Lok Sabha Polls: Congress Calls Off Seat-sharing Talks with Left Front, to Go Alone in West Bengal
West Bengal becomes a new addition to the list of states where the Congress failed to clinch a seat-sharing deal to take on the BJP.from Top Politics News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2JxvCNJ
The defence minister said it was unfortunate that the Trinamool Congress questioned the Balakot strikes against terror camps in Pakistan which favoured the neighbouring country.
The Trinamool Congress’ romance with Tollywood continues with Mamata Banerjee announcing the candidature of five stars in its list of candidates for the 42 seats in Bengal.
Trouble began after the Left party announced its candidates’ list despite being requested by the state Congress to hold back till the seat-sharing issue was resolved.
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar was known for his simplicity and man-next-door image, traits admired by fellow politicians as well as journalists.
Manohar Parrikar was heading a coalition government comprising the BJP, Goa Forward Party, MGP and Independents.
Manohar Parrikar's plunge into the BJP politics is considered as an attempt by the party to curb the growth of the state's oldest regional political party Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
Parrikar's term was as transparent as it was marred by controversies. His lowest point as defence minister was during 2017 when he came under scathing attack from several sides as India saw the lowest budget allocation to defence, a meagre 1.62% of the GDP.
The former chief minister said he has conveyed to the Congress his party's willingness to discuss the other three seats — two in Jammu and one in Ladakh region — of the state.
Slamming the BJP and the RSS for accusing Farooq Abdullah of being a Pakistani, he said recently his party worker was killed because he was holding the tricolour.
Amit Shah was earlier an MLA from Sarkhej seat, which is a part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Raj Thackeray may declare support to the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the MNS rally on March 19.
Mandya Lok Sabha seat has gone to the JD(S) as per the seat sharing agreement between the coalition partners Congress and the JD(S).