Politics

The deaths of BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who was a RJD MP to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, necessitated the bypolls.

From Rampur, a non-Muslim has never won the election since 1952. The seat has been going to the kitty of SP, especially, after the emergence of Azam Khan.

The 63-year-old MLA, who is seeking a sixth consecutive term from the posh Malabar Hill Assembly seat in south Mumbai, filed his nomination papers here on Tuesday.

The SAD, which is the part of the ruling NDA at the Centre, had snapped ties with the BJP in the state after its lone MLA from Kalanwali Balkaur Singh switched to the saffron party.

Singh, who participated in the special Assembly session on Gandhi Jayanti, said she thought it was a good opportunity to speak about the issues plaguing her constituency.

The INLD, which has been out of power in the state for 14 years now, has been going through rough times since its split. Besides, O P Chautala, his younger son Abhay Chautala is the only prominent leader left in the party now.

The Congress had on Sunday released its first list of 51 candidates, fielding former CM Ashok Chavan from the Bhokar constituency and state party chief Balasaheb Thorat, from Sangamner.

Priyanka Gandhi has been repeatedly targeting the Adityanath government over law and order and other issues. Congress leader Jitin Prasada also hit out at the BJP.

Both parties have been at loggerheads over the seat-sharing formula for the Assembly polls that Sena leaders say was agreed to before the Lok Sabha elections, where they had a pre-poll alliance.

Recalling the events, the Sena chief said Bal Thackeray went to the court without any fear. 'Nobody came for mediation saying don't go to court to prevent any law and order situation'.

The government may have reduced corporate taxes but that does not encourage corporates to invest more as there is no money in the market.

The announcement on the seat-sharing pact is likely to be made at a joint press conference of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tomorrow.

Rajnath Singh said there are some powers who want to do a Mumbai-like attack on Indian coastal regions, but 'their desires will not be allowed to be fulfilled'.

Ahead of next month's by-polls to five assembly segments and one Lok Sabha constituency in the state, the coalition has been in turmoil over seat-sharing differences.

Party spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain Home Minister Amit Shah, who led the government's efforts to nullify Article 370, which came into force seven decades ago, has fulfilled the dreams of Sardar Vallabh Patel.

Dutt, an Indian freestyle wrestler from Haryana who won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics, said he has long been impressed with the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.