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Trouble for Congress as leaders allege corruption in ticket allocation; ex-Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam blames 'faulty' party structure
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Congress announced a list of 20 candidates on Thursday, which featured the names of Siddharam Mhetre from Akalkot and Aslam Sheikh from Malad West, both of whom considered joining the BJP on 30 September.
Maharashtra polls: Infighting, lack of course correction in Opposition ranks may hand BJP-Shiv Sena easy win
Fppolitics • 5 years agoThe Congress in Maharashtra appears to be plagued by infighting and even the takeover by Sonia Gandhi as interim president does not appear to have helped matters
Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Prithviraj Chavan among 40 star campaigners announced by Congress for Maharashtra Assembly polls
• 5 years agoCongress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are also expected to to hit the hustings ahead of the Maharashtra Assmebly elections, along with Sushilkumar Shinde, Prithviraj Chavan and Ashok Chavan
Won't participate in campaign for Maharashtra polls, says ex-Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam
• 5 years agoSanjay Nirupam declared Thursday that he would not take part in the party's campaign after the name he recommended was rejected
Congress' Urmila Matondkar regrets 'unfortunate' leak of her letter criticising close aides of Sanjay Nirupam
• 6 years agoActress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, who had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North seat as a Congress candidate.
Congress' Sanjay Nirupam accuses Milind Deora of hankering for national-level post; terms his resignation 'ladder for political growth'
• 6 years agoSenior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam accused former MP Milind Deora, who quit as Mumbai Congress president, of hankering for a national-level post.
Rafale deal: Anil Ambani to withdraw Rs 5,000 cr defamation suits filed against Congress, National Herald
• 6 years agoThe complainants said the defendants made libelous and derogatory statements against the Reliance Group and its chairman Anil Ambani pertaining to the Rafale fighter jet deal and his firms.
Lok Sabha Election 2019, Maharashtra profile: Mumbai South, Pune, Baramati key constituencies; state has second highest number of LS seats
Fp Research • 6 years agoIn the 2014 General Election, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance secured 41 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
Lok Sabha Election 2019: Rahul Gandhi, Karti Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh, Shashi Tharoor among key Congress candidates
Fp Research • 6 years agoCongress veteran Sonia Gandhi has returned from her rumoured retirement to fight the election from the Gandhi family's traditional constituency of Rae Bareli.
Hardik Patel slams BJP for using Pakistan issue in Lok Sabha poll campaign, says time to send Narendra Modi ‘back to Gujarat’
• 6 years agoPatidar leader from Gujarat, Hardik Patel, who recently joined the Congress, on Sunday mocked the BJP's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign, saying the ruling dispensation was raising the issues of Kashmir and Pakistan as it had nothing to speak about its performance.