Ahmad Patel on Wednesday dealt a severe blow to the BJP when he won the Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat in a cliffhanger contest in which the top BJP leadership staked its all by backing a Congress defector.
BJP President Amit Shah also won the election to make his debut in parliament while Union Minister Smriti Irani got another termRead more
Opposition parties have launched a disinformation campaign, including questioning the reliability of EVMs, because they are unable to digest defeat in elections, the government said on Wednesday.
Referring to the opposition petition to the president on Wednesday, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said that after its defeat in polls, the opposition parties have started a disinformation campaign against the government.Read more
The Mumbai International airport is widely considered to be the second-most efficient airport in the world with as many landings and take-offs as Heathrow in the UK, government said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
"Our airports are second to none in terms of their efficiency in operations. I would like to inform the member that the second-most efficient airport inRead more
Ending the suspense, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday joined the Congress after meeting Rahul Gandhi and the party said it would be "immensely strengthened" in poll-bound Punjab with his presence.
Fifty-three-year-old Sidhu is likely to contest from Amritsar East Assembly seat, party leaders said. Sidhu had resigned from Rajya Sabha and quit BJP following which his wife Navjot KaurRead more