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'How will a poor, who finds it difficult to arrange two square meals a day, understand nationalism. Nationalism is only visible when stomach is filled,' Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar said.

When asked whether he was planning to join the BJP like some other disgruntled Trinamool MPs and leaders, Bhatpara MLA Arjun Singh said he had many relatives in the saffron party and would take a call in the coming days.

However, ULFA's pro-talks faction chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa said no official negotiation was made with any political party during any election and the outfit was always against the governments of the state.

Jitan Ram Manjhi said that several rounds of talks on seat sharing had been held and the final talks will be conducted in Delhi on March 13 and 14. Thereafter, a final decision will be taken on March 15. Bihar has 40 Lok Sabha seats.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said the final decision on whether an alliance with the SAD (Taksali) would be formed or not would be taken in a couple of days.

The grand old party’s attack came a day after the BJP latched on to Rahul Gandhi's reference to the Jaish-e-Mohammad's chief as 'Masood Azhar ji'.

The project is now being heard by the Allahabad High Court where hundreds of Jewar farmers have filed writ petitions against the land acquisition process, claiming unfair compensation and malicious intention on the part of the state government.

Meanwhile, Congress candidate Guduru Narayana Reddy filed his nomination in the MLC election as the party feels it is in a position to win the seat with the support of two TDP members.

Gopal Rai said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with all state unit chiefs of the party and MLAs to discuss the strategy for the parliamentary polls later on Monday.

Leaders of the Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party are among those who have claimed that holding elections during Ramzan will inconvenience Muslims and help the BJP as the community is largely seen to be backing the opposition parties against the rulin...

Rahul’s attack on the Modi government on national security comes amid an escalating war of words between the BJP and the Congress over India's air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack.

The minister said the final decision on the alliance will be taken by March 10, when he is slated to meet the Maharashtra chief minister.

MLA Umesh Jadhav had on Monday had submitted his resignation and subsequently joined BJP at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Kalburgi.

Ravi Shakar said India may become like Syria if Muslims do not give up their claims on the disputed Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land, Asaduddin Owaisi reminded.

Congress, which had given a stiff competition to the BJP in 2017 assembly elections, aims to create a similar effect in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah in the 2019 parliamentary polls.

Ahmed Patel said that people who have not made any sacrifice for the country are asking the Congress what it had done in 60 years of its rule.