Sunil Uniyal Gama, a BJP candidate who has been engaged in jobs such as selling paan and chowmein won the Dehradun Municipal Corporation seat to become a Mayor. Sunil defeated Congress’ Dinesh Agarwal by a whopping margin of 30,000 votes. In an interview to a newspaper, he said, “It is only[Read More…]
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Rajasthan: BJP rebel Gyandev Ahuja withdraws nomination after speaking with Amit Shah
BJP rebel leader Gyandev Ahuja agreed to withdraw his nomination after meeting BJP President Amit Shah, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Mayor Ashok Lahoty at Jaipur airport on Wednesday. And on Thursday, he withdrew his nomination from Sanganer seat as an independent candidate after the development. The BJP has fielded Ashok[Read More…]
“BJP will not retain deposit in 100 constituencies of Telangana”, says KTR
Caretaker Information and Technology Minister of Telangana KT Rama Rao (KTR) attacked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday in Hyderabad over various issues and stated that “BJP thinks Amberpet is its fortress. They are assuming too much. Let me declare that TRS will see to it that BJP will not[Read More…]
BJP’s love for Sajjad Lone pushes Jammu & Kashmir to the brink
Through past five months, or after pulling out its support to Mehbooba Mufti-led State Government the BJP did try to find an alternative to Mehbooba.
Viral Video: BJP Minister performs ‘puja’ of EVM on polling day in Chhattisgarh
A viral video reportedly showing Chhattisgarh minister Dayaldas Baghel performing a puja of an electronic voting machine (EVM) inside a booth of ‘Nawagarh’ constituency when polling for the state was in full swing on November. The returning officer of Nawagarh, , has asked an explanation from the BJP leader. The[Read More…]
Odisha: Former Rajya Sabha MP Baishnab Charan Parida passes away
Former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar of Odisha. Parida was undergoing treatment for many days after he was diagnosed with cancer. In 1960 Parida started his political career and joined Communist Party of India[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolves state assembly
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday. After two leaders, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference leader Sajad Lone and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form government in the state, Satyapal Malik took the step. Sajad Lone stated, his party has[Read More…]
Group of elephants rampaged through Jayant Sinha’ house, causes havoc
Hazaribagh: As many as 15 elephants rampaged through the house of Jayant Sinha, city’s MP and Minister of State for Civil Aviation under the Modi government. The herd of elephant broke the wall boundary and entered the house causing havoc for at least an hour. The workers employed under Sinha shared[Read More…]
Poll season: Candidates cleaning utensils, wiping floors with ‘gobar’ in Madhya Pradesh
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, recently on Sunday Rajesh Sonkar, BJP candidate from Sanwer assembly in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh was campaigning in the constituency, when Sonkar saw a woman washing utensils outside her house. Further, Sonkar ran to help her and woman started saying, “Bhaiyaji, bartan mat[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj will not contest 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
In a press conference in Indore, Sushma Swaraj confirmed that she will not contest 2019 General Elections owing to her health reasons. Swaraj is a BJP Member of Parliament from Vidisha constituency and currently heads the Ministry of External Affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime. Madhya Pradesh: BJP MLA[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress candidate faces Mali community anguish at an event in Bikaner
Ahead of Rajasthan assembly elections, Congress has fielded former Rajasthan Congress president BD Kalla from the Bikaner (West) assembly constituency against BJP’s Gopal Joshi. Earlier, Congress had dropped Kalla in the first list on the ground that he lost from the constituency twice in a row. However, party has fielded[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Rebel BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja booked for violating model code of conduct
BJP MLA from Ramgarh, Gyan Dev Ahuja was seen allegedly distributing money to the supporters and hence was booked for violating the model code of conduct. It happened while he was rallying before filling his nomination as an independent candidate today. “FIR was lodged with Banipark Police Station under sections of[Read More…]
Uttarakhand Urban Local Bodies Results 2018 LIVE: BJP wins 34 seats; Congress 25, Independent 23
LIVE UPDATES: Uttarakhand, these are the Results for Mayor/Chairman (Total: 84 seats): Results declared – 83 BJP – 34, Congress – 25, Independent – 23, BSP -1 Uttarakhand, these are the Trends/Results for Ward-Members (Total: 1,064 seats): Trends available so far – 37 BJP – 19; Congress – 14, Independent – 4[Read More…]
Rahul has ‘Modiphobia’, takes his name 44 times in 22-minute speech: Amit Shah
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh): Taking a dig at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said that the opposition leader was afflicted with “Modiphobia” and that is why he takes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name 44 times in his 22 minute election speech. “Rahul Gandhi nowadays is doing[Read More…]
Who is Yunus Khan; BJP’ only Muslim candidate in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A last-minute change by BJP saw (Public Works Department) PWD Minister Yunus Khan replacing Ajit Singh to contest against Rajasthan Congress state chief Sachin Pilot for the Tonk seat for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly Elections, 2018. Rajasthan: Congress fields old war horses, BJP to face tough battle Earlier, supporters of[Read More…]
Telangana Polls: BJP puts tough fight against TRS leader T Harish Rao at Siddipet
Bhartiya Janta Party, who is exploring to make his presence in upcoming Telangana assembly polls has fielded Naini Narottham Reddy against caretaker Irrigation Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) senior leader T Harish Rao at Siddipet assembly. The Congress-led grand alliance has allotted the seat to Telangana Jana Shakthi party’s[Read More…]
Agra: BJP leader’s driver caught driving on the wrong side
While driving on the wrong side on Agra-Lucknow expressway, BJP leader and former minister Haridwar Dubey’s driver was caught by a team of Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Authority. Bengaluru: Car carrying four collides with Pejawar seer’s vehicle, octogenarian couple dies The driver said Kumar, the chief security officer, to talk[Read More…]
Lone Muslim MLA in MP Assembly: The ‘unbeatable’ legislator whose seat is a Congress citadel in Bhopal
Time and again, BJP won all the seats in the district except Arif Aqueel’s constituency where he has become unbeatable. He faces criticism over lack of development.
Madhya Pradesh Polls: How crashing prices of Garlic may impact the poll outcome?
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, farmers of Malwa region, who are struggling through various issues, have become a center of debate ahead of the electoral battle of the state. Farmers’ distress, debt relief and uncertainty over Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana are some of the issues of agrarian community in Madhya[Read More…]
Modi says Congress looted India, asks Chhattisgarh to vote for BJP
Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh): Accusing the Congress of hindering Chhattisgarh’s development and defrauding India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people to vote the BJP to power for a fourth straight term in the state. Addressing an election rally here on the last day of campaigning for the second phase[Read More…]
Goa government non-functional, Parrikar being self-centred: Subhash Velingkar
Panaji: The Goa government has virtually become non-functional and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is being self-centred in not letting go of the top post despite suffering from pancreatic cancer, former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar said on Sunday. “People are being taken for granted. Had this happened in Bihar and[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Major blow to BJP, senior leader joins Congress
In a major political development on Sunday in Raipur, senior state leader Ravi Verma joined Congress ahead of state assembly elections. Verma has served as Bhartiya Janta Party”s (BJP) Durg district Vice President and was also a crucial leader of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha. Chhattisgarh state is witnessing a triangular contest[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: BJP MP Faggan Singh Kulaste gets taste of women’s anguish at Mandla
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Member of Parliament from Mandla, Faggan Singh Kulaste faced the anguish of women residents of his own constituency on Saturday. During campaigning for BJP’s candidate Dev Singh Shyaam, several women residents of Deelwada village in Mandla district gathered against Kulaste over[Read More…]
Shivarj Singh only hope for BJP in MP; PM Modi’s earlier implementations likely to prove costly
So far, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has not included GST and note-ban in his campaigning and it is clearly evident that BJP is only focusing on promoting works of the state government of last fifteen years.
Satta Bazar bets on Congress in Madhya Pradesh
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Satta (speculation) market has also started predicting the fate of the upcoming electoral battle. The punters (Satoriyas) are backing Congress, media reports claimed. Apart from a few occasions, the punters, who deposited their money following ground surveys, have been proved right. The punters also[Read More…]