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In a major setback for the Congress, its Jharkhand Rajya Sabha candidate Pranav Jha lost the election despite the ruling INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable numerical strength in the Assembly. Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani secured a return to the Upper House with the backing of the BJP. The result triggered allegations of cross-voting within the INDIA bloc.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used a major youth outreach programme in Rajasthan’s Kota on Wednesday to launch a sharp critique of India’s education system, arguing that students and their families are spending enormous amounts on competitive examinations while receiving little assurance of quality education or employment in return.
The Trinamul Congress rebel MPs on Sunday announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked ministers and government officials to urgently explore alternative sources of energy amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted India’s fuel supplies from the Gulf. At the more than four-hour meeting of the Council of Ministers, he also pushed for a shift beyond conventional energy sources and suggested biogas as a substitute for LPG cooking gas
Governor RajendraVishwanathArlekar has approved the recommendation of Chief Minister Vijay to induct 23 MLAs into the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers, marking the first major Cabinet expansion of the newly formed TamilagaVettriKazhagam (TVK) government.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday (May 19) launched a sharp attack on the Centre’s economic policies, warning that India could soon face a major financial crisis that would hit ordinary citizens the hardest.
In a major political development ahead of the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan on Tuesday withdrew his nomination, a big blow to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan on Sunday (May 17, 2026) announced his ministerial team ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the State. Mr. Satheesan said the list of Ministers had been finalised after discussions among alliance leaders, taking into account social and regional balance within the coalition.
Governor RajendraArlekar on Thursday invited V D Satheesan to form the government in Kerala.
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