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The committee was headed by senior party MP Mohammed Salim. The matter will now be discussed in the next state committee meeting on August 7-8. It is not yet clear what action the party will take against Ritabrata.

Patel was reacting to the income tax raids on Karanataka energy minister’s residence and 39 other premises including the resort where Congress had moved its 44 Gujarat MLAs

This is the first time in its history, the Rajya Sabha will not have a single candidate from Bengal’s Left parties. The first left candidate to be part of the Upper House was Bhupesh Gupta of the undivided Communist Party in 1952.

The lawyer has sought cancellation of Nitish Kumar's membership as per the Election Commission's 2002 order stating it is mandatory for candidates to disclose criminal cases against them in their affidavits annexed to nomination papers.

Shah made his displeasure clear at the BJP parliamentary party meeting and said a day after the government suffered an embarrassment in the House when a united opposition ensured the passage of amendments to a Constitution amendment bill on backward class...

Ahmed Patel, or AP as he is known as in political circles, is fighting a prestige battle as his loss would be seen as a loss of face for Sonia Gandhi as well — as he happens to be her political secretary.

The party said she has hurt the sentiments of the people and asked the BJP to explain what kind of freedom is being advocated by their coalition partner (PDP) in the Jammu and Kashmir government and the chief minister.

Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday alleged that Gujarat government, led by BJP, was "intimidating bribing Congress MLAs" to join its ranks.

Sources told CNN-News18 that Congress shifted 16 MLAs from central and south Gujarat to Neejanad Resort in Anand while another 11 from Saurashtra were made to stay at a farmhouse near Rajkot on Friday.

Kumar, 66, had resigned on Wednesday as chief minister to break ranks with his allies--Lalu Yadav's RJD party and the Congress and formed a new coalition with the BJP.

This is the first direct attack by the Congress against Naidu, and it came after the BJP chose to criticise the opposition’s V-P pick Gopalkrishna Gandhi on his statement over mercy petitions for terrorists.

Malishka had recently roasted the the Shiv Sena-run MCGM over potholes and terrible infrastructure through a parody song. The song highlighted Mumbai’s plight during monsoons – from potholed roads to slow trains.

Shabnam Mausi Bano, who became India’s first transgender MLA in 1998, says RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav betrayed her when she sought re-election on an RJD ticket in 2008. Besides failing to keep financial support and campaigning promises, Lalu laughed off...

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Aam Aadmi Party has already announced its support to Meira Kumar after a decision taken by its political affairs committee.

Tejashwi said that earlier the BJP was afraid of his father Lalu Prasad Yadav and targeted him and now they are targeting him.

Samuel is also been asked to appear on Wednesday and both of them are likely to reach CBI office at Nizam Palace around 11 am in South Kolkata.