Maharashtra NCP spokesperson Ankush Kakade confirmed Patil's joining and further expressed that he must have discussed it with Sharad Pawar about his role and responsibilities in the NCP.
Kanhaiya Kumar said that the worst sufferers were the ones who voted for the first time in 2014. He criticised Prime Minister Modi on various issues including the lack of jobs, religious intolerance and agrarian distress.
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid expressed optimism over forging of the grand alliance in the state and said it will be the best thing that can happen to the Indian politics.
The Telangana Chief Minister said he firmly believes there should be an alternative to the Congress and the BJP.
The Bihar chief minister said the matter must be resolved either through a court judgment or mutual understanding, in an indication of his party’s opposition to the demand by Hindutva groups for a law to build the temple in Ayodhya.
Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked the Congress minister to stop leveling baseless allegation against and instead run the government effectively.
Stalin had on December 16 vowed to make Gandhi the country's next prime minister, lauding him for having the ability to defeat the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.
Yechuri alleged that Modi's calim was 'post truth' as 97 percent of merchandise or services already attract 18 per cent or less GST. He also said that the Centre wants to gag dissenting voice, he said people talking against the government are termed 'urban Naxalites'.
Senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy also accused the party for ignoring the senior party members and preferring those who have threatened to quit.
Naidu said that despite promising a special category to Andhra Pradesh in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied it.
The UP chief minister also criticised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying people were flaunting the ‘janeu’ (sacred thread) for votes.
The seat had fallen vacant after former minister and sitting legislator Enos Ekka was convicted in the murder case of a school teacher.
The BJP chief also exuded confidence about the party returning to power in 2019 with a bigger mandate than 2014.
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