The win in the Jharkhand Assembly polls and the government formation in Maharashtra are widely credited to Congress leader Ahmed Patel, known for his political acumen and negotiating and strategy-making skills.

Widely perceived as number two in the party till the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party chief, he has the ear of interim

Getting the majority in the Rajya Sabha has been like the elusive holy grail for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Haryana and Maharashtra -- two big states that went to the polls last year -- had given the BJP hopes to move steadily in that direction. As 73 upper House seats go to polls this year, the BJP's dream for a majority will

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has expressed shock over the violence in JNU, where masked men on Sunday barged into the campus and beat up students and teachers.

"I am shocked to know about violence at JNU. Students attacked brutally. Police should immediately stop violence and restore peace. How will the country progre

The Congress here on Sunday demanded one-day special Delhi Assembly session to clear the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) stand over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and also announced that if voted to power it would not allow the CAA, the NPR and the NRC in Delhi.

Ajay Maken, Delhi Congress manifesto committee chairman, twee

The Congress has criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for blaming it for misleading people on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

"The country knows they (the BJP) are the champion of instigating riots. Why the government is silent on issues of youngsters, unemployment and inflation," said Congress leader Rajiv Sata

In a bid to counter the onslaught on the CAA by the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and other political parties in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday began a door to door campaign on the new citizenship law in various parts of the state.

From Malda in north Bengal, to Kolkata in the south, BJP leaders and workers visited

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday tweeted to urge the voters to throw Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar out of power in the coming Assembly elections.

While his Twitter followers extended support and claimed that the RJD will come to power again, his detractors posted slogans to run him down.