Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Eshwarappa who was enraged over the son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, BY Raghvendra contesting the polls from Shivamogga, is all set to file his nomination as an Independent candidate from the same constitiency defying the party command. “Today I am filing my nominations. I have prayed at the temple […]
BJP MP from Bangalore Central PC Mohan eyes 4th straight win in Lok Sabha polls
BJP leader and three-time MP from the Bangalore Central constituency, PC Mohan on Thursday expressed confidence in winning the Lok Sabha polls for the fourth term from the constituency. The BJP leader held a roadshow and a door-to-door campaign in the constituency to drum up support for the party just […]
Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta joins BJP
In another joining of a Congress leader into the BJP, former party spokesperson Rohan Gupta joined the ruling party at the Centre at its headquarters here on Thursday. Gupta, along with some other leaders, joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general secretary Vinod Tawde. Gupta had resigned […]
Women rights body in Haryana summons Congress MP Randeep Surjewala over comments against BJP’s Hema Malini
Haryana State Commission for Women has summoned Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear before it on April 18 and explain his comments against BJP leader Hema Malini during his campaigning in the state. The commission said that the alleged remarks by the Congress leader have hurt the dignity of a woman and is inappropriate. […]
BJP’s Giriraj Singh attacks Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish during Navratri, calls him ‘seasonal sanatani’
BJP leader Giriraj Singh assailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav after the latter posted a video on his social media handle showing him eating fish. After the video went viral on Social media on the first day of Navratri, where Tejashwi Yadav was seen eating fish, Union Minister […]
MP: 2 BJP cadres killed, 1 injured in road accident in Guna; Jyotiraditya Scindia expresses condolences
Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers were killed and one sustained injuries in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, an official said on Wednesday. The accident occurred at New City Tiraha near Nanakhedi in the district Late at night on Tuesday. Those who died were identified as Anand Raghuvanshi (Magarana) and Kamlesh Yadav. […]
Delhi BJP leaders hold protest, demand Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation
Delhi BJP workers staged a protest near the AAP headquarters on DDU Marg in Delhi on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise scam. During the protest, police used water canons against BJP workers, who were trying to overpass the barricades. Delhi […]
Madhya Pradesh: Congress workers join BJP in presence of CM Mohan Yadav in Ujjain
In yet another setback for the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, several of its members joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Ujjain district on Wednesday. The Congress workers took the membership of BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the BJP office in the district. “I am immensely happy about the fact that through the working style […]
Katchatheevu is “manufactured controversy”: Chidambaram slams BJP
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday referred to the Katchatheevu island issue that hit headlines in recent days as a “manufactured controversy” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “The Prime Minister was silent for nine years, they documented that the Ministry of External Affairs holds the file, for nine years. Suddenly, […]
“Ham Ram ke pujari hain, vo Ram ke vyapari hain…”: Jairam Ramesh hits out at BJP
Asserting that Congress members are worshippers of Lord Ram, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday defended the party’s decision to “respectfully decline” the invite for the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya in January this year, saying it was “political” event for “a political person”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Chhattisgarh going to give full blessings to BJP in LS polls: PM Modi ahead of his rally in Bastar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set to kick off the Lok Sabha campaign for BJP in Chhattisgarh on Monday afternoon, has said that the people of the state will give “their full blessings to his party” in the general elections. PM Modi will address a public rally at Aamabal village in […]
“BJP is not an anti-minority party,” says former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu former Chief Minister and ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam who is contesting as an independent candidate from Ramanathapuram with the backing of the BJP has said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime, minorities were not persecuted and that the opposition has been falsely alleging that the BJP is anti-minorities. “BJP is not an anti-minority party. Prime Minister Modi has […]
Not new that ‘Bhua-Bhatija’ is attacking NIA: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
With the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of abusing central investigative agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to target leaders of Opposition parties before polls, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has taken a dig at ‘Bhua-Bhatija’ (aunt-nephew) combine of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. “This […]
UDF, BJP afraid of Lok Sabha election verdict in state, says Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday attacked the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the BJP, saying that they are afraid of the Lok Sabha election verdict in the state. He accused the BJP-led central government of discrimination in financial allocations concerning the state. “Both UDF and BJP are afraid of the election […]
UP: Former DGP Vijay Kumar Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
With less than two weeks to go for the Lok Sabha elections, former Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Kumar Singh along with his wife, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Singh joined the BJP at the party’s office in Lucknow in the presence of Uttar Pradesh […]