Congress

Sanctity of CWC meet should be respected: Cong

7:17 pm May 27, 2019

New Delhi: After the debacle in the Lok Sabha polls and calls for accountability, the Congress on Monday urged everyone to respect the sanctity of its working committee meeting, while asking the media not to fall into the trap of “conjectures, insinuations, gossip and rumour mongering”. Referring to the May 25 meeting of the Congress […]

3 suspects held over killing of BJP worker in Amethi

Smriti Irani aide in Amethi shot dead

4:18 pm May 26, 2019

Amethi: In the first incident of post-poll violence in Uttar Pradesh, a close aide of Smriti Irani, the newly elected MP from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, was shot dead by two men, with police not ruling out the possibility of it being a “political murder”. Surendra Singh (50), a former head of Baraulia village, was […]

Cong reviewing defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

The fall of Amethi – why Rahul Gandhi lost?

2:11 pm May 25, 2019

Amethi (UP): Lack of organisational network and a strong disconnect with the rural population led to the fall of the Congress stronghold Amethi, which has remained loyal to the Gandhi family since 1980. BJP’s Smriti Irani defeated the Congress chief and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi by a margin of 55,120 votes. Though the grand old […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

8:45 pm May 24, 2019

Shimla: Differences between former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and ex-state Congress president Sukhvinder Sukhu resurfaced after the party’s worst-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections in the state. A day after Arki MLA Virbhadra Singh told mediapersons that Sukhu should have been changed much earlier for better results, the former state Congress chief, who is the […]

BJP garnered over 51 % votes in Karna LS polls

BJP crosses 300 mark, Congress bags 52 as counting nears end

2:20 pm May 24, 2019

New Delhi: Sealing its phenomenal electoral victory, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark and was leading in one seat as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing the BJP’s conclusive lead, making it evident that Modi’s message, […]