When there are no aces left on the table, the Congress historically has tended to play one last card: the minority card.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast.
People in Rae Bareli and Ameth feel it is Priyanka Vadra who has the mettle and charisma of her late grandmother Indira Gandhi and is more capable of bringing about a sea change in the country’s politics.
Manpreet Badal, who till last year was with the ruling Akali Dal, feels an Arab Spring is in the offing in Punjab to unseat the government headed by his uncle Parkash Singh Badal.
The ruling party is finding it hard to shake off the burden of the scandal.
Recently, Rs 30,000 crore of unaccounted cash was seized in the state.
The Congress is trying to make headway in their poll battle owing to the infighting of the BJP.
Steeped in the Ram temple politics, development still takes the backseat in Ayodhya.
With just three days remaining before Punjab goes to polls, campaigning in the state has touched a crescendo with political parties threatening violence against their rivals.
Maya, the princess in the play, had a fascination for expensive sandals, elephants and money.
Gidderbaha in Bathinda is witnessing a bitter electoral contest where pride is at stake for Punjab's two junior Badals, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and his cousin and ousted Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal.
All parties field criminal candidates despite promising to push them to the margins of state politics.
People are finding it hard to digest that state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh is not even worth Rs 10 million.
Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district has six assembly seats. Despite its proximity to capital Lucknow, the district presents a sad picture of development.
Manipur is in a state of inertia with compounding problems ranging from a bad economy, unabetting militancy and a trigger-happy government.
Candidates fighting the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are employing unique methods to woo the voters.
Launching a scathing attack on the SAD-BJP government in Punjab, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused it of using central funds for their own benefits rather than for the progress of the state.
BC Khanduri will remain the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand if the party is voted back to power BJP President Nitin Gadkari said today.
BJP Vice-President Kalraj Mishra, who is one of the front-runners for the chief ministership of Uttar Pradesh has ruled out Uma Bharti occupying the post in the state.
A new dress code, younger candidates, a tech-savvy image--The Samajwadi Party is trying hard to change its image.
A STAR News-Nielsen opinion poll released on Monday has predicted that while Congress is all set to wrest Punjab from the rival BJP-Akali Dal alliance, it will have to see the saffron party holding on to power in Uttarakhand.
Punjab BSP unit chief and Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pardesh Avtar Singh Karimpuri claimed that the magic of BSP supremo Mayawati would work in Punjab after her four rallies which concluded in the state.
Dismayed of popular political parties and leaders, rickshaw pullers have jumped into the poll fray in Punjab.
Wives of two top cops are contesting for the Punjab polls. And it's a no-holds-barred contest for them as they try to use police clout to win electoral battles.
The Election Commission of India has banned exit polls during the entire period when elections to the five state Assemblies would be held.
Taking on BJP on corruption issue, Sonia Gandhi today said the party was forced to change its chief minister in Uttarakhand following graft allegations and accused it of "creating a wedge" between the hills and the plains.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today accused BJP of failing to sincerely implement central schemes and properly utilising funds provided to the hill state of Uttarakhand.
The farmers in Bundelkhand are complaing against Rahul Gandhi saying that he has turned their farms into helipads.
A day after Congress expelled 11 leaders on the charge of anti-party activities, BJP is expected to follow suit in a bid to control rebellion within the party ranks in the state.
The Congress is trying to retain power in the state that it had lost in the last Assembly polls.