"As far as seat sharing in upcoming Parliament elections is concerned, I want to make it clear that the National Conference will contest elections on its own strength; there are no two opinions about it," Farooq told reporters at his party office in Srinagar.
Electoral bonds are a financial instrument that allows individuals and businesses to make anonymous donations to political parties. They were introduced by the BJP government in 2018 as an alternative to cash donations.
The Congress Party on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme and said it will reinforce the power of votes over notes.
An officer said that keeping in view of the farmers' protest, the fresh stock may be distributed to the outer, outer-north and east district police -- under whose jurisdiction the potential protest sites in the national capital fall.
If the situation remains unchanged, the country will see the PML-N's prime minister and the PPP's president,” The News International reported on Wednesday, quoting sources amid talks of a quid pro quo arrangement between the PML-N and PPP
In another meeting with Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment to further strengthen India-Madagascar partnership and help in the developmental journey of his island nation.
Vibhakar Shastri had contested the elections from Fatehpur Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh in the year 1998 on Congress ticket, but could get only 24,688 votes. Tried his luck again in the year 1999, in which he was able to get 95,000 votes and in the year 2009, he was able to get one lakh votes.
In her post on X, Mahua Moitra wrote, “I thought Ram Lalla had taken care of 400 seats in 2024. So why is BJP desperately grabbing at the very same netas they always denounced as “corrupt"?".
