Political News

BJP juggernaut and national politics: Seven takeaways for 2024 elections

The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ but several key indicators stand out from the results, which also have significant implications for Congress and opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance

Centre considering moving review petition in SC to allow reservation of OBCs in local body polls

The development comes after the Supreme Court decided to strike down the recent 27 percent reservation in favour of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies made by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments.

KMC Polls 2021: 63.63% turnout amid sporadic violence; BJP accuses TMC of 'foul play'

Abhishek Banerjee said that if any ruling party leader was found to be involved in violence during the polls, strict action will be taken 'within 24 hours'

Over 150 BJP leaders deployed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand for Assembly polls

The team of BJP leaders working at district and assembly constituency level will be supervised by former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta and current general secretary Dinesh Pratap Singh

Congress skipped Constitution Day event in protest against authoritarian BJP government, says Anand Sharma

Senior Congress spokesperson said they skipped the event to protest against the BJP government which enacts laws by bypassing parliamentary scrutiny and insults parliamentary democracy

UP polls: BJP appoints Adityanath as 'panna pramukh' of booth in Gorakhpur Urban constituency

A 'panna pramukh' or person in-charge of a page of voters' list is the first point of contact for most voters in the BJP's election management machinery

Elections to Congress president's post to be held in September 2022, say sources

In her opening remarks at the CWC meeting, interim chief Sonia Gandhi said she is a full-time and hands-on party president and there is no need for leaders to speak to her through the media

'I'm a full-time president': Sonia Gandhi to G-23 leaders at key CWC meeting, says party's revival needs unity

The Congress' top brass met on Saturday and discussed issues ranging from the organisation elections, forthcoming Assembly polls and the current political situation in the country

BSF jurisdiction row: Punjab CM  ‘surrendered’ more than half state to Centre, claims AAP

The Centre has increased the powers of the BSF by increasing its jurisdiction in poll-bound Punjab by up to 50 km from the international border

Congress to discuss Lakhimpur violence, internal polls at CWC meet on 16 October

The party leadership is also likely to decide on the schedule for electing the new Congress chief, to deliberate on the current political situation and other organisational matters