Speaking to the media, the mother of the victim said, "Yesterday, my daughter told Prashant that she does not fear anyone and will vote for Kamal [the political symbol of the BJP]." She asserted that her daughter was strangled to death for suggesting that she would vote for the BJP in the bypolls. Investigation into the murder of Dalit woman in Karhal is underway.
Congress leader Kamru Zzaman Choudhury's suggestion to sell temple gold for clearing India's debt during a debate has triggered controversy, prompting sharp criticism.
“rejected maal” remark by Congress MLA Irfan Ansari against BJP’s Sita Soren has triggered protests. BJP demands Election Commission action and accuses Congress of disrespecting tribal women.
Tejashwi Yadav's comments come in the wake of RJD's renewed attempts to appease minorities as the party faces tough headwinds from the BJP-JDU coalition in Bihar.
Victory of BJP in Haryana highlights its focus on non-Jat voters and RSS-backed grassroots efforts, while Congress faltered by over-relying on Muslim and Jat-majority regions.
Opindia found a press release from 2014 that mentioned that five leaders were added to Margdarshak Mandal which were former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Narendra Modi, Lalkrishna Advani, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi and Rajnath Singh.
66-year-old Dr CN Manjunath was fielded against DK Suresh by the BJP. Notably, Dr Manjunath is a noted cardiologist and son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.
Reacting to Arjun Singh's post on counting agents' arrest by West Bengal Police, BJP's IT Cell chief Amit Malviya said, "Mamata Banerjee has reduced West Bengal to a police state. Widespread reports of intimidation and unlawful arrest of BJP’s counting agents coming from across Bengal. But TMC won’t be able to stop us. People of Bengal are with the BJP."