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Champai Soren all set to join BJP on August 30, confirms Himanta Biswa Sarma

Former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha rebel Champai Soren will join the Bharatiya Janata Party. While there were speculations around the same, Assam CM and BJP’s Jharkhand in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that Soren will join the party later this week.

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Congress announces first list of 9 candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls

The Congress on Monday issued its first list of nine candidates for the three-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, fielding party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir from Dooru and former state unit chief Vikar Rasool Wani from Banihal.

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'Nabanna Abhijan' rally will be peaceful, says organiser Chhatra Samaj

Amid claims by the Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Police of potential disruptions, student organisation Chhatra Samaj insisted that their August 27 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally will be peaceful and focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the arrest of those responsible for the rape-murder of a doctor in R G Kar hospital.

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Police have no right to call it 'illegal': BJP's Dilip Ghosh

As a students' body set to march on Bengal secretariat today, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has said that the state police have no right to call the protests "illegal" as "anyone can protest in a democratic country."

'100% authentic corruption', Kerala Congress takes jibe at BJP after Shivaji statue collapse

People of Maharashtra will give reply to Mahayuti: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey

After the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey trained guns at ruling Mahayuti government and said, "News is coming in from Sindhudurg that a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, installed in December 2023, collapsed just 8-9 months later today. Such irregularities, such corruption. What does the Mahayuti Government want to do?"

"Who are the contractors, the employees from government departments, the PWD officers who have caused loot and are unable to respect our great men?...People of Maharashtra will give reply to Mahayuti in the upcoming election," he told ANI.

Farmer leader demands BJP to take action against Kangana

Even after BJP distanced itself from the comments made by its MP Kangana Ranaut on farmers' protests, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has demanded action against her by the party. "The BJP has distanced itself from the statement of Kangana Ranaut, but she is party MP and hence there should be an action. If BJP thinks that she made an unsuitable and wrong statement, then they should take action against her. The BJP should also ask Kangana Ranaut to apologise, she should apologise," he told PTI .

'...people will also leave him,' JMM leader on Champai Soren joining BJP

Shivaji statue collapse: 'This is an opportunity,' Maharashtra minister suggests Statue of Liberty like structure at site

Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar visited the site where a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed and said, "This is an accident. This statue was erected by the Navy. It was Navy Day, Prime Minister was about to come here, so it was done swiftly at that time and everyone praised it."

He deemed the incident an 'opportunity' and added, "I think there is an opportunity, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was being built in Arabian Sea. If a similar, very tall statue is built here, it will be an attraction for entire India. Tourists come to Malvan, so if this is deliberated upon and built like Statue of Liberty, it will be a tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj."

Source: ANI

WATCH | Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves Kerala House in Delhi

Vijayan is scheduled to meet PM Modi later today.

Kangana yet to apologise, BJP only paying lip service to farmers, says Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi

'Khata Khat loot model': BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla attacks Congress over aerospace park row

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "After the MUDA scam that took place in Karnataka, in yet another khata-khat loot model which involves this time not the Siddaramaiah family but the Kharge family, 5 acres of prime land, from 45.94 acres, which was meant to be given to the SC community for development of civic amenities at the high-tech defence aerospace park in Bengaluru have been handed over by the KIADB, to the family-run trust of Mr Kharge, and many questions are arising, this trust has Mr Kharge himself (Priyank Kharge) and all the other members of the family, and is headed by Mr Kharge's another son Rahul Kharge."

"The question is, is this not misuse of power, conflict of interest, nepotism, openly?" he added.

Congress and NC have come together to bring back 'Do Nishaan, Do Vidhan': BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Aim to fight against BJP like a consolidated front: Omar Abdullah

Siddaramaiah has betrayed SCs/STs in Karnataka: State BJP chief

Won't let 'Miya' Muslims take over Assam: CM Himanta

While speaking in the state Assembly on Tuesday, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed the Opposition and said, "I will take sides, what can you do? Won't let 'Miya' Muslims take over Assam."

'I have decided to join BJP', Champai Soren confirms party switch

Kerala govt supporting people close to CPI (M): BJP leader on sexual abuse allegations against Malayam film actors

On sexual abuse allegations in the Malayalam film industry, Kerala BJP President K Surendran said, "Allegations have been made against actor-sitting MLA Mukesh but the CM is not demanding his resignation. Ranjith has resigned from his post in AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists)....State govt is supporting those who are close to the CPI (M) and govt....CM should ask Mukesh to resign from MLA post."

Source: ANI

Waqf Bill against freedom of religion: Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that he met Maulana Firangi Mahali over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and concluded that the bill is against Article 26 of the Indian Constitution.

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president: Party statement

BJP demands Kharge's resignation over alleged corruption in KIADB allotment in Karnataka

JJP, Azad Samaj Party join hands ahead of Haryana Assembly polls

Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Chandra Shekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) formed an alliance for the Haryana Assembly elections.

Out of 90 seats, JJP to contest on 70 seats and Azad Samaj party on 20 seats.

AAP leaders and workers hold protest against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut

AAP leaders and workers today held a protest against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on the farmers' protest, in Haryana's Panchkula.

BJP releases third list of candidates for upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections

Union minister and BJP leader George Kurian declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

BJP leader Kiran Choudhry elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Haryana

Karnataka govt seeks Governor's sanction to prosecute H D Kumaraswamy

"We are holding a Raj Bhavan Chalo march on 31st August from Gandhi Statue in Vidhan Souda to Raj Bhavan, demanding his action be taken immediately to prosecute as per the law of this country. HD Kumaraswamy is claiming his signature is forged, I do not know why he has not filed a complaint till now... I appeal to him to file a complaint immediately," Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said.

via ANI

Champai Soren joins BJP, says to save Santhal Pargana from Bangladeshi infiltration

Watch: BRS leader K Kavitha walks out of Tihar Jail