Maha MLC polls: BJP, NCP(SP) secure early victories as vote counting continues

IANS | October 28, 2026 4:10 PM

Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Counting of votes for the five Maharashtra Legislative Council Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies continued on Wednesday. Out of the five contested seats, official declarations have come in for two, yielding victories for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).

BJP hits out at AAP govt over Punjab overdose death case, calls it 'Arajak Afeemi Party'

IANS | October 28, 2026 3:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday mounted an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab over the death of a 35-year-old man in Mansa district, allegedly due to a drug overdose, accusing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of failing to tackle the drug menace and questioning the state government's handling of the incident.