New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A political slugfest intensified on Wednesday over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls after the Supreme Court upheld the poll body’s authority to conduct the exercise.The verdict was hailed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders as a vindication of the party’s long-standing demand for cleaner voter rolls.The BJP argued that unchecked duplication and infiltration had distorted democratic processes in several states, particul…
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s recent claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government will fall within a year found support from the Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav. “He’s right,” Yadav said, answering a question during a press conference on Tuesday.”Once the SP comes to power in Uttar Pradesh, the Union government will fall,” he added.The Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is slated for early next year.Rahul …
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The cumulative petrol and diesel revision of just under Rs 5 a litre in three days this month is the “smallest material upward movement” of any major economy outside the directly subsidising Gulf producers, and the states that tax fuel most heavily are governed by the political opposition, according to data.For example, states with the highest pump prices concentrate in the Congress-ruled and INDIA-bloc south (Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) and in a single…
Valsad (Gujarat), May 21 (IANS) Member of Parliament from Gujarat’s Valsad, Dhaval Patel, on Thursday, alleged that the opposition INDIA bloc has considerably weakened in the wake of recent electoral developments, claiming that this has left Congress leader Rahul Gandhi frustrated.His remarks came in response to Gandhi’s statement during a public rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli, in which he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah “traitors” and accused them of …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In an ironic turn, the day that Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav announced that alliance with its partners would continue in future elections, several of his party members crossed over to the Congress ahead of next year’s Assembly poll. While defections are not new in India’s political landscape, the timing and scale of the move carry significant implications for the Opposition alliance strategy. The SP and Congress have earlier too entered into a tactic…
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched a sharp attack on the INDIA Bloc, claiming that the opposition alliance was formed solely to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lacked ideological unity. Talking to reporters after arriving in Guwahati to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Assam Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma, Fadnavis said the opposition coalition was politically inconsistent and internally divided.“There is actually no …
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday called the INDIA bloc, a “gang of opportunists” and also claimed that the leaders of the Opposition alliance do not have any “ideological faith or background”.His reaction followed after the Congress broke its alliance with the DMK and extended support to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for government formation in Tamil Nadu.Speaking to reporters here, Union Minister Joshi said: “We severely differ with DMK’…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In recent elections, several prominent Opposition leaders who positioned themselves as strong critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — such as Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, among others — have all faced major electoral setbacks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gaining ground in their strongholds. Tamil Nadu’s M.K. Stalin has also struggled to maintain momentum against the BJP’s expanding influence.These poll defeats highlight how Prime Ministe…
Bengaluru, May 6 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday alleged that the Congress has betrayed its ally DMK in Tamil Nadu and said parties in the INDIA bloc should introspect over the development.Speaking to reporters at the BJP’s party office in Bengaluru, Ashoka said the Congress, which had contested elections alongside the DMK in Tamil Nadu, has now abandoned the party. He claimed that the true nature of the Congress has been e…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) After Mamata Banerjee announced that she would not step down from her position as Chief Minister, the BJP stated on Wednesday that the election results reflect the will of democracy and that she should accept the defeat and apologise. Speaking to IANS, BJP Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Sharma said, “The question of resignation does not arise, as her tenure has already ended and the public has not given her the mandate to continue. It appears as though she wants to remain in…