The Congress is banking on the big-ticket promises being made by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections in UP, with the party General Secretary focusing on the women voters in the poll-bound state.
Priyanka Gandhi's new formula to bank votes is being tried in UP and Goa ahead of elections. Will she contest the elections herself? Here is what she said to India TV's reported Vijay Lakshmi.
Priyanka Gandhi also criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is seeking to play a major role in Goa's electoral politics, holding it responsible for the air pollution in the national capital where the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit is in power.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met Priyanka Gandhi and held an hour-long meeting in the national capital. After the meeting, Raut hinted at a pre-poll alliance with the Congress in Goa.
Ahead of her meeting with Raut, Priyanka Gandhi released the 'Women's Manifesto' in Lucknow today.
Shiv Sena leader said that the face of the opposition front may be a matter of discussion. Rahul Gandhi will soon visit Mumbai. There should be only one opposition front.
Claiming that Akhilesh Yadav became active during the election time only, Priyanka had asked where he was when atrocities were being committed during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2020.
In 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections, Samajwadi Party and Congress entered into a pre-poll alliance. During campaigning, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi took out joint rallies but BJP won with a landslide victory.
Congress has promised to give mobile phones and scooters to female students and would generate 20 lakh jobs for unemployed youths, if the party comes to power in the upcoming UP assembly elections.
Yogi Adityanath was in Ayodhya today. But none of his speeches seemed provocative. On the other hand, from Maharashtra to Lucknow, Maulanas and Mufti Brigade continued their provocative speeches even today. However, their anti-Modi rants seemed to be more focused towards batting for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Watch this report.
Phoolchand, his wife, daughter and son were allegedly hacked to death in their house in the Gohri village on Thursday over a property dispute.
Farmers have been protesting against three central agri laws on various borders of Delhi since November 26 last year.
Priyanka's letter to the prime minister comes in reference to the repeal of farm laws and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lucknow for the DGP conference.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday asked the women to start fending for themselves. "Suno Draupadi, shastra utha lo. Ab Govind na aayenge. Kab tak aas lagaogi tum, bike hue akhbaron se. Kaisi Raksha maang rahi ho, Dushasan ke darbaron se. " she said.
Priyanka Gandhi targeted the BJP government and said that a minister's son crushed the farmers in Lakhimpur but the government helped him.
Priyanka also took a dig at the state government over the rise in fuel prices.
The number of MLAs from the Muslim community has varied over the years in Uttar Pradesh. The state had 23 MLAs from the Muslim community in 2017, 64 MLAs in 2012, 56 MLAs in 2007, 64 MLAs in 2002. In the 2017 assembly elections, BJP got 39.7 per cent votes, BSP got 22.2 per cent, Samajwadi Party 21.8 per cent and Congress got 6.2 per cent votes.
The first such programme is being organized in Bulandshahr on November 14. Party office-bearers from 14 districts in Agra, Aligarh and Meerut divisions will attend the event.
Irani quipped the innuendo, mocking both former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
Gandhi's attack came after media reports claimed that an officer at Bapu Bhavan in Lucknow has been arrested for allegedly molesting a contractual worker after a video of the incident went viral.
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