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Ambareesh who resigned as MLA after being dropped as minister, hit out at Siddaramaiah over the move, saying "are we like slippers to use and throw away?"

The Union Urban Development Minister was speaking at a yoga event, presided over by Ramdev, at Rajpath. Terming Ramdev as a "real sage", Naidu said his imparting lessons to the younger generation on the ancient practices is not a small thing.

Singh has assured that if voted to power, he will set up a task force within 100 days to look into issues raised by the people.

Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Sovon Chatterjee and Suvendu Adhikari, who also figured in the footage, have become ministers

"At one stage, when Mr Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister, he took objections and wrote a letter to the government," he said.

A second-term MP, Varun's absence at the meeting had given rise to speculation that he was miffed at the reluctance of the party's central leadership to grant him a prominent role in the UP assembly polls due in less than a year.

The former Punjab chief minister also dismissed opposition parties' allegations against the senior Congress leader, saying he is an "innocent" man.

Pandey also says he has received no information about the Prime Minister visiting Anand Bhawan or Swaraj Bhawan during his stay in Allahabad.

Political parties now have people as members who view politics as a way of making money.

India emerged as a "beacon" of the 21st century for the rest of the world due to PM Modi: Shah

After the elections, in the House of 245, the NDA has raised its tally by 5 and now has 74 members. The UPA, on the other hand has 71 members, with its tally down by three.

Several options are being worked out for Priyanka's more expansive political role, which is expected to complement her brother Rahul’s taking charge of the Congress party’s reins.

On May 26, Swamy had levelled six allegations against Rajan, including that of sending confidential and sensitive financial information around the world, and asked the Prime Minister to sack him immediately.

Targeting the Uttar Pradesh government of Akhilesh Yadav over Mathura violence, Shah called the clashes a matter of grave concern.

Bharti ruled herself out as a possible chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, but voiced confidence that BJP will be able to form its government in the key Hindi heartland state with Amit Shah at the helm of the party.

With 106 assembly seats Western Uttar Pradesh is one conundrum that analysts often find most difficult to solve before every election in Uttar Pradesh.