Politics

Samskrita Bharti all India convener Dinesh Kamat said the organisation has organised such training for lawmakers in the past as well. It also has a chapter in the United States, he said.

In view of Aditya Thackeray’s latest experiment to connect with voters, social media platforms are busy reminding the Shiv Sena of their historical ‘Bajao Pungi-Hatao Lungi’ campaign launched by Bal Thackeray decades ago.

Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview to News18, denied there was any rift with the Sena camp over its statements that the next chief minister of Maharashtra should be a Shiv Sainik, but made the BJP’s position on the issue clear.

Assembly Elections 2019 LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address rallies in three districts of Maharashtra, including Akola, Partur, and Panvel. His campaign rallies come a day after the BJP released its manifesto for the state.

UP minister for sainik welfare Chetan Chauhan has claimed that no home guard would lose their job, but be employed for only 15 to 20 days. Alternate employment will also be made available to them.

Sharad Pawar's grandnephew is pitted against BJP leader and Water Conservation Minister Ram Shinde, the sitting MLA.

TMC leader Tapas Roy termed his allegations as unfortunate and said that the Governor himself was demeaning his chair by making such incorrect statements.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who is the Congress state unit legislature party leader, targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and alleged it had 'failed' to fulfill the promises made to the people.

Addressing an election rally at Ausa in Maharashtra's Latur district for the upcoming state polls, Gandhi said when the youth ask for jobs, the government tells them to watch the moon, in an apparent reference to ISRO's recent lunar mission Chandrayaan-2.

Asked about the manifesto of the BJP, Kumari Selja said NRC and Article 370 were not election issues.

Informing about the PM's schedule in Maharashtra, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, the Fadnavis government had given Rs 21,950 crore to farmers as crop insurance compensation in five years against the previous Congress-NCP's Rs 7,500 crore.

Sandeep Dikshit had written a letter to Chacko accusing him for the sudden demise of his mother, they said. The letter was written soon after Sheila Dikshit's death on July 20.

This is the first time Gandhi will campaign for the Congress in assembly elections after the party suffered a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha election. Gandhi is slated to address poll rallies for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana.

The remark comes amid reports of Rahul's close aides in the party being allegedly targeted and senior leader Salman Khursid's statement about a leadership 'vacuum' that caused a flutter in the Congress.

The Ministry of External Affairs had denied permission to the Delhi chief minister, saying that clearance from 'political angel' has been denied.

A party leader, speaking at the rally before Pawar, mentioned that the latter is crisscrossing the state for campaigning "at this age".