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The 2019 Lok Sabha elections ended with a thumping victory for the BJP-lead NDA, as it managed to outperform itself as compared to 2014. The NDA secured 353 seats, while the UPA managed just above 90.
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T'gana Cong Leaders Hold Fast Urging Rahul Not to Resign
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) general secretary Bollu Kishan and former MP V Hanumantha Rao observed a day-long fast here Thursday, urging Rahul Gandhi to continue as party president.
The fast was held in the premises of Gandhi Bhavan, Congress headquarters in Telangana.
Speaking at the end of the fast, TPCC president and MP-elect N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the party needed the leadership of Gandhi at this crucial juncture.
"...The well-wishers and sympathisers of Congress party would be about one crore in Telangana. Through this fast, all of us are making only one appeal, in one voice, to Rahul Gandhi ji. Your leadership is needed to the country and party at this crucial juncture," Reddy told the gathering.
Mamata Banerjee Confronts People Chanting 'Jai Shree Ram', Says They're Outsiders
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee gets off her car and confronts people chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans. Banerjee says 'These are all outsiders and BJP people, they are criminals and were abusing me. They are not from Bengal.'
BJP Creating Bengali, Non-Bengali Divide: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, 30 May, BJP trying to create Bengali, non-Bengali divide; 400 Bengali families have been rendered homeless by BJP goons.
K'taka CM Meets Rahul Gandhi, Assures Coalition Govt Functioning Smoothly
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and conveyed to him that the state government was functioning smoothly and there was coordination between ruling coalition partners JD(S) and the Congress.
Kumaraswamy's meeting with the Congress chief comes in the backdrop of voices of dissent gaining ground in the ruling coalition in the southern state after two Congress MLAs met former chief minister S M Krishna at his Bengaluru residence on Sunday.
Time to March Ahead with Love: KCR at Jagan's Swearing-in
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday assured his new Andhra Pradesh counterpart, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, of all cooperation, saying the two Telugu states should now shake hands and march forward instead of "brandishing swords".
"In the life journey of the Telugu people, this is a glorious moment. I strongly believe this will be the foundation for all Telugus in the two states and around the world to march ahead with mutual love, affection and cooperation," Rao said.
Cong Chief Rahul Gandhi Meets Former PM Manmohan Singh
After meeting NCP’s Sharad Pawar at his residence, Congress President Rahul Gandhi now reaches the residence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Karnataka Congress MLAs to Follow High Command on Cabinet
Karnataka Congress legislators have agreed to abide by the decision of the party high command on a cabinet expansion or reshuffle, a senior party office-bearer said on Thursday, 30 May.
"The consensus among the MLAs is to abide by the high command's decision on expanding or reshuffling our ministers in the cabinet, party's state unit President Dinesh Gundu Rao told reporters after a meeting in Bengaluru.
In the 34-member ministry, the Congress has 21 ministers under its quota of 22 in the one-year-old coalition government, while its ally Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) has 12 cabinet posts of which 10 have been filled.
Kumaraswamy Meets Rahul, Asks Him Not to Quit as Congress Chief
Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-S leader HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and requested him not to give up his party post following the Congress party's rout in the Lok Sabha elections.
Kumaraswamy met Gandhi at his residence here for over 20 minutes.
Kumaraswamy later told reporters, "I have requested Rahul Gandhi not to step down from his post."
Congress Leaders Kharge, Digvijaya Meet Ahmed Patel
Amid a leadership crisis in the Congress, senior leaders Mallikarjuna Kharge and Digvijaya Singh on Thursday met Treasurer Ahmed Patel separately at the party office in New Delhi.
Senior leaders have been meeting Congress veterans in a bid to persuade party President Rahul Gandhi to take back his offer to step down, which he made on Saturday during a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).
12 Cong MLAs Quit PCC Posts, Insist No Plan to Desert Party
Twelve Congress MLAs in Manipur have resigned from state party posts, triggering speculation about the possibility of their crossing over to the ruling BJP, but a senior legislator among them on Thursday said they had no intention of joining any other party.
The resignation of the MLAs from the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) came on Wednesday after the grand old party lost both the Lok Sabha seats in the north-eastern state.
ZPM Snaps Ties with Cong in Mizoram
The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), which had forged an alliance with the Congress for the election to the lone Lok Sahba seat in Mizoram and the by-poll to the Aizawl West-I assembly seat, on Thursday said it has snapped ties with the party.
ZPM chairman Lalliansawta said the pre-electoral alliance with the Congress was issue-based — to form an anti-NDA alliance against the proposed legislation of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).
Odisha: Newly Elected MLAs Take Oath
Newly elected MLAs took oath at the Odisha Legislative Assembly today.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Naveen Patnaik, won the recently held Assembly elections.
(Source: ANI)
PM Modi to Meet Nitin Gadkari at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg at 4:30 pm
Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister’s residence.
(Source: ANI)
PM Modi and Amit Shah Hold Meeting at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg
A meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah was underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister’s residence.
(Source: ANI)
Arvind Savant to Take Oath As Minister: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
“From Shiv Sena one leader will take oath as a minister. Uddhav ji (Thackeray) has given Arvind Sawant's name, he will take oath as a minister,” said Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, adding “It is decided that there will be one minister from each ally.”
Shiv Sena, a BJP ally, got 18 seats in Maharashtra in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
(Source: ANI)
Congress to Not Send Spokespersons to TV Debates for a Month
The Indian National Congress will not send spokespersons to television debates for a month, tweeted party MLA Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Rahul Gandhi to Continue as Congress Chief for 3 to 4 Months
Rahul Gandhi is likely to continue as the Congress president for the next three to four months, sources told India Today TV. This time limit has been set as Rahul Gandhi is adamant about resigning from his post.
(Source: India Today TV)
PM Modi Pays Tribute at the National War Memorial in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute at the National War Memorial in New Delhi today along with Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria.
(Source: ANI)
Guests Start Coming in For PM Modi’s Swearing-In
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, arrives at IGI airport; received by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale. He will attend the swearing-in-ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister later today.
(ANI)
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