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• NSUI Files 'missing Person' Report with Police on Amit Shah
  
  NSUI general secretary Nagesh Kariyappa filed the complaint against Shah with the Parliament Street police station.
• Mamata Writes to PM, Calls for 'liberal' Import of Vaccines
  
  The Trinamool Congress supremo also expressed her willingness to provide land for the purpose.
• Priyanka Says Impossible to Fight Covid without Door-to-door Vaccine Delivery
  
  Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the government for celebrating Vaccination Day on April 12 and claimed that the vaccination rate was down by 82 per cent within 30 days.
• Sonia Sets up Panel to Probe Cong Poll Debacle
  
  Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday constituted a committee to investigate the reasons for the party's losses in the recently concluded assembly polls.
• Nadda's Letter to Sonia Gandhi Sign of Arrogance: Congress
  
  Addressing a press conference here, Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said the situation in the country is pathetic as dead bodies were seen floating in the Ganga river in Bihar's Buxar district on Monday.
• Mamata's 43 Ministers Take Oath Sans Festivities
  
  Amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic, 43 Trinamool Congress ministers comprising 24 cabinet ministers, 10 Ministers of State with Independent charge and nine MoS took oath at an austere ceremony held in the Raj Bhawan on Monday.
• Bengal Cong Incharge Blames Alliance with ISF for Wipe Out
  
  At the time of elections, Congress leader Anand Sharma had raised the issue but was snubbed by Adheer Ranjan Chowdhury that the Left had given its share of seats to ISF.
• Amit Shah Slams Opposition for 'doing Politics' on Covid
  
  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took a dig at the opposition for ‘doing politics over the Covid-19 crisis when the ‘Centre is adopting all possible measures to safeguard the lives of the people.
• Govt's 'zero' Strategy Pushing Country towards Lockdown: Rahul Gandhi
  
  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Central government for having "no strategy" to deal with the alarming Covid situation in the country, besides demanding a financial package for the poor people.
• After Swamy, Shiv Sena Also Wants Gadkari as NDMA Chief
  
  A senior Shiv Sena leader on Thursday demanded that the Centre should take immediate steps to appoint Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as the head of the National Disaster Management Authority as the Covid-19 situation could worsen in the coming weeks.
• Mamata Writes to PM, Seeks Free Vaccine for All
  
  The Chief Minister had advocated free vaccine for all in the country during her election campaign and after the Trinamool swept the polls in Bengal, she even threatened to launch an agitation for the same.
• TN Governor Invites Stalin to Form Government
  
  Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday invited DMK President and legislature party leader M.K. Stalin to form the next government in the state.
• BJP Appreciates Bihar Government's Lockdown
  
  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appreciated the decision of the Nitish Kumar government to impose a lockdown in Bihar.
• Country Facing Health Emergency, Not a Time to Discuss Poll Outcomes: Kapil Sibal
  
  After the dismal performance of the Congress in recent Assembly elections in five states/UT, party leader Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday that this is not the right time to discuss such issues when the nation is in the grip of pandemic.
• EC Not Ready for Recounting of Votes in Nandigram
  
  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had approached state Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab demanding recounting of votes in Nandigram, following the Returning Officer's decision to not allow the same.
• TMC Wins West Bengal Poll, Mamata to Meet Governor; Stake Claim to Form Govt
  
  A day after her partys landslide victory in the Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the people of West Bengal to maintain peace and harmony and stand beside the people during the ongoing Covid crisis.
• Stalin Appeals to Cadres to Stay at Home on Counting Day
  
  DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday appealed to the party cadres to stay home on May 2 and enjoy the results and not to celebrate in gatherings at the counting centres as the state is under the grip of the pandemic and fatality rates are rising.
• Cong Performed Poorly in Assembly Polls at Four States, Say Exit Polls
  
  Sonia Gandhi-led Congress performance in all the four states -- West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam -- where Assembly polls took place remained bad, according to exit polls.
• BJP Gaining Votes across West Bengal, Shows Exit Poll
  
  As per the exit poll data, the saffron party is not only winning seats across the state, but also increasing its vote share.
• Central Vista Not Essential, Central Govt with Vision Is: Rahul
  
  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come down heavily on the government and said that a government with a vision is essential.
• Akhilesh Alleges Covid Death Data Is Being Fudged
  
  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of fudging the corona virus death toll.
• EC Responsible for Covid Upsurge in Country: Mamata Banerjee
  
  On the last day of her 50-day long poll campaign in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission for allegedly working in favour of the BJP, besides holding the poll panel responsible for the upsurge in Covid cases in the country.
• Kerala BJP in Spot over Hawala Allegations
  
  A person has filed a complaint before the Thrissur rural police that an amount of Rs 25 lakh which he was carrying in his vehicle to pay advance money for a land transaction was robbed from him on the Thrissur-Kodakara highway.
• 17.95% Polling Recorded in Bengal on Monday
  
  Heavy polling was recorded in the first three hours in the seventh phase of Bengal Assembly elections where people of 34 constituencies across five districts are out to exercise their franchise.
• Lodge a Case against Me but Save People's Lives, Priyanka Tells Yogi
  
  Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday dared Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to lodge a case against her as she highlighted the oxygen shortage in the state.

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