Raipur, Aug 20 (PTI) The ruling Congress is aiming to win at least 75 of the 90 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, party’s state in-charge Kumari Selja has said. The state assembly polls are due this year-end. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, Ajay Maken, who is the head of the…
Speaking to News18, UP Congress chief Ajay Rai (right) said he will leave the Varanasi seat for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra if she decides to contest from there next year. (X/ @srinivasiyc/File) In an exclusive interview to News18, newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said expanding the party’s base in UP’s rural pockets is…
Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh Last Updated: August 20, 2023, 21:01 IST The Congress Working Committee (CWC) reshuffle was announced on Sunday. (X/PTI File) The new CWC has two big challenges — to ensure Team Kharge delivers in state polls and changes the narrative in its favour; and to ensure the Congress’s identity is not lost…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reconstituted the party’s top decision-making body – CWC – with some leaders of the G23 grouping, including Shashi Tharoor and Anand Sharma, who were critical of the party leadership in the past among the 84 members. The all-important Congress Working Committee, formed 10 months after Kharge took…
Last Updated: August 20, 2023, 14:59 IST Congress MP pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi at the banks of Pangong Tso lake. (Screengrab: X/ANI) Paying rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described him as an architect of Digital India and said his stellar performance as prime minister earned him a place among top…
Last Updated: August 20, 2023, 14:25 IST Party leaders Sachin Pilot, Shashi Tharoor, former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Anand Sharma are among the new CWC members. (File: PTI) The CWC member list further includes party chief Kharge, senior leader Sonia Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, Digvijay Singh, Ambika Soni and Rahul Gandhi among…
Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: August 15, 2023, 21:01 IST File photo of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge (left) and PM Modi. (Image: News18) Kharge also hit out at the prime minister for criticising the opposition in his Independence Day address. “What he is saying is talk of arrogance. Now it is 2023 and to…
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and said its president Mallikarjun Kharge skipping the Independence Day function at the Red Fort shows that the opposition party cannot think beyond “dynasty”. On Kharge citing “paucity of time” and traffic restrictions for not attending the function, the ruling party said the Congress could…
Curated By: Saurabh Verma Last Updated: August 15, 2023, 18:03 IST BJP leader and Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Kharge must have got directions from the Gandhi family to not attend the event. (File: PTI) The chair reserved for Kharge, who was also Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, was left vacant in the…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday skipped the 77th Independence Day function at the Red Fort in Delhi from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation. A chair reserved for Kharge was seen empty during the Independence Day function at the historic monument. He, however, unfurled the national flag at his residence…