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Congress backs Rajkumar Lohani, a 68-year-old Bhopal shopkeeper who filed as an independent on 2 November, against BJP's Union Minister Hardeep Puri in the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll on 12 November. Lohani's papers may be rejected at scrutiny; the BJP's numbers make Puri the favourite.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Addressing the BJP's Uttar Pradesh working committee in Lucknow on 30 October, Amit Shah said the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state if the party returns after the 2027 election. He told Akhilesh Yadav the SP would stay out of power for 30 years; Akhilesh made a musical jibe.
Prateek Rawat2 min
A day after the INDIA bloc's Ramlila Maidan rally, the BJP says 5,000 to 7,000 of 28,000 chairs were empty and 40% of the ground vacant, against a claimed 10 lakh. Akhilesh Yadav called the venue the 'Haldighati of democracy' and Tejashwi Yadav demanded fresh polls in Bihar and Bengal.
Reyaansh Agarawal2 min
The BJP won six and the Samajwadi Party five of 11 UP Legislative Council seats declared on 29 October, the SP up from three. The SP took three of five graduates' seats and two of six teachers' seats. Akhilesh Yadav alleged manipulation; BJP deputy CMs said it largely repeated its showing.
Amita Sahani4 min
The BJP released a music video, 'Modi kahin nahin jayega', after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said 'Modi ka baap bhi jayega' in Patna. Union ministers and chief ministers shared it. The Congress replied with 'vote chori' videos, and the INDIA bloc plans a 'Dilli Chalo' march on 1 November.
Amita Sahani4 min
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said 'Modi ka baap bhi jayega' after a man in the crowd at a Patna event shouted that the Prime Minister would not go anywhere. Amit Shah and other BJP and JD(U) leaders condemned it; Congress defended him and blamed the BJP for the ruckus.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
BJP leader P.K. Krishnadas has said the party's doors are open to P.P. Divya, the CPI(M) leader at the centre of the ADM Naveen Babu case, if she clarifies her stand. Senior BJP leaders are unhappy, since the party had protested against her. Divya has not said she is leaving the CPI(M).
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
