By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: BJP veterans, including L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, are likely to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, notwithstanding an informal bar on those above 75 years occupying ministerial and organisational posts. A final decision in this regard would be taken by the party’s[Read More…]
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BJP-led government takes office in Tripura
Agartala: A BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday assumed office along with its ally IPFT, after 25 years of Left rule. Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 48-year-old Deb, followed by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Barman, Narendra Chandra[Read More…]
Babri Masjid case: BJP leaders to appear in special CBI court today
In connection to the Babri Masjid demolition case, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Union Minister Uma Bharti are expected to appear before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Tuesday. The court had earlier directed them to appear before[Read More…]
Babri case: Advani, other BJP veterans to face trial on conspiracy charges, rules SC
In a significant verdict, and major jolt to BJP, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that LK Advani and other top leaders of the BJP will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the demolition of the Babri Masjid case. The SC agreed with a request from the country’s top investigating[Read More…]