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Clarify social media post on ‘sovereignty’ attributed to Sonia, EC tells Cong.

The BJP on May 8 moved the Election Commission seeking action against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and derecognition of her party for her use of the term “sovereignty” for Karnataka during the state poll campaign.

The Hindu

Owaisi criticises Congress for inducting Shettar into party

Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM leader, criticised Sonia Gandhi and other Congress leaders for inducting Jagadish Shettar, a former BJP leader into the Congress, saying Mr. Shettar was a leader with RSS roots.

The Hindu

Sharad Pawar | The Machiavelli of Maharashtra

The Hindu Profiles: Sharad Pawar | The Machiavelli of Maharashtra

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People of Karnataka are not waiting for anyone’s blessing. They rely on their strength and hard work: Sonia Gandhi

In her first public rally in poll-bound Karnataka, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said in Hubballi on Saturday that power had made the BJP government arrogant and made them not accountable to the people. Addressing a rally to campaign for party candidates in Hubballi-Dharwad and surrounding areas, Ms. Gandhi said BJP…

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What is unique about Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s election rally in Karnataka

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi certainly went out of her way on Saturday to campaign for her party in the run-up to the May 10 Karnataka assembly election. Her election speech at Hubballi is unique in the sense that she made it after a gap of about three-and-a-half…

The Times of India

Deciphering the ‘Pawar game’

Sharad Pawar’s decision to step down as NCP chief is a strategic move to assert his authority over his party forever, analysts say, citing the example of Bal Thackeray who once pulled the same move to stem revolt.

The Hindu

VHP slams Congress for comparing Bajrang Dal with PFI

Responding to the Congress manifesto announced ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections that promises to impose a ban on the Bajrang Dal and the PFI if it wins the poll, the VHP staged a protest outside the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.

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‘Amrit kaal’ for BJP MLAs and ‘visha kaala’ for Karnataka: Siddaramaiah

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on the Congress during his three public rallies in Karnataka on Saturday.

The Hindu

M.B. Patil criticises Yatnal

M.B. Patil, Congress campaign committee chairman, has criticised BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for allegedly making insulting remarks against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

The Hindu

Between ‘snake’ and ‘maiden’ jibes: Karnataka poll campaign takes the usual ‘poisonous’ turn

As if determined to not disappoint the cynics, the figure of speech is having a wild run in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly poll campaign. The controversies have taken a serpentine turn; the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been accused of calling PM Narendra Modi “a poisonous snake” (a comparison that,…

Newslaundry

Congress victory in Karnataka will awaken country against BJP’s effort to distort Constitution and shake democracy, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge alleges that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha but BJP MP from Gujarat Narayan Kachchadia was not disqualified even after being sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting a Dalit doctor

The Hindu

The women’s reservation Bill cannot wait any longer

With India striving to become a Vishwa Guru, the key role that women can play in nation building and development should not be overlooked

The Hindu

Bar Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in Karnataka, Congress urges EC

A delegation of Congress leaders, including Abhishek Singhvi, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Mukul Wasnik, met the chief election commissioner.

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Congress seeks expulsion of MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal from BJP for calling Sonia Gandhi visha kanya (venomous woman)

BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is the BJP candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Vijayapura, and is in the list of star campaigners of the party

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Modi's BJP courts India's rising election power: Women

Ranika Jaiswal's family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India's ruling BJP party over the last four decades. Now she wants a piece of the action.

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Rahul Gandhi vacates official bungalow following Lok Sabha disqualification

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vacated his official bungalow in New Delhi after his disqualification as a Member of Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka polls: Sonia, Rahul, Kharge, Shettar in Congress' list of 40 star campaigners

Congress heavyweights, including the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, state chief DK Shivakumar, LoP Siddaramaiah, Shashi Tharoor former BJP leader and deputy chief minister Jagadish Shettar, among others, featured in the party's list of star campaigners for the May 10 Assembly…

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BJP likely to keep up attack on Rahul Gandhi over Azad's 'undesirable businessmen' jibe

Amid efforts by opposition parties to forge unity ahead of the 2024 electoral battle and Congress' insistence on a JPC probe into the Adani issue, BJP is likely to keep up its attack on Rahul Gandhi over former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's allegations against him. Read further on Dynamite…

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Opposition MPs march towards Vijay Chowk in black attire in a bid to show unity against Centre

In an attempt to show unity, the opposition parties protested against the Centre over the Adani Group issue wearing black attire and marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Factbox-Legal troubles facing Indian opposition politicians

Indian Congress party lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from parliament on Friday, joins a long list of opposition leaders who have called investigations against them political vendettas.

Al Jazeera

India’s Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament

Parliament disqualifies main opposition leader day after court awards him two-year jail in Modi surname remarks case.

ABC News

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison

The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister.

Newslaundry

Amid protests in LS, mics muted for 19 mins, camera focus on non-protesters

As the Lok Sabha session resumed at 11 am on Friday, the proceedings remained muted and the Sansad TV camera kept its focus on the Speaker and non-protesting MPs until the House was adjourned within 20 minutes, amid sloganeering between the opposition and treasury benches.

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Delhi: Sonia Gandhi hospitalised due to fever; 'condition stable'

UPA Chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sri Ganga Ram hospital here on account of fever. Read further on Dynamite News:

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