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Congress failed to win any seat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File)

Congress gears up for Delhi assembly elections, women representation compulsory

Delhi unit chief Sheila Dikshit has asked all district and block presidents to submit names of three probable, including a woman.

12 Jun 2019 9:22 AM

A delegation led by former DPCC chief Sheila Dikshit is also expected to take part in the meeting to discuss the problems that the capital is facing. (Photo: ANI)

Sheila Dikshit to meet Kejriwal to discuss issues in Delhi

Based on the request, Kejriwal has fixed the meeting with DPCC members on Wednesday.

10 Jun 2019 3:04 PM

Tiwari thanks voters, says BJP will oust AAP in 2020

Mr Tiwari said that by ensuring victory for BJP in all the seven seats of Delhi, people have expressed their trust in BJP.

03 Jun 2019 3:27 AM

Prepare for Assembly polls to dislodge AAP govt: Manoj Tiwari

The BJP, which was in power in Delhi over two decades ago, is enthused by its impressive show in the parliamentary polls.

02 Jun 2019 3:07 AM

Congress workers demonstrate outside party office urging Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress President in Bengaluru. (Photo: ANI)

Congress workers protest against Rahul Gandhi's resignation

Gandhi had offered to resign from his post at CWC meeting held on Saturday, taking moral responsibility for poor performance in LS polls.

29 May 2019 1:37 PM

DPCC urges Rahul Gandhi to continue as party chief

Under Ms Dikshti’s leadership, the Congress was routed in Delhi by the BJP which won all seven Lok Sabha seats with huge margins.

29 May 2019 2:14 AM

Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday appealed to party president Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his decision to step down, saying the party has bounced back in the past from challenging circumstances to triumph. (Photo: File)

Dikshit urges Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his decision to quit as party chief

The Congress faces a critical crisis with Gandhi staying firm on his decision to quit after the poll debacle.

28 May 2019 8:21 PM

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Sheila Dikshit

Dikshit sets up 5-member panel to review Cong rout

In the Lok Sabha polls, Congress was unable to even open its account in Delhi whereas BJP won all the seven seats with heavy margins.

28 May 2019 2:14 AM

The committee has been asked to submit its report to Dikshit within ten days. (Photo: File)

Sheila Dikshit sets 5-member panel after Congress's defeat in LS polls in Delhi

The committee members include Parvez Hashmi, Dr AK Walia, Dr Yoganand Shastri, national spokesperson Pawan Khera and Jaikishan (ex-MLA).

27 May 2019 5:53 PM

Delhi BJP president and MP Manoj Tiwari meets DPCC president Shiela Dikshit at her residence in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Manoj Tiwari calls on Sheila Dikshit after learning about her ill-health

The party, however, failed to win even a single seat as the BJP under Mr Tiwari’s leadership made a clean sweep in all the seven seats.

26 May 2019 4:07 AM

The party, however, failed to win even a single seat as the BJP under Tiwari's leadership did a clean sweep winning all the seven seats by huge margins. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Manoj Tiwari pays courtesy visit to poll rival Sheila Dikshit

Dikshit took charge of Delhi Congress president in January and led the party in the general election.

25 May 2019 6:24 PM

Manoj Tiwari, the chief of Delhi BJP unit, said that his party will come back to power with more than 350 seats, as counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats began on Thursday. (Photo: File)

'Abki baar, 300 paar': Manoj Tiwari confident of BJP’s win in LS

The 48-year-old Bhojpuri film star and singer is eyeing to retain the seat where Congress party fielded heavyweight Sheila Dikshit.

23 May 2019 10:29 AM

Delhi BJP unit chief and MP Manoj Tiwari

BJP set to retain all 7 Delhi Lok Sabha seats or lose 1: Survey

The exit polls have, however, made it clear that if the Congress and the AAP had forged a pre-poll alliance.

20 May 2019 5:18 AM

'Be it Muslim, Sikh, or anyone for that matter, every voter is important for us.' (Photo: File)

Votes shifted towards Cong because of Kejriwal: Sheila Dikshit

The Delhi Congress chief also expressed confidence that her party would come back to power in the state with a thumping majority.

18 May 2019 1:56 PM

1.43 crore voters to pick 7 new MPs today

The number of overseas electors stands at 40 while count of service voters is 11,005.

12 May 2019 6:03 AM

'Rajiv Gandhi wasn't involved in 1984 riots', says Sheila Dikshit

'Why would Rajiv Gandhi do that? His mother had been killed, why would he instruct?', says Sheila

09 May 2019 5:01 PM

She also accused Kejriwal government of spending Rs 611 crores on self-publicity in the last four years. (Photo: File)

AAP govt did nothing, only halted development works started by Cong: Sheila Dikshit

'AAP government and the BJP government together destroyed the path of development,' Dikshit said.

08 May 2019 8:55 AM

DU ex-dean to lock horns with Manoj Tiwari, Sheila Dikshit

The former dean is counting on his agenda of development, law & order, education and he also vouched to expose the corruption in the system.

02 May 2019 2:22 AM

Manoj Tiwari holds roadshow in Northeast Delhi

Mr Tiwari, who had won from the constituency in 2014 by defeating Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Anand Kumar by around 1.5 lakh votes.

29 Apr 2019 3:31 AM

The regularisation of such colonies has been hanging for the past 12 years. The BJP-led Central government and the AAP government in Delhi blame each other for the delay.

Basic civic amenities elude Northwest Delhi colonies

Official estimates till 2015 peg the number of unauthorised colonies in the city at 1,650 with about 50 lakh residents.

28 Apr 2019 4:58 AM

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