When former Congress chief Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, a prominent tribal face of his party, defected to the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party last moth, he took everyone by surprise. The AJSU, a former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is known to be a party of the Other […]
Rajnath adds to BJP’s election pitch in Jharkhand
The whirring of his helicopter creates a dust storm at the rally ground in Bermo, about 170 km from state capital Ranchi. Defence minister Rajnath Singh steps out to a cheering crowd. He has arrived early but the round is almost full. “The first phase of election is over, and […]
BJP holds on to Pithoragarh seat, defeats Congress
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Chandra Pant, widow of former MLA and state finance minister Prakash Pant, won the Pithoragarh by-election to the Uttarakhand assembly on Thursday, defeating her nearest rival, Congress candidate Anju Lunthi, by a margin of 3,267 votes. Of the 50,584 votes cast in the November 25 […]
‘Sordid manipulations’: Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP, governor over Maharashtra
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asserted that the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and her party are united in their resolve to defeat the “sordid manipulations” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Every effort was made to blatantly sabotage the three-party alliance government formation, but we appealed […]
‘BJP’s game over’: NCP leader tweets after Supreme Court ruling
Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said Supreme Court’s order for a floor test in Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday means that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s “game is over”. “Satyamev Jayate BJP ka khel khatm” (truth alone shall win, end of the BJP’s game),” NCP’s chief spokesperson Nawab Malik […]
BJP accuses Jagan Mohan Reddy government of promoting English over Telugu
The BJP on Sunday accused the YSRCP led government of promoting English over Telugu and demanded that both the languages be promoted in the state. Speaking to ANI here, Andhra Pradesh BJP unit spokesperson Lanka Dhinakaran said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government was unable to realise the importance […]
BJP certain of securing majority in House
The Bharatiya Janata Party is pulling out all stops to win the majority in the 288-member state assembly but without much hoopla and away from the eye of the media. It is learnt that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has got a section of party leaders from his close aide and […]
‘Party, family split’: Supriya Sule after BJP-Ajit Pawar deal in Maharashtra
Senior leader of the NCP and party chief Sharad Pawar’s daughter, Supriya Sule, put out a message on WhatsApp clearing the air on the twist in the political scene in Maharashtra. Supriya Sule’s comments came on the back of a massive twist in the state after the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took […]
BJP alone will win more than 65 seats in assembly election: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would achieve its target of 65-plus seat in the House of 81 on its own workers even as its alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Party stares at an uncertain future. Speaking to reporters […]
Snubbed by BJP, LJP says it will contest 50 seats in Jharkhand polls
The National Democratic Alliance broke up in Jharkhand before the assembly polls as the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) decided to walk separately and contest the assembly polls independently, after a cold response from the BJP leaderships over their request to grant six seats to the Chirag Paswan-led party. The state […]
BJP may be forced to sit in Opposition in Maharashtra
As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned down the Governor’s invite to form the government in Maharashtra on Sunday, an old video clip of its senior leader, the late Gopinath Munde, started doing the rounds. In this clip, recorded ahead of the 2014 state Assembly elections, Munde, then a Union minister, […]
Shiv Sena accuses BJP of creating ‘instability’ as Maharashtra deadline looms
The Shiv Sena once again used its mouthpiece Saamana to launch a tirade against ally Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accusing it of creating ‘instability’ in Maharashtra, which remains without a government even after 15 days of the assembly results being announced as the two allies continue to spar. The two […]
Amit Shah meets BJP leaders in Jharkhand to finalise candidates for assembly election
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday met the party’s core committee members at his residence to finalise the list of candidates for forthcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The meeting, which concluded at 10 pm, was attended by Chief Minister Raghbar das, Union Minister Arjun Munda, Assembly polls in-charge Om Mathur, […]
In Shiv Sena’s latest statement, a clear and firm message for BJP
It’s day 13 since Maharashtra assembly election results were announced and the state is no closer to getting a government. As the November 9 deadline to have a government in place looms, Shiv Sena on Wednesday made it clear that ‘no new proposals will be discussed’ indicating that there was […]
In Shiv Sena’s latest dart at BJP, Devendra Fadnavis is ‘outgoing’ CM
The Shiv Sena took a swipe at Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday and called him the “outgoing chief minister”. The Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said that Fadnavis seemed to be at a “loss for words” after his meeting with BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday. The Sena and the BJP have been […]