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Political updates: UP cabinet expansion today; AAP-Centre tension escalates

In other news, India's hope for the NSG membership still alive

Police detain Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and other AAP MLAs at Tughlaq Road Police Station during their march towards Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: PTIPremium
Police detain Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and other AAP MLAs at Tughlaq Road Police Station during their march towards Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: With less than a year to go for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) in a last ditch effort is set to expand the state cabinet on Monday. The party’s parliamentary board recently called off the alliance with alleged gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s Quami Ekta Dal. Recent changes in the north east have paid off for the National Democratic Alliance at the Congress’s expense. The Congress which was ruling in five states, now rules just three.

Also, the confrontation between the central government and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government continues to grow as 52 members of the Delhi legislative assembly including deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia were detained on Sunday by the police ahead of a protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. They were later released.

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Published: 27 Jun 2016, 10:55 AM IST
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