Grand Alliance Up

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is gearing up for a mega show of strength in New Delhi today as the Opposition parties huddle in Bengaluru to sketch out a game plan to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

As part of his ongoing efforts to cobble up a grand Opposition alliance against the BJP at the Centre ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will visit Mumbai and hold meetings with senior Opposition leaders.

Smaller constituents of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar today sought to step up the demand for the early formation of a coordination committee amid a perceived rift between the JD(U) and the RJD, the two largest parties of the coalition.

A coordination committee, which the JD(U) kept pressing for while in the BJP-led NDA, may be set up to ensure smooth functioning of the "Mahagathbandhan" (Grand Alliance) that now rules Bihar upon the entry of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday launched a fresh attack on the Congress, accusing the grand old party of "limiting itself to Twitter space" instead of firming up an opposition alliance against the BJP.

Tejashwi Yadav is going from one region to another daily to drum up support for the Grand Alliance so that he could become Chief Minister of Bihar, but winning his own seat won't be easy as is up against an experienced BJP rival in Raghopur constituency, one who is backed by Nitish Kumar too.

Hitting out at a comment by BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar that Tejashwi Yadav has no real power, and was thus incapable of fulfilling his pre-poll promises, RJD-led Grand Alliance's chief ministerial candidate asked why then was the "world's largest party using its full force" against him.

Mayawati, who was gentle on Akhilesh Yadav even while breaking the alliance after the crushing defeat in the national election, has turned on her estranged ally, accusing him of ignoring political niceties and dredging up past misgivings.

Mayawati today made it official - her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest bypolls to 11 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats alone after her alliance with Akhilesh Yadav flopped in the national election. "We can't ignore political realities," the former Chief Minister said, confirming that she said she was taking a break from her partnership with the Sa...

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday warned of violent reprisals from the public if the ruling BJP and its allies try to manipulate voting machines in their favour in the run-up to the counting day on May 23.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, after meeting with alliance partner Mayawati on Monday, spoke about prepping for "the next step", ahead of results on May 23 Thursday.

Exit Poll 2019: The Grand Alliance of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati may not be able to stop the BJP march through Uttar Pradesh --the state that sends the maximum number of lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, predict early exit polls. But among opposition parties, they might fare the best against the BJP, the poll of polls show.

Fifty nine seats in seven states are voting today in the final round of the mammoth national election that began last month. The states which are polling today are Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (9), Bihar (8), Madhya Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3) and Chandigarh (1).

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, who is spearheading an effort to cobble up an anti-BJP front, Friday said not only the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) but any outfit which is against the BJP are welcome to join a grand alliance after the election results are declared.

Weeks have passed since a bull stormed into a rally of the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj, but the dust kicked up by the incident is yet to settle down. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today remarked that the animal had gone there to teach a lesson to the "friends of butchers", obliquely alleging that opposition parties in the state ...

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is gearing up for a mega show of strength in New Delhi today as the Opposition parties huddle in Bengaluru to sketch out a game plan to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

As part of his ongoing efforts to cobble up a grand Opposition alliance against the BJP at the Centre ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will visit Mumbai and hold meetings with senior Opposition leaders.

Smaller constituents of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar today sought to step up the demand for the early formation of a coordination committee amid a perceived rift between the JD(U) and the RJD, the two largest parties of the coalition.

A coordination committee, which the JD(U) kept pressing for while in the BJP-led NDA, may be set up to ensure smooth functioning of the "Mahagathbandhan" (Grand Alliance) that now rules Bihar upon the entry of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday launched a fresh attack on the Congress, accusing the grand old party of "limiting itself to Twitter space" instead of firming up an opposition alliance against the BJP.

Tejashwi Yadav is going from one region to another daily to drum up support for the Grand Alliance so that he could become Chief Minister of Bihar, but winning his own seat won't be easy as is up against an experienced BJP rival in Raghopur constituency, one who is backed by Nitish Kumar too.

Hitting out at a comment by BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar that Tejashwi Yadav has no real power, and was thus incapable of fulfilling his pre-poll promises, RJD-led Grand Alliance's chief ministerial candidate asked why then was the "world's largest party using its full force" against him.

Mayawati, who was gentle on Akhilesh Yadav even while breaking the alliance after the crushing defeat in the national election, has turned on her estranged ally, accusing him of ignoring political niceties and dredging up past misgivings.

Mayawati today made it official - her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest bypolls to 11 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats alone after her alliance with Akhilesh Yadav flopped in the national election. "We can't ignore political realities," the former Chief Minister said, confirming that she said she was taking a break from her partnership with the Sa...

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday warned of violent reprisals from the public if the ruling BJP and its allies try to manipulate voting machines in their favour in the run-up to the counting day on May 23.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, after meeting with alliance partner Mayawati on Monday, spoke about prepping for "the next step", ahead of results on May 23 Thursday.

Exit Poll 2019: The Grand Alliance of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati may not be able to stop the BJP march through Uttar Pradesh --the state that sends the maximum number of lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, predict early exit polls. But among opposition parties, they might fare the best against the BJP, the poll of polls show.

Fifty nine seats in seven states are voting today in the final round of the mammoth national election that began last month. The states which are polling today are Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (9), Bihar (8), Madhya Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3) and Chandigarh (1).

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, who is spearheading an effort to cobble up an anti-BJP front, Friday said not only the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) but any outfit which is against the BJP are welcome to join a grand alliance after the election results are declared.

Weeks have passed since a bull stormed into a rally of the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj, but the dust kicked up by the incident is yet to settle down. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today remarked that the animal had gone there to teach a lesson to the "friends of butchers", obliquely alleging that opposition parties in the state ...