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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP National President J.P. Nadda and State party chief C.R. Patil during release of the party manifesto for Gujarat Assembly elections, in Gandhinagar. (PTI Photo)

Gujarat polls: BJP manifesto promises implementation of Uniform Civil Code in state

The party assured that the amount of medical insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme would be doubled

26 Nov 2022 1:46 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and the party’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

MP: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins Bharat Jodo Yatra for first time

Priyanka Gandhi, her husband Robert Vadra and son Rehan were seen matching steps with Rahul Gandhi

24 Nov 2022 10:22 AM

The BJP has suspended 12 rebels who had filed their nominations as independent candidates after being denied tickets by the party in the Gujarat Assembly elections. (Representational image: ANI)

Gujarat polls: BJP suspends 12 more rebels for contesting as independent candidates

This is the second list of rebels who have been suspended after the party suspended seven rebels on Sunday

23 Nov 2022 10:47 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Surendranagar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi dig at Congress: 'It is using yatra to get back to power'

Without taking names, Modi further said some people abuse Gujarat even after eating the "salt" manufactured in the state

22 Nov 2022 6:44 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with NCP leader Supriya Sule and Bollywood actor Sushant Singh during Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Nanded district, Maharashtra. (PTI)

Himachal will vote for Old Pension Scheme, employment: Rahul

More than 55 lakh voters in the hill state will decide the fate of 412 candidates in 68 assembly constituencies

12 Nov 2022 11:20 AM

The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 160 candidates for the two-phase elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly (ANI)

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP releases first list of 160 candidates

Chief minister Bhupendra Patel to contest from Ghatlodia constituency

10 Nov 2022 11:30 AM

Rahul Gandhi addresses a meeting as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders are also seen. (DC)

Rahul Gandhi does not like backseat driving: Jairam Ramesh

Rahul's greatest value going forward will be to play the role of an 'ideological compass' for the Congress

02 Nov 2022 1:29 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during 'Chintan Shivir' of home ministers of all states, at Surajkund in Faridabad, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (PTI)

Shah for joint fight by states, Centre

Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Shah further said that a new era has started in Jammu and Kashmir after the abolition of Article 370

28 Oct 2022 1:04 AM

New Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge assumes charge at AICC Headquarters, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022. Former party president Sonia Gandhi, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and party MP Rahul Gandhi are also seen. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Kharge takes charge; all of CWC, AICC general secretarys quit

Soon after the resignation of the CWC members, the new president constituted a steering committee till the time a new CWC is constituted

27 Oct 2022 6:59 AM

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra led by party leader Rahul Gandhi entered Telangana on Sunday, after completing the Karnataka leg of the nationwide foot march. (Twitter/@revanth_anumula)

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Telangana

Gandhi was accorded a grand welcome at the Telangana-Karnataka border by Telangana Congress leaders when the yatra entered the state

23 Oct 2022 10:43 AM

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi greeting newly elected party president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi. (AP)

Mallikarjun Kharge, a Gandhi family loyalist, becomes new Congress president

While the Gandhis welcomed the new party chief, Tharoor complained of 'serious irregularities' in the conduct of the poll process in UP

19 Oct 2022 2:59 PM

Counting of votes began on Wednesday in the Congress presidential polls in which senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor faced-off for the post of AICC chief. (PTI)

Congress prez polls: Counting of votes begins in Kharge vs Tharoor contest

Congress central election authority chairman Mistry has expressed satisfaction with the party's presidential polls process

19 Oct 2022 11:43 AM

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra casting their vote in the Congress president elections at the AICC headquarters

Congress presidential polls: Voting begins in Kharge vs Tharoor contest

Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot

17 Oct 2022 12:01 PM

Congress party presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor addresses a press conference at the UPCC office in Lucknow, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)

Embrace change, show courage: Shashi Tharoor in final appeal to Congress electors

It does not matter who becomes president but what matters is that does the Cong and its workers have the courage to embrace change, he said

17 Oct 2022 10:39 AM

On the BJP side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P. Nadda (in picture) have already addressed rallies in the state and other senior leaders are also scheduled to visit the state. — DC Image

BJP aims ‘Mission Repeat’ in Himachal

The recent entry into the BJP of state Congress working president Harsh Mahajan is considered a definite asset for the ruling party

16 Oct 2022 10:49 PM

Despite the much-hyped claim about maintaining “neutrality”, the party high command — meaning the Gandhi family — is clearly backing Kharge. (Photo: PTI)

Cong chief poll: Gandhis-backed Kharge vs rebel Tharoor

A majority of senior party leaders, including some G-23 members, have rallied around Kharge

30 Sep 2022 9:45 PM

File photos of Shashi Tharoor, Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot. After more than two decades, the Congress is likely to see a non-Gandhi contest for the post of its chief, with Shashi Tharoor and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot likely to run for the AICC presidential poll. (PTI Photo)

Congress blows bugle for party president battle; Issues notification for polls

According to the notification, the process for filing nominations for the election will be held from September 24 to 30

22 Sep 2022 11:48 AM

Modi's 72nd birthday: BJP to hold seva campaign for a fortnight

From health camps to administration of Covid vaccines and booster doses, the party leaders will also be

17 Sep 2022 1:09 AM

Congress MLAs with Goa CM Pramod Sawant after joining BJP. (ANI)

Goa: 8 Cong MLAs join BJP; CM Sawant says 'Congress Chhodo Yatra' will commence now

We have merged with BJP with a majority of 2/3rd to strengthen the hands of PM Modi and CM Pramod Sawant, said former Cong MLA Michael Lobo

14 Sep 2022 1:23 PM

Congress MLAs in a meeting with Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant (ANI)

8 Congress MLAs in Goa likely to join BJP today

The development came amid the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra

14 Sep 2022 12:25 PM

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