Assembly poll results: BJP marches ahead in Haryana, Congress leading in Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 08, 2024, at 03:51 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party crawled back to take a slender lead over Congress in Haryana where counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently going on Tuesday.
Will decide on govt formation after meeting INDIA alliance partners: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 05, 2024, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who made a remarkable comeback in the Lok Sabha polls by winning two seats himself and leading the INDIA bloc from the front to throw a major challenge to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, on Tuesday said a decision on government formation will be taken only after a meeting with the alliance partners.
EC slams BJP, Congress over poll speeches; says 'electoral democracy should not be weakened'
May 23, 2024, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With five phases of the Lok Sabha election over, the Election Commission Wednesday slammed both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main Opposition Congress over poll speeches by its star campaigners.
Mar 25, 2024, at 04:15 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its fifth list of candidates which included newly inducted former judge of Calcutta High Court Abhijit Gangopadhyay and industrialist Naveen Jindal.
Mar 18, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sunil Sethi on Monday said that the BJP is fully geared up for the Lok Sabha election to be held in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir beginning from April 19.
BJP has provided UP a stable government: Minister Khanna
Dec 16, 2022, at 10:02 pm
San Francisco: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna has said the Bharatiya Janata Party is providing a 'stable' government to the state.
Arvind Kejriwal's AAP wins MCD polls, ends BJP's 15-year rule
Dec 07, 2022, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked people of the national capital as his Aam Aadmi Party is winning the Delhi civic poll (MCD), defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party which has been ruling it for the past several years.
SP will face tough challenge in 3rd phase: Yogi
Feb 20, 2022, at 02:42 am
Lucknow/UNI: Unlike the first two phases of elections in western Uttar Pradesh and Rohilkhand that were largely defined by the Muslim-Jat equation, the areas going to polls on Sunday are diverse in their demographic realities.
Ahead of UP polls, BJP to take out 'rath yatras' from Dec 19
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:18 am
Lucknow/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party will start 'rath yatras' across Uttar Pradesh from December 19, marking a formal electoral campaign for the upcoming state Assembly elections, the party announced on Saturday.
SKM calls Bharat Bandh on Sep 25, convenes Mahapanchayat next week
Aug 29, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for a countrywide strike on September 25 to intensify their ongoing protest against farm laws, the association announced on Saturday.
Bharatiya Janata Party welcomes scrapping of J&K bank recruitment process
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday welcomed the scrapping of J&K Bank recruitment process, alleging that blue-eyed candidates were being preferred over deserving candidates.
BJP appoints B L Santosh as National Gen Sec Organisation
Jul 14, 2019, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party here on Sunday appointed B L Santosh as the National General Secretary Organisation of the party.
17 Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Councillors join BJP in New Delhi
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi, June 8 (IBNS): In another major change in the political equation in West Bengal politics, 17 Councillors of the Darjeeling Municipality joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here.
Lok Sabha Poll: BSP, SP leaders join BJP
Apr 03, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Lucknow, Apr 3 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh BJP received a shot in the arm when several leaders and former legislators from different political parties joined the BJP in the presence of state party president Mahendra Nath Pandey here on Wednesday.
Chandrababu Naidu is pushing Andhra into sunset to see his son rise: PM Narendra Modi
Jan 06, 2019, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Targeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he is pushing the state into "sunset" to see his "son rise".
Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti refutes BJP chief Amit Shah's allegations
Jun 24, 2018, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar, June 24 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday refuted BJP president Amit Shah's allegations of holding PDP responsible for the breakup of the alliance in the state and said all the charges made are 'false'.
BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today
May 17, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday.
Karnataka poll: B.S. Yeddyurappa's son Vijayendra not to contest from Varuna constituency
Apr 23, 2018, at 11:10 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 23 (IBNS): In a dramatic twist to the Karnataka poll, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa has said his son B. Y. Vijayendra will not contest from the Varuna constituency, media reports said.
Hearing on West Bengal Panchayat poll ends in Calcutta High Court; verdict tomorrow
Apr 19, 2018, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will pronounce the verdict on West Bengal Panchayat poll on Friday, as the hearing of petitions seeking an extension of nomination filing deadline ended on Thursday.
PM Modi hails BJP workers on party foundation day
Apr 06, 2018, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) karyakartas (party workers) on the occasion of the party's foundation day.
Second phase of Gujarat poll in 93 seats underway
Dec 14, 2017, at 04:10 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 14 (IBNS): After a high octane campaigning and political slanging match, the second and final phase of Gujarat poll for 93 seats began on Thursday morning.
No roadshows of PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Ahmedabad tomorrow
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Ahmedabad, Dec 11 (IBNS): Ahmedabad police denied permissions to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to hold roadshows in the city on Tuesday, the last day of campaigning for the second and last phase of Gujarat poll, media reports said.
Amit Shah links Salman Nizami's comment on Modi with Kashmir issue
Dec 10, 2017, at 03:39 am
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday linked politician and writer Salman Nizami's comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background, giving a new twist to the entire controversy.
Congress writer Salman Nizami raises question on Modi's family background, PM hits back
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:53 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): Taking the Gujarat poll campaign to a new low, Congress politician and writer Salman Nizami raised question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family background only to be countered by PM himself on Saturday.
Gujarat poll begins today, voting in 89 constituencies underway
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Surat, Dec 9 (IBNS): Voting in 89 constituencies are underway in the first phase of Gujarat election, began on Saturday, media reports said.
Humour part of politics not abuses: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Aiyar's 'neech' comment on Modi
Dec 08, 2017, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Continuing the attack against the Congress over Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said abuse is not a part of politics.
Gujarat: Priest campaigning for BJP attacked
Dec 08, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Gandhinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): With one day to go for the Gujarat poll, a priest, who was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was attacked on Thursday late night, media reports said.
Mani Shankar Aiyar's comment and suspension 'strategic': Arun Jaitley
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress might have tried to salvage the political crisis by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar, who called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech aadmi" or "low person" drawing controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party feels the move by the Congress was "strategic".
Mani Shankar Aiyar calls PM Modi 'neech aadmi', BJP hits back
Dec 07, 2017, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, who had once called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "chaiwala" or "tea-seller", on Thursday attacked the PM calling him "neech aadmi" or "low person" after the latter took a jibe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at the inauguration of the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.
Gujarat campaign on last leg, PM Modi to address rally in Surat today
Dec 07, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Surat, Dec 7 (IBNS): As the campaign for the Gujarat Assembly election reached the last day ahead of the Dec 9 polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will address a rally in Surat.