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NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday refuted speculations about a rift between DMK and the grand-old party over seat sharing ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections, claiming that the party will receive the “respect that is due.“While talking to reporters, Tagore reiterated that Congress is in alliance with DMK and a committee, for…
Kanimozhi, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi met on Wednesday for discussions on the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing in the state, where the DMK is in power and the Congress is its ally.“It was a pleasant meeting, and no seat-sharing…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday termed his party RPI(A)’s exclusion from Mahayuti seat-sharing seat-sharing for BMC polls as “betrayal of trust”. He said that his party would contest on 38 seats, however, adding that he would “support the BJP and Shiv Sena on other seats.““Since the formation of the Mahayuti, we have…
Tejashwi Yadav, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) PATNA/NEW DELHI: Amid claims that the protracted RJD-Congress confrontation over seat distribution is likely to be over soon, the alliance biggies are set to hit another test of coherence – Tejashwi Yadav’s projection as CM face.After the closing of nominations for the first phase, INDIA bloc partners appear to…
Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement among…
NEW DELHI: With just two days left for filing nominations for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, political activity has picked up pace across the state. The Congress on Wednesday released its first list of over 10 candidates even as talks over a seat-sharing deal with the Mahagathbandhan partners remain unresolved.The announcement was…
NEW DELHI: Not all might be well in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after two of its alliance partners expressed displeasure over the seat-sharing deal ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.While BJP leaders are drawing parallels between alliance partners and “Mahabharata’s Pandavas”, asserting that “NDA stands strong” for the polls, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) on Tuesday said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is “absolutely happy” with the NDA‘s seat-sharing deal for the upcoming state assembly elections and accused the opposition Mahagathbandhan of “planting stories and spreading rumours” about the alliance.Speaking to ANI, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Nitish Kumar was “absolutely happy” with the…
Manoj Jha and Imran Pratapgarhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The seesaw in the Bihar seat-sharing saga seems to continue in the Mahagathbandhan as no party in the bloc appears to get off first without squeezing out every last seat possible. In the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, allies are busy balancing ambition and arithmetic, each hoping to tip…
Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: NDA on Sunday announced its seat-sharing for the Bihar Assembly elections. Under the arrangement, the BJP and JDU will contest 101 seats each. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest 29 seats, while the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will…
