Politics

Revanth Reddy, who had aggressively campaigned for the state polls , will focus primarily on a few Lok Sabha seats

Taking a dig at critics of the scheme, Arun Jaitley said that the Congress had announced a Rs 72,000-crore farm loan waiver but had actually disbursed about Rs 52,000 crore.

The actor-politician said she even contemplated suicide when her morphed pictures went viral on social media.

While the underlying points put forward by the parties were relatively similar, the BJP played out a video for officials, which showed the violence unleashed on its party workers before the Panchayat elections in 2018.

Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats and the Congress usually contests in 16 seats, the IUML in two and the Kerala Congress (Mani) and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in one each.

Saroj Pandey cited Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement who had termed Priyanka Gandhi's appointment as a "trump card" move.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress governments did not waive farm loans in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, despite promising to do so before the Assembly polls in these states, and added that Gandhi's announcement was a "same kind of sop".

Shivpal Yadav is believed to have an influence in the Firozabad and adjoining districts and is capable of giving a tough fight to the incumbent MP and his nephew Akshay Yadav.

While Gandhi got a front row seat, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad was seen seated in the second row behind Gandhi, unlike last year when both of them were made to sit in the sixth row.

The chief minister, who inaugurated the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Rail and half-a-dozen infrastructure projects, also took on rivals Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.

The protests against the Bill are an attempt to create a fight against the believer of Indian culture and heritage, Sarma, the convenor of North East Democratic Alliance, said.

SP-BSP's calculations about the 'Congress Factor' seems to have been disturbed. The two regional heavy weights might now have to rethink their calculations and try and work out some understanding with the grand old party.

Priyanka Gandhi's official entry into the political arena suggests that Congress is banking on her charisma to revive itself in a region, where it has been struggling to make any real political inroads in recent years.

Move to invite Maharashtra CM and PM is being seen in political circles as Sena extending an olive branch to the saffron party

BJP spokesperson Prem Shukla's remarks came amid uncertainty over prospects of an alliance between the Sena and the BJP for upcoming Lok Sabha and Maharashtra assembly elections.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said the Congress should show "large-heartedness" in leadership role and accommodate regional parties.