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While Rajya Sabha had given its nod to the bill earlier, it was passed by Lok Sabha on Friday by a voice vote.

Too many aspirants, representation demands from various castes and regions, RSS nominees, and the unsolved question of 17 disqualified rebel MLAs are said to be the reasons for the delay.

A clutch of opposition leaders, key among them state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat, MNS president Raj Thackeray and NCP's Ajit Pawar, held a joint press conference here over the EVM issue.

Reacting to news reports claiming a slump in the economy, Sitaram Yechury said the government's 'bluffing and PR' cannot come to its aid now.

Dhurve alleged that Malik had assured him to get a Congress ticket from Shahpura assembly segment in the district. He also alleged that he paid money in several installments.

Chauhan had said that appointing Prashant Kishor as the poll advisor will not help TMC retain power as BJP workers are fighting a second struggle for independence to bring back democracy in West Bengal.

Many state legislators, who used to stay outside on rent ever since the old residential flats were demolished, would be given possession by December this year.

Sinh, who has been in the BJP earlier and was elected to Lok Sabha on its ticket in 90s, wields considerable influence in the Amethi region of Uttar Pradesh.

Earlier in the day, senior party leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that Priyanka Gandhi will be a perfect choice to take over the party reins and will get all-round support if chosen to take over as Congress president.

A woman belonging to Makhi Police Station area in Unnao had alleged that BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, a four-time MLA who represents Bangermau in the UP Assembly, raped her teenage daughter at his residence in 2017.

Parliament LIVE: The Unnao rape survivor’s accident, which left two of her relatives dead, will resonate in Parliament today as the Congress has given a notice to discuss the incident and the ‘lawlessness’ in Uttar Pradesh.

The minister also defended the raids conducted by Income Tax sleuths on NCP leader and former minister Hasan Mushrif, saying the action was legal and not out of any political vengeance.

The JD(U), led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, had not voted in the bill's support in Lok Sabha and had staged a walkout. It made though little difference as the BJP enjoys a strong majority in the Lower House on its own.

The PDP chief's reaction came after a media report stated that the Centre has decided to move 10,000 troops of paramilitary forces to Jammu and Kashmir in order to strengthen anti-terrorist operations.

The Congress general secretary in a tweet cited a media report that said that five farmers have committed suicide in the last few days in Bundelkhand's Banda.

In a letter dated July 25, Vijayan said the state government received a bill to the tune of Rs 113.69 crore from the Indian Air Force (IAF).