own. There will be no alliance needed (with the BJP)," he said.

The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate was shot and seriously injured after a clash between SP and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supporters broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district on Thursday morning, police said.

Peeved over Lalu Prasad's 'outrageous' remarks on PM Modi and Amit Shah, BJP moved the Election Commission seeking strict action against the RJD supremo.

About 56 per cent voters on Tuesday exercised their franchise in the polling for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the all-important Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai.

The Budget session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is likely to get underway from March 6, 2017, with the presentation likely to take place on March 13.

"We have full confidence that BJP will win with majority in Uttar Pradesh and form the government. Both SP and BSP are fighting for the role of opposition. People will decide who will be the opposition party between SP and BSP," he told reporters here.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election begins on Tuesday for 227 municipal wards in which 2275 candidates in the fray.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday addressed an election rally here, campaigning for party colleague and rape accused Gayatri Prajapati who is contesting from Amethi.

The battle of acronyms has broken out again in the campaign for the 2017 UP Assembly elections.

On Shikohabad seat, Ramprakash Yadav Mahru, the maternal grandfather of Mainpuri SP MP Tej Pratap Yadav, is contesting as an Independent.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed that BJP was "eyeing" the funds of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

The Palaniswami government on Saturday won the confidence vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly by a comfortable 122-11 margin after high drama and bedlam in the House.