BJP to milk EWS quota, Citizenship Bill to attract Bengal Hindu votes

The BJP believes that the Citizenship Bill will attract the large number of Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, living in the state, towards the party while the EWS quota will attract the substantial tribal population that the state has, especially in the Jhargram and Purulia areas. Read More
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Mamata showcases opposition unity, calls for overthrowing Modi

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sounded the bugle for the 2019 Lok Sabha election with a massive show of opposition strength at a rally in Kolkata, on Saturday. At least 20 top opposition leaders attended her rally. Read More
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Siddaramaiah orders Karnataka Congress MLAs to attend meeting

All the Congress MLAs, who were reported to have rebelled earlier, have confirmed that they are very much part of the party and the reports of their defection are false. Read More
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MP moves to drop BJP-era cases against Congress workers, activists

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet, led by chief minister Kamal Nath, has initiated a new procedure for withdrawal of cases lodged against Congress workers, farmers and social activists registered by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the last 15 years. Read More
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Karnataka: BJP’s ‘Op Lotus’ fails as Congress rebel MLAs backtrack

The Bharatiya Janata Party failed yet again at installing its government in Karnataka after its efforts to topple the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government with Congress rebel MLAs after the MLAs backtracked at the last moment. Read More
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After Karnataka, BJP political manoeuvring reported in MP

Media reports citing a “senior Congress source” said the BJP has stepped up its effort to make a real push to topple the Madhya Pradesh government and the saffron rival could be keener to bring about a regime change in the state. Read More
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SC stalls BJP’s Bengal rath yatra for now citing state’s concerns

Earlier, a two-judge bench of the Calcutta high court stayed the permission of a single bench order of the same court that gave the BJP the go-ahead for the yatra. Read More
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LS poll: Akhilesh, Mayawati in tie-up, to contest 38 seats each in UP

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, and Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. They would contest 38 seats each from the state Read More
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Ex-CMs Raje, Chouhan, Raman Singh appointed BJP vice-chiefs

On Thursday the BJP appointed the three ex-chief ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh Read More
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Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, NE in shutdown

Apart from the opposition Congress and the Left parties, several other parties, including some BJP allies, vehemently opposed the bill. Read More
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