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NCP ‘bombed’, but cool Sharad Pawar says he’s ‘most reliable’
Indicating that he may be ‘down but not out’, Sharad Pawar, 83, declared that notwithstanding the split engineered by his over-ambitious nephew, he would again rebuild the party from scratch. Asked that henceforth, “who could be the most reliable face of the party”, without batting an eyelid, Sharad Pawar raised his right hand and quipped: “Sharad Pawar!”
Gaddar hugs, plants kiss on Rahul Gandhi at Khammam rally
The balladeer made a surprise appearance on the dais at the ‘Telangana Garjana Sabha’. After shaking hands with Gandhi, Gaddar hugged him and planted kisses on the cheeks of the Congress leader amid loud cheers from the audience. Gandhi too hugged Gaddar and invited him to take a seat next to him.
With elections on the horizon, potential turncoats have a field day in MP
As Assembly elections draw closer in the state, the voices of discontent seem to be growing every passing day in the parties. Many disappointed leaders in the state are switching parties. Deepak Joshi, son of former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi, Yadvendra Singh Yadav, Baijnath Singh Yadav and Rakesh Gupta have left the BJP and joined the Congress.
Ajit Pawar does a ‘Shinde’, stakes claim over Sharad Pawar-founded NCP!
Addressing a crowded media conference, Ajit Pawar, 64, who took oath as Deputy CM for the 5th time, said that the entire NCP is with him and he had blessings of everyone in the party. Giving a peek into the top-secret political drama which erupted on Sunday, Pawar revealed that he had already resigned as the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s Leader of Opposition in the Assembly on last Friday.
Sharad Pawar unfazed, thanks PM Modi, ‘blames’ ED for NCP split
“Today, his party has joined hands and sworn-in (as Ministers) some people from the same (NCP) party against whom Modi had pointed fingers. This means that Modi’s allegations were baseless and we are now ‘absolved’ of all the charges. I am thankful to him for this… I am happy for those facing enquiries who have taken oath today,” Sharad Pawar said.
Congress terms Manipur CM’s resignation attempt as ‘drama’
Manipur State Congress Vice-President Harishwar Goswami, expressing doubts about the Chief Minister’s intentions, said that, “If Singh genuinely wanted to step down, he could have submitted the resignation letter to the Governor through email or other methods.”
We support UCC but not manner of implementation: Mayawati
“It is not right to politicise this issue and forcefully implement UCC in the country,” she said in a statement.Mayawati said “The implementation of UCC will strengthen the country and unite Indians.
Maha political quake: Ajit Pawar 'splits' NCP, takes oath as Deputy CM
The fast-paced political developments came after a routine meeting of his supporting MLAs and within hours, the decision was taken to walk out of the NCP.This afternoon, Pawar, along with several NCP heavyweights, went to Raj Bhavan .
Maha political quake: Ajit Pawar 'splits' NCP, readies to join Shinde-Fadnavis regime
The fast-paced political developments came after a routine meeting of his supporting MLAs and within hours, the decision was taken to walk out of the NCP.This afternoon, Pawar, along with several NCP heavyweights, went to Raj Bhavan .
Mamata-Guv honeymoon over after row over panchayat polls, univ VCs
Among the two issues in the fresh tussle between the two, the first is the continuing clashes and violence over the rural civic body polls, where the Governor decided to be "mobile" and "on-ground" by making district tours interacting with the victims and their families.
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