Varinder Bhatia

Congress sets up panel to probe internal sabotage as well as EVM manipulation; Hooda kept out of meeting held in Delhi

From naming universities after Maharishi Valmiki to Valmiki Jayanti celebrations to welfare initiatives, several factors helped the BJP regain a chunk of Dalit, OBC votes that it had lost in the Lok Sabha polls.

31 Cong MLAs attended Hooda-convened meeting on eve of Congress Legislature Party meet; five MLAs who skipped it are affiliated to his party rivals Selja, Surjewala

Days after Cong debacle in Haryana, ex-state minister resigns from party primary membership, alleging “shabby treatment” by high command “after Sonia Gandhi left the post of Congress president"

Seven months ago, Vij left a party meeting in a huff over his unhappiness at Nayab Singh Saini's elevation as CM. But despite the several rows he gets involved in, the seven-time MLA continues to remain an integral part of the party in the northern state.

Besides Hooda, who still remains in a strong position, Cong high command is considering Ashok Arora and Chander Mohan for LoP's post

According to the Bill's draft – for over 10 years of service – 15 per cent of entry pay in the pay level shall be considered as additional remuneration.

Saini made this announcement on the first day of Vidhan Sabha winter session

BJP's back-to-back sops for farmers being seen as party's attempt to woo rural voters in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

Among those lobbying for the berth, which the party is all set to win unopposed, is Kuldeep Bishnoi. The other contenders are state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli, former MPs Sanjay Bhatia and Sunita Duggal, and former Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Dhankar.