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Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Congress 2019 manifesto to have budget, timeline for policies

The party’s high-profile 22-member manifesto committee is working to infuse the manifesto with credible alternatives instead of just promises.

25 Nov 2018 12:28 AM

BJP president Amit Shah and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after a meeting on Lok Sabha poll strategy.

Ambitious RLSP scripts own ‘exit’ from 2019 NDA

Kushwaha has been upset with the BJP at being offered less number of seats for the 2019 general elections.

17 Nov 2018 1:36 AM

When asked whether it is possible for Congress to come to power on its own, the former external affairs minister said 'it is obviously difficult today'. (Photo: File | PTI)

Oppn alliance should not be at 'cost of containing Congress': Salman Khurshid

The allies should also be ready to make sacrifices and adjustments for defeating the BJP in the 2019 general elections, he said.

21 Oct 2018 3:30 PM

Before that, the RSS’ working committee meeting will take place on October 31 in Mumbai, where Ram Mandir will be on top of the agenda.

BJP unlikely to bring in law for building Ram Mandir

The BJP-led NDA government is expected to wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue.

21 Oct 2018 4:28 AM

Cong must respect smaller parties for rainbow coalition, says Jayant Chaudhary

Farm distress key issue in our campaign: RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary.

08 Oct 2018 4:42 AM

Vijay Mallya had claimed in London that he had met the finance minister before leaving for the UK, drawing a rebuttal from Arun Jaitley who said he never gave him any appointment but the businessman used his privilege as an MP to accost him in Parliament. (Photo: File)

Congress' charge against Jaitley over Mallya 'meeting' ridiculous: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena asked why Congress remained silent all these years if it knew about the meeting between Vijay Mallya and Arun Jaitley.

15 Sep 2018 7:01 PM

Shetti group ready to ally with Congress for 2019 polls

The SSS alliance is conditional upon Cong supporting it on two issues.

08 Sep 2018 2:13 AM

Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan. (Photo: File)

We are already ready for 2019 general elections: Kamal Haasan

However, the actor's party Makkal Needhi Maiam won't contest the upcoming bypolls in Tamil Nadu.

30 Aug 2018 10:38 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by BJP president Amit Shah during a day-long meeting of the BJP chief ministers in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi, Amit Shah discuss ‘Mission 2019’ with BJP CMs, Dy CMs

Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari also attended the meeting.

29 Aug 2018 1:44 AM

The former Rajasthan chief minister said it will be in the 'best interest of the country to dissolve the Lok Sabha early, given the all-pervasive atmosphere of fear, intolerance and intimidation' . (Photo: File)

Cong dares PM Modi to dissolve Lok Sabha, hold early polls with states

Gehlot's comments come after Amit Shah made a pitch for holding polls to 12 state assemblies including present 4 along with 2019 LS polls.

14 Aug 2018 3:33 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusations that the Opposition is dividing society on caste lines therefore echo the RSS concerns for a homogenous Hindu community. (Photo: File)

BJP and caste politics: A rabbit waits in the hat

The government could use the report to re-categorise the OBCs by providing quotas within the 27 per cent reservations as some states have already done.

14 Aug 2018 12:14 AM

PM Modi said voters wanted a strong and decisive central government to deliver on India's promise as a big economy and one of the potential drivers of global growth. (Photo: File)

PM Modi confident of bigger, 'record-breaking' win in 2019 elections

PM Modi said that his BJP led government is committed to improving the lives of all citizens regardless of faith.

12 Aug 2018 9:02 PM

'The BJP has always played politics with the foreigners issue on communal lines and is just not interested in solving the problem,' Gogoi said. (Photo: File)

NRC was my ‘baby’, claims Tarun Gogoi; says BJP failed to ‘nurse’ it

Gogoi alleged that BJP was not interested in solving problem of infiltration, but to use it as a poll agenda in next LS and state elections.

12 Aug 2018 2:30 PM

'Don't try to create any type of unnecessary confusion. I have already told that I am running a coalition government here with Congress,' Deve Gowda said. (Photo: ANI)

No problem with Mayawati or Mamata Banerjee as PM candidate: Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda took the opportunity to suggest that Assam's NRC draft issue should be solved 'amicably and peacefully'.

06 Aug 2018 1:11 PM

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

KCR, PM Modi meet, discuss alliance after elections

KCR requested Modi that an IT investment region should be set up in Telangana.

05 Aug 2018 4:26 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

For 2019, Modi plans a new campaign mantra

The primary strand of his new narrative is to convert the 2019 general election from “Modi versus Nobody” into a “Modi vs Rahul Gandhi” contest.

02 Aug 2018 1:56 AM

Slamming the government's economic measures like demonetisation and Goods and Service Tax in its four years and two months of existence, he said 'we are now worried what will happen in the next eight months.' (Photo: PTI)

Centre 'incompetent' in terms of economic management: P Chidambaram

P Chidambaram alleged that there has been a dip in country's growth rate over the years due to lesser investment and lower lending by banks.

30 Jul 2018 8:33 AM

National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah addresses during 'Think Federal Conclave' panel discussions on 'Federalism and Autonomy Towards a peaceful Future of J-K' in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition unity won't succeed without Cong: Omar Abdullah on 2019 polls

Abdullah's statement came a day after he met Mamata Banerjee in Howrah to discuss prevailing situation in the country.

28 Jul 2018 6:38 PM

Banerjee has been trying to stitch together a federal front of regional parties to take on the BJP in the next general election. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee's name for PM is nothing new, says Derek O’Brien

Derek O' Brien's comments came a day after reports about the Congress being ready to accept any non-RSS candidate from among the Opposition.

25 Jul 2018 6:13 PM

The former Union minister said a 'wrong perception' has been created in the media and many channels are saying that the party has evolved a 'Congress Mission 150' strategy. (Photo: File)

With its allies, Congress has 'mission 274+' for 2019: Anand Sharma

'Cong mission is to remove BJP govt led by PM Modi from office. And our mission is not 150, our mission is 274-plus,' Anand Sharma said.

23 Jul 2018 8:56 PM

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