Congress

Call for Gen Next leader to head Cong grows louder

10:08 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: The view that a young leader should succeed Rahul Gandhi as Congress president is fast gaining traction with the party’s youth cadre batting for a Gen Next chief over the old guard. The young brigade’s preference for youth over experience got a boost when Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday asserted that […]

H Nagesh reaches Mumbai after quitting as MLA, minister

6:40 pm July 8, 2019

Mumbai: Karnataka minister and Independent MLA H Nagesh reached Mumbai Monday, hours after resigning and withdrawing support to the H D Kumaraswamy-led government in the southern state. Nagesh reached the luxury hotel in suburban Bandra, where 10 MLAs of the ruling JD(S) and Congress are staying since Saturday. Nagesh Monday resigned and withdrew support to […]

Milind Deora resigns as Mumbai Congress president

8:21 pm July 7, 2019

Mumbai: Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora Sunday announced his resignation from the post and said he is looking forward to play a role at the national level to help stabilise the party. He recommended setting up of a provisional collective leadership comprising three senior Congress leaders to oversee the party’s city unit till the Maharashtra […]

No headway in placating 2 MLAs who resigned: Congress

10:46 pm July 4, 2019

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka Thursday indicated it has not been able to make much headway in convincing two of its MLAs to withdraw their resignation but maintained there was no threat to the coalition government, even as it accused the BJP of trying to topple it. Congress leaders, who met Speaker Ramesh Kumar on […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Respect for Rahul’s decision, few have the courage to do so: Priyanka on Cong chief’s resignation

2:20 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said she respected her brother Rahul Gandhi’s decision to step down as the party president and lauded his “courage” to do so. Gandhi had posted his resignation letter on microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday. Priyanka retweeted her brother’s letter with a message. In the four-page […]