Bengaluru, 1 June (IANS) Winning and retaining the confidence of Karnataka’s AHINDA communities in the post-Siddaramaiah era is likely to be one of the biggest political challenges facing Chief Minister-designate and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, according to political observers and party insiders. The issue has gained significance after the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) elected Shivakumar as its leader, paving the way for a leadership transition in the state. Announcing the…
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Bhopal, June 1 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday criticised the latest hike in commercial LPG cylinder prices and demanded tax cuts from the Central government to provide relief to consumers and small businesses. Commercial LPG cylinder prices were increased again from Sunday, with rates rising by up to Rs 44 across Madhya Pradesh. In Bhopal, the price of a commercial cylinder has reached Rs 3,116.50.The rate now stands at Rs 3,222.50 in …
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) With the Legislative Council election fever gripping Maharashtra, a massive wave of rebellion has hit both the ruling MahaYuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Several high-profile leaders have defied official party dictates to file independent nomination papers, threatening the official seat-sharing arrangements.The scale of rebellion is particularly severe within the MahaYuti alliance, leaving top leadership scrambling to pacify disgruntled aspirants a…
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Newly appointed Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Kewal Singh Dhillon, will formally assume charge of the party’s state unit on June 3 at a function here, party General Secretary Anil Sarin said on Monday. The charge-taking ceremony is expected to witness the presence of a large number of senior party leaders and workers from across the state. Prominent leaders, including former state presidents, national office-bearers, Union ministers, Members of Parlia…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Karnataka Opposition Leader R. Ashoka on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging financial mismanagement, rising debt, and an unsustainable fiscal situation in the state. He also criticised the leadership transition from outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar.Addressing a press conference, Ashoka said Siddaramaiah had “silently walked away” from what he described as a “broken-down administration,…
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Telangana’s minister for transport and backward classes welfare Ponnam Prabhakar demanded that Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan apologise to people of Telangana before organising a public meeting here. Reacting to reported plans of Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena to hold a public meeting titled ‘Nava Nirmana Sabha’ in Hyderabad, the minister said on Monday that the actor-politician should first apologise for what he called hurting Telangana’s self-respe…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) After winning the recently concluded West Bengal elections through various unfair means, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using the state police to break the Trinamool Congress from inside, alleged Mamata Banerjee on Monday. She claimed that many MLAs were first receiving threat calls from the police, warning them to refrain from party-related activities or face cases under the Arms Act and the Narcotics Act.“After that, the same MLAs are receiving calls from differen…
Patna, June 1 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding the government bungalow at 10 Circular Road in Patna has intensified, with a sharp exchange of allegations between the ruling NDA and the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The dispute centres on former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s continued occupancy of the residence despite notices issued by the state government directing her to vacate the premises.The bungalow has been allotted to Bihar’s Minister for Dairy, Fisheries and A…
Jaipur, June 1 (IANS) After nearly two and a half years, the Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filled one of its most crucial organisational posts, appointing veteran RSS-BJP organiser Ajaey Kumar as State General Secretary (Organisation) at a time when the party is preparing for local body elections and grappling with certain challenges. The appointment is being viewed as far more than a routine organisational reshuffle. The post had remained vacant since January 2024, when the Organis…
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Punjab BJP’s newly appointed president, Keval Singh Dhillon, on Monday asserted that the state is falling behind on the development front and claimed that only a BJP government can accelerate its growth and prosperity.In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Dhillon, the first Jat Sikh to be appointed president of the BJP’s Punjab unit, said states governed by the BJP have witnessed rapid progress, while Punjab has failed to keep pace due to the absence of a BJP-led gover…