Manipur: Cong blames BJP for pre-poll violence, seeks fair & peaceful elections

The Congress in Manipur has moved the State Election Commission seeking for free, fair and peaceful elections in the state. Congress also brought to the election commission’s notice about the 14 incidents of poll violence that occurred in 6 constituencies in the run-up to the elections. The Congress delegation was led by Jairam Ramesh who […]

Meghalaya: AICC gives nod to suspension of 5 Congress MLAs: Sources

The All India Congress Committee (AICC), as per well-informed sources, has given nod to suspend all five party MLAs in the state for extending support to the ruling MDA coalition. Sources said that AICC has also served a show-cause notice to the MLAs over their move. Soon after this development, all the five MLAs huddled […]

Meghalaya Congress MLAs may get suspended, show cause notices to be sent: Vincent Pala

The Meghalaya Congress has recommended to the AICC the suspension of the five-party MLAs who have extended support to the MDA. Briefing the media, Meghalaya Congress president Vincent Pala said that the high command will decide on this and a result is expected soon. Pala said that nothing is under his jurisdiction as far as […]

AICC has no right to dictate terms to Meghalaya Congress MLAs: Ampareen Lyngdoh

The divide between the Meghalaya Congress and the All India Congress Committee is now out in the open. Meghalaya CLP leader Ampareen Lyngdoh on February 10th openly took a dig at the party high command. Briefing media, Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the AICC did nothing even after 12 Congress MLAs led by former Chief Minister […]

Assam Cong leaders write to AICC State in-charge, urges him to appoint new PCC Chief

Top Assam Congress leaders have written to All India Congress Committee (AICC) state in-charge, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, urging him to urgently appoint a new Pradesh Congress Committee president so that the party can bounce back to prominence. The leaders also underlined the fact that even after a month of the party’s poll debacle, no review […]

Sonia Gandhi to remain interim Congress president, new chief within 6 months

Sonia Gandhi will continue as the interim Congress president till a new chief is elected in an AICC session, which will be convened as and when the situation permits, the party decided at the end of a stormy Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday. It was also decided that a committee will be set […]

‘AICC notorious for indecisiveness’: Assam Cong MP Pradyut Bordoloi tells Harish Rawat

A sensational conversation caught on camera between senior Congress leader and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi and the party’s Assam in charge Harish Rawat has put the Congress in the state in a soup. The already beleaguered Congress has embarrassed itself with Bordoloi exposing the party’s inefficiencies and crisis during the conversation with Rawat just ahead […]

Harish Rawat resigns as AICC general secretary

Congress party’s Assam in-charge Harish Rawat has resigned from the post of General Secretary, while taking responsibility for the poor performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections. Rawat tendered his resignation on Thursday. Rawat’s resignation comes within a day of Rahul Gandhi quitting as the party chief. Rahul Gandhi officially stepped down as […]