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BJP Sweeps UP In Historic Mandate, Congress Wins Punjab
The BJP swept to an unprecedented two-thirds majority in Uttar Pradesh and bagged Uttarakhand too and was neck and neck with the Congress in Goa and Manipur in the country's biggest mandate since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress returned to power in Punjab after a 10-year gap.....
Modi's Appeal, Shah's Strategy Give BJP Stunning Victory In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's electoral appeal, central government's pro-poor schemes and Amit Shah's social engineering helped BJP pull off a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh, the country's most crucial electoral state, say party leaders.....
BJP, Congress Try To Cobble Up Numbers In Goa
Even as the Congress and the BJP started hectic parleys with regional groups and independents in a bid to form a government in Goa, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday told Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar not to "fish" in the state's troubled waters. ....
Amarinder Elected As CLP Leader; Swearing-in On March 16
The Congress, which swept the Punjab assembly elections, on Sunday formally elected Amarinder Singh as the head of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Amarinder later met Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and stalked claim to form the next government in the state. ....
Sonia, Kejriwal, Rahul Greets People On Holi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday extended greetings on the occasion of Holi, the festival of colours. ....
Congress Cries Foul Over Lost Opportunity To Rule Goa, Manipur
While the Congress is accusing the BJP of "subverting democracy" and "nullifying people's mandate" by staking claim to form new governments in Manipur and Goa before it could do so as the single-largest party, many, within and outside the Congress, are questioning its own failure to seize the opportunity.....
Manipur Gets BJP Government, Biren Singh Is CM
Manipur on Wednesday got its first BJP ministry, with BSF soldier-turned-journalist-turned-politician N. Biren Singh taking oath as the Chief Minister.....
Rahul To Visit US To Be With Sonia
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will go to the US on Thursday to be with his mother and party President Sonia Gandhi, who has there for a medical check-up.....
Parrikar Wins Trust Vote In Goa, Rane Quits Congress
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday won the trust vote in the assembly, with 22 MLAs backing his government and the Congress getting the support of 16 legislators.....
CBI Ordered To Conduct Inquiry Into Narada Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the Narada sting footage case, in which prominent leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress were purportedly seen taking money.....
