Tag: Congress

In a surprising political twist, former Lok Sabha MP Ashok Tanwar has rejoined the Indian National Congress after a brief tenure with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His return was marked during a rally led by party leader Rahul Gandhi in Mahendragarh today.

In a dramatic turn of events, Hemant Soren is poised to reclaim his position as Chief Minister of Jharkhand following his bail in a money laundering case, which had prompted his resignation earlier this year. The decision, made by the alliance of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and RJD, has sparked controversy within the party ranks.

The political landscape in Telangana witnessed another shift as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Dr M. Sanjay Kumar joined the ruling Congress party, marking yet another setback for KCR's party in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made headlines by openly endorsing Narendra Modi for a third term as Prime Minister during a meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's newly-elected MPs. Kumar, who recently switched allegiance from the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc to the BJP's side, took a dig at his former allies while reaffirming his support for PM Modi.

In a significant electoral upset, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, has lost her bid for the Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh against Congress' Kishori Lal. Early results from the Election Commission of India (ECI) show that Irani was defeated by a margin of 1,67,196 votes in the Lok Sabha election.