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K Annamalai, BJP's Tamil Nadu unit chief, questioned why DMK kept the state VAT higher than the excise duty levied by central government. He urges DMK administration to reduce petrol and diesel costs by Rs 2 and Rs 4 per litre, respectively. According to him, they should also provide a Rs 100 subsidy on cooking gas. Other states, excluding Tamil Nadu, decreased their fuel rates after Centre reduced Excise Duty.  

Amid the syllabus row in Karnataka, several organizations including NGOs, political parties, writers, and women's groups called for a protest against BJP on May 31, at Bengaluru Freedom Park. Notably, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Education department dropped chapters like Bhagat Singh, Tipu Sultan, and other freedom fighters from class-10 textbooks. Meanwhile, BJP called it false propaganda amid Hijab-Row. Moreover, experts suggested that… read-more

BJP leader Kiriti Somaiyas's wife Medha Somaiyas filed a Rs 100 crore defamation case against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.  Filed with the Bombay High Court on May 23, the petition was against the Rs 100-crore toilet construction scam allegations leveled against the BJP leader, without evidence. Somaiyas addressed the media and shared that Raut falsely accused her husband to tarnish their image and demanded the money for social work.

Hardik Patel, Congress leader from Gujarat, on May 19, quit party amid ruling of the INC. Ahead of resigning, Patel wrote a scathing letter to interim President Sonia Gandhi, and said, Congress "only played to the role of a roadblock"  He mentioned, that senior Congress leaders were busy checking messages on their mobile phones, and some leaders were enjoying themselves abroad? when the party and the country needed them.

Basavaraj Bommai, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, will attend a BJP core committee meeting with other senior BJP officials. He stated that there will be conversations regarding candidates as well as a thorough discussion about developing an election strategy. He will also consider attending the Swiss ski resort town of Davos which will be hosting the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting.