Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he has sufficient numbers and does not need support from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kumaraswamy was earlier accused by the BJP of horse-trading and had moved 104 BJP MLAs to Gurugram resort fearing poaching by Congress-JD(S). Earlier, two MLAs had also withdrawn support from the ruling Congress-JD(S) in Karnataka. The MLAs had withdrawn their support after the BJP accused Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka of poaching. However, Karnataka CM said that he has sufficient numbers and does not need any support from BJP. The situation is under control, he added. (Hindustan Times)read more

Former Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit was named the Delhi Congress chief days after Ajay Maken resigned from the post. There were talks about a possible alliance between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Dikshit, however, denied any such possibilities. She said that there are challenges ahead of elections in the state and country but there is not possibility of alliance with AAP as of now. (Hindustan Times)read more

Eighty-year-old Dikshit replaces Ajay Maken, who cited health reasons and resigned on January 4 from the post of state Congress president. read more

Kumar has claimed that he had received calls from Amit Shah to induct poll strategist Prashant Kishor into his Janata Dal(United). read more

In his resignation letter, Apang said BJP  general secretary Ram Madhav did not allow many members to air their views in the state executive meeting of the party in November 2018. read more

Fadnavis, who had first announced the airport to be completed by 2019, said the airport development is on track and shall be operated by mid- next year. read more

The man, a graduate, was detained from Uttar Pradesh and is being brought to Delhi from Rae Bareilly, a senior police officer said on the condition of anonymity. He is yet to be arrested. read more

Around a dozen government, police, and judicial officers in Jammu and Kashmir are seeking or considering voluntary retirement to contest the Lok Sabha or assembly elections this year. read more

When election results to the 224-member House were declared last May, the BJP, with 104 members, emerged the single largest party, but it was the Congress (80) which formed the government in partnership with the JD(S) (37). read more

HD Kumaraswamy clarified that all three MLAs, who were rumoured to have gone missing, were in contact with him and there is no threat to the Karnataka government. read more

Kumaraswamy said that PM Modi’s charisma was ‘fading’ with growing anti-incumbency, and pitched for Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the top job. read more

The AAP will contest on all the Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Goa. The party will contest on some seats in UP, and final modalities will be worked out by February. read more

The TRS has also promised to waive crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh. During the earlier stint, the government spent nearly Rs 17,000 crore for this scheme in four instalments. read more

The district collector suspended Mukesh Tiwari, headmaster of government-run Kanishta Buniyadi Middle School in Jabalpur, Thursday. read more

Kamal Nath said a detailed inquiry in the matter would be done, adding strict action against the guilty would be taken. read more