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Rajasthan CLP authorises Rahul Gandhi to pick up CM

Dec 12, 2018, at 03:15 pm

Jaipur, Dec 12 (IBNS) : The Congress legislature party (CLP) in Rajasthan on Wednesday passed a resolution authorising party president Rahul Gandhi to decide the name of the chief minister, reports said.   

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day following opposition protests

Dec 12, 2018, at 03:10 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till Thursday on the second day of the Winter Session following noisy protests by opposition members on various issues, including the Rafale deal, construction of Ram Temple and Cauvery river water.

MP: Congress meets Guv, stakes claim to form to government

Dec 12, 2018, at 01:35 pm

Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): After getting the support from Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindiya on Wednesday  met Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel  to stake claim to form the next state government.

Mayawati supports Congress in Madhya Pradesh; BJP accepts defeat

Dec 12, 2018, at 11:59 am

Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Giving no chance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to smell power in Madhya Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said she will support the Congress to form the next state government.

BJP won't stake claim to form MP government, says Shivraj Chouhan

Dec 12, 2018, at 11:18 am

Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won't stake claim to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.

Mayawati offers support to Congress in MP

Dec 12, 2018, at 10:56 am

Lucknow/Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said her party will support the Congress to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.

Congress leaders to pick Rajasthan CM today

Dec 12, 2018, at 10:45 am

Jaipur, Dec 12 (IBNS): After upsetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajasthan assembly polls, the Congress will pick its Chief Minister on Wednesday, media reports said.

Madhya Pradesh: Congress seeks appointment with governor to form govt

Dec 12, 2018, at 12:15 am

Bhopal, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress Madhya Pradesh chief Kamal Nath on Tuesday night sought an appointment with governor Anandiben Patel to form the government in the state.

Assembly Polls: Congress emerges winner in Chhattisgarh, MP, Raj; Modi accepts defeat

Dec 11, 2018, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): As the counting for the assembly elections in five states nearly concluded, the day witnessed a revival of the Congress party's electoral fortunes as it won with huge margin in Chhattisgarh and gave a neck-to-neck fight in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh bagging a handsome number of seats in both states hitherto controlled by the BJP.

We accept people's mandate with humility: Narendra Modi

Dec 11, 2018, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening congratulated the Congress, the TRS and the MNF for the victories in the Assembly elections and said the BJP "accepted the people's mandate with humility".

J&K: Militants kill four policemen in Shopian

Dec 11, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Srinagar, Dec 11 (IBNS): Four police personnel were killed in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.

Will provide govts people can be proud of: Rahul Gandhi

Dec 11, 2018, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Congress workers for the party's victories in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and said the party would provide governments the people could be proud of.

Assembly Polls: Madhya Pradesh counting set for photo finish

Dec 11, 2018, at 07:35 pm

Bhopal, Dec 11 (IBNS): The Madhya Pradesh Assembly election is set for a photo finish with the the Congress and BJP going head to head as the counting nears its end.

Raman Singh takes 'full responsibility' for Chhattisgarh defeat

Dec 11, 2018, at 05:53 pm

Raipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said he was taking full responsibility for the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in the state Assembly polls.

Assembly Polls: Congress-BJP maintain close fight to clinch Madhya Pradesh as saffron surge halts

Dec 11, 2018, at 05:07 pm

Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (INBS): The see-saw battle for capturing the majority in Madhya Pradesh continued as both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress kept fighting for the magic figure since counting of votes for the Assembly polls in the state commenced on Tuesday, throwing up outcomes that are enough causes for worries in the saffron camp led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Assembly poll results: BJP-Congress in close fight to grab MP

Dec 11, 2018, at 03:48 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The battle to wrest power in Madhya Pradesh is still on as the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are fighting neck-and-neck with the final result not yet endorsed, even as results in other key states threw up a clear Congress win in Chhattisgarh and a fractured but anti-BJP mandate in Rajasthan where the Rahul Gandhi led national party has a clear edge over the saffron.  

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu congratulates K Chandrasekhar Rao over Telangana victory

Dec 11, 2018, at 03:44 pm

Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday congratulated  K Chandrasekhar Rao after his Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) registered a thumping victory in the Telangana Assembly polls.

NDA ally MNF all set to form new government in Mizoram

Dec 11, 2018, at 03:10 pm

Guwahati, Dec 11 (IBNS)  : The Congress on Tuesday lost Mizoram, its last citadel in the Northeast as the National Democratic ally Mizo National Front march ahead to oust the Lal Thanhawla-led Government securing a heavy mandate from the people.

President Kovind in Nay Pyi Taw, holds meetings with President and State Counsellor of Myanmar

Dec 11, 2018, at 01:58 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) : President Ram Nath Kovind commenced his three-day state visit to Myanmar on Tuesday by paying a visit to the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw.

Open to anyone who would like to join Congress in Rajasthan: Gehlot

Dec 11, 2018, at 01:12 pm

Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Despite claiming a clean victory in Rajasthan, Congress' veteran leader Ashok Gehlot has said his party is open to defectors as well as independent winners.

Assembly poll results indicate 2019 General Elections: Mamata Banerjee

Dec 11, 2018, at 12:42 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose assembly poll results across five Indian states are not impressive as per the latest trends, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said the outcome is an indication of what will happen in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

India Assembly Poll Results: Early Reactions pour in

Dec 11, 2018, at 12:29 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): In a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress has upset the saffron applecart in Chhattisgarh and has taken a good lead over them in Rajasthan while in a neck and neck battle in Madhya Pradesh.

Assembly poll results: Close fight between BJP, Congress in MP

Dec 11, 2018, at 12:03 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): The trends of Madhya Pradesh assembly poll results are indicating a close fight between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.

Congress will form Rajasthan govt with comfortable majority: Sachin Pilot

Dec 11, 2018, at 11:47 am

Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Reacting to the early trends of poll results which show the Congress is leading in Rajasthan, state party chief Sachin Pilot has said his outfit will form the next state government with a comfortable majority.

Winter session of parliament begins, PM hopes for debate

Dec 11, 2018, at 11:26 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he hopes the Opposition will engage themselves in debates in the course of the parliament's winter session beginning on Tuesday.

Assembly poll results: Cong upsets BJP in Raj, MP, Chhattisgarh

Dec 11, 2018, at 11:01 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Giving a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress is leading in all three states- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh- whose poll results are coming out on Tuesday.

Assembly polls: Congress marching ahead of ruling BJP in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, MP, TRS leading in Telangana

Dec 11, 2018, at 10:19 am

Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): After initial close fights, the Congress is moving ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as counting of votes for the assembly polls held in five Indian states are currently going on Tuesday.

Assembly Polls: Congress leading in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

Dec 11, 2018, at 09:51 am

Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): As counting of votes continued for the assembly elections held in five Indian states, Congress is leading over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Assembly polls: Congress leading in Rajasthan, tight fight in MP, Chhattisgarh

Dec 11, 2018, at 09:27 am

Bhopal/Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): As per early trends, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party  (BJP) are currently engaged in a neck-to-neck battle in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh as counting of votes for assembly polls held in five Indian states progressed on Tuesday.

INDIA STATE POLL RESULTS: Trends at 9 AM

Dec 11, 2018, at 09:15 am

Madhya Pradesh: