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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (December 12) blamed the Sonia Gandhi-led party and said that the Congress was the reason why people of Jharkhand lack faith in politicians
 

Shekhar Gupta, a prominent journalist has said that the BJP has not been voted to power to implement the CAB. On the flip side, even a cursory glance at the BJP’s manifesto 2019 would suggest that the BJP was contesting the elections on this issue as well. 

It’s high time for the Congress to soul-search after its mortifying defeat in the Karnataka by-elections. Instead of blaming BJP, the Congress should provide an effective alternative. 

As of 2 pm, the BJP had won 12 seats in the Karnataka by-elections, winning six more seats than required for a simple majority. 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to Hindu temple comes ahead of UK's crucial General Election on December 12, where he is seeking re-election amid Brexit turmoil
 

In the second phase of voting for Jharkhand Assembly elections, as many as 20 seats went to polls, with CM Raghubir Das contesting from Jamshedpur East constituency. The state recorded a voting percentage of 62.40% till 5pm 

The postmortem of the Unnao rape victim revealed that she died of extensive burn injuries. The report said that no indication of poisoning and suffocation was found in the body. This and more in today's (December 7) MyNation in 100 seconds
 

 By-elections will be held in 15 of the 17 constituencies in Karnataka. The Election Commission has not announced the poll schedule for two Assembly segments - RR Nagar and Maski due to pending cases in the Karnataka High Court over the results of 2018 assembly elections.

 
 

The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the NDA is working towards the development while marking the successful completion of six months in his second term. The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis staged a walkout in the Maharashtra Assembly stating that norms were flouted ahead of the floor test. They will approach the Governor. 

The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis has decided to approach the Governor and if need be, the Supreme Court as the party claims that the Maharashtra Assembly flouted rules, as per the liking of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress. Fadnavis alleged that the oath administered to the MLAs were also unconstitutional. 
 

A Mumbai based astrologer has predicted that Uddhav Thackeray-led government will not last long and will soon hit rock bottom. Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Maharashtra’s chief minister. 

Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how India and Sri Lanka need a fresh start in diplomacy.
 

In the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in October, BJP and Shiv Sena contested the polls together and got 105 and 56 seats, respectively. However, the two parties had a fallout over power-sharing of the chief ministerial post

Mobilisation – that is the word that the saffron party meticulously follows as it continues to win the hearts of people; so also elections after elections