Janta Dal United (JDU), who has collaborated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Bihar, is making efforts to form a grand alliance with small political outfits of Madhya Pradesh against the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls. JDU Supremo Nitish Kumar along with party Vice-President Prashant Kishor will meet Madhya[Read More…]
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Madhya Pradesh: Feared of defeat, BJP parliamentarians demand for MLA tickets
Madhya Pradesh assembly elections which are expected to set the tone for 2019 Loksabha elections, has created an atmosphere of insecurity within some Members of Parliament (MPs) of the state. BJP, who won 26 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh during 2014 Loksabha elections, is facing massive resentment against sitting MPs over[Read More…]
70% Madhya Pradesh MLAs are crorepatis, BJP tops the list
During 2008 assembly election 40% MLAs were crorepatis and figure crossed 70 per cent in 2013. As per the affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India in 2013, the average financial assets of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Madhya Pradesh was 5.24 crore and around 161 were crorepatis[Read More…]
Viral Video: BJP leader assaults police inspector in Meerut
During an incident in Meerut on Friday night, police station in-charge of ‘Mohiuddinpur’ Sukhpal Singh Pawar was allegedly beaten by BJP councillor Munish Chaudhary. As per the sources, Sukhpal Singh, who went to a hotel named ‘Black Pepper’ for dinner and during an argument on delay in food, BJP leader[Read More…]
Begusarai MP and senior BJP leader Bhola Singh dies
Begusarai MP and senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhola Singh died on Friday at the age of 82. He breathed his last at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. Bhola Singh was ill for a long time and had been admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. Bhola[Read More…]
Rajasthan polls: Drama troupes to campaign for BJP
The Bhartiya Janta Party in an attempt to overcome anti-incumbency and to showcase the achievements of Vasundhara Raje’s government, the state unit of BJP has adopted a traditional way of Rajasthan to reach out to the public. As per the reports, the state BJP is hiring around 250 professional drama[Read More…]
BJP to announce 90 candidates for Chhattisgarh election soon
Chhattisgarh assembly polls which are near in the state and notification for the first phase has been already issued on Tuesday, but BJP is still puzzled over selecting potential candidates. However, Chief Minister Raman Singh has told that the names of candidates for 90 constituencies in the upcoming elections will[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Ajit Jogi will not contest assembly election
Chhattisgarh Janata Congress Chief Ajit Jogi will not contest upcoming assembly election and he will focus on campaigning for the grand alliance in the state, his son Amit Jogi told media on Friday. Amit Jogi further said that Chhattisgarh Janata Congress has formed a ‘grand alliance’ with Bahujan Samaj Party[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Cyber battle between BJP and Congress is pacing up political heat
The two major contenders in Madhya Pradesh’s electoral battle, both Congress and BJP are fighting through various means including rallies and road shows, apart from these tactics, there is a hidden war between the both, which is famously called as social media war alias cyberwar. However, Madhya Pradesh polls 2018[Read More…]
Three months after joining, Shankersinh Vaghela’ son quits BJP
AHMEDABAD: Barely three months after he joined the BJP, Mahendrasinh Vaghela, son of former Gujarat Congress strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, resigned from the ruling party on Thursday. In a letter to Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani, Vaghela said he was resigning due to some “personal reasons”. Mahendrasinh Vaghela, who represented Bayad seat[Read More…]
It is not 2014 any more: Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP
Mumbai: In a veiled warning to the BJP, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that “the winds of 2014 elections have changed now” and the people of India have not forgotten all the ‘jumlas’ of the Modi government. “The people of the country seek replies to all the[Read More…]
All about veteran leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari; the man who could have been PM
The veteran leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari was the only politician to serve as the Chief Minister of two states and Governor of the third state. The prominent leader achieved an outstanding career in politics in his 93-year-old life. From becoming the youngest jailed freedom fighter to a seasoned administrator and[Read More…]
Congress releases first list of candidates for Chhattisgarh
Congress on Thursday finalised list of 12 candidates for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. However, the party has not declared candidate for Rajnandgaon, the seat of Chief Minister Raman Singh. The first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 12. The BJP is ruling in the[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Shivraj Singh Chouhan would replace Babulal Gaur at Govindpura constituency
Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, several surveys have been conducted in the state till now and latest survey of RSS has increased the concerns for several senior BJP leaders. A report of RSS internal survey has pointed out that, 78 sitting MLAs could face the defeat in upcoming[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Doctors duo ready to make a big difference in election
Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, which are scheduled for November 28, 2018, is turning interesting day by day and a doctor duo is ready to play a big role in the contest. Currently, there are many new faces in state politics including social activist Ashish Chaturvedi, Arjun Arya and many more,[Read More…]
Jaswant Singh’s son BJP MLA Manvendra Singh joins Congress
New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, the son of BJP veteran and former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, on Wednesday joined the Congress. An MLA from Sheo in Barmer, Manvendra Singh had announced in September that he was quitting the BJP. He was formally inducted into the Congress in the[Read More…]
Rajasthan Polls: BJP to field 100 new faces, to overcome anti-incumbency
Vasundhara Raje led the BJP government, which is facing an acute anti-incumbency in the state, has decided to field new faces in around 100 seats in the upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan. Stating it is an attempt to trounce the anti-incumbency, Rajasthan BJP election management committee has decided to axe[Read More…]
Real reason behind delay in candidates list for Madhya Pradesh polls
Both major contenders in Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, BJP and Congress are still thinking over the selection of winnable candidates for the upcoming battle. However, both the parties have received two-three candidates request on a single constituency, sources claimed. There is a fear of an internal mutiny, as neglected candidates can[Read More…]
Absconding Industrialist Vinay mittal extradited from Indonesia on CBI request
Absconding industrialist Vinay Mittal, wanted in bank fraud cases of nearly Rs 40 crore, has been extradited from Indonesia recently on CBI’s request. Mittal was involved in Rs 40 crore bank fraud cases of Punjab National Bank & Corporation Bank. CBI had filed 7 charge sheets against Vinay Mittal, on[Read More…]
Two Goa Congress MLA resign after meeting BJP chief Amit Shah in Delhi
New Delhi: The two of the Congress MLA, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar reached Delhi on Monday midnight and met the Bhartiya Janata party national president Amit Shah at his residence in the morning, amidst the speculation of joining BJP. If the speculation of two Congress MLA joining the BJP[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Why Naxal prone areas are crucial for assembly polls?
Ahead of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, where voting is scheduled on November 12 and 20, has become a triangular contest and various Naxal hit areas are considered as key to the election outcome. Bastar, Sarguja, Bijapur and Korba are the most affected areas and considered as Red corridor of state.[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Congress hands Shivamogga and Mandya to JD(S)
Janata Dal-Secular bags the two Lok Sabha seats from its alliance partner Congress for the upcoming scheduled Karnataka By-polls and will be fielding Madhu Bangarappa from Shivamogga and LR Shivarame Gowda from Mandya seat. Two former chief minister sons are contesting against each other for Shivamogga seat. Madhu is the[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Ajit Jogi’s wife Renu Jogi likely to join Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
In a major development on Sunday in Raipur, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh chief Ajit Jogi has hinted that Renu Jogi would join his party ahead of the assembly elections. Kota MLA Renu Jogi may not get Congress ticket and following that she would be moving to the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh, sources[Read More…]
Crisis of governance in Goa created by BJP: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP leadership of creating a constitutional breakdown and crisis of governance in Goa with its refusal to replace ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar with at least a caretaker Chief Minister. Charging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership’s “sheer greed for power”[Read More…]
Assembly Polls 2018: Is Ajit Jogi spoiling game for Congress in Chhattisgarh
The poll season has totally arrived in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, where assembly elections are scheduled for November and December 2018 and several politicians are busy in picking the appropriate group for himself. Earlier, politicians like Padma Joshi, Ghanshyam Tiwari and many more have switched from their[Read More…]