Agartala: Putting up a spectacular show, the BJP and its ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, were headed for a landslide electoral victory in Tripura on Saturday, ousting the CPI-M-lead Left Front that was in power in the state for the last 25 years. As per the latest trends[Read More…]
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BJP, ally leading in Tripura
Agartala: Putting up a remarkable show, the BJP and its alliance partner, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, surged ahead of the ruling CPI-M-led Left Front in the counting of votes for the 59 assembly constituencies in Tripura on Saturday. Polling has been countermanded in one constituency of the 60-strong assembly following[Read More…]
Pre-poll alliance with BJP would be very negative: NPF chief
Pughoboto (Nagaland): Nagaland’s ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) chief, Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Tuesday revealed that the party could not agree to seat-sharing with the Bharatiya Janata Party since it knew the consequences would be very negative. However, he said that the newly-floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) came forward offering the[Read More…]
2017: The year that ended BJP’s 14-year exile in UP
Uttar Pradesh was a parched land for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 14 long years. Ever since the then Chief Minister Rajnath Singh lost the plot in the 2003 state assembly elections, the saffron party found itself on the sidelines of the country’s politically most crucial state. In election[Read More…]
BJP reaches 100 mark in Gujarat with support of Congress rebel
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which fell one short of a ton in the Gujarat Assembly elections, on Friday managed to reach the three-figure mark with the support of an independent, who was actually from the Congress. Ratansinh Rathore, the newly-elected independent legislator from Lunawada constituency, has sent a letter[Read More…]
Gujarat is a setback for BJP, but will it make party more humble?
For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have struggled to cross the 100-seat mark in Gujarat when it was boasting about bagging 150 is suggestive of an undeniable downward turn in its popularity ratings. Considering that it tried all the tricks in the book, including several dirty ones, to cross[Read More…]
BJP retains power in Gujarat but just barely
The ruling BJP was on Monday set to retain power in Gujarat, just edging past the half-way mark in one of the most bitterly contested elections that saw the Congress improve its tally compared to five years ago. Election Commission officials said the Bharatiya Janata Party, on course for its[Read More…]
Gujarat victory shows Modi’s connect with people: Manohar Parrikar
The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday. “The victory shows the strength of the connect between the Prime Minister and[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh assembly polls: Counting of votes begins; BJP leads
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inched ahead of the ruling Congress on Monday as officials counted the votes polled in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. Trends emerging from counting centres showed that BJP candidates were racing ahead in seven of the 68 seats while Congress nominees were in the lead[Read More…]
Gujarat will give BJP a shock: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday brushed aside a question on whether a Congress loss in Gujarat will be a referendum on him and insisted that the election outcome will be “shocking” for the BJP. “Gujarat will this time throw a surprising result. It will be shocking for the BJP.[Read More…]
Modi’s three-day campaign in Gujarat begins today
Even as programmes of several political leaders were cancelled in Gujarat in view of cyclone “Ockhi”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to go ahead with his three-day visit to poll-bound state starting Wednesday. Earlier, prediction of Ockhi hitting the shores of Surat and elsewhere in Gujarat by Tuesday midnight[Read More…]
Will BJP government be only for rich, asks Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi
As part of his strategy to put one question daily to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked if the Bharatiya Janata Party’s government will be working only for the rich. In a ditty form, Gandhi flayed the adverse impact of demonetisation, Goods and Services[Read More…]
Congress attacks Modi, says senior BJP leaders lost in pages of history
The Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “internal democracy” in his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying many senior leaders of his party were lost in pages of history. “Dear PM, your love for ‘Shahzad’,’Shah-Zada’ and ‘Shaurya’ is now well known. But nation wants to know when will[Read More…]
Political Circus: BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads
The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7 per cent is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a time when the Prime Minister reminded the audience at a function organised by a media house about former President[Read More…]
Supreme Court to see whether EC can de-register a party
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will examine whether the Election Commission could de-register political parties if they have convicted or tainted politicians as office bearers. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to examine if the poll panel can[Read More…]
Not for candidates, vote for party in civic polls: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday urged people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing urban body polls and not to focus on the candidates. Addressing a public rally in Balrampur, Aditynath said people should focus on the party symbol “lotus” and not see[Read More…]
BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for his ‘hugplomacy’ jibe at PM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his “failed hugplomacy” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, saying the Congress Vice President should stand with the country and not with the mastermind of the Mumbai massacre. “Rahul[Read More…]
Decision on permitting screening of Padmavati to be taken after CBFC certificate
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said any decision on permitting screening of film “Padmavati” in the state will be taken only after the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Nobody would be allowed to hurt sentiments of people belonging to a particular community, Khattar[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Minister pees in open leaving BJP red-faced
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was left red-faced on Monday after a video of a senior Minister peeing in public went viral, with many raising questions on the government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. A video clip showed Water Conservation Minister Ram Shinde urinating in public on the Solapur-Barshi Road while[Read More…]
BJP close to achieving its target in Bengal: Mukul Roy
Politician Mukul Roy, who joined the BJP three days ago after quitting West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, on Monday asserted that the party was “close to achieving its target” of emerging as the correct alternative to govern the state. Lauding the BJP workers for their hard work over the last[Read More…]
Assembly polls: Amit Shah to begin 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah will begin party’s 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ in Bengaluru on Thursday. The aim of this yatra is to return to power in the southern state. Over one lakh party workers riding motorbikes may attend a rally to be addressed by Shah as[Read More…]
Rajasthan: BJP leader Digambar Singh dies; Vasundhara Raje mourns death
Digambar Singh, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Rajasthan, died in a private hospital on Friday morning at the age of 66. Singh was suffering from cancer. A prominent Jat community leader, Singh was a minister during chief minister, Vasundhara Raje’s first tenure (2003-08). He was admitted to[Read More…]
Gujarat bribery row: Congress seeks court-monitored probe
The Congress on Monday demanded a court-monitored probe into allegations levelled by a Patidar leader from north Gujarat that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Gujarat. Narendra Patel of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, claimed on Sunday[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Court charges Vikas Barala with abduction, stalking
A Chandigarh local court on Friday has charged Vikas Barala, the son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party chief and his friend Ashish with abduction, wrongfully restraining, and stalking in Chandigarh stalking case. Recently, the case caught national attention and raises questions over women safety. The court of judicial magistrate first[Read More…]
AR Rahman releases song on demonetisation called ‘The Flying Lotus’
The first anniversary of demonetisation, one of the biggest economic exercises in India, is slowly approaching and music composer, AR Rahman, has a song to mark the occasion. He has released a 19-minute track, called The Flying Lotus, which is about demonetisation and its impact on society. He denies any[Read More…]