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Parrikar also quoted a WhatsApp joke making rounds in Delhi circles, which says that Tihar Superintendent has written to Delhi Governor asking to make him the CM as he has majority of AAP MLAs with him (in jail).

Amarinder agreed that the Christian community in Punjab had been left behind and special measures were required to ensure that it gets its due.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday downplayed the issue of rebel RSS leader Subhash Velingkar floating a political outfit in poll-bound Goa.

Speaking to India TV he defended Amar Singh and gave him a clean chit. He argued that he is not responsible for the current crisis in the party and Akhilesh Yadav must understand that.

Shivpal has told Mulayam that he is not interested in holding mere protfolios and equality to chief minister's post is paramount.

After Mulayam’s diktat he may not get the portfolios back and Akhilesh may not get SP state unit chief post back till the assembly election due early 2017.

J&K government said imposition of curfew on Eid-ul Azha was a "very unfortunate" decision which it was "compelled" to take to save the lives.

Differences between Akhilesh and Shivpal have risen on several occasions, including on the choice of official to be appointed as the state's chief secretary after Alok Ranjan's term ended, and over stalling of Qaumi Ekta Dal's merger with SP.

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind in Patna to oppose the bail granted to former RJD MLA Mohammad Shahabuddin.

In 1990s when the Union Front government wanted him to take over as Prime Minister, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu let go the opportunity on the advise of his son who told him that the PM's post was "temporary".

Earlier, during an interaction with the workers of Ropar assembly segment, he promised to bring to the book the entire Badal clan for their alleged false cases against the Congress workers.

The Anti-Corruption Branch had raided Waqf Board's Office on Thursday, a move Amanatullah had dubbed as an interference by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung.

Political analysts are of the view that the PDP is losing its electoral popularity due to the trail of death and destruction in the aftermath of Wani's killing.

Bhagwant Mann, the AAP's Sangrur MP was booked on Saturday by Punjab Police on a complaint alleging that they had misbehaved with mediapersons at a rally in Bassi Pathana in Punjab.

Well known social commentator Ajay Bose said that BJP is a party with many disparate sections and because it has represented upper caste interests for many years, they had many prejudices and that needs to go with time.

The full interview will broadcast on CNN-News18 at 9 PM on Friday.