The Congress party, which is supposed to contest 94 out of 119 constituencies, gave the “B” forms to six more candidates in the constituencies allotted to the Telugu Desam Party and the Telangana Jana Samithi. read more

The two RLSP MLAs have reportedly held talks with JD(U) and BJP leadership over forming a separate group and could be elevated as ministers in proposed cabinet reshuffle by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. read more

TJS spokesman Venkat Reddy told media in the evening that the party was vexed with the inordinate delay in announcing the candidates by the Congress. read more

Some GA leaders, requesting anonymity, said there had been no talk on seat sharing among partners of the alliance, comprising RJD, Congress and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), since Tej Pratap filed for divorce on November 2. read more

Chandrababu Naidu cut his teeth in political match-making during the 1996-98 United Front government. read more

Congress general secretary in-charge of Telangana affairs RC Khuntia announced in New Delhi that the Congress would contest 94 seats in the 119-member assembly, leaving 25 seats for the allies - 14 for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), eight for Telangana... read more

Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy said all regional parties must come together to support the Congress in the next general election. read more

Kumaraswamy said that the next general election “will be a successful result” for the opposition including the Congress and the regional parties read more

The Congress became the first in the grand alliance camp to pitch for 20 seats, leaving the rest for the RJD. read more

The Congress, according to sources, wants its alliance partners to be realistic and is ready to concede three to seven seats to the TJS, four to CPI and 12 seats to the TDP. read more

According to the Nationalist Congress Party, the demand to be major player in a grand alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha elections was made during party chief Sharad Pawar’s meeting with Congress President Rahul Gandhi last Thursday. read more

The RPI chief Rajendra Gawai is likely to meet Mayawati in Lucknow to discuss seat sharing and other modalities for the alliance. read more

A victory for the Congress in two or three of the larger states would mark a sense of revival of the party; boost Rahul Gandhi’s credentials as a challenger to the prime minister; give the party much-needed resources for 2019; and enhance its negotiating... read more

India’s aspirational society will not ‘commit suicide’ by choosing the former over the latter, Jaitley said at the 16th Hindustan Times  Leadership Summit. read more

The Samajwadi Party has placed the onus of building an alliance in UP to counter the BJP  on the Congress read more