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Speculations of a BJP-led NDA and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam alliance for Tamil Nadu polls ended after TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna's remarks against Rajinikanth.
Party insiders say Siddaramaiah is understood to have used the meeting to rally forces in his corner and understand the dynamics more closely, while sending out a signal of unity
Party leaders said the disciplinary steps were necessary to protect the organisations credibility, especially after the Rajya Sabha polls.
TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna's recent remarks that the DMK threatened Rajinikanth over entering politics has snowballed into a big controversy in Tamil politics and fan culture
Four opposition MLAs three from the Congress and one from the RJD failed to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha election.
Instead of employment-driven prosperity, Bengal increasingly operates on state-supported consumption including cash transfers, subsidised food, pensions and grants
The contest for the fifth Rajya Sabha seat swung in the NDAs favour after three Congress MLAs and one RJD legislator failed to turn up for voting.
The results came after counting began more than five hours late following complaints lodged by both the BJP and Congress over alleged violations during voting.
Amit Shah claimedthat the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, pocketed Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget.
Congress alleged that Rs five crore was offered to each MLAs to cross vote in favour of BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls.
Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah informed that he does not know the accused and has no information about him.
Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, however, told CNN-News18 that the current pendency was due to inaction during the previous BJP governments tenure
President Murmu had questioned why Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not receive her and also pointed to the change of venue and the low turnout at the programme.
Reacting to the development, Rahul Gandhi said that Indias foreign policy should be shaped by the will of its people and rooted in the countrys history and values.
According to the Congress, the sinking of the Iranian vessel represented an act of maritime warfare that had brought an open-ended conflict close to India.
Sonia Gandhi argued that such silence reflected a departure from Indias long-standing foreign policy based on sovereignty, non-intervention and adherence to international law.
ECI published West Bengal's final electoral roll after SIR, deleting 63 lakh voters and adding 1.8 lakh.

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