Politics

ULB elections are scheduled to take place in four phases beginning October 8 and the panchayat polls will be held in November-December in nine phases.

Nobody was injured in the attack that took place at around 1 am on the Sardhana MLA's residence in the Lalkurti area here, they said, adding that the hand grenade, however, did not go off.

Slamming Congress, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said, "All scamsters felt protected under the Congress-led UPA government."

Sibal said if the government did not come out with truth as to who benefited by "sidelining" public-sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in the Rafale deal, the matter would be decided in the "people's court".

Criticising AIADMK for holding the protests, DMK has alleged that it was a bid to divert attention from the corruption charges AIADMK faced.

The family's relations with Raje worsened after BJP stalwart Jaswant Singh was denied the party ticket from Barmer-Jaisalmer Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said what applies to Chhattisgarh, certainly dose not automatically apply to states such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the time has come to "show red eyes to Pakistan and display strong demeanour and not just vaunt about a "56-inch chest".

The government should take steps to fulfil "at least one promise" made to Hindus of the country, keeping their sentiments in mind, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said.

The Shiv Sena alleged that the BJP's ruling allies — Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Goa Forward Party — were trying to destabilise the government, as leaders of these parties were vying for the top post in the state.

Telangana Assembly was dissolved on September six -- more than eight months ahead of the expiry of its term -- on the recommendation of (now) Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

The cricketer-turned-politician's Congress party has been attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre over the Rafale fighter jet deal and alleged a scam worth several crore rupees in the matter.

Keshav Prasad Maurya said the opposition's main aim was to stop Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He said the opposition leaders were frustrated, dejected and sad as their efforts were not yielding desired results.

While both Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia have been pitched as the CM face of the Congress, none of them has announced plans to contest the election.

The Samajwadi Secular Morcha has also offered a ticket to Mulayam from his bastion Mainpuri for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

As per the T20 formula, BJP has set a target for every worker to visit at least 20 houses in their area and publicise the Narendra Modi-led government's achievements while having tea.