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The rather unusual remark came from Narendra Singh Tomar while he was addressing a public rally in Shivpuri where the Kolaras assembly constituency will have a by-election soon.

After the flip-flops of this week, 2018 promises to be a curious year for the Congress under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership.

The grand old party, though, has been much more confident of upsetting the ruling party, ever since it took the sting out of BJP’s war cry of a ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ (Congress Free India) in its former’s den in Gujarat.

Referring to the 'rousing' reception accorded to him by the party supporters here, he told reporters that it was an indication that people had clearly understood the court verdict in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Sources close to Vishwas told News 18 that the AAP Rajasthan chief was less than keen to take up the Ajmer challenge. He, in fact, thinks this was a ploy to keep him from getting the Rajya Sabha ticket.

Asked why others could not meet Jayalalithaa, Panneerselvam said they were told that she could contract infection.

The sidelined AIADMK leader who fought as an Independent candidate said, "We are the true AIADMK... people of RK Nagar have elected Amma's successor."

The Trinamool had fielded Gita Rani Bhunia, wife of Manas Bhunia, a former Congress MLA who had defected to the Mamata Banerjee-led party earlier this year necessitating the by-election. Bhunia had won the seat in last year's assembly polls.

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Gandhi alleged Modi and the BJP ran a campaign of "lies and defamation" over the last two decades and it was the "main reason" for the Congress's defeat in the polls.

Thakor’s views may seem like farfetched to some, but they reflect the anger among Congress leaders at ground level, not just in Gujarat but also in other states.

Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout, who represents Paradip in Odisha Assembly, had said that "while no tribal is seen begging in any part of the state, one can spot Brahmins resorting to begging in places such as bus stands".

Still appearing in battle mode, Hardik Patel said a recount is needed as people in the urban Patidar strongholds of Surat and Rajkot were left shocked with the verdict.

If 2017 saw Assembly elections in UP, Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, with the BJP winning all except Punjab, 2018 will see polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.

Surat East (GEN) is a State Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Surat district and South Gujarat region of Gujarat and is a part of the Surat Parliamentary/Lok Sabha constituency.

Vejalpur (GEN) is a State Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Ahmedabad district and North Gujarat region of Gujarat and is a part of the Gandhinagar Parliamentary/Lok Sabha constituency.