Harish Rawat Revolt

Sunil Jakhar, former chief of Congress' Punjab unit, quit the party today. Mr Jakhar's resignation comes at a time when the Congress leadership is meeting in Udaipur in a desperate attempt to put its house in order to take on the BJP.

The crisis in the Congress's Punjab unit, following a revolt led by Navjot Singh Sidhu, seemed to be heading for an end today with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hinting his acceptance of the rebel leader as the state party unit's new chief.

Sniffing a conspiracy behind the rape case against Harak Singh Rawat, BJP today said his vocal style of politics may have prompted his adversaries to lodge a case against the former minister who was disqualified as an lawmaker along with eight Congress legislators after revolting against the Harish Rawat government.

After winning the crucial trust vote earlier this week, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna held a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday to discuss portfolio allocation for ministers of the newly-sworn in government in the state where the party had faced a revolt by Union Minister Harish Rawat's loyalists.

With Vijay Bahuguna taking oath as Uttarakhand chief minister amid rebellion in the party's state unit, Congress on Tuesday gently reminded Union Minister Harish Rawat that leadership means overcoming personal feelings even in case of "legitimate disappointment".

Sunil Jakhar, former chief of Congress' Punjab unit, quit the party today. Mr Jakhar's resignation comes at a time when the Congress leadership is meeting in Udaipur in a desperate attempt to put its house in order to take on the BJP.

The crisis in the Congress's Punjab unit, following a revolt led by Navjot Singh Sidhu, seemed to be heading for an end today with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hinting his acceptance of the rebel leader as the state party unit's new chief.

Sniffing a conspiracy behind the rape case against Harak Singh Rawat, BJP today said his vocal style of politics may have prompted his adversaries to lodge a case against the former minister who was disqualified as an lawmaker along with eight Congress legislators after revolting against the Harish Rawat government.

After winning the crucial trust vote earlier this week, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna held a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday to discuss portfolio allocation for ministers of the newly-sworn in government in the state where the party had faced a revolt by Union Minister Harish Rawat's loyalists.

With Vijay Bahuguna taking oath as Uttarakhand chief minister amid rebellion in the party's state unit, Congress on Tuesday gently reminded Union Minister Harish Rawat that leadership means overcoming personal feelings even in case of "legitimate disappointment".