The Assam Congress has strongly criticized the police case filed against its leader Rahul Gandhi over his "Indian state" remark during the inauguration of the ‘Indira Bhavan’ in New Delhi.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday morning said that his party was contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi on the issue of development, implying that the ruckus between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parvesh Verma and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Arvind Kejriwal got into a car accident was their own to deal with.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will lead the party's campaign for February 5 Delhi assembly polls.
Ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Delhiites to vote only for the grand old party in the polls asserting that his party only can fulfill their needs.
In the lead-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Sunday urged the Dalit community not to vote for the BJP or AAP, accusing both parties of causing significant harm to the community.
There may be changes in electoral understandings between ruling Trinamul Congress and rivals, CPM-led Left and Congress in Bengal if the latter perform better in the Assembly polls in five states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, ahead of the general elections in the country early next year.
As counting of votes began at 8 am on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections amid tight security
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress MP and opposition leader in the Parliament, on Saturday expressed desire to project Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay as chief minister to fight elections in the state.
Counting of votes polled in the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana will start today with the BJP and the Congress eagerly waiting for the outcome of the electoral exercise in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
All the exit polls predicted a clean sweep for the Congress.
