Modi wave sweeps Uttar Pradesh as BJP celebrates early Holi; Cong takes Punjab

Mar 11, 2017, at 06:18 pm

Lucknow, Mar 11 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday celebrated Holi a day ahead in Uttar Pradesh as a NaMo wave swept the heartland state in India as the saffron party led in 309 of the state's 403 seats while also taking Uttarakhand even as Congress snatched from the Akalis Punjab despite a prediction of the AAP doing better.

Modi is messiah of poor, UP result a tectonic shift: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 11, 2017, at 05:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen as a messiah of the poor now with his measures and the UP poll results are a tectonic shift in Indian politics, said senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday.

We have to build regional leadership: Digvijaya Singh

Mar 11, 2017, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said a mandate for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is what the Opposition has to accept as he emphasised on building young and regional leadership for Congress but ruled out Rahul Gandhi quitting as the Congress vice-president since the Gandhi family is the binding factor in the party.

BJP shines in Maha civic polls, trails Sena by two seats in Mumbai

Feb 24, 2017, at 03:45 am

Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): In its best ever performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to bag the second position with just two seats behind its estranged ally Shiv Sena in Mumbai.