Unexpected: Kharge, Rahul on Maha poll results
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the outcome of the Maharashtra Assembly elections was unexpected.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the outcome of the Maharashtra Assembly elections was unexpected.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) has proved it's supremacy in the November 13 by - polls winning five of the seven Rajasthan assembly seats, leaving one each for the traditional rivals Congress and the emerging political force Bharatiya Aadiwasi Party (BAP).
Following the electoral debacle of Congress in Assembly elections BRS working president KT Rama Rao slammed the party for its inability to stand up against the BJP and claimed that the regional parties continue to be the future of India.
In a major setback to the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh, party candidate and state Forest Minister Ramniwas Rawat lost to his Congress rival Mukesh Malhotra by more than 7,000 votes on Saturday in the Vijaypur bypoll.
Congress nominee Manoj Rawat, who had previously won the seat in 2017, managed only 18,192 votes (33.42 per cent). Independent candidate Tribhuvan Singh also played a significant role, securing 9,266 votes (17.1 per cent) and reportedly diverting a substantial portion of Congress' voter base.
The Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra. According to a communiqué issued by the Congress general secretary in-charge of Organisation KC Venugopal, the party's Central Election Commission (CEC) has selected the candidates.
Gandhi along with senior party leaders including Ajay Maken and Rajeev Shukla visited Kharge at his residence here on the occasion. The Congress chief cut a cake in their presence.
As Maharashtra gears up for the upcoming assembly elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance has made a significant move by finalising a seat-sharing formula.
Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has accused the Congress government of stopping Jan Manch program due to political malice.
Allegations of horse-trading have shaken Kerala’s ruling Left Front, with NCP MLA Thomas K Thomas accused of offering Rs 100 crore to two MLAs to persuade them to join the NCP Ajith Pawar group.
