Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Strongly hinting at a possible leadership change in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said he had met leaders at 10 Janpath, New Delhi, Sonia Gandhi’s residence, and added that “time will give the answer”.Speaking to the media in Delhi after visiting Sonia Gandhi’s residence, Shivakumar was asked whether he had met Priyanka Gandhi Vadra or Rahul Gandhi. He replied, “I have come to 10 Janpath. There is no nec…
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Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress crisis is taking a serious turn, with Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar’s loyalist MLA Iqbal Hussain directly urging Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give Shivakumar an opportunity.“You speak of equality and socialism; this is the time to put that ideology into practice,” MLA Iqbal Hussain said.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, Hussain said, “What we are asking is that our leader should also be give…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday appointed the constitution of the election committee for the upcoming assembly polls in Assam. The committee that consists of at least 35 members includes all prominent leaders of the opposition party. Assam state president Gaurav Gogoi, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Debabrata Saikia, two Lok Sabha MPs from the state—Rakibul Hussain and Pradyut Bordoloi, former state chiefs of the party—Bhupen Borah and…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) An FIR was registered on Monday in connection with a controversial letter circulated in the name of Union Minister and senior BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal, purportedly suggesting “course correction” ahead of the Assam Assembly elections scheduled later this year. A senior official said the complaint was lodged on Monday at the Parliament Street Police Station here by an authorised official of the Union Ministry, acting on the directions of Sonowal. Following the reg…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Expressing confidence of victory, Karnataka State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said in Delhi on Friday that there would be no polarisation in the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. “We will ensure that there is a full swing in Assam,” he underlined. Shivakumar has been appointed as the Assam election observer by the AICC.He was speaking to reporters after a meeting with the national leadership held at the residence of AICC President…
Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee has intensified political preparations ahead of January 12, 2026, marking the birthday of All India Congress Committee General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. In a directive issued by UPCC President Ajay Rai (former minister), district and city Congress presidents in key divisions including Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, Chitrakoot, Gorakhpur, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Agra, Meerut, Mirzapur, Gonda, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, an…
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) The regional outfit in Assam, Raijor Dal, has initiated preparations for its manifesto for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, party president Akhil Gogoi announced on Thursday.The draft manifesto was adopted at an extended executive committee meeting of the party and is likely to be released to the public by January 15.Akhil Gogoi said the final manifesto, after consultations, would be a people-centric document aimed at reshaping Assam’s future.Party leaders said the dra…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Responding to the high command’s decision to appoint him as the senior observer for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar said that he had no option but to accept the responsibility.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Thursday, Shivakumar said, “I don’t have any option. My option is whatever the party asks me to do, I have to do it. Being a Congressman, I have to work for the…
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) With the Assam Assembly elections drawing closer, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and state minister Atul Bora on Wednesday said the coming months would be decisive for strengthening regional political forces in the state, asserting that the party’s alliance with the BJP is a “natural tie-up” and will remain intact in the future as well.Addressing party workers, Bora said the AGP is gearing up to intensify its organisational activities and promote its vision of a…