Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat hit back at former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for the latter's remarks about banning the BJP, saying, "One can only dream of imposing a ban on the BJP; it is now the largest party in the world".
If all goes as planned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi could give a green signal to at least three railway projects in West Bengal during his two-day visit to the state on 20 and 21 June.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sparked a major controversy, accusing the BJP of pursuing communal politics, and claiming that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi would have banned the saffron party if she were alive today.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Siliguri organisational district president Arun Mandal has urged Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to take up a series of ambitious development initiatives aimed at transforming north Bengal into a major economic and employment hub.
Senior BJP leader Sanjay Tandon held a detailed interaction with a delegation of aspiring candidates seeking the expeditious completion of the appointment process for Chandigarh JBT and TGT recruitment.
Even before releasing its state-wide manifesto for the Assembly elections, the BJP on Wednesday sharpened its focus on the high-profile Bhowanipore constituency, with Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari unveiling a separate local manifesto titled ‘Viksit Bhowanipore’.
The rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal over the past decade has been one of the most striking shifts in the state's political landscape, where the saffron outfit has pushed itself up from a one-time marginal force to emerge as the main Opposition.
Widespread unrest over candidate selection erupted into violence at Bidhan Bhavan on Wednesday, as factional infighting within the Congress took a serious turn ahead of the Assembly elections.
Pandua in Hooghly, a little more than 60 km from Kolkata, will see a triangular contest between the ruling Trinamul Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Left’s CPI-M.
Tennis legend Leander Paes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi a day after joining the BJP, pledging to work towards youth development and the growth of sports ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
