CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and the Congress of "duplicity" on the Sabarimala issue, saying their "opportunistic" stand was only whipping up communal polarisation.

Sabarimala row: Opportunistic stand of BJP, Congress whipping up communal polarisation, says Yechury

The BJP on Wednesday launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi over his comments made during a rally in Chhattisgarh earlier in the day. Union Minister of State for external affairs VK Singh said that those who are levelling accusations over Rafale deal are "illiterate.

Those making accusations over Rafale deal are 'ílliterate': Union Minister VK Singh

In a setback to Rajasthan's ruling BJP ahead of the December 7 Assembly elections, the party's Nagaur MLA Habibur Rahman on Wednesday returned to the Congress after a decade.

Rajasthan BJP MLA Habibur Rahman joins Congress

Dassault CEO Eric Trappier responds to Rahul Gandhi on Dassault-Reliance joint venture

The Mizo National Front (MNF), which has been under fire from other political parties for allegedly being close to the BJP, Tuesday said it did not have any electoral alliance with the saffron party and would never go for one as the ideologies of the two parties were "completely different".

No electoral understanding with BJP: Mizo National Front

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said the Congress President's failed politics is compelling him to resort to 'falsehood' and 'petty hair-splitting' to make the sensitive Rafale purchase defence deal controversial.

Failed politics compelling Rahul to make Rafale deal controversial: Jaitley

It's not only the geographical and social features that sets the Bundelkhand region apart from the rest of Madhya Pradesh, leaders believe the electoral politics is also much different here with the fight not being limited to the arch-rivals BJP and Congress.

Madhya Pradesh: No straight fight for Cong, BJP in Bundelkhand; SP, BSP add new twists and turns

The elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram to be held in November and December is all ready to set the stage for the political battle for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Assembly elections 2018: Litmus test for parties, alliances before 2019 elections

The Congress has said in its election manifesto that, should it come to power in Madhya Pradesh, RSS shakhas will not be allowed to be held in government buildings and on the premises.

MP elections: Cong says no RSS shakhas in govt buildings but manifesto heavy in Hindutva content

Anti-BJP parties would meet in New Delhi on November 22 to create a common platform and chalk out their future course of action, TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said Saturday.

Opposition parties will meet on November 22 to discuss future course of action: Chandrababu Naidu

The war of words between the BJP and the Congress has intensified ahead of the November 28 polling in Madhya Pradesh with both parties raising a range of issues to attack each other.

Madhya Pradesh polls: BJP, Congress trade charges ahead of November 28 election

The Election Commission on Thursday rejected a plea of the BJP to extend the last date of filing nominations for the November 28 assembly polls in Mizoram. The party had moved the plea citing the law and order situation in the northeastern state.

EC rejects Mizoram BJP plea to extend date of filing nominations for assembly polls

Nitin Chaturvedi, son of senior Congress leader and former MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi, filed nomination as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Thursday from Rajnagar in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.

MP polls: Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi's son to contest on SP ticket

What's in a name? A lot, if the name to bank upon is Atal Bihari Vajpayee in this assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh where Chief Minister Raman Singh of the BJP is pitted against Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, niece of the late former prime minister.

In Raman Singh's home turf, both BJP and Congress seek votes in Vajpayee's name

The Congress on Thursday night released its sixth and final list for the November 28 Assembly polls in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, nominating its OBC face Arun Yadav against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh in Budhni seat in Sehore district.

Madhya Pradesh polls: Congress, BJP final lists out; Arun Yadav to take on CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released the fourth list of seven candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections. The party has fielded Prahlad Lodhi for its constituency in Pawai, Prem Shankar Verma from Seoni-Malwa, Bahadur Singh Chauhan from Mahidpur and Devilal Dhakar from the Garoth constituency.

Madhya Pradesh assembly polls: BJP releases fourth list of candidates

BJP MLA from Telangana Raja Singh has said that their party will change the name of Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar if it wins the assembly elections in Telangana. The MLA from Goshamahal assembly constituency added that they may also change the name of Secunderabad to Karimnagar.

Will change Hyderabad's name to Bhagyanagar if we come to power in Telangana: BJP leader

In a last attempt to woo voters ahead of the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, the ruling BJP will release its "game changer" manifesto on Saturday with a special focus on farmers and youth, state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said.

BJP to release manifesto for Chhattisgarh on Saturday, focus on farmers and youth

Raja Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator representing the Goshamahal assembly constituency, here has claimed that the party will rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, if voted to power in the state.

Telangana: If voted to power, Hyderabad will be renamed as Bhagyanagar, says BJP MLA

Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda of Thursday slammed BJP government for creating many problems "including destabilising constitutionally created institutes," news agency ANI reported.

Secular parties, including Congress, must come together to remove BJP: Deve Gowda

Taking a dig at its ally BJP over the recent debacle in Karnataka bypolls, the Shiv Sena Thursday said the poll outcome indicates that "acche din" (good days) will return for the Congress in 2019, when general elections are due.

BJP's defeat in Karnataka bypolls signals 'acche din' for Congress: Shiv Sena

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the third list of 32 candidates for the ensuing Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. The party has fielded national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's son Akash Vijayvargiya from the Indore-3 constituency and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur's daughter-in-law Krishna Gour from Govindpura constituency.

MP assembly polls: BJP releases third list of 32 candidates

The Congress has identified 5 major issues in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on which Congress President Rahul Gandhi will build a stark contrast between the Congress and the BJP.

Come December and Congress to go into campaign overdrive

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh Masani who deserted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress the other day was declared the party candidate for the Waraseoni constituency on Wednesday.

Assembly elections 2018: Ticket tangle and third force in Madhya Pradesh

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