India Political Highlights: Normal course of things amid elections, says Bhujbal on Ajit Pawar faction leaders joining Sharad Pawar's side

Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji appears before city court

Bengal governor meets voters who 'could not vote' in bypolls

Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.

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Andhra CM meets Shah, seeks higher allocation for state in Union Budget

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here late Tuesday night, urging for a substantial fund allocation in the upcoming Union Budget to address the state's financial challenges. While, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second-biggest ally Nitish Kumar is demanding Rs 30,000 crore ($3.6 billion) from India’s federal budget this year to help fund projects in Bihar state.

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UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya meets BJP president Nadda amid rumours of rift

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya met BJP president J P Nadda on July 16, following its poor performance in the crucial State in the Lok Sabha elections, The Hindu reported.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath calls crucial meeting ahead of assembly bypolls

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath calls crucial meeting ahead of assembly byelections. On July 16, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had met with BJP president J P Nadda. This meeting comes ahead of assembly byelections to be held in 10 seats, Jagran reported.

watch| Union Minister Giriraj Singh says former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani’s father's murderers will be caught and punished

Union Minister Giriraj Singh says, "...These are the same people in whose rule newly married daughters were pulled out of cars and cars were snatched, cars were looted from showrooms... today they are giving us their views... The culprits of the murder of Mukesh Sahni's father will be caught and strict action will be taken...", ANI reported

Muharram teaches not to compromise with injustice: Mamata Banerjee

Stating that Muharram teaches not to compromise with injustice, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the people to follow the path of peace and prosperity.

"Holy Muharram teaches not to compromise with injustice. Let us all move forward on the path of peace and prosperity," Banerjee posted on X.

Setback for Ajit Pawar as NCP leaders and Corporators from Pimpri Chinchwad join Sharad Pawar-led NCP-SCP

Several Ajit Pawar-led NCP leaders and Corporators from Pimpri Chinchwad are joining Sharad Pawar-led NCP-SCP. NCP-SCP working president Supriya Sule said, "I think everyone has different experiences in the party. We never let our ideology, and the ideology of development We never let our ideology, and the ideology of development diminish. Pawar Sahab has been working continuously for the last 60 years in Maharashtra and at Centre, for development. We believe in the ideology of Pawar Sahab but others too look at him with great hopes and are therefore joining him," reported ANI.

NCP’s Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief, Ajit Gavhane is also among the leaders who joined the party.

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge says 'will have due consultations with respective ministries and industry' on labour bill

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge says, "The bill has been brought in by the labour department. They are yet to consult with the industry, the Minister of Industry and the Department of Information Technology. I am sure that before coming up with the rules of the bill, they will have due consultations with the respective ministries and more importantly, a wider consultation with the industry. So there is no need to panic. We are going to safeguard the jobs for the state as well as encourage investments in the industries with their consultation...", ANI reported.

He was commenting on a bill that proposes making it mandatory to hire 100 per cent Kannadigas for "C and D" grade posts in all private industries in the state.

Watch | 'BJP workers are really sad inside' says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari

"I have an experience of 44 years in UP... We will have to wait and see why is all this happening. The BJP workers are really sad inside...", Congress leader Pramod Tiwari commented on UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's post on 'X' stating "Organisation bigger than government", ANI reported.

Watch | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar chair a meeting to discuss issues related to the state

'Record-breaking unemployment' : Congress mocks BJP over job issues in India

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari clarifies remark on 'sabka saath, sabka vikas', says statement taken out of context

"As a BJP functionary, with heavy pain, I kept my point forward that the BJP's state unit should stand with the party workers, and not with those who do not stand with BJP. This is a political statement and has nothing to do with PM Narendra Modi's 'Sabka sath sabka vikas' slogan," Adhikari told.

Locket Chatterjee defends Bengal BJP faction amid election drubbing, says next target is 2026

Senior BJP leader Locket Chatterjee.

Winning and losing is a part of elections. But, it is not that the West Bengal BJP has come to an end or that there is a need for a new formation...Our vote percentage did not reduce...BJP is the biggest party in the country. Our next mission is 2026," Chatterjee told news agency ANI.

UP BJP president meets PM Modi as party looks to put its house in order in state

Uttar Pradesh BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, sources said and is believed to have briefed him on a host of issues related to the party's organisational matters in the politically crucial state.(PTI)

CM Yogi Adityanath meets UP Governor Anandiben Patel

Normal course of things amid elections: Bhujbal on Ajit Pawar faction leaders joining Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP)

Revanth Reddy holds a meeting with MLAs, MLCs, MPs, and senior Congress leaders in Hyderabad.

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav met Amit Shah in Delhi