A day after being sacked from Bahujan Samaj Party, senior leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui has broke his silence about Mayawati on Thursday. Siddiqui has said that the former Uttra Pradesh CM had called and asked him as to ‘why the Muslim community did not vote for BSP’. He alleged that Mayawati[Read More…]
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BSP expels Siddiqui, son from the party
‘Centre using govt machinery to target opposition’
MCD poll results: Here’s how leaders from different political parties reacted
The ruling party in Centre is all set to win MCD polls with a huge margin. BJP is heading for a landslide victory as it is leading in all the three – North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in[Read More…]
Cabinet clears EC proposal to buy VVPAT-enabled EVMs
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
Willing to be a part of larger anti-BJP front, says Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday pointed out that she was willing to be a part of larger anti-BJP front. She also said that her brother Anand Kumar would be the vice president of the party. As national vice-president he will be empowered to dispose of the party[Read More…]
BSP supports Congress in Madhya Pradesh by-poll
MCD polls: Delhi civic poll to see a six-cornered fight with BSP’s entry
After Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) decided to contest the April 23 Delhi municipal election despite the humiliating defeat in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Delhi municipal polls is set to see an unprecedented six-cornered clash. BSP has already declared 70 candidates. It will contest against BJP, AAP,[Read More…]
People and not EVMs should choose representatives: Mayawati
Soon after the Uttar Pradesh election result, BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been tampered during the polls. “Representatives should be of people’s choice and not that of EVMs,” she said, raising the issue during Zero Hour. “Democracy is being murdered,”[Read More…]
EVM tampering case to reach court in few days
UP: BSP leader shot dead
EVMs are not tamperable, allegations are baseless: ECI
Election Commission of India has rejected allegations of tampering of EVMs made by some political parties after the just-concluded assembly elections. Terming allegation as wild and baseless, Election Commission said that there is no merit in the claims that EVMs can be tampered. Given effective technical and administrative safeguards, EVMs[Read More…]
Raj Babbar offers to resign as Uttar Pradesh Congress chief
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar has offered to resign, taking moral responsibility for the poll debacle in the state. Babbar also echoed Rahul Gandhi on the need for making structural changes to strengthen the party, but defended the Congress vice-president, saying leadership is not changed for losses in one[Read More…]
EVM issue: Mayawati to move court
There are defects in you, not in EVMs: BJP
Congress destroys Congress: Priya Dutt
Reacting on poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Congress leader and sister of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt on Wednesday said that the party suffers from auto immune disease. “Congress has shown repeatedly that it suffers from an autoimmune disease… Congress destroys Congress… We need to be treated[Read More…]
Mayawati’s negativity is affecting BSP: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley taking a jibe at BSP chief Mayawati for her comment on faulty EVMs, said that her party is performing miserably thanks to her ‘negative’ attitude. “Mayawati is a bad loser… only because of her awful deeds and actions her party is facing this way. Her behaviour[Read More…]
BJP’s performance in the state elections have changed the course of Indian politics
After the stunning results of the 5 state elections were declared on Saturday the BJP under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is looking at possibly forming a government in 4 of the 5 states including the big one, Uttar Pradesh. Just what made this win possible? What changed in[Read More…]
Akhilesh hints at post-poll alliance with BSP
With exit polls predicting a hung Assembly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday did not completely rule out a post-poll tie-up with the BSP to prevent BJP from coming to power in the state. As exit polls indicated the BJP emerging as the largest single party in the[Read More…]
Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, Goa, Manipur; Congress surges in Punjab
The BJP is likely to form government in Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur while Congress may return in Punjab, according to exit poll results of the five states. The safforn party, however, is expected to fall short of majority in Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, amid prediction of a hung assembly in UP by[Read More…]
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]
‘Narendra Damodardas Modi is negative dalit man’
BSP is now Behenji Sampatti Party: PM
Uttar Pradesh is like my parents, says PM Modi
Polling begins in 73 constituencies of western UP
All eyes of Uttar Pradesh as the polling in 73 constituencies of western UP to begin shortly. The first part of the seven-part UP thriller will begin on Saturday as volatile western Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls. The polls cover 73 constituencies spread over 15 districts. However, the political[Read More…]