With Assembly elections approaching in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, BJP strategists, working closely with state leaders, have identified state-specific issues and constituencies requiring special attention in these and the other four states due for elections in 2027.
Alleging that newly-introduced school textbooks have distorted Odisha’s geography, history and cultural heritage, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP government of compromising educational standards and misleading students through what it described as glaring errors in Odia-medium textbooks.
Kerala's first woman DGP wrote the stories years ago, one published in Mathrubhumi Weekly and another shared on YouTube. She watched two Shane Nigam films and says she recognised her own work on screen.
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.
This comes amid a meeting which is currently underway at the Bihar Chief Minister's residence in Patna between Nitish Kumar, JD-U National Working President Sanjay Jha, and Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, accused the Trinamool Congress leaders and a West Bengal Minister of floating baseless allegations against the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal.
Coming down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) for systematic attack and abuse on the SC and ST people, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee urged people to raise their voices to safeguard the former’s rights against the casteist onslaught of the saffron party.
The district-wise deployment plan indicates a heavy concentration of forces in districts considered sensitive because of population density, past electoral experience, border proximity, and political significance.
The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Nabin, on Monday asserted that the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal would be crucial for ensuring the security and integrity of the region “as part of Indian territory.” He was addressing a traders’ meet in Siliguri.
