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The petitioner had contended that Jayalalithaa had not attracted disqualification (as Chief Minister) and Panneerselvam taking oath as CM was usurpation of office.

BJP's best electoral performance in the state so far has been winning 16 seats out of the 20 contested by the party in 1987, when Devi Lal-led INLD had swept to power.

on Wednesday, Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav in his inaugural speech had also attacked Modi government's silence over repeated Chinese intrusions.

No case was registered till late Wednesday night but Rokde said the matter has been referred to the state election department for action.

The 32-year-old leader said that he has worked for the the people and hence earned the ticket.

Tamil politicians and political workers have given an entirely new meaning to the word 'sycophancy'.

"Deeply concerned by reports of 5 killed&50 injured in Pakistani shelling today. Over 100 ceasefire violations on LoC since BJP came to power!," Tharoor tweeted.

Congress workers protest demanding immediate resignation of Prakash Javadekar accusing him of forcing Doordarshan to go for live telecast of Mohan Bhagwat's speech.

Sudhakaran's marriage, dubbed as "mother of all weddings" was held in 1995 when Jayalalithaa was the chief minister.

Gadkari was in the city to campaign for BJP candidates Sudhir Mungatiwar and Nana Shamkule who are contesting Maharashtra assembly polls.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more Facebook fans in the US than most current members of Congress, governors and other political candidates, according to a media report.

Hitting out at Congress' poll manifesto released on Wednesday, he said, "I read Congress' manifesto, they have failed to even list out ten real achievements of theirs during past ten years of rule."

Athawale claims that his decision is aimed at promoting the RPI at the national level and to help the Dalits sharing the power with the BJP.

Nearly 1.61 crore people will use their right to vote and nearly 74 lakh of them are women.

The two leaders also said their countries would work to ensure that economic growth brought better livelihoods for all people.

A group of nine American lawmakers in a letter to Obama urged him to raise the issues during talks with Modi.