Left Parties

How Did You Find Time: Kerala Chief Minister's Swipe At Yogi Adityanath

Kerala News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Friday October 6, 2017

Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala Chief Minister who has faced umpteen attacks from the BJP this week trying to make inroads into the state, has given it back to its star campaigner, Yogi Adityanath. In a stinging takedown of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Vijayan said he found it amusing that Yogi Adityanath had found time for Kerala despite the ...

Left Parties Oppose Simultaneous Polls; Congress Ready For Early Lok Sabha Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 6, 2017

The Congress asserted today that it was ready for early Lok Sabha elections along with that of state assemblies, while the Left parties opposed any move to hold simultaneous elections.

Simultaneous Polls Possible By Next Year, Says Election Body: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 5, 2017

Simultaneous national and state elections will be possible by next year and the Election Commission will be "logistically equipped" to organise such a mega event, a top poll officer has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often made a strong pitch for joint polls and has urged all parties to rise above politics to consider it. Opposition parties...

Will Ally With Congress, Left To Take On BJP In Gujarat: JD(U) Sharad Faction

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

Mr Chhotubhai Vasava, the acting president of the Sharad Yadav-led rebel JD(U) faction, said today that his group will ally with the Congress and others like the Left parties while also exploring a tie-up with Mr Hardik Patel to take on the BJP in the Gujarat assembly polls.

CPM Expels Rajya Sabha Member Ritabrata Banerjee For 'Anti-Party Activity'

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Friday September 15, 2017

The CPM today expelled its Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on charges of "gross anti-party activity", its West Bengal secretary Surya Kanta Mishra said.

Sitaram Yechury Hints At Change In CPI(M)'s Political Alignment

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 7, 2017

The CPI(M) may have a rethink on its tactical line ahead of the 2019 general elections in view of changes in the "concrete conditions" in the national political scenario, party general secretary Sitaram Yechury said today.

CPI(M) Won't Join Electoral Alliance Involving Congress: Sitaram Yechury

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

The CPI(M) will not be part of any electoral alliance involving the Congress though it will continue to be associated with JD(U) rebel Sharad Yadav's 'save composite culture' campaign, joined by opposition parties including the Congress, the Left party said today.

Sharad Yadav's Show Of Strength With Opposition Parties Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Leaders from opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, are likely to attend an event tomorrow hosted by rebel Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav

Modi Has Squandered Goodwill He Won In Nepal

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Thursday July 20, 2017

These opinions ranged, at one end of the spectrum, from the Rashtriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N), a recently formed conglomerate of the numerous disgruntled Terai parties, to the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) or UML at the other end, with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) falling in between while tilting to the Left,...

Presidential Contest Between Meira Kumar And Ram Nath Kovind In Numbers: Top 10

India News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Monday July 17, 2017

As the contest between NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind and Congress and other opposition parties' candidate Meira Kumar nears its finishing line, these numbers hold critical importance. The support for former Bihar governor Mr Kovind includes traditional allies of Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP along with some regional parties. Former Lok Sabha spea...

PM Modi's Top Ministers To Brief All Parties Today On Standoff With China: 10 Updates

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday July 14, 2017

Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief the opposition parties this evening at Mr Singh's home on the ongoing standoff with China over a road builiding in Sikkim and the security situation in Kashmir after the recent terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A fresh batch of around 3,500 pilgrims, escorted by se...

Opposition Vice President Candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi On Link Between Amarnath Attack, Mob Violence

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday July 11, 2017

Gopalkrisna Gandhi, announced today as the unanimous pick for vice presidential candidate by 18 opposition parties, said the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims yesterday that left seven dead and 19 injured and the spate of mob violence across India were manifestations of the same form of hatred. Pitching his candidacy as not against any perso...

Opposition Likely To Name Vice President Candidate On July 11

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 9, 2017

The opposition is likely to put up its joint candidate for the Vice Presidential election and may decide on the name during its strategy meeting in Parliament on July 11. Sources said that the non-NDA parties are seeking to keep the opposition unity intact and feel that even if it is a losing fight it should not be left uncontested.

No Entry to BJP's Roopa Ganguly, Left Team In Riot-Hit Basirhat: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday July 7, 2017

Roopa Ganguly and other BJP leaders were today stopped near the Kolkata airport as they attempted to visit Basirhat, where violence erupted again yesterday after a police lathicharge. Teams from the Congress and the Left were asked to turn back too by the police, which has barricaded Basirhat, about 100 km from state capital Kolkata. The opposition...

At Midnight, A Gong In Parliament Will Signal GST Is Here: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 30, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries have arrived at the Parliament's Central Hall tonight for the launch of the Goods and Services Tax or GST. In just around an hour, the Prime Minister will launch the country's biggest tax reform at Parliament's historic Central Hall in the presence of President Mukherjee...

Congress To Boycott GST Launch, Arun Jaitley Suggests Broader Shoulders

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Thursday June 29, 2017

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will not be at the high table in parliament's Central Hall when the mega reform Goods and Services Tax (GST) is launched at midnight on Friday. His party the Congress has said it is boycotting the event organised by the government.

Opposition Set To Skip Midnight GST Launch, Arun Jaitley Hopes They'll Attend

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Indroneil B Biswas | Wednesday June 28, 2017

Mamata Banerjee has called an open boycott. Other opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, may not say it in so many words, but they too are set to skip the government's function at midnight on Friday to launch mega reform Goods and Services Tax (GST). The government has invited top leaders from all parties, all members of Parliamen...

School Textbooks Should Not Be Ideological Battlegrounds For Political Parties, Says Manish Sisodia

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 28, 2017

Textbooks should not be used as "ideological battleground" between the Left and the Right and should only be children-centric, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has conveyed to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today. Sisodia, who is also Delhi's Education Minister, made the observations at a crucial meeting of the National Council of Educati...

Election For President? Yes, Says Left, Action Shifts To Patna: 10 Facts

India News | Wednesday June 21, 2017

An election for President is essential, the Left said on Tuesday, claiming that "it is a battle of ideologies" - a stand that resonates with the Congress. D Raja of the CPI said that the Left will support either former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar or former union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who are both Dalit leaders from the Congress, but it is...

BJP Pick For President Divides Opposition, Decision On Thursday: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 20, 2017

The opposition parties will meet on Thursday to decide whether to support Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind or field their own candidate for the President's post. There is speculation that the opposition may pick another Dalit leader, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The BJP's announcement appears to have driven a wedge amid opposition parties, w...

PM Modi Meets BJP, Opposition Says Give Name Now For President: 10 Facts

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Monday June 19, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today with the most senior leaders from his party, including BJP chief Amit Shah. The agenda was focused on deciding the ruling party's choice for the next President of India. An announcement is likely later today, said sources. Left leader Sitaram Yechury has said that if the government does not name its candidate ...

French President Emmanuel Macron Heads For Crushing Parliamentary Majority

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 12, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority, after Sunday's first round of voting for the National Assembly left traditional parties in disarray.

Congress, Left Disgruntled Over NDA's Success: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 9, 2017

Hitting out at the Congress and the Left parties for "politicising" the farmers' agitation in Madhya Pradesh, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said it was done only to "tarnish" the image of the NDA government, which was celebrating three years in office.

After 5 Shot Dead, Madhya Pradesh Farmers Vow Bigger Protests: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 7, 2017

The Madhya Pradesh government is struggling to restore calm after five farmers were shot in clashes yesterday in the central city of Mandsaur, about 325 km from the capital of Bhopal. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan used Twitter to appeal to farmers to end the violence that has marked the strike they began on June 1, demanding debt relief and ...

'Deplorable': Left Slams Not Being Allowed To Witness EVM Challenge

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 3, 2017

The Communist Party of India raised doubts about the Election Commission's "deplorable" move of not allowing it to witness today's EVM challenge and said that thepoll watchdog's approach of secrecy was against spirit of its invitation letter seeking cooperation from political parties over the matter.

Hackathon LIVE: Election Commission's EVM Hackathon Vs AAP's - The Challenge Is On

India News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Saturday June 3, 2017

Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party and the Left will try to prove that electronic voting machines (EVMs) can be rigged as the Election Commission gets ready to host its EVM challenge in Delhi this morning. On Friday evening, the Uttarakhand High Court rejected a plea which called for a stay on the EVM challenge claiming the Election Commissi...

As Karunanidhi Turns 94, Opposition Unites For Another Occasion: 10 Facts

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 3, 2017

As DMK chief M Karunanidhi turns 94 today, his birthday party will serve as a gathering for more than one cause. While his party will mark the occasion as one to celebrate his sixty years of being a legislator without losing a single election, a host opposition parties will huddle around in what is being seen as a show of unity ahead of the Preside...

Shiv Sena's 'Warning' To BJP: 'For President's Election, Uddhav Talking To All Parties'

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Wednesday March 29, 2017

With less than four months left for elections for a new President of India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's ally in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, indicated its support cannot be taken for granted.

N Biren Singh Named By BJP As Chief Minister-Designate Of Manipur

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday March 14, 2017

N Biren Singh, who left the Congress last year after a falling out with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, is set to be his successor. The BJP on Monday named the 56-year-old as its chief ministerial candidate after the Governor said she was "satisfied" with the party's numbers.

Budget Today, Say Sources, Amid Talk After Lawmaker E Ahamed's death: 10 Points

Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday February 1, 2017

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will decide whether the Union Budget will be presented today, after a member of the house E Ahamed died last night. Sources, however say, the budget will be presented as scheduled, according to news agency ANI. Parliament is usually adjourned for a day after a sitting member dies. A decision is expected after 10 am...