LS passes quota bill for ‘poor’, faces RS challenge now

The Constitution Amendment Bill, which provides for the provision of 10% quota for the economically weaker section in the general category, got approval from the Lok Sabha with 323 votes. Now, it will be presented in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday. Read More
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Modi govt announces 10% quota to ‘economically weaker section’

In a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the BJP-led NDA government, on Monday, approved a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category. Read More
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2019 Lok Sabha poll: Akhilesh and Mayawati to form alliance in UP

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh – the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party – are all set to form alliance with the aim to end the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance in the state. Read More
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Lok Sabha poll: In Bihar, political biggies try to woo Lalu’s RJD

Several political heavyweights have started sending feelers to the opposition RJD, after the NDA announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. 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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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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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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Chandrababu Naidu to meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi to discuss alliance

In his efforts to form a nationwide alliance against the Bhartiya Janata Party, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of Telugu Desam Party, Chandrababu Naidu, will meet the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi. Read More
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