Capt Amarinder meets Amit Shah, rumours of his entry into BJP swirl

There are also strong rumours that the BJP could give legal backing to Minimum Support Price as a middle way to assuage farmers’ unions

KCR back to Hyderabad, plans bypoll strategies

Rao, who arrived by a special flight at Begumpet airport, proceeded straight to Pragathi Bhavan

Amit Shah cautioned the states against rehabilitated Maoists turning spies and working against the state agencies

He was to attend a meeting of Chief Ministers of Naxal-affected states that was to be chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday

Mr Sarma told reporters he had sought permission from Shah to start a peace dialogue with the 'anti-talk faction' of Ulfa-I too

The Congress had already complained to the CBI director against the state government for allegedly allotting costly lands of Kokapet

BJP was defeated in an election and the saffron party lost its deposit in the bypoll held to Nagarjuna Sagar assembly constituency, he said

Mr Patel is known to be a protégé of former chief minister Anandiben Patel, who has a tense relationship with Mr Shah

Modi government was liberally funding schemes and development like rice distribution, construction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna

Photos of Komaram Bheem and Ramji Gond were included on the background of the electronic screen on the dais