Politics

After the review meetings, a report will be submitted to the national leadership by Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari. The BJP had been expecting to end its over two-decade-old dry spell in Delhi, but met a humiliating defeat at the hands of AAP.

Congress state president G A Mir also said slapping of the PSA against mainstream leaders in J and K tantamounts to the trampling of democracy

Union minister Anurag Thakur has refused to comment on Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks that chants like "goli maro..." should have been avoided during campaigning for Delhi elections.

By-election to over 12,500 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in eight phases from March 5, the Union Territory's Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar said on Thursday.

Sitaram Yechury also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks at a summit on Wednesday that only 2,200 people in the country had declared earnings of Rs one crore per annum.

Asked about the leaderhip issue in the party, Ramesh said local level leaders have to be encouraged and nurtured, adding they have to be given freedom and autonomy.

During the second phase of the Budget session from March 2 to April 3, the government is seeking to get many legislations passed and time has been allotted for them.

The newly elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said.

Chidambaram said the clarification was sought on four numbers that are on the first page of Budget at a Glance.

The three prominent parties — the AAP, the BJP and the Congress — had fielded a total of 24 women candidates, with the Congress accounting for a maximum of 10 of them.

The AAP has won 48 assembly seats and was leading on 14 as per the latest results and trends, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other prominent faces Manish Sisodia and Raghav Chadha emerging victorious.

The BJP was reduced to just eight seats in the 70-seat strong Assembly. Although this is an improvement from its 2015 tally, the numbers are not what the saffron party may have expected after a high-pitched campaign.

Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years on the trot under former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, failed to open its account for the second consecutive assembly election in Delhi.

Congress leader and All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev, who campaigned for the party in the Delhi Assembly polls, said that the people of Delhi defeated the Communal forces.

The BJP successfully sold the idea of 'Modi vs Who?' while highlighting the leadership vacuum in the opposition ranks. AAP has done exactly the same with 'Kejriwal vs Who?'

According to a government press release, Anand Singh got food, civil supplies and consumers affairs portfolio, Srimant Patil was given textile while K Gopalaiah has been assigned small scale industries.