Mizoram assembly speaker Hiphei quits Congress, joins BJP

In a sudden development with assembly election at the doorstep, Mizoram legislative assembly speaker and senior Congress leader Hiphei has resigned from his post, party and also from the house and joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. Read More
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J&K BJP secretary, his brother shot dead in Kishtwar, region tense

In a suspected militant attack, the Bhartiya Janata Party state secretary and his brother were shot dead from very close range in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, on Thursday. Read More
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In Bengal, BJP plans more Muslim candidates for LS election

The Bhartiya Janata Party, with an aim to win a large chunk of minority votes in West Bengal, is contemplating to field more Muslim candidates in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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CPM urges Chhattisgarh voters to vote for Congress against BJP

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has asked voters of Chhattisgarh to vote for the Congress to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates in the upcoming assembly poll where the CPM and other Left parties have not fielded any candidate. Read More
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In Kerala, BJP to launch rath yatra to ‘save’ Sabarimala

The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to launch a rath yatra in Kerala in support of Sabarimala devotees and to “save” the customs and traditions of the famous Ayyappa temple. Read More
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In Rajasthan, Jaswant Singh’s son Manvendra joins Congress

Manvendra Singh, rebel BJP MLA from Rajasthan and son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet, has on Wednesday, joined hands with the Congress ahead of the state assembly election in Rajasthan. Read More
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In Goa, two Congress MLAs quit party, to join BJP

In a major setback to the Congress, its two members of legislative assembly have announced their exit from Congress. Legislators Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar have also confirmed that they are joining the Bhartiya Janata Party. Read More
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To woo MP farmers, Chouhan is counting on crop-insurance sop

The Bhartiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh is trying to woo farmers in the upcoming assembly election by offering them two major schemes of crop insurance. Read More
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Civic poll: In Phase 2, 78.6% turnout in Jammu, 3.4% in Kashmir

The second of four-phased municipal election in Jammu & Kashmir witnessed a contrast voting patterns with Jammu registering voting of a total of 78.6 per cent of over 1.28 lakh voters and Kashmir as low as 3.4 per cent of 2.20 lakh voters. Read More
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Will go solo in LS poll if we don’t get ‘respectable’ seat share: Maya

Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and the Bahujan Samaj Party chief, Mayawati, has put an end to the speculations of alliance with the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha election by announcing that her party will rather contest the election alone than beg for seats. Read More
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