Politics

AAP and Congress have been demanding dissolution of Delhi assembly to pave the way for holding of fresh polls.

Gadkari's meeting with Bhagwat comes a day ahead of the high tea being hosted by PM Modi in Delhi on Sunday for NDA MPs.

"I have submitted my resignation to the Prof Saifuddin Soz as the Chief Minister is out of station," Sharma said.

J&K NCP chief Thakur Randhir Singh also appreciated the package announced by the Prime Minister for the flood-affected residents of the state.

"So far we have not taken any decision on chief ministers of Maharashtra or Haryana," Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said.

The saffron party's previous best performance was in 1987 when it won 16 of the 20 seats it had contested.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that people trusted BJP for its "good governance" and as a party above petty politics based on caste and religion.

As many as 17,510 votes went in favour of NOTA at the end of the final 24th round of counting, as per the statistics provided by the returning officer.

Senior BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis, Vinod Tawde and Om Mathur also spoke party President Amit Shah to discuss the scenario.

As the counting for 288-member Maharashtra Assembly and 90-member Haryana Assembly is underway, here is what Cartoonist Neelabh's imagination of Poonam Mahajan.

Almost all exit polls have predicted that BJP will be the largest party in the 288-member Assembly followed by Shiv Sena.

India is planning to construct a road network along McMahon line from Mago-Thingbu in Tawang to Vijaynagar in Changlang district of Arunachal.

The poll, considered the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity after Lok Sabha election, passed off peacefully.

"Look my party (National Conference) has made it very clear that this is not the opportune time to hold the elections," Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said.

Ambala Cantt, as people say, has been bearing the brunt of election a BJP MLA while the state has had a Congress government in Haryana.

The Congress, facing anti-incumbency in Haryana after 10 years of rule, has fielded its two-time MLA and wife of late OP Jindal, Savitri.