Politics

Koshyari recently wrote to Thackeray on reopening places of worship in the state and asked if the Shiv Sena president had "suddenly turned secular," triggering a war of words between the governor and the chief minister.

The state government had on Wednesday ordered a probe into the project and announced on Thursday that an SIT would investigate it as the CAG had raised questions on the quality of work and results achieved.

Rahul Gandhi also took a dig at the government over IMF growth projections showing Bangladesh closing in on India in terms of per capita GDP this year and described it as a "solid achievement" of six years of BJP's "hate-filled cultural nationalism".

Addressing election rallies at Karakat and Aurangabad, the BJP chief said NDA under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar "freed the state from jungle-raj.

State BJP spokesperson Umesh Sharma has dismissed the allegation. "Vijaywargiya (who represents Indore-3 seat) was actually distributing photos of Lord Shiva," he told PTI.

Addressing an election rally at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Gaya, Nadda listed the development works done by the NDA government at the Centre in the last six years in the state.

Others on the list are senior Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Shaktisinh Gohil, Shakeel Ahmed, and Randeep Singh Surjewala,

Nikhil Mandal, the grandson of BP Mandal, talks about his plans for Bihar and on the generational shift in the state politics that the assembly polls are likely to usher in.

Government sources had said that the process for procuring two VVIP aircraft had begun under the UPA government, and the current dispensation has only brought it to a logical conclusion.

Opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Khap leaders, have extended their support to the rally.

In a letter to all chief electoral officers, the Commission said the period of submission of the list of star campaigners has been extended from 7 days to 10 days from the date of notification for a particular phase of polling.

Sasikala, Sudhakaran and another of her relatives Illavarasi are in a Bengaluru jail after being convicted in a corruption case.

The BJP is yet to announce its nominee and the party’s state unit has sent its recommendations to the high command.

Hathras has been in the news after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped on September 14 in a village in the district and she succumbed to her injuries a fortnight later at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.

The said video features the Food and Civil Supplies Minister holding a bunch of rupee notes in his hand. He can be seen handing over Rs 100 notes to locals around him. Men in the background can also be seen raising slogans in his praise.

While Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took a swipe at Gandhi saying 'cushioned sofas on tractors is not a protest', Textiles Minister Smriti Irani called him a 'VIP kisan'