Politics

Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Lakhan Meena, Jogendra Awana and Rajendra Gudha contested and won the 2018 assembly elections on BSP tickets.

The BSP has issued a whip to six of its MLAs directing them to vote against Congress in case there was a no-confidence motion.

In a statement, Palaniswami, condemning the act, said such things disturb unity on communal, linguistic, religious and caste lines and are done for votebank politics, which is not acceptable.

Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call an assembly session but he has not yet issued the order.

Taking to Twitter, the governor said opposition MPs and MLAs were being targeted by the police, which "acts as workers of the ruling party".

Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken said it does not need to wait for the Supreme Court verdict as far as the floor test is concerned as it has the majority number with it.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao asked the police department to prepare a list for the purpose.

Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas's statement came amid a political crisis in Rajasthan due to rebellion in the Congress, which the party has been blaming on the BJP.

The Gandhis may end up dumping Pilot for the sake of the party. But this also reflects the fact that they have been unable to help their own.

Having started as a corporator in early 1970s, Lalji Tandon entered the upper house of the UP legislature a decade later.

MLA Debendra Nath Roy's widow had filed the petition before the court on Friday seeking a probe by the central agency into his death, alleging that he was murdered.

Pawar's comment was seen as a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the the trust has invited the latter to lay the foundation stone either on August 3 or 5.

Heavy rains caused waterlogging in parts of Delhi, including at Minto Bridge where a 56-year-old man died allegedly due to drowning after his mini-truck was submerged.

Addressing the media, AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said neither the Congress has any future nor can it give any future to this country and his party, with fresh blood and invigorating force, needs to step up and become the alternative.

The state government has insisted that it is an approach road to a new bridge connecting Gopalganj to East Champaran that has been washed away, and not the bridge itself as alleged by opposition leaders like Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav.

The JD(S) patriarch made this admission as he called on the leaders and workers to 'revitalise' the party that has "lost shine", in a year's time, in the run up to the preparation for the next assembly polls that is likely in 2023.