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Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Mandsaur, says Narendra Modi and BJP do not care about farmers

Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Mandsaur on Wednesday, where he spoke extensively about farmers' issues and the BJP government's inability to solve them.

By-elections 2018: Voters queue up for 14 bypolls across country; some areas report EVM malfunctioning

Enthusiastic voters line up at a polling booth in Meghalaya's Ampati constituency

HD Kumaraswamy wins trust vote in Karnataka Assembly without contest after BJP MLAs walk out

The three-day-old HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka on Friday won a vote of confidence without a contest after the BJP MLAs walked out.

HD Kumaraswamy sworn in Karnataka CM at mega Opposition show of unity; G Parameshwara is his deputy

Kumaraswamy, the third son of JD(S) supremo and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala on a huge dais outside the majestic Vidhana Soudha

Karnataka Election Result 2018: BS Yeddyurappa sworn in as chief minister

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala administered oath to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa as chief minister of the state at a ceremony in Bengaluru on Thursday

Karnataka polls: BJP emerges single largest party; Congress-JD(S) form alliance, claim majority

The BJP, emerged as the single largest party but failed to cross the half-way mark in the 224-member Assembly where two constituencies didn't vote on Saturday

Karnataka Election 2018: 70% polling recorded; EVM glitches delay voting in several seats

Polling is being held in a single phase for 222 out of 224 seats of the Karnataka Assembly.

Narendra Modi in Karnataka: PM blasts Congress, accuses it of allotting tickets 'through tenders'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed four public rallies in Karnataka on Saturday

Narendra Modi launches five-day election campaign in Karnataka, attacks Congress' 'politics of dynasty'

Launching his election campaign in Karnataka, Narendra Modi accused Congress of being obsessed with "politics of dynasty" and dared party chief Rahul Gandhi to speak for 15 minutes on the achievements of the Siddaramaiah government without a piece of paper

Rahul Gandhi flays Narendra Modi at Jan Akrosh rally in Delhi, says Congress will defeat BJP in 2019 elections

In a hard-hitting attack at Narendra Modi at the Jan Akrosh rally in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi tore into him on a range of issues including corruption, farmers issues, unemployment, atrocities against women, Rafale deal, and "agenda-less" visit to China

Rahul Gandhi launches 'Save the Constitution' campaign, challenges Narendra Modi to 15-minute debate in LS

Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched his party's nationwide 'Save the Constitution' campaign on Monday.

Congress-led Opposition submits impeachment motion against CJI, BJP condemns it as political tool

Seven Opposition parties led by the Congress on Friday initiated an unprecedented step to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, moving a notice accusing him of "misbehaviour" and "misuse" of authority

Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru: Congress president concludes Janashirvad Yatra, says mood in Karnataka favours party

Congress president Rahul Gandhi asserted that the mood in Karnataka was in favour of his party and it would win the 12 May polls, as he concluded his six rounds of "Yatra" in the run-up to the elections.

BJP foundation day: Amit Shah addresses party workers at Mumbai's BKC, says Lotus visible in every corner of country

With an eye on the 2019 general elections, the BJP sounded the poll bugle at its foundation day rally at BKC on Friday, which was addressed by Amit Shah.

Budget Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha disrupted for 21st consecutive day as protests continue

The proceedings of the both the houses of Parliament remained disrupted for the 20th consecutive day on Wednesday due to protest by Opposition parties

Karnataka Assembly election: Campaigns begin in full force as Amit Shah, Siddaramaiah, HD Kumaraswamy hold rallies

The Election Commission's announcement of the dates for the Karnataka Assembly elections on Tuesday has sparked alive an already electric poll environment in the Southern state

Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Arun Shourie meet Mamata Banerjee; trio lauds TMC chief's efforts to stitch alliance

Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Arun Shourie meet TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, and appreciated her efforts to bring together all regional forces against the Modi government ahead of coming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar in Parliament as talks of Third Front gather pace

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Parliament on Tuesday. The meeting focused on the formation of an anti-BJP front

Rajya Sabha election: Massive victory for BJP as party wins nine seats from UP; TMC bags four from West Bengal

West Bengal MLAs lined up for voting for the Rajya Sabha elections. Polling to fill 26 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha was held in seven states on Friday

In Karnataka's Chikmagalur, Rahul Gandhi remembers constituency's support to grandmother Indira

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday addressed a rally in Karnataka's Chikmagalur where he attacked Narendra Modi for choosing a chief ministerial candidate who had been to jail

Rahul Gandhi begins third leg of Karnataka campaign, raises pitch against Narendra Modi, BJP

Narendra Modi is “insulting” the common man by claiming credit for India’s progress, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, as he embarked on his third visit of poll-bound Karnataka

K Chandrasekhar Rao, Mamata Banerjee pitch for federal front after meeting in Kolkata

Amidst political churning ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met in Kolkata and pitched for a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front

AICC plenary session: Congress leaders to decide on roadmap for party ahead of 2019 elections in two-day meet

Seeking to halt the BJP's political juggernaut, Congress rolled out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of 2019

Budget Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for ninth day as protests continue

Opposition members tore papers and threw them around in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as relentless protests by them and NDA partner TDP disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament for the ninth straight day

BJP loses all three Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar: SP wins Gorakhpur, Phulpur seats; RJD bags Araria

BJP party lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested, including its bastion Gorakhpur, and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh, besides Araria in Bihar

Sonia Gandhi hosts dinner for Opposition parties, Randeep Surjewala says event held to foster amity

Leaders of 20 Opposition parties got together at a dinner hosted by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, where possibilities of putting up a united front to defeat the BJP in the next general elections were discussed

TDP leaders protest at Parliament House demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh

TDP members held placards in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Parliament House in support of their demand for special status for Andhra Pradesh

Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as tenth Chief Minister of Tripura as new BJP govt assumes charge in state

Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Tripura, assuming the charge of the first BJP government in the state after trouncing the Left Front government who ruled the northeastern state for 25 years

Rajinikanth unveils MG Ramachandran's statue in Chennai, says had to fill leadership vacuum in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth unveiled a statue of former chief minister MG Ramachandran at the Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute in Chennai on Monday.

Conrad Sangma takes oath as 12th Chief Minister of Meghalaya; Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah attend event

National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma took oath on Tuesday as chief minister of Meghalaya in a ceremony presided over by Governor Ganga Prasad in state capital Shillong