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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that Congress Party is proud of the most degrading behaviour by their MPs. "If we had not stopped all the BJP MPs and allowed the Women MPs to confront Cong. MPs, it would have led to a very ugly scene," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of insulting the Sikh community over Gandhi’s “traitor” remark against BJP MP Ravinder Singh Bittu, triggering political uproar in Parliament. Replying to the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi also attacked the Congress, Trinamool Congress, and other Opposition parties over corruption, governance failures, and illegal immigration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India today is moving fast from 'fragile 5' to becoming world's 3rd largest economy. PM Modi said that India is witnessing high growth low inflation, which shows strength of economy.

Hitting out at former CM K Charashekar Rao, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy said he constructed a farmhouse in one thousand acres and at Panjagutta circle, worth Rs 2,000 crores, and built a palace, but didn’t give a single double bedroom to the poor.

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has accused CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of corruption and land-grab. In response, CM Sarma said he will file a criminal and civil case while challenging the Congress leader to prove the allegations. 

In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said that he discussed Trade and ending the War with Russia and Ukraine with PM Modi. 

Congress party also questioned Trump's claim of India will move to reduce tariff and non tariff barriers against the United States to ‘zero’. 

Shashi Tharoor denied breaking Congress line, saying he never violated party positions, remained unapologetic, and said only public disagreement was over Operation Sindoor after Pahalgam attack, advocating kinetic response action.

PM Modi drew parallels between the BJP's beginnings in Kerala and its early journey in Gujarat.

Congress sources said that a section of the Bengal unit feels that the party will not be able to grow in an alliance and will be decimated in areas it has not contested for a long time.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that while the state government will provide every possible facility and institutional support, it is equally important for every Punjabi to contribute according to their capacity so that Punjab can be transformed into a Rangla Punjab where children are not compelled to leave the country in search of a future.

Maharashtra Municipal Election Results 2026: The corporations that were won by the BJP-Shiv Sena are Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Pune, Pimri Chinchwad, Panvel, Kalyan Dombivli, Mira Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar, Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nanded Waghala, Sangli Miraj Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkarnji. 

BMC Election Results 2026: The United Shiv Sena, along with the BJP, ruled the BMC for around 25 years - from 1997 to 2022. The elections, held after a gap of over three years, brought a sweeping change in the structure with BJP-Shiv Sena Shinde storming to the power.

Over the last several elections, including the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, it has been observed that the Congress and CPI(M), once the leading parties in the state, have fallen behind, with the main battle emerging between the BJP and the TMC.

Maharashtra Election Results 2026 Highlights: In a decisive saffron sweep, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance (BJP + Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena + Ajit Pawar's NCP) emerged victorious across most of Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations.

Party insiders said only leaders from two districts favoured continuing the understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front, which began in the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections and continued till the Lok Sabha polls.

Audio clips surfaced of a Karnataka leader, Congress leader abusing a woman municipal commissioner over banner removal, triggering widespread outrage and condemnation.

Telangana Congress MLC: A Congress MLC’s remark on Lord Ram sparked outrage in Telangana, prompting a sharp response and criticism from the BJP.

The party said the 12 corporators had already been suspended on Wednesday after it emerged that they had joined hands with the BJP in the Ambernath Municipal Council and were preparing to shift their political allegiance.

Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan sparked controversy by suggesting a Venezuela-style US intervention in India, drawing BJP backlash and social media outrage amid sensitive India-US trade tensions and political storm.