Apna Dal says it will contest for 10 UP LS seats, including Varanasi

New Delhi: The rift between the ruling the BJP and Apna Dal (Sonelal) – its key ally in the National Democratic Alliance – increased further Read More
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Haryana moots farmers’ pension as Congress drums up loan waiver

The BJP government in Haryana is reportedly considering a pension scheme for farmers by expanding the Centre’s Atal Pension Yojana ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Ahead of Lok Sabha election, BJP battles desertion of NDA allies

The Bharatiya Janata Party is facing heat from its allies after its defeat in the recently-concluded assembly elections in five states. Smaller allies are now demanding “due respect” and “fair” share of seats in next year’s Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Ahead of LS poll, Shivpal Yadav counts Congress as possible ally

Although Yadav sought the inclusion of his party in the SP-BSP alliance to fight the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, he has mentioned the Congress’s name for the first time. Read More
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SP, BSP MLAs hold meeting over exclusion from MP cabinet

Kamal Nath, the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, has kept out two Bahujan Samaj Party and one Samajwadi Party MLA from his 28-member cabinet, which took oath of office on Tuesday. Read More
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Opposition sees red at Stalin’s proposal of Rahul as PM pick

Many senior members of opposition parties have reacted to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin’s proposal of Rahul Gandhi’s name as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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‘Dejected’ and ‘betrayed’ Upendra Kushwaha quits NDA

Union minister and RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha has resigned from his post as minister of state for human resource development as well as from the NDA after a scuffle with ruling government over seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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BJP slams opposition meeting, asks them to name their PM pick

Top leaders of opposition parties are scheduled to meet in Delhi to form an anti-BJP alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha election. Ridiculing the meeting BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has asked the parties to first name their PM candidate for the election. Read More
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Madhuri Dixit may contest on BJP ticket from Pune in LS poll

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to rope in renowned Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit to contest from the Pune Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general election. Read More
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In Bihar, ally Kushwaha claims Nitish Kumar wants to step down

In a startling claim, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha said Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, doesn’t want to continue in office beyond the year 2020. Read More
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