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Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP after the rally and demanded that the government form a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Rafale deal, saying the issue has now become global.

The state BJP, however, dismissed the allegations, saying reporters who come to the party offices sometimes use the phones there and alleged that the Congress is raising non-issues.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the statue on October 31, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Patel.

The RLSP's attack on the JD(U) came in the backdrop of media reports after a recent meeting of Nitish Kumar with BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi.

On his assessment of the TRS government's performance, he said: "I feel that TRS has a very good chance of coming back (to power) and I see KCR becoming the Chief Minister again."

The move came at a time when 62-year-old Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is admitted in the AIIMS in Delhi for a pancreatic ailment.

Vaghela, a former Gujarat CM, said he will spend the next few months attempting to unite all anti-Bharatiya Janata Party forces before the 2019 general elections.

The Congress president attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on demonetisation and Rafale deal, questioning his silence on the rising fuel prices.

"The leader who does not know how chillies grow in a field — whether upside down or the other way round — is showing concern about farmers and farming," Chouhan said at a public rally in Narsinghgarh area on Sunday.

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the state dissolved the Telangana assembly prematurely to swing elections in their favour by "manipulating" the voter list, the Congress alleged.

The BJP, Dilip Ghosh said, has accorded top priority to the 2019 general elections and the assembly polls in West Bengal and with a winning spirit akin to Arjuna, it has set a target of winning 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

After coming out of Saharanpur jail, Bhim Army chief Chandarshekar Azad met Imran Masood, the Congress heavy-weight in West UP. Political observers feel that the meeting comes as a testimony to speculations of 'Ravan' being in touch with Congress top lead...

Manvendra Singh 'swabhiman' rally on September 22 comes amid speculation that former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son may snap his relations altogether with the BJP.

Referring to the Election Commission's statement that they had not supplied EVMs to Delhi University, Ajay Maken questioned the university over technical difficulties that halted the vote counting process multiple times on Thursday.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar also claimed that Parrikar – who returned from the US last week after medical treatment – has not resumed office yet.

Taking a cue from the BSP chief, the SP’s Akhilesh Yadav has also blamed the government at the Centre for increase in petrol and diesel prices.