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Satheesan blocks Anilkumar's path to the party chief's chair, calls it a factional push
Minister A P Anilkumar's route to the KPCC president's post has run into the Chief Minister's resistance. V D Satheesan will not reshuffle the Cabinet six months into his government's term and reads the proposal as a factional demand. Minister Ramesh Chennithala is backing Joseph Vazhakkan for the same post.
No eye on Gokul: Fadnavis says the amendment only unties a legal knot
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended amending the cooperative societies law, saying the government needed to end a statutory deadlock over the Gokul dairy chairmanship. Congress leader Satej Patil is going ahead with a November 9 protest, calling the move a trampling of the farmers' mandate.
Rahul and Priyanka said no first: Sonia Gandhi on why 2004 was not hers
In her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, out on November 10, Sonia Gandhi says one of her children asked months before the 2004 election whether she would take the top job and she answered "Absolutely not". Party leaders pressed her after the result, she said "Theek hai", then changed her mind.
Two nominations rejected, one Form 26 fight: Hardeep Puri is set to enter the Rajya Sabha unopposed
The returning officer in Madhya Pradesh rejected the papers of Kante Sayanna and Congress-backed Rajkumar Lohani at scrutiny on Tuesday, leaving Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri as the only candidate in the Rajya Sabha bypoll. Congress objected to Puri's Form 26 affidavit and said it will move court. The result is due on November 5.
Rahul and Kharge open Congress's 2027 Punjab run from Mann's own district
Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reached Sangrur on Wednesday for the 'Insaaf Rally' at Phaguwala village, the party's launch of its campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. Both are expected to meet families of victims of drug-related violence. State unit president Pargat Singh said the party is working to a target of one lakh people.
A 67-year-old social worker takes on Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in MP Rajya Sabha bypoll
Rajkumar Lohani, a social worker from Old Bhopal's Ghoda Nakkas, filed as a Congress-backed independent against BJP nominee and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for Madhya Pradesh's vacant Rajya Sabha seat. Nominations are scrutinised on November 3, withdrawals close on November 5 and polling is on November 12. The BJP has 164 MLAs in the 230-member House; a candidate needs 116 votes.
54 million votes already cast: America decides Congress control today
Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that decide control of Congress and shape the last two years of Donald Trump's presidency. More than 54 million have already voted early. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in both chambers.
SIR screened 10 crore voters and found 1,600 'foreigners'. Congress wants the CEC out
The Congress on Thursday called the Special Intensive Revision a conspiracy run by the PM and home minister, and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Jairam Ramesh said just 1,600 suspected foreign nationals were detected across six states after nearly 10 crore people were screened. The Election Commission has defended the exercise in a 248-page affidavit to the Supreme Court.
Congress wants Manipur CM out and the Assembly dissolved, cites fresh violence and 300 deaths
The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh, dissolution of the Assembly and fresh elections, alleging failure to contain renewed violence. Party MP and Manipur in-charge Saptagiri Ulaka said around 300 people had been killed since May 2023 and nearly 60,000 displaced. He also alleged that armed groups hold more sophisticated weapons than the security forces.
One line in Patna, protests in five cities: BJP takes Kharge's 'baap' jibe to the street
A day after the Congress president's remark in Patna, the BJP staged protests at state headquarters across the country on Monday. Effigies were burnt in Patna, a march was stopped in Delhi and protesters were detained in Bengaluru. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the remark an insult to the country.
Congress and SP open seat talks with a 170-seat claim for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls
The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have begun seat-sharing talks for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with the Congress putting forward a claim for about 170 of the state's 403 seats. The SP has not announced any formula so far.
Effigy burnt, House disrupted: Congress and AAP face off in Punjab assembly
On day two of the Punjab Assembly session, Congress MLAs disrupted Question Hour demanding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation over the drug trade and law and order. The treasury bench, led by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, hit back. Outside, Congress MLAs burnt Mann's effigy.
NDA will form next Punjab government, Amit Shah says, hits out at Rahul Gandhi over 'vote chori'
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of shielding the votes of "infiltrators" and claimed the NDA would form the next government in Punjab. The same day he laid the foundation for 43 Yamuna rejuvenation projects worth Rs 8,941 crore in Delhi.
Bunty Patil's panel takes Gokul: 13 of 25 seats, a jolt for ruling parties
Congress MLC Satej 'Bunty' Patil's panel won 13 of 25 seats in the election to the Kolhapur district milk union, known as Gokul, beating the combined BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP camp.
Delimitation: Congress asks three questions, government points to its letters
The Congress has asked the government whether it has a fresh delimitation proposal and why it is refusing an all-party meeting. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju cited past consultations and said the Opposition had been engaged.
Gehlot revives 'ragdai': 'posts without struggle don't work out'
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has revived the 'ragdai' debate, telling a party colleague that leaders who reach a post without working their way up may not do the job well. He used the same word about Sachin Pilot in 2019.
An effigy, a stick attack and a threat: 'next time we'll bury them'
A Dussehra effigy casting Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as Ravana and BRS chief KCR as Rama triggered a clash in Hyderabad. A Congress leader said BRS workers would be 'buried next time'.
Five months in, cracks show in Kerala's UDF regime as Congress leaders question Satheesan
Less than five months after the Congress-led UDF swept to power in Kerala, rifts between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and party colleagues have spilled into the open, with Congress leaders themselves questioning his decisions.
Rebellion brewing in Karnataka Congress, claims BJP's Vijayendra
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has claimed that dissidence in the ruling Congress has reached a flashpoint and that senior leaders and MLAs are set to rebel against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He also said the BJP would not try to unseat the government.
New delimitation plan? Congress asks Centre three pointed questions
The Congress has asked whether the Modi government has a fresh proposal on delimitation and why it is refusing to convene an all-party meeting, after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju replied to a letter from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Five months in, Kerala's UDF fights its own: CM Satheesan under fire
Less than five months after the Congress-led UDF won Kerala with 102 of 140 seats, internal rifts have surfaced, with party leaders publicly questioning Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan's style of functioning and his government's stand in the CMRL-Exalogic bribery case.
Woman minister induction turns into fresh flashpoint in Karnataka cabinet, exposes Siddaramaiah-DKS rift
A move to induct a woman minister into the Karnataka cabinet has become the latest flashpoint between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, with the two leaders said to be at odds over the choice. The rift has surfaced just months into the Congress government's term.
Congress eyes 125 UP seats, Samajwadi Party digs in over 2027 seat-sharing
Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress's reported demand to contest 125 of 403 seats has set off friction with the Samajwadi Party. Priyanka Gandhi is steering the talks. The SP is reluctant to offer more than 60-65 seats, reports say.
Dussehra effigies spark BRS-Congress clash in Hyderabad, Revanth cast as Ravan
In Hyderabad's Sitarambagh, BRS workers reportedly replaced a Ram effigy with one of party chief K. Chandrashekar Rao and cast Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy as Ravan. A scuffle followed with Congress workers. A Congress leader was quoted threatening the rival camp.
New Sikkim Governor takes oath, Congress says a 'murder accused' now sits in Raj Bhavan
Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as Sikkim's 19th Governor on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu appointed him on October 12. The Congress tied the choice to the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. Bhandari's parents and the party are protesting the appointment.
150 seats, one alliance and a wary partner: Congress's UP plan meets Samajwadi Party arithmetic
With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh election approaching, Congress and the Samajwadi Party are exploring an alliance, but seat-sharing disagreements are surfacing. Priyanka Gandhi is monitoring Congress's seat exercise, while Akhilesh Yadav stresses winnability over numbers.
Congress sits through the night at Jaipur police HQ over assault on NSUI worker
The Congress has been protesting overnight outside the Jaipur police commissionerate, demanding an FIR against a Delhi Police constable over the alleged assault on NSUI worker Ritu Barala, who hails from Rajasthan. Rahul Gandhi has asked Govind Singh Dotasra to pursue legal action.
'The chair is shaking': Karnataka BJP chief sees revolt inside Congress
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra claimed that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's position is under threat from a rebellion within the ruling Congress, and said his party will decide on joining an all-party delegation to Delhi on the sugarcane farmers' issue.
Congress vows stir as Dushyant Kumar Gautam takes oath as Sikkim governor
Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as Sikkim's 19th governor on Monday, succeeding Om Prakash Mathur. The Congress called the appointment shameful and said it will intensify its protest, gheraoing the Uttarakhand assembly on October 27.
INDIA bloc doors: Congress cold to YSRCP, Mamata wants a wider tent
The Congress has ruled out the YSR Congress Party's entry into the INDIA bloc, citing its past support for the BJP, even as the CPI(M) welcomed Jagan Mohan Reddy's stand on electoral issues and the Trinamool Congress said the alliance should be widened to include more parties.