India Politics Highlights: Congress and NC will fight J&K elections together, says Farooq AbdullahHello readers! Congress and National Conference got together for Screening Committee Meeting in Delhi to sort J&K seat-sharing and to pick candidates for Haryana assembly elections. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah took cogisance of 'royal hospitality' being provided to actor Darshan and others in Parappana Agrahara Jail and ordered suspension of guilty officials. Congress leaders including Salman Khurshid and K C Venugopal held talks on seat sharing in Farooq Abdullah's residence, in Srinagar. The NC Chief then announced that they and Congress will fight the J&K elections together. Meanwhile, BJP released its first list of candidates for the J&K elections, but withdraw it quickly. Later, in a post on X, he clarified the whitener on the MUDA letter, saying it was used as requested land was not available. Thank you for following along with us today. Stay tuned to DH for all the latest updates across the nation and world.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets J&K National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, in Srinagar.
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BJP's poll body held meet in Delhi to finalise candidates for J&K assembly polls
The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Sunday evening to finalise the party's candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
From Rs 15 lakh for all, BJP now giving Rs 1500: Aaditya Thackeray's swipe over Ladki Bahin
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday said the Union government and BJP's economic comprehension had plummeted from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 1,500, an apparent reference to the party's talk about bringing back black money and depositing Rs 15 lakh in the accounts of people and the Rs 1,500 aid to women under the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin Yojana.
Shiv Sena would have secured double-digit tally in LS polls if nominees not replaced in some seats: Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said Shiv Sena led by him would have won seats in double digits in the Lok Sabha elections had the party candidates not been changed in 3 to 4 constituencies.
PM Modi brought Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita because he wanted to give justice to Indians, says Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
No difference between our agendas, so PDP should remove candidates from elections, says Omar Abdullah
Government is making all efforts to make Telangana a drug-free state, says Revanth Reddy
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
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Congress MP from Nanded Lok Sabha constituency, Vasant Chavan, passes away at hospital in Hyderabad: Maharashtra Congress
Congress MP Vasant Chavan.
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In DMK we have many old students. All these old students are rank holders and saying they won't leave the class, says actor Rajnikanth
Rajnikanth
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Youths are ready and willing to come to our side, says Udhayanidhi Stalin on Rajnikanth's 'old student' remark
Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
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Even we can say young artists are losing opportunities because of old actors who continue to act, says Durai Murugan on Rajnikanth's 'old student' remark
Changing demography in Assam is a big threat to the identity of the state and its people, says Ashok Singhal
Congress's first Screening Committee meeting will be headed by Ajay Maken at 11.30 am, to start discussions on candidates for Haryana assembly elections
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini inaugurates BJP election office in Rohtak
If employee organisation has welcomed it even, we have to accept it, says NCP-SCP leader Rohit Pawar on UPS
BJP announces list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections
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I invite LG, the place is yours, the time is yours, come and debate on this issue, don't hide behind the walls of LG House, says AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj
Want to ask leaders of Congress whether they support National Conference's anti-national ideology of reintroducing Article 370 and Article 35A by forming an alliance with them in J&K, says Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
Durai Murugan is my long-time friend. Whatever he says is not an issue, our friendship will always continue, says Rajnikanth
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Yesterday evening our officers went and inquired. Seven officers were kept under suspension, says Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara
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When we form government at the centre, we will implement the old pension scheme, says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari
Does BJP want to make our sisters 'lakhpati' or buy votes in Rs 1,500? asks Sanjay Raut
Scuffle breaks between Shiv Sena (UBT), BJP workers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar over Aaditya Thackeray's visit
Few senior Congress leaders are coming from Delhi to meet Omar Abdullah, regarding clarification on some issues, says JKNC leader Nasir Aslam Wani
BJP assigns national spokesperson R P Singh and Shazia Ilmi to coordinate media in J&K. Punjab State Media Convenor Vineet Joshi, will also be part of media coordination team for assembly polls
I am thankful to PM Modi as he gave me this opportunity to be the voice of the people in Pulwama, says BJP candidate from Rajpora Assembly constituency, Arshid Bhat
BJP withdraws first list of 44 candidates released for upcoming J&K Assembly Elections; BJP to amend and release the list of candidates again
A panic button can also be installed in the hostels, says Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Badlapur incident
DMK a banyan tree because of leaders like Durai Murugan and T R Baalu, not because of Stalin or Udhayanidhi, says BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan
The government has taken the case of providing royal hospitality to actor Darshan and others in Parappana Agrahara Jail seriously and I have suggested that the guilty officials should be suspended immediately, says K'taka CM Siddaramaiah
Congress leaders including Salman Khurshid and K C Venugopal arrive at the residence of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for talks on seat sharing, in Srinagar
The Congress leadership is set to hold deliberations with the National Conference on Monday to iron out differences over seat-sharing for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
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I feel very grateful that my party has given me this opportunity today, says Shagun Parihar
BJP has announced its candidates after a selection process, says J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina
Haryana's public has made up their mind to form the BJP's government for the third time, says CM Nayab Singh Saini
I am thankful to the party for showing their confidence in me, says Er Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi
Politics has reached that stage where every party is discussing about caste census, says Akhilesh Yadav
Telangana will take strict action to remove encroachments from lakes and restore them to their original state, says Ponnam Prabhakar
We are neither for nor against Darshan, K'taka CM Siddaramaiah takes cognisance of royal treatment given in jail
BJP does what is says, says BJP leader Nalin Kohli
Supporters of BJP leaders who didn't get ticket to contest in J&K Assembly elections reach BJP Office in Jammu
Congress and NC conclude their seat sharing meet
No favouritism, but a lapse on part of officers concerned: Siddaramaiah on Darshan's VIP treatment
We will fight J&K assembly polls, campaigns to intensify from September 1: AAP MP Sandeep Pathak
We will win this seat with a huge lead: BJP candidate from Doda Assembly, Shakti Raj Parihar
I will personally meet each worker who has come to the BJP office: J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina
This comes after party workers staged a protest outside BJP office over announcement of the list of candidates for first phase of assembly elections
I will surely win: BJP candidate from the Shopian assembly constituency Javaid Ahmad Qadri
Whitener was used as requested land was not available, words can be seen through light under letter: Siddaramaiah on MUDA letter row
In a post on X, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah clarified the whitener on the MUDA letter by posting a video where the words whitened out are visible using a light flashed from under the letter. He said that his wife had asked for a replacement plot in the letter following the original land illegally being acquired by MUDA. However, when one of the replacements suggested was not available, it was whitened out.
BJP expressed disagreement with its MP Kangna Ranaut's comments on farmers agitation, says she is not authorised to speak on policy issues.
BJP, releasing a statement said, "The statement given by BJP MP Ms. Kangana Ranaut in the context of the farmers' movement is not the opinion of the party. Bharatiya Janata Party expresses disagreement with the statement of Ms. Kangana Ranaut. On behalf of the Party, Ms. Kangana Ranaut is neither permitted nor authorized to make statements on Party policy issues.
Ms. Kangana Ranaut has been directed on behalf of Bharatiya Janata Party that she should not make any such statements in future. Bharatiya Janata Party is determined to follow the principles of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas' and social harmony."
We have asked in the Parliament to conduct a caste census, why is it not being conducted?: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi
There is no discontent among the workers: BJP leader Omi Khajuria
Earlier, Yogi Adityanath had himself said ‘thok denge’. Now, he said ‘batenge toh katenge’ when he is the one dividing (people): AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi
Hearty congratulations to all the candidates from BJP: Party National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh
We belong to OBC community and we have been ignored: state BJP OBC Morcha president Sunil Prajapati in relation to the party's candidates list for elections
Rapes and atrocities against women are rampant, especially in Double Engine states, yet no one demands resignation of @BJP4India CMs: TMC
Ram-Left are all coming together to create anarchy against TMC & West Bengal: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh
Whoever has spoken against the farmers in this way does not deserve to sit in Parliament at any cost: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's remarks on farmers' protest
In Pics | Congress leader KC Venugopal, Salman Khurshid and other leaders held a meeting with JKNC President Farooq Abdullah, at his residence in Srinagar.
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This is like running a bulldozer over the properties of Muslims' Waqf: Telangana Waqf Board Chairman Syed Azmaullah Hussain on the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill
Congress and National Conference will fight the elections together: Farooq Abdullah formally announces alliance
51 seats for NC, 32 for Congress, 1 each for CPI(M) and Panthers Party; 5 seats will see friendly fight: Farooq Abdullah
BJP trying to destroy the soul of J&K, we have come together to save it: Congress MP K C Venugopal on NC joining I.N.D.I.A. bloc
At no point in time did the Congress party raise any objections to our manifesto: Omar Abdullah on NC joining I.N.D.I.A. bloc
J&K BJP should focus on setting its house in order: Omar Abdullah on BJP candidate list being withdrawn
If Rahul Gandhi understands BJP's respect for the Constitution, then it is a very good thing: Union Minister Nityanand Rai