Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai has expressed surprise at the Congress party's reaction to recent comments made by BJP MP Anurag Thakur regarding the caste census.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has extended an invitation to Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or his own party, the Republican Party of India (RPI), following Chowdhury's resignation as President of the West Bengal Congress.
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi has sharply criticized the INDI Alliance, questioning the coherence and intentions behind their stance on caste-based census and related issues.