Ahead of the day's session, PM Modi made rounds to greet several political leaders and during this, he paused to have a short conversation with Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi
Three of the fence-sitters rule fairly large states -- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha that together send 63 members to Lok Sabha -- where the Congress or other opposition parties have been pushed to the margins
The meeting between the two leaders comes just a day after the Opposition held a pivotal meet in Bengaluru where they renamed UPA as INDIA, which is short for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
The statement of SP MLA Abu Azmi has sparked a controversy as he said he won't recite 'Vande Mataram', as it is similar to bowing to the nation and that his religion (Islam) 'does not allow him to bow before anyone, not even his mother'
Talking to reporters in Patna, Lalan described as "dushprachar" (canard) of the BJP-led NDA reports of Kumar being unhappy with the acronym 'INDIA' and going into a sulk over not being made convener of the new coalition
The 26-party alliance, which will take on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is called INDIA. While sources say the name was proposed by Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury had other suggestions
The BJP leader explained that in case the party wins in the upcoming polls, people would say 'India has won' but if it loses, people would say 'India has lost,' which in turn promotes a 'sense of national insult'
Palaniswami told reporters in New Delhi that despite factors like price rise, India was able to witness growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The alliance of 26 Opposition parties that will fight the 2024 general elections together will be called INDIA, an acronym for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The Congress-led UPA has earlier formed the government at the Centre twice. So, why has this name been dropped now?
"An 11-member coordination committee will be set up. We are going to meet again in Mumbai, there we will discuss the names of the members of coordination committee. Date will be announced shortly," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said
The name of the Opposition alliance - INDIA is said to be proposed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners are meeting in New Delhi, while Opposition parties are holding talks in Bengaluru
Chirag Paswan said in 2024, National Democratic Alliance (NDA), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will win all 40 seats of Bihar
The former CM said IAS officers are symbols of State's ability and efficiency, and deputing these officials as "door keepers" to serve politicians is in clear violation of All India Services (Conduct) Rules
Bukhari instead emphasised that Apni Party is committed to New Delhi and the interest of Jammu and Kashmir
BJP leaders said the allies present in the meeting will be from all regions of the country, highlighting the expansion of its alliance under the Modi government
It is being pegged as a clash of the meetings. The BJP has called on its NDA allies, old and new, to meet in Delhi today ahead of the 2024 general elections. The conclave comes at the same time that 26 Opposition parties have congregated in Bengaluru under the slogan, ‘United We Stand’
"Our state-wise formula is to field one candidate against the BJP (candidate). A mechanism will be worked out," Harish Rawat said
'Kejriwal keeps blaming the central government every now and then. I wish to ask what he has done for Delhi's people? Today, what has been happening in Delhi forms a big failure of Kejriwal's government,' BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad said
A feud between uncle and nephew is quite common in Indian politics. Be it Bihar or Maharashtra, family members have not always seen eye to eye. With the Lok Sabha polls next year, the BJP is attempting to bring RLJP’s Pashupati Kumar Paras together with his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan
Leaders of 24 non-BJP parties have been invited for the meeting of Opposition grouping being convened by Congress, on July 17 and 18, aimed at taking on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Congress leader Pawan Khera Monday said it was 'wrong' to link the Opposition unity meet with his party’s stand on the ordinance
A total of 24 opposition parties, nine more than those that attended the Patna meeting, are gathering in Bengaluru on 17 and 18 July to chalk out their strategy to fight the BJP. They will iron out their differences and it is likely that they will discuss seat-sharing and also give the group a name
Union Minister Nityanand Rai met with Paswan on Friday night for the second time in a week, and the LJP(R) also shared a letter written by BJP president J P Nadda to the young leader, inviting him to attend the NDA meeting
The Maharashtra Cabinet expansion comes almost two weeks after Ajit Pawar and eight NCP MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government
Rahul Gandhi is likely to soon shift into a three-BHK house, which belongs to former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s family, in Delhi’s Nizamuddin East locality. The move comes after the Congress leader was forced to vacate his residence at 12 Tughlaq Lane, following his conviction
The talks of Pawar and Patel's visit to the national capital come amid a cabinet expansion tussle in Maharashtra soon after Ajit Pawar joined the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition government in the state
The four-member team led by former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it plans to visit north and south Bengal districts
The working president of KPCC, Suresh, alleged that the Central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to keep Rahul Gandhi away from the Parliament by ordering his disqualification
The second meeting will be held in Bengaluru which will be held by over 24 parties including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)