Sonia Gandhi of the Congress and BJP President JP Nadda have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and Gujarat respectively.
Among the six, the BJP had fielded three nominees, and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and NCP one each. The opposition Congress had fielded one nominee.
The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting to work for the "constructive development of Maharashtra". Devendra Fadnavis commended Chavan's entry into the BJP, recognising his long political experience.
Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who resigned from the party on Monday, switched sides by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday ahead of crucial Lok Sabha elections. He is likely to be nominated by the BJP for the Rajya Sabha, said the sources.
In a setback to Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday tendered his resignation from the party. The departure of Chavan follows the recent exits of senior Congress leaders Baba Siddique and Milind Deora, deepening the Congress' challenges.
Aaj Ki Baat: EX Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan Quits Congress
Ashok Chavan resigned from the party's primary membership. As per the sources, he is likely to join BJP. However, the former MP refuted such buzz and said that he had not taken any decision.
In a big blow to the Congress in Maharashtra months ahead of the Lok Sabha Election and Assembly polls, Ashok Chavan resigned from the party's primary membership. As per the sources, he is likely to join BJP. However, the former MP refuted such buzz and said that he had not taken any decision.
After Milind Deora and Baba Siddique's departure from the Congress, Ashok Chavan's resignation is the big jolt for the party in Maharashtra. Chavan was the Maharashtra Chief Minister from 2008 to 2010.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has reaffirmed his government's commitment to providing job and education reservations for the Maratha community, while also urging the youth not to resort to extreme measures like suicide.
In the Modi defamation case, the Surat Sessions Court has sentenced Rahul Gandhi to 2 years imprisonment. Now the political battle has intensified on this. Said something, you also listen
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has opened up about the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) government in the state saying that both NCP and his party were not happy to be part of the government with Shiv Sena but just to keep BJP out of power, they (Congress) agreed to be part of the MVA government.
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan revealed that the major aim of every party was to stop BJP from forming a govt in Maharashtra. He later went on to say that if we had not stopped BJP from forming govt in Maharashtra, Congress would have finished.
Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Ashok Chavan has tested coronavirus positive, according to reports on Sunday. As per party sources, the former Chief Minister's condition has been described as asymptomatic and he is under treatment in Nanded, his home town.
Ashok Chavan suggested govt to improve the economic condition of the country by taking gold from the religious trusts
Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Sunday night alleged that the BJP was using NCP leader and newly-anointed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to "confuse" people.
The Congress party has come out with its eighth list of 38 candidates for the April-May parliamentary polls with its leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge being renominated from Gulbarga in Karnataka.
Accusing the BJP of being power drunk, Chavan said the Congress never used arrogant language like the BJP despite being in power for decades.
The ATS had seized a large quantity of explosive materials from Raut's place. Further raids were conducted in Pune today based on the information provided by Gondhalekar, an ATS official said.
Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in Alwar by over 1.96 lakh votes and the seat in Ajmer by over 84,000 votes. The party won the Mandalgarh assembly seat by nearly 13,000 votes. All three seats were previously held by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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