Addressing his first press conference after BS Yeddyurappa resigned before floor test last week, Amit Shah said the Congress has found a new way of portraying defeat as its victory.

The Congress has no right to preach about Constitution and Democracy. It is the same party which banned the media during emergency. We snatched 14 states from them, but they are celebrating our defeats in a few bypolls.

Addressing a press conference on the issue, Sitharaman claimed that Chidambaram didn't disclose its investments to tax authority, violating Black Money Law, which was brought by Modi govt as part of its drive against black money and to prosecute those Indians who have secretly stashed illicit wealth abroad. 

Shouting slogans, Telugu Desam Party activists demanded that the Centre immediately fulfill all promises made to Andhra Pradesh in the Reorganisation Act, 2014, and also accord special category status for the state.

On the last day of campaigning, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are expected to go full throttle with extensive electioneering powered by a war of words.

"No ways, there will not be a hung assembly in Karnataka," Shah said, adding, "we will win with comfortable majority and form government."  

Amit Shah also accused Congress of involving Pakistan everywhere, from Gujarat to Karnataka polls.

Referring to the acquittal of Swami Aseemanand and four other accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, Amit Shah recalled how Congress and Rahul Gandhi had repeatedly mentioned “Hindu terror” in in the 2014 elections.

Deb, who took charge of Tripura last month, has made several remarks which have been triggered widespread criticism.

Speaking infront of a handsome crowd, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of being "hollow" and speaking "lies" and said the "chowkidar" was silent on issues concerning judiciary, women's safety, Dalits, youth, farmers besides corruption.

Polling will be held in a single phase on May 12 for 224 assembly seats, including 36 reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 15 for the Scheduled Tribes. Votes will be counted on May 15.

The BJP has fielded G Somashekhara Reddy in Ballari city, and his elder brother and former Ballari Lok Sabha member G Karunakara Reddy in Harappanahalli in Davanagere district. 

Addressing the concluding session of the party's Mahila Morcha national executive meeting in Ghaziabad, Shah slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for demanding a report card of the Modi government.

Addressing a public meeting, Shah said Rae Bareli voted for top Congress leaders, but had not witnessed development since Independence.   

he fire, which was brought under control in short time, broke out due to an electrical short-circuit near the media enclosure, officials said.

The Supreme Court's said Judge Loya died of natural causes while underlining that the PILs that were "a real attempt and frontal attack" on the independence of judiciary and that the present case was a manifestation to carry forward a personal agenda.

In an exclusive interview with India TV, BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which was dismissed by the Supreme Court today as frivolous, was filed to serve the interests of Congress.

"While the great Hindu culture taught the world about culture, peace and civilisation for lakhs of years, the Congress party has committed a sin by linking it to saffron terror," Shah said.

When the BJP president threw the garland towards the statue it failed to land at the right spot. On the other hand, Yeddyurappa got it absolutely right.

Shah will also hold meetings with party workers to review the BJP’s preparedness for the 2019 general elections.