Chirag Paswan's uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras on Wednesday said five MPs of the Lok Janshakti Party Tuesday put forth their papers and concerns against Paswan. Speaking to India TV, Pashupati Kumar said, "some anti-social elements did not let the LJP form an alliance with the NDA in the past, this led to pick and chose."
Chirag Paswan was on Tuesday removed as Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national president. Suraj Bhan, who was made the National Working President of the party, will conduct the election of the national president. According to reports, Pashupati Kumar Paras, who has been leading the rebellion, is most likely to be elected the new chief of the LJP in the coming days.
The BJP has kick-started preparations for the election cycle in 2022, when several Assembly elections, including in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and later in the year in Gujarat are to take place. The opposition are trying to corner Yogi on every point. It will now be very interesting to see who turns out to be the biggest rival of Yogi Adityanath in UP Polls 2022.
Uttar Pradesh: 9 rebel BSP MLAs will meet Akhilesh Yadav today
Indicating Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle and expansion is likely being put on a hold, the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday informed that doctors have advised Gehlot to avoid one-on-one meeting.
Months after having muddled the NDA’s political message in Bihar assembly elections, the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party imploded from within, with his five Lok Sabha MPs ousting him as the floor leader in their parliamentary unit. Chirag, son of late Bihar veteran Ram Vilas Paswan, who took lead in confusing the NDA campaign in the run-up to the assembly election is now scrambling to contain the situation by making attempts to reach out to the leaders outside the parliamentary party also.
Former Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender joined Bhartiya Janta Party on June 14.
In a media briefing on June 13, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut dismissed the rumours spread by opposition parties that CM will be replaced after 2.5 years.
Reports of internal infighting within the Congress' Rajasthan unit have been doing the rounds for weeks. It is believed that former deputy CM Sachin Pilot has conveyed his concerns to the party high command. Pilot told the leadership that he and other MLAs belonging to his camp are being targeted and sidelined by Gehlot despite assurances from the Gandhis last year.
Jitin Prasada on Wednesday switched sides to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the BJP in the presence of party leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. It may be recalled that Prasada was a part of the 'G23' faction of the Congress which had demanded an overhaul of the party following its defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anil Baluni has said that a senior Congress leader will join the saffron party today. Sources told India TV that the leader had served as a minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.
BJP leader Babul Supriyo trails by over 9,900 votes. He is pitted against TMC heavyweight and PWD Minister Aroop Biswas.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari are contesting against each other in Nandigram. Adhikari is BJP's candidate from Nandigram.
The TMC and challenger BJP were locked in a neck-and-neck contest in West Bengal as counting of postal ballots was underway.
Bengal Polls Results: Counting of votes began in the high-stake West Bengal, overshadowed by the raging Covid-19 pandemic, as the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold over the eastern state.
Nandigram Assembly Election Result Live: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari are contesting against each other in Nandigram. Adhikari is BJP's candidate from Nandigram.
Counting of votes got underway on Sunday morning for the West Bengal elections. The Election Commission of India will declare the West Bengal Election Result today. The politically charged state witnessed a high voltage campaign by Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Nandigram assembly seat in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal will decide the fate of two heavyweights -- BJP's Suvendu Adhikari and TMC's Mamata Banerjee. Nandigram seat has a special place in Bengal’s politics.
Counting of votes for high-stake assembly polls will take place on Sunday in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry in accordance with Covid-19 protocols. The Election Commission has made necessary arrangements for counting. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Assembly Election results of West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
The marathon eight-phase assembly elections in West Bengal is over and now all eyes are on May 2 when the votes will be counted. The over month-long elections in Bengal witnessed high-pitched and acerbic campaigning from both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party.
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