Shiela Dikshit

The sixth phase of national elections may be one of the leanest in the seven phases but several political heavyweights, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, former Delhi Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit, BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi, Congress's Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh feature in the closely-watched contests of this phase. Fifty nin...

Delhi Congress chief Shiela Dikshit -- one of the key leaders against the idea of an alliance with Arvind Kejriwal -- today said she had no idea that the party leadership is going to the grassroots for a second opinion.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not averse to returning to active politics if her party asks her because the time is ripe for the Congress to bounce back as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility has hit "rock bottom" due to the "all-talk, no-action" politics of the BJP government.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, widely expected to step into party chief and mother Sonia Gandhi's shoes, has the leadership qualities but needs to be more accessible to party workers, senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit said on NDTV's Walk The Talk.

Amid spate of desertions and switchovers, the Congress rubbished rumours that senior leader Kamal Nath was planning to join the BJP. It said that the BJP is running a campaign to malign Congress leaders and hit the morale of the party. He added that -be it from 1977 to 1980 (the period after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency) or bet...

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son-in-law has been arrested for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic violence.

"Tilak lagega haathi par, baaki sab baishaki par (The elephant will get the votes, the rest will be on crutches)": With months to go for assembly elections, it was this slogan that kickstarted a series of Brahmin sabhas or meetings for Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was today questioned by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with her alleged involvement in the multi-crore tanker scam.

Union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that Congress is in its weakest position at present and that he had expected that the party's Uttar Pradesh face Shiela Dikshit will quit the party and take rest.

Congress' newly-elected office-bearers of Uttar Pradesh unit on Sunday assumed charge in the presence of party's chief ministerial face Shiela Dikshit, hoping to swing fortune its way in the 2017 Assembly elections, being billed as a 'do-or-die' battle for the party.

Senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today said that the relevance of Sanskrit has been reduced to a subject of discussion and conferences in the country.

With some senior leaders opposing Rahul Gandhi's elevation, Congress today put a virtual gag order on partymen asking them not to air their views outside party fora on the likely successor to party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Reaching out to religious minorities, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi today said she was against "divisive politics" and that she was contesting the polls on development plank.

Delhi's best known former cop and activist Kiran Bedi has joined the BJP. Party chief Amit Shah confirmed that she will contest the assembly elections from Delhi next month.

In an organizational revamp, the Congress today appointed Amarinder Singh Raja Brar as National President of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).

The sixth phase of national elections may be one of the leanest in the seven phases but several political heavyweights, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, former Delhi Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit, BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi, Congress's Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh feature in the closely-watched contests of this phase. Fifty nin...

Delhi Congress chief Shiela Dikshit -- one of the key leaders against the idea of an alliance with Arvind Kejriwal -- today said she had no idea that the party leadership is going to the grassroots for a second opinion.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not averse to returning to active politics if her party asks her because the time is ripe for the Congress to bounce back as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility has hit "rock bottom" due to the "all-talk, no-action" politics of the BJP government.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, widely expected to step into party chief and mother Sonia Gandhi's shoes, has the leadership qualities but needs to be more accessible to party workers, senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit said on NDTV's Walk The Talk.

Amid spate of desertions and switchovers, the Congress rubbished rumours that senior leader Kamal Nath was planning to join the BJP. It said that the BJP is running a campaign to malign Congress leaders and hit the morale of the party. He added that -be it from 1977 to 1980 (the period after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency) or bet...

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son-in-law has been arrested for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic violence.

"Tilak lagega haathi par, baaki sab baishaki par (The elephant will get the votes, the rest will be on crutches)": With months to go for assembly elections, it was this slogan that kickstarted a series of Brahmin sabhas or meetings for Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was today questioned by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with her alleged involvement in the multi-crore tanker scam.

Union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that Congress is in its weakest position at present and that he had expected that the party's Uttar Pradesh face Shiela Dikshit will quit the party and take rest.

Congress' newly-elected office-bearers of Uttar Pradesh unit on Sunday assumed charge in the presence of party's chief ministerial face Shiela Dikshit, hoping to swing fortune its way in the 2017 Assembly elections, being billed as a 'do-or-die' battle for the party.

Senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today said that the relevance of Sanskrit has been reduced to a subject of discussion and conferences in the country.

With some senior leaders opposing Rahul Gandhi's elevation, Congress today put a virtual gag order on partymen asking them not to air their views outside party fora on the likely successor to party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Reaching out to religious minorities, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi today said she was against "divisive politics" and that she was contesting the polls on development plank.

Delhi's best known former cop and activist Kiran Bedi has joined the BJP. Party chief Amit Shah confirmed that she will contest the assembly elections from Delhi next month.

In an organizational revamp, the Congress today appointed Amarinder Singh Raja Brar as National President of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).