“Kaun aaya, kaun aaya ” asked a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, to which an impressive crowd responded with, “Bharat mata ka sher aaya” as two helicopters landed in a field in sector 61, Transport Nagar, Ballabgarh, on Monday. The sloganeering grew louder as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the […]
A tale of two speeches by two leaders – Amit Shah and Devendra Fadnavis
If the underlining theme of public speeches delivered by union home minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah as part of the campaign for Maharashtra assembly polls is the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the same is missing in addresses’ of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra […]
Breakfast, brunch and picnics: Pune candidates connect with voters on ‘super Sunday’
As the ’big day’ is nearing candidates from various political parties took advantage of Sunday, when most of the people are on holiday to connect with them. Various rallies were carried out in city and politicians reached out the residents by visiting them in public gardens, restaurants and even residential […]
‘Not new for him,’ Congress pans Manohar Lal Khattar for remarks on Sonia Gandhi
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s comments against Sonia Gandhi drew sharp criticism from the Congress on Monday which said that the BJP leader was a serial offender. Khattar, at a poll rally in Sonipat on Sunday, had targeted Congress for choosing Sonia Gandhi as its president after a three-month search. He […]
Pressing lotus symbol means dropping nuclear bomb on Pak: UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said voting in favour of the BJP will mean “dropping of a nuclear bomb on Pakistan”. He said the upcoming Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections are crucial as these will be the first polls in the country after the abrogation of […]
We’ll fix J&K’s 40-yr-old problem in 4 months: PM
Jammu and Kashmir, which has witnessed restrictions since the Centre’s August 5 decision to withdraw its autonomy, will return to normal within four months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Maharashtra on Sunday, while launching his party’s election campaign in the western state with a sharp attack on the Opposition […]
‘Man with 56-inch chest did it in one go’: Amit Shah on Article 370 move
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday brought back PM Modi’s “56-inch chest” in the electoral discourse while campaigning for the BJP in Maharashtra. The Home Minister spotlighted how the previous governments never had the courage shown by the “man with 56-inch chest” in integrating Jammu and Kashmir with the mainstream. […]
VBA, MNS may dent bigger players in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra assembly elections is being seen by many as a straight contest between two alliances. But there are two non-allied players, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), who have the potential to upend poll calculations in many seats and hurt major players. The MNS […]
Will OBC discontent over quotas hurt BJP in Maharashtra?
They are a block of 400-odd castes and tribes who form the backbone of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) support base in Maharashtra for almost four decades now. But as the October 21 assembly election approaches, the Other Backward Classes (OBC) groups are unhappy about the quantum of reservation allocated […]
75% jobs for locals, farm loan waiver in Congress Haryana poll manifesto
The Congress on unveiled a slew of promises with primary focus on wooing over 1 crore women population followed by farmers, unemployed youth and the weaker sections in its ‘sankalp patra’, the manifesto for the October 21 Haryana assembly polls released here on Friday. From waiving off farmers’ loans within […]
Different strokes for Haryana’s sporting icons in political arena
With folded hands, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Babita Phogat walks into Hindol village, and talks about her struggle. She describes herself as the “pride” of the region and urges people to bless her by voting for her from Charkhi Dadri assembly constituency in central Haryana. Her campaigning style […]
PM Modi told Donald Trump not to interfere in Kashmir: Amit Shah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump that Kashmir is an internal matter of India and he need not interfere in it, Union home minister and BJP president Amit Shah said on Friday. Shah also said that in 70 years, no other Prime Minister but Narendra Modi “showed the courage to abrogate […]
Haryana assembly elections 2019: Stubble removers, job quota, farm waivers in Congress’s Haryana poll manifesto
The Haryana Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the October 21 assembly elections in the state promising 33% job quota for women in government sector, cash incentives to educated jobless youths, the elderly and housewives apart from farm loan waiver within 24 hours of coming to power in Haryana. […]
Loyalists ignored in new UP Congress team, say party veterans
The Uttar Pradesh Congress faces dissension in its ranks a day before its new team takes charge here on Friday, according to some party veterans. The team was appointed earlier this month to assist party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in accomplishing Mission UP 2022. Questions are being raised about the composition […]
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Sena, BJP face challenge from rebels contesting against party candidates
While the Shiv Sena accepted fewer seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to forge an alliance, all’s not well on ground zero. Rebels from both the parties are in the fray against the official candidates of the alliance in Nashik, Konkan, Solapur, Marathwada and Pune. The internal rebellion could […]