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From the BJP's deputy CM Samrat Choudhary to old hand Sanjiv Chaurasiya many names are being spoken of in party circles as a probable CM face
The pact forms part of a grand alliance of 21 parties led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Sources said JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar may step down as Bihar CM on being elected to the Rajya Sabha for which he will reportedly file nomination papers tomorrow
The buzz is that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may step down from the states top post after being elected to the Rajya Sabha
Bihar Minister Shrawon Kumar endorsed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant, for politics, stating JD(U) cleared his path.
Congress leader Husain Dalwai suggested the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final be held in Mumbai, calling it the eal home of cricket. India faces England in the semi-final tomorrow.
Vijay emphasised that Tamil Nadu is TVK, and TVK is Tamil Nadu, adding that all divisions will be set aside and the TVK team will emerge victorious.
The BJP on Wednesday announced the names of four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Maharashtra.
With nearly 15 years of anti-incumbency working against the party, the leadership is believed to be keen on introducing fresh faces and giving prominence to younger candidates
The Congress party released its first list of 42 candidates for the Assam assembly election, including Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, who will contest from Jorhat.
The announcement comes at a time when discussions around the Chief Ministers post and internal dynamics within the Congress have intensified.
The Karnataka CM clarified that Congress MLAs are loyal to the party rather than to individuals and possess the freedom to express personal opinions
In Bihar, the BJP has placed its bets on Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar, while in Odisha, it has chosen Manmohan Samal, the state president who led the party to a historic win
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.
Responding to the allegations, state Congress leaders have dismissed them as politically motivated, arguing that claims of intelligence surveillance are unfounded and exaggerated
Deputy CM Shivakumar urged Kannada organisations abroad to provide confidence to the stranded people, as the closure of major transit hubs continues to disrupt travel & commerce
Calling it the complete politicisation of administration, Ashoka said the state machinery exists to protect the people of Karnataka, not to protect your chair.
With elections approaching in Kerala, Assam, and West Bengal, and major polls later in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, the Congress appears keen to consolidate the Muslim voter base
Has Indias Opposition failed to present an alternative vision or is the government deflecting from real issues by branding criticism as anti-national?
Speaking at the News18 Rising Bharat Summit, Gupta said the ledgers of the Delhi government were proof of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)s corruption
ECI published West Bengal's final electoral roll after SIR, deleting 63 lakh voters and adding 1.8 lakh.
If a judge can cross from the Bench to the political battlefield, Didi appears to be signalling, so can a police chief from the force.
Meneka Guruswamy is a lawyer who represented the Chief Minister in the IPAC case.
The political temperature rose further as KP Bhagyraj, a former KPCC media secretary, wrote to the high command, urging them to consider Shivakumars 'sacrifice and contribution'
Commenting on the shirtless protest of Youth Congress leaders at the AI Summit in New Delhi, Ranaut termed the incident deplorable and said it must be called out
In its discharge order, the court held that there were large gaps, contradictions, and statements that were not based on independent evidence in the chargesheet filed by the CBI
While BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi accused Congress of sullying the country's image by protesting at the AI Summit, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate called it a constitutional right
Delhi liquor policy case: Besides Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, 21 more, including BRS leader K Kavitha, were discharged in the case; all you need to know, explained
Bahujan Samaj Party has announced four candidates for 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls, aiming for a Brahmin-Muslim-Dalit alliance to regain ground.

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