The DMK said the Congress, Dravidar Kazhagam, MDMK, CPI, CPI(M), Indian Union Muslim League and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi will participate in the day-long protest.
"Our government came to power on two promises -- corruption-free Assam and illegal foreigner-free Assam. We are committed to fulfilling the promises," Sonowal told the media.
Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy says the decision on a 5-year or 2-year tenure for Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will be decided by the party high command. His statement was in response to questions over Deputy CM G Parameshwara’s remark that the coalition had not discussed full tenure to the JD(S) leader, who will face floor test in Karnataka Assembly today.
Biplab Kumar Deb and Yogi Adityanath may not be able to swing votes big time, but as heroes and winners for the party in their respective strongholds, their words and presence can inspire the BJP cadre.
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The letter further said that those participated who in the recent rallies in Bhima Koregaon, Pune and Gujarat were killed and put behind bars, many educated youths were also implicated in false cases and sent to jail. Hence, Azad wants every member of the Bahujan Samaj to vote for the joint opposition candidate in Kairana bypoll.
HD Kumaraswamy, who was sworn in at a grand assembly of opposition leaders on Wednesday, is in a comfortable position given the strength of the JD(S)-Congress-BSP coalition in the House.
Rashtriya Lok Dal which has fielded Tabassum Hasan as the joint opposition nominee to take on BJP's Mriganka Singh in the Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll got the boost, when Lok Dal candidate Kanwar Hasan embraced the party and pulled out of the electoral race.
Kumaraswamy has dismissed reports about his party working out a power sharing formula of heading the government for 30 months each but Parameshwara said the Congress is still weighing options.
According to the survey, the Congress will make huge gains in both the states while BJP will be a distant second.
The survey said the anti-Modi government sentiments were found to be especially strong among the country’s religious minorities.
The lawmakers have been cooped together at one resort/hotel or another ever since the Assembly polls' verdict on May 15. The families of the MLAs are still waiting to meet them.
The mining operations in the state have come to a halt from March 16 after the SC quashed the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies.
This whole challenge chain was started by Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore for a fit India.
Suresh Kumar, a fifth term MLA from the city, filed his nomination papers before Assembly Secretary S Murthy at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature.
Soon after the results in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, the BSP had issued a statement making it clear that it won’t be participating or supporting any party for any bypolls in near future.
The election was held as three members of the NCP, two of the BJP and one of the Congress are retiring from the Upper House of the state Legislature on June 21.
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Kumaraswamy also expressed confidence that the coalition government formed by the two parties will last the full five years in Karnataka.
When Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi came on stage to pose for the "money shot", Kejriwal was absent.
In a tweet, Gandhi said that Tamils were being brutally killed for not bowing to the Sangh's ideology and blamed the "repressive Manuvadi thoughts" of the RSS and the BJP for beating up of Dalits in Gujarat.
Today’s picture perfect moment was when the three leaders — Maya, Mamata and Sonia — shared the limelight together, hugging each other and sharing the joy. This was a historic moment in the chapters of Indian politics.
Both Mamata Banerjee and Chandrababu Naidu attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Congress-JDS coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy, the two leaders said they want to promote regional parties and strengthen them.
"She is dreaming of becoming the next Prime Minister by bringing together various regional parties. But her ambitions will never be fulfilled. She had tried it earlier in 2014 also, but failed," Said Kailash Vijayvargiya for Mamata banerjee.The show of strength by the galaxy of national leaders and regional satraps is being seen as a strong signal to the BJP about the possibility of formation of a broad-based front to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls next year.
The longest-serving state state party president since October 2010, Parameshwara has remained a hardcore loyalist of the party ever since his political debut through the Congress.
NCP’s Sharad Pawar, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury, RLD’s Ajit Singh were also present for HD Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony.
In the recent few games their bowling mainstay Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t been at his best and that has affected team’s fortunes too. Usually a hit in T20s, Bhuvi has had a far from convincing tournament and has just picked 9 wickets from 10 matches, at an economy of 7.83. His strike rate has swelled to 25.4.
The live telecast of the IPL 2018 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will start at 7 PM on May 25th (Friday). The match can be seen live on the Star Sports network and live streaming will be available on hotstar.com. You can also follow the match live blog for ball-by-ball updates, full score and IPL match highlight on cricketnext.com.
Indian cricket coach Ravi Shastri has jumped to the defense of captain Virat Kohli after he was ruled out of his short county cricket stint with Surrey in London ahead of India’s tour of England. Shastri was quoted by the Mumbai Mirror wherein he said that Kohli is not a machine and he needs rest.
Currently out serving a ban for a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Australian opening batsman David Warner has spoken out in support of his wife Candice for her courage in enduring the backlash for the family.
Asian nations are clamping down on the number of Twenty20 leagues players can compete in as global cricket chiefs struggle to regulate the format's phenomenal rise.
AB took to Twitter and said, that the recent days had been very emotional for him and thanked one and all for their wishes.
Despite coming into the Qualifier 2 on the back of four straight losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha feels "two-three overs" can change their fortunes in the big-ticket game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) here on Friday.
Pakistan will give up wearing 'smart watches' after being told to ditch them by the International Cricket Council as an anti-corruption measure during the opening day's play of the first Test against England at Lord's on Thursday.
The father of Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on the eve of the national team's departure to the West Indies on Friday, police said.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to exploit Sunrisers Hyderabad's recent run of poor form when the two teams square off in what promises to be a high-octane second Qualifier of the Indian Premier League, here on Friday.
Disgraced former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith appears poised to return to the game after being named Thursday among the marquee players for the inaugural Global T20 Canada event.
England were dismissed for 184 after winning the toss on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna has been the find of the season for Kolkata Knight Riders and bowling coach Heath Streak has gone to the extent of comparing the 22-year-old with Jasprit Bumrah.
Dual international Ed Joyce on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket less than a fortnight after realising his dream of playing a Test for Ireland.
Australia great Allan Border praised the "amazing" Alastair Cook as the England batsman equalled his record of 153 consecutive Tests by playing in the series opener against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.
Virat Kohli has expressed his disappointment as Royal Challengers Bangalore failed to make it through to the knock-out stage of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hot on the heels of making the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 after posting a 25-run win over Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav said their next opponents Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will not find it easy to adjust to the Eden Gardens strip.
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Hussain scripted a majestic innings that helped England beat New Zealand at Lord's.
Stressing that they needed one of the top four batsmen to stay at the crease till the end, skipper Ajinkya Rahane said with so many wickets in hand, Rajasthan Royals should have won against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here.
Ben Stokes' return to full fitness is a boost for England and the talismanic all-rounder is making his presence felt during their preparations, captain Joe Root said ahead of the side's opening test against Pakistan starting at Lord's on Thursday.
The Indian Premier League match between Chennai and Hyderabad on Tuesday set a new global benchmark with 8.26 million concurrent viewers logging onto Hotstar, the chief executive of the video streaming platform told Reuters.
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