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• Maha: Congress 'erased' in Malegaon civic body as 28 corporators join NCP
  
  Malegaon Mayor Tahera Shaikh, her husband and corporator Shaikh Asif, a former MLA, and 26 others entered the NCP, pushing the two parties towards a possible political conflict.
• Amit Shah meets Jat leaders ahead of UP polls
  
  Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met Jat leaders and said that his relationship with the community goes back a long time.
• Rahul Gandhi writes to Twitter questioning drop in followers count
  
  Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has written to Twitter questioning its policy on suppressing his reach to his followers and not curbing hate speeches in the country.
• Alliance with Trinamool on, discussing CM face: MGP leader
  
  He said that the seat-sharing arrangement between the two alliance partners would be announced by Thursday.
• ED raids have become BJP's favourite weapon: Rahul Gandhi
  
  The Congress alleged that ED means 'Election Department' for the BJP.
• No MVA in Goa; Shiv Sena, NCP to go without Congress
  
  The Congress had alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress were contesting in Goa to split the opposition vote and help the BJP.
• BJP, allies yet to reach final conclusion over seat-sharing in Punjab
  
  BJP for the first time would be seen in the role of 'elder brother' in an alliance and it is certain that the Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's party will contest the assembly elections in alliance with the BJP.
• Verbal conflict continues between alliance partners BJP and JD(U) in Bihar
  
  In reply, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the national president of JD(U), challenged him to come to the Gandhi Maidan in Patna for a show of strength, without taking his name.
• BJP takes dig at AAP for procuring 1 electric bus in 7 yrs
  
  "It took 7 years to buy 1 electric bus by AAP government which resulted in Delhi breathing bad air," BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said on Tuesday.
• AAP Names Bhagwant Mann as Punjab CM Candidate
  
  AAP received around 22 lakh responses under its campaign to elect its CM face for the assembly polls.
• AAP, Trinamool contesting in Goa to split non-BJP votes: Chidambaram
  
  The Congress on Monday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress were contesting in Goa to split the opposition vote and help the BJP.
• Why MSP law is not being passed, asks Congress
  
  A day after the farmer unions gave ultimatum to the government on the issue of MSP, the Congress on Sunday questioned the government over the issue.
• Post-poll alliance with non BJP party possible: Kejriwal
  
  When asked if the party was keen on a pre-poll alliance with Trinamool, Kejriwal replied in the negative.
• TRS to take a call soon on campaigning for SP: KTR
  
  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday said that his party will soon take a call on campaigning for the Samajwadi Party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
• BJP's opposition to Delhi govt's new excise policy continues
  
  Delhi BJP continues to oppose the AAP government's new excise policy alleging that it encourages sale and thereby, consumption of liquor in the national capital.
• PM's security breach: Assam CM demands Punjab CM's arrest
  
  The Assam Chief Minister also alleged that the Congress high command and the party's other central leaders were part of the alleged conspiracy against the Prime Minister.
• Karnataka Congress postpones Mekedatu padayatra
  
  After criticism by the Karnataka High Court and crackdown by the BJP government for conducting 'Mekedatu padayatra' amid Covid crisis, the state Congress unit has announced temporary withdrawal of the 10-day padayatra.
• #AssemblyElections2022 : BJP CEC meeting begins in hybrid mode to finalise candidates
  
  The meeting is being held in the hybrid form as a few of the CEC members, including party chief J.P. Nadda, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari have tested positive.
• Suvendu Adhikari hits back at Mamata after HC drops his name from Gangasagar panel
  
  A day after the Calcutta High Court removed the name of Suvendu Adhikari from the expert committee formed to monitor the preparedness for Gangasagar Mela, the BJP Leader of the Opposition on Wednesday hit back at the state government, alleging that it is afraid of him.
• Karnataka issues prohibitory orders on Mekedatu padayatra
  
  Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has also stated that his government would initiate all possible measures in the interest of public health.
• Battle for UP: BJP MLA Avatar Singh Bhadana quits, joins RLD
  
  Bhadana is likely to contest on RLD ticket from the Jewar seat of Gautam Buddha Nagar, which is a Gurjar dominated area.
• KCR urges people to root out BJP govt at Centre
  
  KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, said he will write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi registering his protest against the increase of fertiliser prices.
• Cong leaders welcome probe by ex-SC judge in PM security breach
  
  Incidentally the Congress and BJP are at loggerheads over the issue and blamed each other for the breach.
• Congress questions govt stakes in Vodafone
  
  The telecom service provider's stocks have slumped around 28 per cent from its 52-week high level of Rs 16.79 it touched in December, 2021.
• 'Punjab needs serious people': Manish Tewari attacks Channi, Sidhu
  
  The Congress, so far, has not named any one as the Chief Ministerial face for the upcoming Assembly elections as the party considers that this leads to infighting and internal rift.

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