BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, commented on the current political situation in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday saying that a "new mission" will be launched after the cabinet formation in Karnataka, where the Congress-JD(S) alliance recently lost the confidence motion.
Congress general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called out the to the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues that are being faced by farmers while questioning the efficacy of farm and loan waiver schemes.
17 Opposition parties have written to Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu expressing concern over the number of bills that have been brought in for consideration and passage a day after Opposition parties staged a walkout over the passage of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha.
"I have requested Governor to administer me oath between 6-6.15 pm as the Chief Minister, the Governor has agreed and given me a letter," BS Yeddyurappa told reporters after meeting the Governor at Raj Bhavan here. Stating that he will take an oath by that time, he said, "who all are to be inducted (in the ministry), I will discuss with our national president and inform."
Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Mumbai President, Sachin Ahir switched camps and joined the Shiv Sena on Thursday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh too said there was no question of arbitration on the issue of Kashmir for which US President Donald Trump offered help to mediate. This comes a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar clarified in Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not sought help from the US President Donald.
BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday called the event of JD(S)-Congress government collapse in Karnataka as a black chapter in the history of democracy.
Clarifying on the transparency of the selection process for the Chairperson and Members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Shri Amit Shah said that the selection committee was a diverse one, containing opposition leaders from both the houses in addition to the Prime Minister; Union Home Minister; Speaker, Lok Sabha and Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha. A decision of such a vast and diverse committee should not be seen with distrust, said Shri Shah.
Addressing a preparatory meeting of the party on municipal elections in Sangareddy, TPCC President Uttam Kumar Reddy said the new Municipal Act was an "insult" to the people of Telangana.
Addressing a Global Health Summit, organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) here, Naidu said a national movement against the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases needs to be launched.