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Tuesday witnessed another major political shift when long-time Biju Janata Dal leader Debashish Samantaray crossed over to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The formal induction ceremony in New Delhi was...
Ahmedabad's political circles are abuzz with the sudden resignation of Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat General Secretary Sagar Rabari from all posts, announced mere days before local election results are...
In a seismic shift rocking Indian politics, prominent AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha has defected to the BJP, citing insurmountable internal rot. His Monday Instagram video peeled...
The resignation of AAP's Raghav Chadha from Rajya Sabha and his subsequent joining of BJP has sparked a fresh political firestorm in Mumbai. NCP (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto seized the moment to...
In a fresh twist to Meghalaya's dynamic political scene, the BJP has reignited its pursuit of former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, the influential Leader of Opposition. Party heavyweight A.L. Hek...
In a decisive rebuttal, Karnataka Minister B. Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday debunked swirling rumors of defecting from Congress to JD-S. The Housing and Waqf portfolio holder, facing heat over...
In a candid revelation, Assam Lok Sabha MP Pradip Bordoloi dismissed notions of haste in his jump from Congress to BJP. Speaking on Thursday, he attributed the switch to years of brewing discontent...
Guwahati's political circles are abuzz with the news that Bhupen Kumar Bora, ex-chief of Assam's Congress unit, will formally align with the BJP on February 22. This came to light after Chief...
A major jolt to Punjab BJP came on Sunday as its state vice president and seasoned MLA Arvind Khanna crossed over to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), accompanied by a slew of party functionaries. This...
Tamil Nadu's simmering political pot just boiled over with former AIADMK minister Nilofer Kafeel resigning from the party and poised to embrace the ruling DMK under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's...
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is expanding its influence nationwide, and Jharkhand is the latest battleground. Former Pakur MLA Akil Akhtar officially joined the party at a...