Politics

The party retained the Assembly seats of Bankura and Daspur in West Bengal in the by-polls held on June 12.

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, who is also the convener of the NDA,is out of Delhi.

Left Front chairman Biman Bose said they will hold a meeting and decide their stand after UPA announces the name.

Sources had said the Prime Minister has invited Mamata Banerjee for a meeting on Wednesday, though the time was not fixed.

Following the meeting, the Trinamool Congress chief said that no names were discussed during the talks with the SP supremo.

When the media approached Sanjay Joshi with questions, he said "I will talk to you tomorrow".

AP CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that Jagan did not commit a petty crime to come out of jail.

Jagan Mohan's party is contesting the bye-polls on June 12 in the absence of its leader.

The BJP leader was commenting on Prime Minister's statement of quitting public life if allegations against him were proved.

The Congressmen will don saffron clothes with an intention to create disturbance in the state, the BJP has said.

The PMO issued a seven-point clarification by the Coal Ministry, claiming that the step was essential for high growth.

His comments came following PM's remarks that he would quit if any of the allegations against him in coal bloc allocation are proved.

YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was sent to a 14-day judicial custody on Monday.

The BJP said that though everybody knew this was not going to be sustainable as per the Constitution, Khurshid had every right to go to SC.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is considered as being among the frontrunners.

It is being seen as a move to upstage rival DMK which is planning a similar rally on Wednesday.