RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was qualified to be the prime minister. Tejashwi is the second Opposition leader after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin to propose the Congress chief`s name as the prime ministerial candidate.

After Stalin, Tejashwi Yadav backs Rahul Gandhi as PM

Union Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday hinted that the Rs 500 a month cash dole to small farmers may be increased in the future as the government's resources grow and said states can top up this amount with their own income support schemes.

Arun Jaitley hints at raising Rs 500 a month cash support to farmers in future

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented Modi government's last Budget of the current tenure. While presenting the Budget, Goyal said he is deeply concerned by Arun Jaitley's absence.

Union Budget 2019: Highlights of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's speech

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed the interim budget as a ‘budget of desperation’ on Friday. “We feel this is an expiry budget. This is a budget of desperation.

Budget of desperation: Mamata Banerjee slams Centre

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today presented the final Budget of Narendra Modi government's current tenure. This was an interim Budget, keeping in view the elections which are just months away.

Big takeaways from Union Budget 2019

Gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls due this summer, the Election Commission has directed all state governments to transfer officials posted in their home districts and those who have spent three years in a district in the last four years.

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission orders transfer of officials posted in home districts

Actor Isha Koppikar on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. She has been given the charge of Women Transport Wing as its working president.

Actor Isha Koppikar joins BJP, made incharge of Women Transport Wing

Janata Dal (United) vice-president Prashant Kishor on Thursday said it will be a fight between the BJP and the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the Congress is still not strong opposition.

Congress not a strong opposition to fight Lok Sabha polls, says Prashant Kishor

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan on Wednesday said that AAP will extend support to the Congress if the next Prime Minister will be from the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

Will support Congress if next prime minister is from their party: AAP leader

A four-member committee of opposition party leaders has been formed after reports of EVM manipulation by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday.

Opposition leaders form four-member committee to look into EVM manipulation

Talking to reporters here upon the conclusion of his two-day tour of Bihar, the CEC, heading a team of the poll panel, said though EVMs could suffer occasional technical snags, they were promptly fixed.

EVMs being treated like football by parties suffering electoral losses: Chief Election Commissioner

Addressing a party gathering here, K T Rama Rao said the UPA was not a position get more than 100-110 Lok Sabha seats and the ruling NDA would also not get more 150-160 seats.

TRS will be decisive force at Centre: KT Rama Rao

Faced with internal rebellion, Karnataka Congress on Friday shifted all its MLAs to to Eagleton resort following crucial Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meet which was skipped by four 'dissidents'.

Karnataka Congress moves MLAs to resort after 4 dissidents give party meet a miss

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that her party Trinamool Congress' proposed opposition rally on January 19 will see participation of non-BJP parties from "Kashmir to Kanyakumari".

TMC rally to see participation of non-BJP political leaders from Kashmir to Kanyakumari: Mamata Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acted as an astute politician by presiding over the Cabinet decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically deprived in the general category and then ensuring the passage of the bill in the Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament) on Tuesday (January 8, 2018).

Opposition parties fall in line and support quota for economically weaker sections

The Government on Tuesday introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha for 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for economically backward section in the general category.

Government introduces quota bill in Lok Sabha

The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar is likely to hold its first formal deliberation on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls during a meeting on Monday at the residence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

Tejashwi Yadav to host Grand Alliance meet today

A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill and it is expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha Tuesday, an official privy to the development said.

Union Cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be introduced in Lok Sabha Tuesday

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed poll in-charges for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Uttar Pradesh, among other states, in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman appointed BJP TN, Delhi poll in-charges

The Speaker invoked Rule 374(A) against the erring members after they did not heed to her repeated pleas for maintaining order in the House, Parliament sources said.

Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members for five sittings for disrupting House

Cracking the whip on unruly MPs, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has suspended 45 Lok Sabha members belonging to the TDP and the AIADMK since Wednesday after they created a ruckus in the House and continuously disrupted proceedings for days.

Lok Sabha rocked by disruptions; 45 MPs suspended in 2 days

India and Russia had signed a deal worth around Rs 40,000 crore for acquiring five regiments of the S-400 air defence missile systems from Russian Almaz Antey.

Russia to supply all five S-400 missile regiments by 2023

Continuing his attack, Gandhi also said that PM Modi does not have the guts to come to parliament to confront questions on rafale.

Rafale deal debate: Arun Jaitley flays Rahul Gandhi who said PM Modi doesn't have guts to face questions

Actor Prakash Raj has announced that he will be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. The announcement was made by the actor on Tuesday night.

Prakash Raj to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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