Politics

Chacko's comment drew sharp criticism from his party members, with former Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora saying that it was unfortunate to see Sheila Dikshit being blamed after her death.

Punjab cabinet minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot said the Delhi polls are a defeat for the BJP and not for the Congress.

Gopal Rai, who was a minister in the previous Arvind Kejriwal-led government, retained Babarpur constituency by defeating BJP's Naresh Gaur.

Former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi said, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda will be present at the merger ceremony at Prabhat Tara Maidan in Ranchi on February 17.

Yadav, expelled from the party in 2015, congratulated the people of Delhi for defeating "the most vitriolic campaign of communal hatred in recent times and stopping it from becoming a national template”.

'I think whether you are in power or in opposition, you have to walk on 'sanmarg' (right path) and for doing so, you have to come here to get the blessings. Therefore, I have come here to get your blessings,' Fadnavis added.

Birla observed that the roots of democracy have been strong in India since ancient times and not even the British or Mughal rule were able to diminish the republican, democratic character of the Indian society.

Former foreign minister Natwar Singh was speaking at the launch of Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar's new book "Gandhi's Hinduism: The Struggle Against Jinnah's Islam".

Parameswaran's role in organising Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) in Kerala and the National Council meeting at Kozhikode in 1967 heralded the entry of the party into the state.

The AAP had scored an overwhelming victory in the 2015 polls, winning 67 seats and reducing the BJP to three. Congress had drawn a blank.

The complaint alleged that the spoof video is being projected and circulated on a large scale to influence the voters of Delhi.

Over 1.47 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. Polling will begin at 8 am and end at 6 pm, with results to be declared on February 11.

Congress’ media cell in-charge Shobha Oza said lynching, as a tradition, has been introduced by the BJP and the latest incident in Dhar is an example of the same.

The EC has asked him to respond to the notice before 5 pm on Friday, saying prima facie, by making such remarks he has violated provisions of the Model Code of Conduct in place for the Delhi Assembly polls.

BJP spokesman Nikhil Anand came out with an angry statement demanding an apology from the RJD leader. He reminded Yadav of the allegations of domestic violence that his estranged wife has leveled against him.

As the Congress-led opposition UDF and the treasury benches sparred over the NPR, Pinarayi Vijayan said the state cannot cancel the Centre's notification asking officials to start the enumeration process.