Tag: Politics
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Politicians across the spectrum unite in J&K
Six parties in Jammu and Kashmir came together under the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration which will fight for the restoration of Article 370. More than a year ago, anticipating a constitutional earthquake in the offing, political leaders across the spectrum met at Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence to sign a declaration ensuring that regional ... -
Being in the NDA is costing Nitish Muslim votes
The JD(U) is losing the trust of Muslim voters in the state due to its association with the BJP. Making up 17% of the population, the Muslims of Bihar are an important vote to covet. But BJP’s aggressive position on Muslims is alienating them from the Janata Dal (United). Nitish Kumar, who has been the ... -
Khusbhu Sundar quits Congress in TN, joins BJP
The actor-turned-politician had been a prominent face and the national spokesperson for the party in the state for the past six years. Ending months-long speculation about a growing rift with the party, actor-turned-politician and national spokesperson, Khusbhu Sundar, announced her resignation from the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in an event ... -
BJP’s cultural wing launches ‘justice for Sushant’ posters ahead of Bihar polls
While the Bihar Assembly polls are only a month away, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)’s cultural wing has launched a poster of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Despite the fact that the party asserted that Rajput’s death isn’t a matter for elections, yet its cultural wing is using this for campaigning in the ... -
Fate of Rajasthan government to be decided by the high court
A petition by Sachin Pilot and his rebel MLAs against the disqualification notices sent to them is coming for hearing tomorrow. A bitter drama has been playing out in Rajasthan since last week with Sachin Pilot in open rebellion against his party. While he has said that he is not joining the BJP, political pundits ... -
Sachin Pilot’s gambit in Rajasthan fails
Stripped of his cabinet position and presidency of the state unit, all eyes are on the young Congressman in anticipation of his next move. After Sachin Pilot and his MLAs failed to attend the second consecutive Congress Legislative Party meeting on Tuesday, it was decided to remove him from the post of Deputy Chief Minister ... -
Congress corners the government on China
The Congress party has been having a bitter war of words with the government over the stand-off in Galwan Valley, Ladakh and its handling of the crisis. Ahead of the special Congress Working Committee, party president Rahul Gandhi tweeted a picture of Pangong Lake, clicked by his father Rajiv, asking if China has intruded into ... -
Sonu Sood denies rumours about political ambitions
Sonu Sood,the Bollywood actor, who has been helping thousands of stranded migrants reach home, said that he has no intentions of joining any political party. Actor Sonu Sood has been trending on the news and social media for several weeks now since he began his efforts to send home migrants stranded due to the lockdown. ...