The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed an 80-member internal working group aimed at understanding the concerns, political preferences and communication habits of Generation Z, as the party looks to strengthen its engagement with younger voters. The initiative, described within the party as a form of “yuva samvad” or youth dialogue, is examining how the...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its response to opposition allegations that India’s electoral process has been compromised, as the political debate over the functioning of the Election Commission and voter-list revisions continues to grow. The controversy has intensified following reports about differences within the Election Commission over certain decisions, including issues connected with...
Congress MLA Yashvanthrayagouda V Patil has submitted his resignation from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in protest against the exclusion of Indi and Chadachan taluks in Vijayapura district from the state’s list of drought-affected areas. Patil, who represents the Indi Assembly constituency, submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker Gurupadagouda Sanganagouda Patil on Wednesday, September 23. His...
A reported attempt by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) to explore an electoral understanding with the Congress ahead of the Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussion in West Bengal. While a senior Congress leader has claimed that the TMC approached the party with a proposal involving Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress has denied...
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with party secretaries on Tuesday to review their responsibilities, organisational work and performance across different states, amid growing discussions within the party about a possible organisational reshuffle. The meeting focused on the functioning of party secretaries, who play an...
Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader A Raja has expressed regret over his controversial remarks against Tamil Nadu minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Nirmal Kumar, following criticism from several political leaders. Raja, a senior DMK leader and former Union minister, said his comments were made in an emotional moment and announced that he...
The menu served to international dignitaries during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi has triggered a political exchange between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the Opposition questioning why guests were served an entirely vegetarian spread. The controversy emerged after the conclusion of the two-day BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New...
The Congress has secured an alternative venue in Indore for party leader Rahul Gandhi’s upcoming ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme after permission to hold the event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was not granted. The development has added a fresh political dimension to Gandhi’s planned interaction with students and young people in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress...
Senior Congress leader and socialist thinker Ratnakar Mahajan died in Pune at the age of 80, bringing an end to a political career that spanned several decades and major phases of Maharashtra’s political history. Mahajan died late on Friday, and his final rites are scheduled to be conducted at the Vaikunth crematorium in Pune on...
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat has stepped down from two organisational positions in the party following an Enforcement Directorate search at the residence of his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena, in connection with alleged irregularities in a 2016 recruitment examination in Uttarakhand. Rawat announced that he was resigning as a...