In Maharashtra, according to the seat-sharing arrangement within the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress contested the majority of seats--101--and was expected to lead the alliance. However, the party managed to win only 16 seats.
“AAP should first fulfill its promise to provide the women Rs 1,000 per month under ‘Mahila Samman Rashi’ scheme and clear the pension arrears of the widows which is still pending,” he said.
The newly-elected Congress MP, Priyanka Gandhi, on Monday while reacting to the Sambhal violence remarked that the Uttar Pradesh government itself spoiled the atmosphere in the state.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav promised that his party would provide potable water and regularise unauthorised colonies if voted to power in the 2025 assembly elections.
The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament.
Citing a NYT report that NewsClick was indirectly funded by China, the BJP leader linked it to Congress support to the news website when it was probed by a Central agency.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the Lok Sabha was restored on Monday and he was back in the House amid slogans of “Rahul Gandhi Zindabad” from members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties.
"No concrete efforts were made to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) during the Congress rule," Modi said while inaugurating the 'Haryana Kshetriya Panchayati Raj Parishad', a two-day event of the BJP.
Parliament is expected to face a logjam on Monday between Treasury and Opposition Benches as the government attempts to seek passage of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in Lok Sabha. The introduction of the bill last week was vehemently opposed by the Opposition.
Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Sunday projected Rahul Gandhi as the Opposition's face in next year's Lok Sabha elections.
