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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.

In Odisha, 3 candidates supported by the BJP Manmohan Samal, Sujit Kumar and BJP-backed Independent Dilip Ray won three of the four seats.

Bihar Rajya Sabha Elections: Who were the 4 opposition MLAs who didn't turn up to vote? Who were NDA's candidates?

The initiative, which Nishikant Dubey has been quietly working on for some time, is expected to be opened to the public in the coming days

Other notable candidates include PC George from Poonjar, R Sreelekha from Vattiyoorkavu, and Padmaja Venugopal from Thrissur.

R Ashok expressed strong dissatisfaction with the functioning of the government and said the developments in the House reflected an unprecedented situation

Deve Gowda urged Sonia Gandhi, as a senior leader in the Opposition, to advise Congress leaders and MPs to restore discipline and uphold parliamentary norms

The SP leader further criticised the government over the ongoing LPG crisis, saying the term LPG now stands for lapata gas.

With six candidates in the fray for five seats, the election has turned into a test of legislative arithmetic, alliance discipline and possible cross-voting

In the 2021 election, the LDF secured a historic victory, winning 99 seats. The UDF secured 41 seats and the NDA was unable to open its account

The BJPs rise from a marginal presence to the principal challenger to the Trinamool Congress has fundamentally altered the political equation

In the 2021 election, the DMK returned to power after nearly a decade in opposition by winning 133 seats. The AIADMK secured 66 seats, Congress got 18 & BJP landed four seats

Illegal immigration from Bangladesh has long been one of the most contentious issues in Assam

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.

Congress MLA K Raghavendra Hitnal caused a stir in Karnataka by wearing an Rs 18 lakh Hublot watch, which he clarified was borrowed for a day.

The Samajwadi Partys renewed focus on Brahmin issues also comes at a time when it has been trying to consolidate its political gains from recent elections

PM Modi also alleged that the Congress neglected Indias Northeast, allowing the Barak Valley access to the sea while delineating borders during independence and partition.

Around 12 Congress legislators from Odisha were flown from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru late on Thursday night and are currently staying at a resort near Bidadi on the city's outskirts

The outreach forms part of a nationwide campaign marking 100 years of RSS, an effort aimed not merely at expansion, but also at building what the Sangh describes as Sajjan Shakti

Shivakumar maintained that the use of AI in government administration requires extensive research and careful consideration before any formal decisions can be taken

PM Modi said the Congress was spreading misinformation during the ongoing war in West Asia and was misleading the country.

As the Tamil Nadu election nears, Vijay has been nudged in multiple ways to join the NDA camp

While Bengals demographics worry the Centre, SIR may fix It, hopes the BJP

Ever since the Congress government was formed in May 2023, wide speculation has persisted that a power-sharing arrangement existed between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar

The former J&Kchief minister escaped unhurt after a 63-year-old local man, Kamal Singh Jamwal, fired at him from close range with a licensed pistol on Wednesday night

As part of the proposed arrangement within the ruling alliance, Kumars son Nishant Kumar is expected to be appointed Deputy Chief Minister.

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah informed that he does not know the accused and has no information about him.

Nadda on Thursday defended the central government amid allegations levelled by the Congress party over the attack on former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.

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.