Tag: Bharatiya Janata Party

Running back

The first time around, in January, the athletes spurned politically grounded assistance when they were clearly up against it, hoping that not to rub the ruling party up the wrong way would persuade it to reckon with their point of view.

May 14, 2023

BJP sweeps civic polls as Yogi magic holds sway across UP

Out of a total of 17 mayoral candidates fielded by the BJP, 14 were new faces while the party had placed bets on the outgoing mayors in Kanpur, Bareilly and Moradabad. The party won all the 17 seats.

May 13, 2023

“Congress inflating balloons of lies, but won’t get any benefit”: PM Modi in Karnataka

He further said that the politics and development of the Congress party are only "on paper", and they can "never develop" the state of Karnataka.

May 7, 2023

“Congress has history of appeasement of terror, terrorists”: PM Modi in Karnataka

PM said that unlike Congress which had left Karnataka "at the mercy of terrorists" the BJP has "broken the back" of terror and appeasement.

May 2, 2023

“BJP taking care of need, not greed”: Nadda on promise of 3 free cylinders to BPL families in Karnataka

The BJP released its 16-point election manifesto today in Bengaluru in which the party promised a host of assurances with key provision enlisted in it of providing three free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL (Below Poverty Level) families annually.

May 1, 2023

BJP means betrayers, should release report card before manifesto: Siddaramaiah

The manifesto or the vision document was released by the BJP's national president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor and Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa.

May 1, 2023

From free cylinders to BPL families, UCC, to affordable food scheme: Key promises in BJP’s 16-point Karnataka manifesto

The BJP also promised to launch the 'Samanvaya' scheme to drive collaboration between SMEs and ITIs and generate a dynamic ecosystem of education and employment for talented young professionals.

May 1, 2023

AAP’s Shelly Oberoi elected as Delhi Mayor unanimously as BJP’s Shikha Rai withdraws nomination

Earlier in the year, Shelly Oberoi was elected mayor of Delhi in the fourth attempt after much wrangling between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party.

April 26, 2023

“Opposition behind killing of Atiq Ahmed…he was going to reveal many secrets”: UP Minister

Earlier in the day, the police team reached the hotel for investigation, where Atiq Ahmed's killers had stayed before the murder.

April 23, 2023

‘We will be first with UCC’

In 2001, Dhami served as an adviser to Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, then chief minister of Uttarakhand. He started his political career in 1990 with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the BJP. He also served as the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha until 2008. During this time, he was credited with compelling the state government to reserve 70 per cent of opportunities for the local youth in industries of the state. On 3 July 2021, Dhami was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat.

April 22, 2023

“Seize my house 50 times, I will continue to raise issues of public”: Rahul Gandhi

He was addressing a public meeting at Wayanad, after holding a road show in the constituency along with his sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi.

April 11, 2023

Amarinder seeks time-bound relief for rain-hit farmers

The former Punjab chief minister called the Rs 15,000 per acre compensation announced by the government was too less as the losses to farmers demanded that the compensation must be at least Rs 30,000 per acre.

April 4, 2023

Rahul Gandhi “pretends today not to be coward”, Smriti Irani brings up his previous apology to SC

The BJP launched a fresh attack on Rahul stating that the Congress leader was "pretending not to be a coward" after apologising to the SC.

March 28, 2023

We will defeat BJP on all 80 seats: Akhilesh Yadav on 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Earlier in the day, issuing a piece of advice to Congress, Yadav said, "BJP should be defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Congress and several other parties should finalise their role".

March 20, 2023

Sharad Pawar’s NCP decides not to sit in opposition in Nagaland, accepts Neiphiu Rio’s leadership

However, there is no clarification if the NCP will be a part of the government or will only support the government from outside.

March 8, 2023

Will bulldoze houses of offenders if voted to power: Telangana BJP chief

BJP's Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Monday that if voted to power in Telangana, the BJP would bulldoze the houses of those indulging in crimes against women.

March 6, 2023

Meghalaya assembly polls 2023: Key constituencies that are likely to see fierce contests

According to the Election Commission, polling will be held in a total of 3,419 polling stations across the state. Voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 4 pm on Monday.

February 26, 2023