Politics

"BJP Legislature Party has decided to support PDP in the formation of the government in the state and BJP and PDP together will approach the Governor and stake claim for formation of the government very soon," Ram Madhav said.

The crucial meeting will be held on Friday in which all the BJP legislators and its top leadership will take part, the sources said.

Karuanidhi's announcement that talks were on with DMDK has virtually put the clock back over the question of opposition political combinations that would take on the ruling AIADMK.

"If Congress scion really believes about the presence of drugs in Punjab, then he should conduct dope tests on youth Congress leaders," Sukhbir said.

Dasmunsi had lost the Lok Sabha polls narrowly from her husband Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi's pocket borough of Raiganj by a narrow margin of 1600 votes to Mohd Salim of CPI-M.

Kejriwal took on Modi over reports that the CBI is questioning officials of the city administration in a case against Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar.

The policy is being planned to promote rental housing in urban areas in view of the large migration of population from rural areas to cities, he said.

The NCP workers blocked road traffic at different places in the metropolis as part of their 'rasta roko' protest.

The BJP-led alliance in the state had created concern among the two bigger parties, he said, and "emerging signs of its great victory" have compelled them to target saffron workers.

"Rahul Gandhi has since his birth only been an Indian citizen. He has never applied for or acquired the citizenship of any other country," Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said in a statement.

The Chief Minister said in a statement that the BJP-AGP leaders completely ignored the wishes of the rank and file of party workers while forging the alliance and the disillusionment was there for everyone to see.

The 142-page manifesto contains chapters on industry, health education, minority development along with sections focusing on regions like jangalmahal (forested part of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia) and the Hills.

Tharooralleged that it was "religious bigotry" of the ruling party that had disallowed discussion on his private bill to amend section 377 of the IPC.

Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notice to Jaitley for April 19 on a plea alleging that the Union Minister has "exploited the opportunity of filing replication (a plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea) for the purpose of introducing fresh allegations of de...