The desire to catch the eye of central leaders sometimes results in avoidable controversies, opportunistic campaigns, and factional infighting

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut took a defiant stance after Tamil Nadu Congress leader KS Alagiri stoked a controversy by saying the actor-turned-politician must be slapped.

Taking a swipe at AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, Palaniswami recalled that former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had expelled him from the AIADMK in 2011.

In an interaction with BJP workers in Bihar's Rohtas, Amit Shah said Rahul Gandhi and his allies are giving jobs to infiltrators instead of Indian youth.

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters.

Thackeray said several leaders who had shifted to Eknath Shinde camp were keen to return but made it clear that the future of the rebels lay in the hands of the partys workers

BJP mocked Rahul Gandhi and questioned his claims, which he termed as hydrogen bomb, and said that his omb was a dud.

At the press conference, Gandhi alleged that voters were deleted en masse from the Grand Old Partys strongholds in Karnataka during the 2023 assembly election

Citing the example of fake applications in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi alleged that voter names were deleted using software.

The veteran politician said personal milestones should be kept above political rivalries as he revealed that he had extended wishes to PM Modi on his 75th birthday

The SGPC, citing violation of maryada (religious code of conduct), suspended a preacher and an attendant, dismissed a granthi from service.

KS Alagiri sparked controversy by saying Kangana Ranaut should be slapped if she visits Tamil Nadu, criticizing her for past remarks about women activists.

The statue of late Meenatai Thackeray, the wife of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, at Shivaji Park here was defaced with oil paint on Wednesday.

BJP leaders and workers, who are also swayamsevaks, are expected to join these programmes across different parts of West Bengal on Mahalaya

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin took a dig at actor-turned-politician Vijay by calling him a ewbie politician and also criticised the BJP and AIADMK during a rally in Karur.

Evidence has sparked Congress to challenge Shankar Singh Rawat and the state govt, triggering uproar in Rajasthan. The party demands transparency as the case remains under probe

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said promoting 'swadeshi' should become our nature and only then will the resolution of a prosperous India be fulfilled

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP fully supports the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, which is being conducted by the Election Commission

According to the sources in the EPS camp, the AIADMK general secretary has rejected the demand that the expelled party leaders be reinducted into the party.

As PM Modi turns 75 today, his political capital remains peerless

Sources said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami stood firm and reiterated to the BJP leadership that ousted leaders will not be brought back to the party

Tejashwi Yadav calls PM Modi's infiltration remarks in Bihar a diversion before elections, accusing BJP of using such issues to hide governance failures.

Titled 'Namo Pragati Dilli Baal Swar Se Rashtra Swar Tak', the song has been prepared by the Delhi education department for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday

BJP called Rahul Gandhi's Punjab flood visit a drama after police clashes. Floods killed 56, damaged crops on 1.98 lakh hectares; leaders criticized curbs.

Paswan, who targeted the Bihar government, especially Nitish Kumar, over the law and order situation in the past, said that the Janata Dal (U) leader is a strong link of the NDA

BJP leader Ashoka taunted Rahul Gandhi and demanded he speak up about the alleged electoral misconduct by his party in Malur

While kicking off his Bihar Adhikar Yatra, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly said that there is no confusion over the name.

Reacting to Afridi's comment, BJP said everyone who hates India finds an ally in Rahul Gandhi and Congress

PM Modi, who once faced scepticism about whether his charisma would last beyond a single term, has instead been the BJPs campaigner-in-chief for over a decade

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The minister added that even though the controversy was politically motivated, he was satisfied that it ultimately resulted in a solution for the man.

During Prime Minister's visit to Bihar's Purnea, Nitish Kumar asked the gathering to give him a standing ovation for the development projects in the state.

Congress MLAs claimed that the Assembly already had nine cameras, but two additional high-resolution cameras were allegedly used to record and observe the opposition side.

As per the complaint, Gudia Devi alleged that she was cheated of Rs 200 while filling out a form to avail the benefits of Rs 2500 under the Mai Bahin Yojana.

Nitish Kumar called his short-lived alliances with the RJD and Congress a mistake, saying the RJD-Congress combine always indulged in mischief when we shared power.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that religious conversion is a persons right and asked why anyone would convert if there was equality in the Hindu community.The CMs remark triggered a row, with the BJP challenging him to question Muslims on equality. n18oc_indian18oc_politicsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

PM Narendra Modi in Purnea accused Congress and RJD of threatening Bihar's honour over infiltration, and warned that every infiltrator will have to leave the country.

Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra said Siddaramaiah's political ideology is only to discredit the Hindu religion and Hindu practices and to appease followers of other religions.

The opposition attacked the Centre for allowing BCCI to go ahead with India vs Pakistan game, nearly five months after Pakistani terrorists killed 26 people in Pahalgam

For Congress, the Jubilee Hills victory is symbolic as it is the first big by-election since Revanth Reddy became CM. The win would boost partys confidence, strengthen their image

Both the regions are politically significant, with wins here influencing whether a party or coalition reaches a majority

Shiv Sena UBT, led by Uddhav Thackeray, protested the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match after the Pahalgam terror attack, calling it an insult; opposition leaders joined criticism.

PM Narendra Modi said as a devotee of Shiva, he can swallow all insults against him but cannot tolerate it when someone else is on the receiving end

Actor-turned-politician Vijay began his first election campaign for the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections, and accused both the BJP and DMK of cheating the people.

JP Nadda criticised Rahul Gandhi over SIR allegations and vote chori claims, praised NDA's Bihar growth, and condemned Congress for insulting slogans against PM Modi's mother.

Attacking Congress, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari called it shameful, and said this is an insult to India.

Akhilesh Yadav said that it's the Election Commissions responsibility to ensure that no vote is stolen anywhere.

Anil Vij sparked speculation about an internal rift within the BJP-led Haryana government by alleging that a parallel BJP was operating in Ambala.

Yadav penned an op-ed in The Hindu on Friday, where he defended the central governments decision to develop the Great Nicobar Island

Vijay, TVK President, begins his 98-day Tamil Nadu tour from Trichy on September 13, facing police restrictions. The campaign targets districts ahead of the Assembly poll.