Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that there was a concerted attempt to delete the names of over 6,000 voters in Karnataka’s Aland constituency during the 2023 Assembly elections, which the party had prevented.
The Congress on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam of “spreading venom” in society through a social media video, and urged the Election Commission to take note of it.
As Bihar is gearing up for the 2025 Assembly elections, all eyes are on the Mahagathbandhan where the partners are still struggling to decide who will contest how many seats. The alliance is led by Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD which includes Congress as well as new entrants JMM and RLJP.
Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to “save the Constitution”.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday raised the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s security breach with the Congress chief, accusing him of not following security protocols.
The Rajasthan government has recently passed a law known as the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025. The law aims to stop religious conversions that takes place through force, fraud or trick . Supporters say it will protect vulnerable people from being pressurised into changing their religion whereas critics fear it could be misused and may affect religious freedom.
Counting of votes in the vice-presidential election began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) after over 98% of MPs exercised their franchise in the contest between NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy.
Pasupati Kumar Paras-led Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), leaders familiar with the development after a meeting held at leader of the Opposition in assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav’s residence on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi have not visited violence singed Manipur for more than two years. It was a conspicuous absence as the state was being torn apart by ethnic violence in which 250 people lost their lives and thousands were displaced.
Without a single Congress legislator in West Bengal Legislative Assembly post 2021 elections hopes of the Grand Old Party making its presence felt in 2026 polls appears slim. A growing rift between the Congress and Trinamool Congress at national level will prevent the Congress of being a power to reckon with in the next year’s election in the state.
