Kamal Nath

The Congress president will first meet the party observers A K Antony for Madhya Pradesh and K C Venugopal for Rajasthan before meeting those in the race.

Along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, Nath was tasked with reviving the fortunes of the opposition Congress in MP, where the party has been out of power since 2003 and had to face a BJP onslaught in the final days of electioneering.

Reacting to PM Modi's speech, the Congress said it had lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) about the "doctored and edited" video

A close confidant of the Gandhi family and one of the longest serving Members of Parliament is in the fray to become the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said, 'We have dismissed these petitions'.

Congress’ state unit president Kamal Nath has said that BJP is at an advantage only because of fragmentation of votes.

The party also appointed Girish Chodankar as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief for Goa, replacing Shantaram Naik who had resigned a few days ago.

Sheila Dikshit has asked the party high command to take a speedy decision as time is running out, this even as AAP initiates a probe into her involvement in the water tank scam.

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Just a day after his frontal attack on the BJP on Land Bill, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was still breathing fire as he tore into the Centre's claims much to the satisfaction on Sonia Gandhi who said she was happy with his comeback.

Accompanied by Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia and senior Supreme Court advocate K T S Tulsi, former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh told a press conference here that he has filed a statement under oath before the High Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) that words 'CM' occurred at 48 places.

Kamal Nath's claims come at a time when former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai has alleged that the former PM took no corrective measures to avert loss to the exchequer despite being aware of the actions of the various ministries and many cabinet ministers bringing the irregularities to his notice.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his farewell speech said that there are bound to be differences between parties, but formation of Telangana was a sign that the country can take important decisions.

With Lok Sabha elections due in April-May, government will hold a session of Parliament in the first fortnight of February to pass the Vote on Account.

The SP chief is also learnt to have expressed his reservation on the Lokpal Bill to the government.

The minister, however, noted that MoUD has not received any proposal for new metro rail projects in West Bengal. Nath said his ministry has decided to give priority to cities having population of more than 20 Lakhs as per the 2011 census, adding, that the availability of funds are considered before the project is sanctioned.

According to sources the President has asked Law Minister Kapil Sibal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath for clarifications on the need for the ordinance. Pranab has also enquired about the status of the Bill in Parliament.

BJP leader Prakash Javadekar attacked the government saying that it may maintain that nothing has happened but reports emanating from the border and the account by eyewitnesses say that "Indian Army is being prohibited from patrolling in areas inside the Line of Control on the Indian side".

"If need be we can extend the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Key legislations are pending and must be passed. I am hopeful that all political parties will recognise this and cooperate," Nath told reporters outside Parliament House.

The government on Tuesday decided to challenge the Supreme Court judgement on disqualifying convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections.