Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday stated that participating in the cabinet does not mean VCK has officially joined the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam alliance.Speaking to reporters after paying tributes to social reformer Rettaimalai Srinivasan in Chennai, Thirumavalavan said though there was a meeting of parties that have supported TVK, an alliance has not taken…
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor addresses mediapersons in Patna on Sunday Patna: In a high-stakes move set to energise Bihar’s political landscape, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday announced his candidature for the upcoming Bankipur assembly byelection, triggered after BJP president Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha and vacated the prestigious seat.Describing…
DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi Chennai: DMK organisation secretary R S Bharathi said on Saturday there was nothing wrong in DMK joining hands with AIADMK. His remarks come in the wake of CPM alleging that DMK held talks with AIADMK after the state assembly election to probe the possibility of forming a govt.Speaking to…
The cracks within the Opposition widened on Monday, with several parties criticising the Congress over its leadership of the multi-party INDIA alliance. Sources told India Today TV that several constituent parties of the INDIA bloc criticised the Congress over a lack of coordination and alleged instances of name-calling by its leaders during election campaigns. The…
Hemant Soren holds a meeting after announcing Baidyanath Ram’s name as JMM’s Rajya Sabha candidate Ranchi: JMM on Saturday named former minister and party’s central vice-president Baidhyanath Ram as its candidate for one of the two seats for the Rajya Sabha polls on June 18. It, however, didn’t clarify on its stand on the second…
Dhanbad: State finance minister Radha Krishana Kishore attacked the BJP during his visit to Dhanbad on Saturday, accusing it of attempting to influence the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections through horse-trading. Talking to media at the Circuit House, the minister also addressed issues related to the party’s organisation and the ongoing debate over the state’s…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday criticised the central govt for not purchasing the harvested crops and appealed to the Left parties to fight against the Centre on procurement.“The Union govt is not procuring even 30 percent of the harvested crops. It was only the state govt which was purchasing every single grain…
Chennai: Ruling TVK is set to send its first member to the Rajya Sabha as the Election Commission announced the bypoll for the lone Tamil Nadu seat vacated by former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam. TVK is expected to win the seat comfortably.C Ve Shanmugam resigned from the Rajya Sabha on May 7 after winning…
