Sreenivasan Jain

"Mimicry Not Easy": HD Kumaraswamy Rejects BJP's Fake Tape Charge

Karnataka News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday February 18, 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today rejected allegations that a controversial tape supposedly containing a conversation between BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa and the son of a Janata Dal (Secular) legislator is fake. Mimicry is not easy to do, he commented.

Prashant Kishor's Lunch With Shiv Sena's Thackerays Causes Double Take

India News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's lunch meeting today with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray has caused much buzz in election season. Aaditya Thackeray described him as "special visitor" in a tweet that showed the Thackeray duo chatting with Prashant Kishor, who joined politics last year as the num...

Ministry Reaches Out To Statistics Body Chief, Member Who Quit Over Data

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 30, 2019

The only two non-government members of the National Statistical Commission, including its acting chief, have quit over "disagreements" with the government on the release of jobs data and concerns about it being buried in election season. PC Mohanan, the acting chairperson of the autonomous body, told NDTV that he was "not taken seriously" and felt ...

Of Course We Want Rahul Gandhi As PM: HD Kumaraswamy Clarifies Googly

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 24, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019: As opposition parties confront the question of "who will be prime ministerial candidate", one key player says his party's mission remains to see Rahul Gandhi in the top post after the national election due by May. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy says his Janata Dal Secular will work towards that goal, even though h...

"Can Give Congress 2 Seats In UP They Have Always Held": Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 11, 2019

Akhilesh Yadav, a day before what is tipped to be the announcement of his grand alliance with Mayawati for the national election, dropped a strong hint that the Congress was likely to be out of the "club" as he spoke exclusively to NDTV.

"BJP Has Cheated India": Sena Leader Sanjay Raut To NDTV on Ram Temple

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday January 3, 2019

The Shiv Sena today repeated its pitch for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, arguing that if the temple cannot be built when the BJP has full majority in parliament, it may never happen. The temple construction, senior party leader Sanjay Raut told NDTV, should happen before this year's general elections.

PM Modi vs Rahul Gandhi Assessed By Strategist-Politician Prashant Kishor

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday December 22, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great listener and Congress president Rahul Gandhi has gained in confidence, says poll strategist-turned-Janata Dal United leader Prashant Kishor.

"This Car Has 2 Engines": Sachin Pilot On Sharing Power With Ashok Gehlot

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Sachin Pilot, senior Congress leader and till recently, one of the contenders for the top job in Rajasthan, today said sharing power with party veteran Ashok Gehlot just means they had to work "twice as hard".

3,000 Phone Calls To 'Protect' Congress Lead In Madhya Pradesh: Source

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Thursday December 13, 2018

It took nearly 3000 phone calls and an all-night vigil to ensure that the Congress did not lose its narrow lead against the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, a leader familiar with the circumstances has told NDTV.

Milestone, Says Kamal Nath, Picked As Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain and Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 14, 2018

Kamal Nath, 72, was a shoo-in for the post after he led the Congress to a narrow victory in the state election and ended the BJP's dream-run in the key heartland state.

"Rahul Gandhi Here, Tell Me Your Choice": Audio Poll For Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday December 13, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has gone to the grassroots to select Chief Ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The process is democratic, and works like a secret ballot.Over the last 24 hours, an audio message from Mr Gandhi has gone to 2.4lakh party workers across the three states, in which they have been asked to respond, indica...

In Election Season, 'Mystery' Promises Of Jobs Haunt Political Parties

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi | Tuesday December 4, 2018

India's unemployment worries may have led political parties to make increasingly unrealistic claims on job creation in election season, NDTV has found.

She Stood Up To Amit Shah: Sachin Pilot Praises Rival Vasundhara Raje

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 15, 2018

Days before Rajasthan votes and in the middle of a bitter campaign, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of the BJP has scooped a compliment of sorts from her rival, Sachin Pilot of the Congress. She did what no other person could do, not just in the BJP but "the whole nation", Mr Pilot marveled on NDTV's Townhall, tongue firmly in cheek.

Amid RBI Reluctance To Name Big Loan Defaulters, 4 Banks Lead The Way

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Sunday November 11, 2018

In the wake of the Central Information Commission's notice to the Reserve Bank of India and the Prime Minister's office over their reluctance to make the names of wilful defaulters public, NDTV found at least four of the top ten public sector banks have already made this information available on their websites.

"Rahul Gandhi Should Lead 2019 Alliance": HD Kumaraswamy After Bypoll Win

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The success of the ruling alliance in the by-elections in Karnataka has come as shot in the arm for a coalition to take on the BJP in the next year's assembly elections. The alliance has a shot at forming the next government at the centre and it should be led by Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaswamy said.