Indian Political Updates: BRS 'ready for an inquiry' on Kaleshwaram; BJP pushes for CBI probe

I think if Sonia Gandhi is coming to Rajasthan and filing the nomination today: Rajasthan LoP Tika Ram Jully

Sonia Gandhi leaves from Delhi, to file nomination for Rajya Sabha in Jaipur today

Sonia Gandhi has worked as Congress president for long, says Jitendra Singh

Matter of pride if Sonia Gandhi files nomination from Jaipur, says Rajasthan LoP

Party workers excited, says Ashok Gehlot as Sonia Gandhi likely to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Rajasthan today

Sonia Gandhi arrives in Jaipur, likely to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Rajasthan today

BJP releases another list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections.

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BJP renominates Union ministers Vaishnaw from Odisha, L Murugan from MP

A supporter of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) waves the party flag during an election campaign rally. Representative image.

The BJP on Wednesday named Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan its Rajya Sabha candidates from Odisha and Madhya Pradesh respectively. If elected, a near certainty, it will be the second Rajya Sabha term for the two leaders from these states. Railway Minister Vaishnaw is likely to get elected with the support of the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), as was the case during the former IAS officer's election for the first term in 2019. From Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has named three more candidates besides Murugan, the MoS in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, for the five vacancies from the state. The BJP has the numbers to win four seats while the Congress can win one.

'She must be tired...': Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sonia Gandhi on filing nomination for Rajya Sabha

Sonia Gandhi arrives at state Assembly in Jaipur to file her nomination for RS polls

Sudhanshu Trivedi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections in Lucknow

'This decision will give us strength': Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Sonia Gandhi filing nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

Sonia Gandhi all set to enter Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, files her nomination in Jaipur

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw 'thanks' PM Modi for nominating him for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha

BJD announces support for candidature of BJP’s Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha

Sonia Gandhi leaves from Jaipur after filing her nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan

'Why do you hate Hindus, tribals and backward people?': BJP attacks TMC over Sandeshkhali incident

'After few days, even Rahul Gandhi will also have to go Rajya Sabha': Bihar Dy CM Samrat Choudhary takes a dig at Congress after Sonia Gandhi filed her nominations

NDA candidates from Bihar are likely be elected unopposed in Rajya Sabha polls, says Bihar deputy CM Vijay Sinha

Naveen Patnaik has betrayed the people of Odisha, says state Congress chief Sarat Patnaik

NCP (SP) Anil Deshmukh denies rumours of party merging with Congress

BJP releases another list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, fields J P Nadda from Gujarat; Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra

Devendra Pratap Singh files his nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Chhattisgarh

AAP works against judiciary, law & order... He (Arvind Kejriwal) doesn't respect even the Supreme Court: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla

"AAP doesn't stand for Aam Aadmi Party but 'Atikraman aur Paapi Party'. Imagine the mindset of Arvind Kejriwal that his party has encroached on the land allotted to the Delhi High Court and made political office... CJI has taken cognizance of it... AAP works against judiciary, law & order... He (Arvind Kejriwal) doesn't respect even the Supreme Court..."

PIC | West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar at the Basirhat multi-facility hospital where he was admitted after he was injured during a police lathi charge after a scuffle broke out between BJP party workers and the security personnel.

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Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora to contest the Rajya Sabha elections, will file the nomination tomorrow: Party Sources

I am glad to know that my name has been announced as the candidate for BJP in Maharashtra: Ashok Chavan

"Today the list of Rajya Sabha candidates of BJP has been announced and I am glad to know that my name has been announced as the candidate for BJP in Maharashtra. I thank PM Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, party president JP Nadda, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders. I feel that the opportunity they have given me shows the faith BJP has in me..."

Congress nominates Ajay Maken, Naseer Hussain for Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka; Renuka Chowdhury from Telangana

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher addressed protesting farmers at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border earlier today.

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar attends the Congress Election Committee meeting in Bengaluru for shortlisting candidates for the Lok Sabha elections

"We have discussed about a lot of names which have been recommended by the district ministers, observers and party cadres. We will go to Delhi for the next meeting. Again some names have cropped up, which will be given to the survey team." 

Didi visits gurdwaras, mosques and churches with equal happiness: West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja on reports of West Bengal CM's visit to Punjab later this month.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launches 'Gaon Chalo Abhiyan' in Gorakhpur.

West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar shifted from Basirhat Multispecialty Hospital to Apollo Hospital after suffering injuries from falling from a car amid the Sandeshkhali protest earlier today.

ED issues 6th summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in excise policy case on February 19: Officials

In addition to the party agenda, I will also raise the issues of Pune: Medha Kulkarni on being declared BJP's Rajya Sabha poll candidate from Maharashtra, along with Ashok Chavan

I am very worried for BJP that they do not have any leaders...BJP does not have seats for workers. The real face of BJP has been revealed: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole

I don't think the border with China is fortified the way this city (Delhi) is fortified: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march

Highest number of crimes against women not in Bengal but in BJP's 'double-engine' states: TMC's Kunal Ghosh

This is the most emotional moment of my life: BJP leader Mayank Nayak on being nominated for the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat

The Centre had promised to implement MSP. Now that the tenure of the central government is about to end, it should fulfil its promises: Sachin Pilot

On 16th Feb, there is going to be a big nationwide action program, including some sectoral industrial strikes along with the trade unions: CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on support for farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march

"...We've never heard of drones being used to fire tear gas shells on the farmers and all sorts of barricades that have been erected... They are trying to stop the march of the farmers to Delhi...Respecting the farmers and respecting the people who feed all of us, is required of this government. We want an immediate end to this repression and meaningful talks have to be conducted. On 16th Feb, there is going to be a big nationwide action program, including some sectoral industrial strikes along with the trade unions. This is something that the Modi govt cannot ignore. It has to immediately concede..."

Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla joined AIADMK; meets with party's general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai today. Tadimalla had resigned from BJP last year after expressing disappointment with the party’s leadership.

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NCP has named Praful Patel as its candidate for Rajya Sabha elections, says Ajit Pawar's office.

First, the BJP accepted the demands of these farmers and then forgot to fulfil them... (but) we stand with the farmers: AAP MP Sandeep Pathak

Meeting between farmer leaders and Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai on Feb 15 evening in Chandigarh: Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

It seems Congress party does not trust its workers in Rajasthan: State BJP President C P Joshi after Sonia Gandhi filed her Rajya Sabha nomination in Jaipur

Our priority was that normalcy should be restored (along state borders). We have received a letter from the central government calling for a meeting to be held (in Chandigarh) tomorrow: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

"The meeting with Centre will be held at 5 pm tomorrow," says Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher at Rajpura bypass in Punjab.

JP Nadda gives consent to Odisha BJP's lineup for State Core Committee, State Election Committee, State Finance Committee & Disciplinary Committee. BJP Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw & party State chief Manmohan Samal among 18 find place in the State Core Committee.

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We are contesting together in Delhi: AAP MP Sandeep Pathak on I.N.D.I.A. alliance seat sharing

What happened with BJP state President is being condemned by the whole country: LoP of West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on state BJP President Sukanta Majumdar getting injured during Sandeshkhali protest.

State cabinet meeting today approved convening a one-day special session of the legislature on Tuesday, February 20, to discuss the various demands of the Maratha community. CM Eknath Shinde presided over the meeting: Maharashtra CM Office

Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman of the High Level Committee (HLC) on 'One Nation One Election' and its members today held personal interactions with AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi, where he presented his party’s views on the issue of the simultaneous elections before the committee

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Odisha: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw offers prayers at Jagannath Puri Temple. Prays for 'fulfilment of the dreams PM Narendra Modi has seen for 4.5 crore Odiyas'.

From the first day this government has been giving assurances & lying but does nothing. The truth is in front of everyone: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Maratha reservation

CM Revanth Reddy is conducting visit after visit like a tourist. This is not going to address the real issue: BJP National General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on party's demand that Telangana government get CBI to investigate Kaleshwaram issue

""...On one side, the government is expected to investigate the malpractices, corruption and other fraudulent tactics used in the Kaleshwaram project find the responsible people and culprits and ultimately punish them. But instead of doing that, CM Revanth Reddy is conducting visit after visit like a tourist. This is not going to address the real issue nor will solve the issue. Instead, as they demanded earlier he could have simply written a letter to the CBI to undertake the investigation... Secondly other side KCR during his rule neglected all the projects related to the Krishna River and we have not been able to utilise the water which is already there. The projects are pending. People are cheated. Instead of taking the issue to the Tribunal, the water available should have been used. Both parties are indulging in winkmanship and undertaking the misinformation campaign. BJP is trying to expose their mistakes and we are demanding the state government to immediately constitute a committee or write a letter to CBI to get investigated into Kaleshawaram."

We are ready for an inquiry. Let us take action on anybody that is involved in it: BRS MLA Kalvakuntla Sanjay said on allegations of corruption by the previous BRS government in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana.

Ajit Pawar-led NCP fields Praful Patel, current MP, for Rajya Sabha election

BJP names Surat diamond baron Govind Dholakia as Rajya Sabha candidate from Gujarat

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh roped in to assist in resolving farmers issue

Singh, a farmer leader from Uttar Pradesh and former agriculture minister, was sought out on Wednesday to explore a resolution. Sources said Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda met Singh at the latter's residence and discussed the ongoing farmers' protests and ways to address the issues.

Total breakdown of constitutional machinery: BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya on Sukanta Majumdar being injured during Sandeshkhali protest

West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose meets Bengal BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar at Apollo Hospital