Congress is BJP’s supply agency: Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) Commenting on the sudden flow of Congress leaders into the BJP, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said this was evidence …
Goyal slams Congress over Rae Bareli coach factory
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday hit out at the Congress over the Rae Bareli Modern Coach Factory, saying it …
Rajasthan may see a repeat of Karnataka, Goa if Congress infighting continues: BJP MLA
Jaipur, July 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Gulabchand Kataria on Friday said that the Rajasthan Assembly may see a repeat of Karnataka …
Congress MLA likens Goa crisis to ‘political prostitution’
Panaji, July 12 (IANS) Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo on Friday likened the current political upheaval in Goa, with 10 party legislators rebelling and later joining …
Congress imploding after LS polls?
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The debacle in the Lok Sabha polls appears to be leading to an implosion in the 134-year-old Congress, with the …
Tejashwi is RJD’s CM candidate, not of alliance: Congress
Patna, July 12 (IANS) Congress leaders on Thursday made it clear that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav is his party’s Chief Ministerial candidate …
10 Congress MLAs from Goa formally join BJP, other allies jittery
New Delhi/Panaji, July 11 (IANS) A day after switching to the BJP, a group of 10 rebel Congress MLAs from Goa on Thursday joined the …
Stung by Karnataka, Goa, Congress rushes Scindia to MP to avert any crisis
Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) In view of the recent developments in Karnataka and Goa where its MLAs have rebelled or switched to the BJP, the …
BJP’s ‘takeover’ of Goa Congress: Five key implications
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Goa BJP’s sheer ‘commandeering’ of the Congress legislature party on Wednesday, when 10 out of the 15 Congress MLAs merged with …
Congress old guard wants Sonia back amidst chorus for young President
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The old guard in the Congress is looking up to Sonia Gandhi to become the interim President once again and …
Congress analyst uses cricketing analogy to hit back at critics
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Congress data analyst Praveen Chakravarty, who was targeted after the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, used the Indian cricket …
By inducting ‘tainted’ MLAs, BJP stands by rapists, illegal gambling: Congress
Chellakumar, who is in Goa to take stock of the situation after a split in the opposition Congress led to 10 of its MLAs joining …
Congress failed to prevent Goa crisis
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Despite getting a tip off about its lawmakers switching sides to the ruling BJP, the Congress failed to take any corrective …
Congress walks out of RS, CPI slams Budget
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The political drama in Karnataka and Goa echoed yet again in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with Congress members walking …
Congress national media coordinator resigns
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Amid a leadership vacuum in the Congress, its national media coordinator Rachit Seth on Thursday resigned from the post saying …
Uttarakhand fuel hike move comes under fire, Congress urges review
Dehradun, July 11 (IANS) In a move that has come under fire from all quarters, the Uttarakhand cabinet has also decided to increase the prices …
Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha over the political situation in Karnataka and Goa where many …
There’s still hope for Congress’ revival: Ex-Goa CM
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Raided and ravaged thrice in two years by the ruling BJP, the Congress in Goa, now left with only five MLAs …
Inducted into BJP, 10 Goa Congress’ breakaway MLAs to meet Shah
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Hours after 10 Goa Congress MLAs split from the party and joined the BJP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant late on Wednesday …
Goa Congress splits, 10 MLAs join BJP (Round-up)
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) In a major coup, the BJP in Goa late on Wednesday engineered a split in the 15-member Congress legislature party and …
Friends met, had tea, joined BJP: Ex-Congress MLA on Goa merger
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) In this day and age, splitting a political party and subsequent mergers are as easy as that, according newly inducted BJP …
Congress government changed names of BJP schemes in Budget: Ex-CM Vasundhara
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday accused the Congress government of simply changing names of schemes introduced by the …
Miffed Congress MLA Reddy triggered crisis for Karnataka government
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Veteran Congress legislator R. Ramalinga Reddy triggered the crisis for the barely year-old JD-S-Congress-coalition government in Karnataka by resigning his assembly …
Goa Congress splits, 10 MLAs join BJP
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) In a major coup, the BJP in Goa late on Wednesday engineered a split in the 15-member Congress legislature party and …
Karnataka slug fest peaks; rebels move SC, 2 more Congress MLAs quit
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka’s political slug fest intensified on Wednesday, with the rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs approaching the Supreme Court against the …
Karnataka crisis: Congress protests detentions of Shivakumar, Deora (2nd Lead)
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday evening protested the detention of senior Karnataka Congress leader and Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Maharashtra Congress Deputy Leader …
2 more Karnataka Congress legislators resign
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Two more Karnataka Congress legislators — M.T.B. Nagaraj and D. Sudhakar — on Wednesday submitted their resignations to state Assembly Speaker …
Two more Karnataka Congress legislators resign
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Two more Karnataka Congress legislators — M.T.B. Nagaraj and D. Sudhakar — submitted their resignations to state Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh …
Lyngdoh quits as Congress Secretary in-charge Mizoram
Shillong, July 10 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Meghalaya Education minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has resigned as Congress Secretary in-charge of Mizoram, after Rahul Gandhi …
Karnataka crisis: Azad, other Congress leaders detained in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, K.C. Venugopal and other party leaders from Karnataka were detained on Wednesday for staging a …
Karnataka crisis: Congress leaders Shivakumar, Milind Deora detained in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Congress leaders D.K. Shivakumar and Milind Deora were detained on Wednesday outside the five-star hotel, where the Karnataka rebel MLAs are …
Congress leader Azad woos Karnataka MLA Reddy to withdraw resignation
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and the party’s trouble-shooter Ghulam Nabi Azad is wooing rebel Karnataka legislator R. Ramalinga Reddy to withdraw his …
Opposition Congress to bring white paper on Kerala’s poor finances
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is working on a ‘white paper’ on the exact state of Kerala’s finances, a top …
Bengal Congress chief sends resignation, asked to continue
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Congress’ West Bengal President Somen Mitra had sent in his resignation, accepting moral responsibility for the party’s debacle in the recent …
Rahul to hold meeting with Congress workers in Amethi on Wednesday
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, who has stepped down as Congress President, will visit Amethi on Wednesday for the first time since he …
YSR Congress, TDP pitch for special status to Andhra
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Keeping aside their political differences, Andhra Pradesh’s two major parties – the TDP and thee YSR Congress — on Tuesday …
Congress rushes senior leaders to Bengaluru to stem Karnataka crisis
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday rushed senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and B.K. Hariprasad to Bengaluru to save its 13-month coalition …
Urmila Matondkar’s ‘leaked’ letter fuels feud in Mumbai Congress
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) A May 16 letter by Bollywood actress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, now allegedly leaked to the media, has exposed a simmering feud in …
Wary of Karnataka, Congress tells coalition MLAs to saty on guard in MP
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) The events in Karnataka have cast their shadow over the Madhya Pradesh government, as the Congress-BSP-SP-Independent coalition government in the state …