Haryana CM Manohar Lal has proclaimed that Haryana will implement NRC. Under pressure of coming elections, Bhupinder Hooda jumped to support the proposal.
The Congress party plans to use the issue of alleged hefty fines and the refusal of some states including those ruled by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to implement the law as a poll plank in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand.
Ganesh Naik's son Sandeep had already joined BJP last month. Naik is likely to jump ship with all NCP corporators in Navi Mumbai, bringing the municipal body under BJP.
Cases have been lodged against Digvijay Singh in Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal for his controversial statements against the BJP, Bajrang Dal and Hindus in general.
Ujjawal scheme has reached 8 crore poor households six months before the deadline set to reach that target and the scheme is likely to be expanded to cover more underprivileged families