Assembly election 2022 results LIVE Updates: BJP owes poll victory to EVMs, Akhilesh Yadav says

Punjab's new CM Bhagwant Mann announces that an anti-corruption helpline will be launched on 23rd March, Shaheed Diwas. People of the state will be able to lodge complaints on corruption via WhatsApp.

Uttarakhand: After Harish Rawat’s successive losses, leader of opposition Pritam Singh gains strength in Congress

Since 2002, Congress has contested all assembly and Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Harish Rawat. However, the party has been on a decline since 2014 when Rawat became CM. In the last eight years, Rawat himself has lost Lok Sabha (2014 and 2019) and assembly polls (2017 and 2022) and the leaders of his camp have also not performed well. On the other hand, Pritam Singh, considered Rawat's bete noire within the party, has never lost an election from his constituency, Chakrata, since the creation of the state. Read full story

Punjab: Bhagwant Mann, other newly-elected MLAs take oath in assembly

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann took oath as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) in Punjab assembly, a day after he was sworn-in as the chief minister of the state at a mammoth ceremony. After being sworn in, Mann raised the slogan 'Inquilab zindabad'. Read full story

Leaders of Apna Dal(S) Anupriya Patel and Ashish Patel meet BJP national president JP Nadda in Delhi

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Congress leader and former Haryana CM Bhupinder S Hooda meets party leader Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence: ANI

Party's central observers will visit Goa after Holi for government formation. There will be a grand oath-taking ceremony ... We have also started preparations for the 2024 elections: Sadanand Tanavade, Goa BJP president

As a member of the opposition, I will continue to raise the issues concerning Punjab, says Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Congress MLA & former Deputy CM, on arrival at Punjab assembly for the one-day special session. Randhawa won from Dera Baba Nanak assembly seat

Newly-elected legislators arrive at Punjab assembly for the special one-day session

Akhilesh: BJP owes poll victory to EVMs

Claiming a moral victory in the recently concluded assembly elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes its victory to the EVMs. He said the people of Uttar Pradesh have voted to approve of Samajwadi Party as the alternative of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Read full story

After two years, Yogi to lead Holi processions from mutt

After a gap of two years, CM Yogi Adityanath, this year, will lead both the Holi processions in Gorakhpur — the Holikadahan procession on Thursday evening and Bhagwan Narsingh Holikotsav shobha yatra on Saturday morning. For past two years, Yogi could not participate in both the events due to Covid pandemic. After Covid was controlled following efforts of the Central and state governments, Yogi agreed to participate in both the processions this year. Read full story

Congress MPs from Punjab blamed the state leadership for the poll debacle, and accused the central managers of messing up poll management and ticket allocation, as they indulged in a postmortem of the defeat with party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.

Mann takes CM oath, raises ‘inquilab zindabad’ slogan

Bhagwant Mann, who took oath as Punjab chief minister at a mammoth ceremony on Wednesday, cautioned his party politicians and workers in a short speech against displaying arrogance or ego. He said all of them should remain humble and modest as their party’s government belonged to all. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann, who spoke Punjabi throughout. The ceremony, held just behind the Bhagat Singh Memoria. After being sworn in, Mann raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”. Read full story

Gandhi family loyalist Mani Shankar, Tharoor at G-23 meet

Expressing concern over the “demoralising” election debacle and continuing defections from Congress, dissident bloc G-23 on Wednesday said “collective and inclusive decision-making” is the only solution to the crisis gripping the party. Crucially, the head of the ginger group, Ghulam Nabi Azad, is likely to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi soon, even as early as Thursday, to discuss the issues raised by the letter-writers. It is learnt that Sonia reached out to Azad on Wednesday morning. The G-23 leaders held a dinner meeting at the residence of Azad. Read full story

Congress leader Jitendra Singh will asses the post-poll situation in Uttar Pradesh and suggest changes, while Avinash Pandey has been asked to do so in Uttarakhand.

We demand Cong to initiate dialogue with like-minded forces to create way for credible alternative for 2024 LS polls: G-23 leaders after meet

Maharashtra Congress expresses confidence in Sonia Gandhi's leadership

Hindutva forces became more aggressive after BJP's victory in assembly polls: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury

Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to meet Sonia Gandhi tomorrow over G-23 proposals; Rahul-Priyanka to sit in

In government formation, BJP will strive to strike a balance in terms of representation of regions and caste groups

After poll debacle, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi appoints leaders to assess situation in five states, suggest organisational changes: Party