Manoj C G is Chief of National Political Bureau. He has been covering or writing on politics for nearly two decades. He has worked with the PTI before joining The Indian Express in 2008. He tweets @manojcg4u
April 12, 2019 03:52 IST
Once a Congress bastion, Ballari had slipped into BJP hands in 2004 largely because of the influence of the Reddy brothers, who were mining barons.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019April 11, 2019 07:36 IST
While the party high command is reluctant to appoint him as state Congress president by replacing Ashok Tanwar, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has staked claim to contest from Sonepat seat. His son Deepender Hooda, the sitting MP from Rohtak, is set to contest again from the seat.
Thu, Apr 11, 2019April 11, 2019 02:07 IST
While the party high command is reluctant to appoint him as state Congress president by replacing Ashok Tanwar, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has staked claim to contest from Sonepat seat.
Thu, Apr 11, 2019April 10, 2019 00:38 IST
"I invited Rahul Gandhi to address a public rally. But there are other things.... Leader is good, (the) family is very good, they want to improve the party. But local sentiment... they can’t help it," Reddy said.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019April 10, 2019 00:08 IST
According to Central data, the community constitutes over 10 per cent of the population in as many as six districts — Krishna, Guntur, Nellore, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur — and about 10 per cent in Prakasam and Chittoor.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019April 08, 2019 00:25 IST
The Andhra Pradesh IT, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister and son of AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu, Lokesh has taken a gamble by choosing to make his electoral debut from Mangalagiri, one of the two Assembly constituencies in capital region Amaravati.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019April 07, 2019 11:33 IST
The Indian Express had on March 30 reported that the campaign tagline of the Congress would be centred around the word NYAY. The party had finalised the agencies to execute the campaign a fortnight ago.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019April 05, 2019 05:03 IST
Surrounded by parched fields and rock formations, the village is part of the Singanamala assembly segment, one of the seven inside the Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency, all of which go to vote in the first phase on April 11.
Fri, Apr 05, 2019April 04, 2019 00:07 IST
Like his father, Nara Lokesh frames the election as a battle between the TDP and Narendra Modi, and insists the TDP is not anti-Congress.
Thu, Apr 04, 2019April 02, 2019 08:14 IST
Since the channel is not mentioned in the I&B Ministry's list of permitted private satellite channels, Congress told the EC that either “the channel “Content TV” is being broadcast as a government-sponsored channel” or it has “not got any official clearance” from the I&B Ministry.
Tue, Apr 02, 2019April 01, 2019 04:53 IST
Ideal seat as it is located in the trijunction of TN, Kerala and Karnataka: Congress
Mon, Apr 01, 2019April 01, 2019 04:53 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Karat said Rahul’s decision “goes against the stated commitment of the Congress that they are going to fight the BJP and defeat the BJP”.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019April 01, 2019 02:46 IST
Rahul had on February 22 announced setting up of a task force on national security headed by Hooda, who oversaw the September 2016 surgical strike across the Line of Control.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019March 30, 2019 00:18 IST
On a day the CPI released its manifesto for the upcoming polls, party national secretary D Raja speaks to The Indian Express on the party’s promises and on why alliances could not be worked out in some states
Sat, Mar 30, 2019March 29, 2019 01:50 IST
Amid the tussle, the Congress could not announce the candidature of Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP MP and actor-turned-politician who joined the party on Thursday.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019March 27, 2019 04:05 IST
The Opposition released a sting video showing an alleged BJP functionary purportedly exchanging scrapped notes after demonetisation on a commission of 40 per cent.
Wed, Mar 27, 2019March 26, 2019 04:59 IST
After a meeting of the Congress Working Committee which approved the draft manifesto, Rahul said the Nyunatam Aay Yojana (Nyay) scheme was a “ground breaking idea’ and would mark the beginning of the final assault on poverty.
Tue, Mar 26, 2019March 25, 2019 03:27 IST
The party remained silent on whether its president Rahul Gandhi would contest from a second seat — in South India.
Mon, Mar 25, 2019March 24, 2019 02:57 IST
Kerala CM Vijayan said, “The Congress move is not in tune with the national political interest. When secular parties are making strong efforts to defeat the BJP, what message is he trying to send by contesting from Kerala."
Sun, Mar 24, 2019March 23, 2019 02:10 IST
This (appointment) is just to hoodwink the people. When the Election Commission has already notified the elections, you are appointing a Lokpal.
Sat, Mar 23, 2019March 20, 2019 03:16 IST
The Congress central leadership has also indicated that the party is set to enter an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi over the next 48 hours.
Wed, Mar 20, 2019March 19, 2019 04:50 IST
At stake in these two states are 82 Lok Sabha seats, crucial for the Opposition bid to upstage the BJP from power. The Congress has so far managed seat-sharing pacts in only Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Jharkhand and is racing against time to conclude these
Tue, Mar 19, 2019March 19, 2019 03:18 IST
The list was released by AICC general secretary in charge of Haryana Ghulam Nabi Azad in the presence of state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019March 15, 2019 04:26 IST
"I do not know what the blueprint of the campaign is... but I believe that the Congress more than any other party should lead the crusade for freedom. This is one of those moments which the party much seize in order to define its distinction vis a vis the BJP," Ashwani Kumar said.
Fri, Mar 15, 2019March 14, 2019 04:33 IST
Prominent among those in the second list of 21 candidates —five from Maharashtra and 16 from UP — are former Union ministers Milind Deora (Mumbai South) and Sriprakash Jaiswal (Kanpur), Priya Dutt (Mumbai North Central) and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh (Sultanpur).
Thu, Mar 14, 2019