India Political Highlights| Will raise issues relating to farmers, women and youth in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Nyay Yatra, says Sachin Pilot

Govt completely constitutional: Fadnavis after Speaker's 'real Sena' verdict

BJP’s stalwart and troubleshooter Devendra Fadnavis - who has stitched a BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government in the last two years - said the dispensation was 'completely constitutional' and claimed all legal procedures were followed in government formation.

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Nadda directs BJP state units to organise Ayodhya visits after Ram Temple consecration

Sources said that the leaders discussed the party’s plans for the inauguration day, and about the campaign in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections which will follow the temple’s inauguration.

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'Big shock to those who run parties through dynasty politics,' says CM Shinde after 'real Sena' verdict

Mamata asserts on staying with I.N.D.I.A amid seat sharing dispute

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee asserted on Wednesday that her party will continue to be a part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc in the fight against the BJP, days after fissures emerged in the alliance due to a seat-sharing disagreement between the party and the Congress in West Bengal.

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Union Minister Giriraj Singh calls Congress leaders 'seasonal Hindus'.

"When they feel they have to get votes, they become soft hindus."

Union Minister Giriraj Singh calls Mamata's TMC a 'private limited company'

Calling Abhishek Banerjee the super shareholder of the party, Singh said, "If someone wants to ask for a share and oppose Abhishek Banerjee, she will tolerate it."

UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad says Congress is against Lord Ram

"The invitation was not sent by the government but the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Declining the invitation has only proved again that they are against Lord Ram", Prasad said.

Have full faith that SC will cancel the decision: Cong leader Pramod Tiwari Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's Shiv Sena decision

BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi says Congress has 'boycott mentality' refused to participate in Bharat Ratna ceremony of their own member, Pranab Mukherjee

Trivedi went on to say, " Congress boycotted the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building. Congress boycotted G20 Summit...After 2004 till 2009, Congress boycotted Kargil Vijay Diwas." He added, "This is Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress, not Mahatma Gandhi's."

BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar says, 'Congress leaders and Mamata don't believe in Ram, we do'.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi say K'taka CM Siddaramaiah is trying to instigate people and that K'taka tableau has been given 10 chances for Republic Day

BJP MP Harnath Singh referred to Congress and Akhilesh Yadav as 'anti-Hindutva forces' for declining Ram temple invitation

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi says Maharashtra Assembly verdict challenges the Supreme Court.

Former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy says opposition is 'jealous' of the Ram temple construction and are being 'financed from outside'

Swamy said, "They never thought the Ram temple construction will happen. Only these fanatics who get financed from outside are making all the much noise."

We do not want to involve God or Lord Ram in politics , says Congress leader Shama Mohamed.

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav says Congress is 'insulting the pranpratishtha ceremony' and that it should apologise

Yadav further said that the party has hurt the sentiments of majority population in the country.

Congress MLC B K Hariprasad says, 'Not attending the BJP-RSS-VHP programme is the right decision'

He further said, "Jagadguru Shankaracharyas are the head of Hindu religion. When the head of Hindu religion are rejecting the invitation, do you mean to say that they are anti-Hindus?"

Khandre rules out demand for Deputy CMs in Karnataka

Ram temple invite: Nitish yet to take a call

"Nitish Kumar, being the Chief Minister (of Bihar) and president of the party (JD(U)), received the invitation and is yet to make a decision about it," says JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Nitish Kumar being invited for ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.

ED statement on searches at KY Nanje Gowda's house

Shinde hails Speaker's ruling

"The verdict is a victory of democracy, all party workers, the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray and Anand Dighe," says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Assembly Speaker's verdict on disqualification pleas.

Nitish on seat sharing

"Everything will be done on time, don't worry," says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar when asked about seat-sharing for Lok Sabha elections in the I.N.D.I.A alliance.

Congress National Alliance committee meeting with AAP leaders at Mukul Wasnik's residence at 6.30 pm tomorrow

CM's calls Speaker's decision 'death of democracy'

CPI(M), a member of the I.N.D.I.A opposition bloc described as “death blow to democracy” the decision of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who legitimised the Eknath Shinde as head of the real Shiv Sena

Kishan Reddy takes a dig at Congress

On Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi & Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declining the invitation to 'Prana Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Union minister & Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy says, "Congress always do appeasement politics, they always take anti-Hindu stand, they do vote bank politics... The program taking place in Ayodhya is not of BJP or RSS, it is a program of 140 cr people in the country. Congress party is insecure. They always oppose all the work done by PM Modi... 90 per cent of the people of the country have boycotted Congress, and in the coming days everyone will boycott the Congress family and its people..."

Karnataka CM's request to add State tableau

"I have written to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh requesting the inclusion of Karnataka's tableau in the Republic Day parade. In my letter to Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, I've expressed the deep sentiment of 7 crore Kannadigas. Denying Karnataka's tableau in the Republic Day parade isn't just an oversight; it's a blow to our state's pride. Our achievements deserve the national stage," says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Budget Session of Parliament from January 31

Budget Session of Parliament to begin from January 31 and is likely to continue till February 9th. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget on February 1.

Some leaders trying to insult Kharge, says DK Suresh

Bangalore Rural Congress MP DK Suresh accused his own party's leaders of “insulting” AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on the issue of creating more deputy chief ministerial positions.

PM Modi to address BJP's New Voters' conference on January 24

Will raise farmers issue in Bharat Nyay Yatra: Sachin Pilot

"We will raise issues relating to farmers, women and youth in Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Nyay Yatra'. This will benefit the public and Congress...I think people consider I.N.D.I.A alliance and Congress as a good s...I think people consider INDIA alliance and Congress as a good alternative," says senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Sandeep Dikshit on Congress rejecting Ram temple ceremony

"This very political attack against the Congress proves the point that the Ram temple issue they (BJP) want to use to their political benefit...As far as attending or not attending is concerned, the four main Shankracharyas are not going to the ceremony. BJP must tell India why four of the most important people are not going to attend," says party leader Sandeep Dikshit on Congress rejecting Ram temple invite.