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BJP is pan-India party, says Jaitley
Stressing that the BJP has done "exceedingly well" in every election after 2014 general elections, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that it has become a "pan-India party" which is now fast spreading its roots across the country. "Since May, 2014 India has seen many state and local elections. The BJP has increased …
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February 23, 2017 -
AAP approaches rights panel over BJP’s ‘atrocities’ on farmers, tribals
The AAP on Thursday accused the BJP governments in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh of "committing atrocities" on farmers and tribals on the orders of party chief Amit Shah, and approached the NHRC over the matter. Talking to reporters here, Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai said on the one hand farmers in Gujarat were being beaten up …
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February 23, 2017 -
Maha civic polls: People accepted our agenda of transparency, says Fadnavis
Elated by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) stellar showing in the Maharashtra civic polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the people of the state had accepted the party’s “agenda of transparency”. “BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls is a result of people's acceptance of our agenda of transparency,” Fadnavis said following BJP’s massive …
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February 23, 2017 -
Ticket denial forced Amarinder’s exit from Akali Dal
Captain Amarinder Singh apparently quit the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Congress following denial of SAD ticket from Bathinda and party's alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The Punjab Congress president's biography 'Captain Amarinder Singh- The People’s Maharaja’, penned by Chandigarh-based author, Khushwant Singh, has revealed that the difference between Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD …
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February 23, 2017 -
Ticket denial forced Amarinder’s exit from Akali Dal
Captain Amarinder Singh apparently quit the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Congress following denial of SAD ticket from Bathinda and party's alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The Punjab Congress president's biography 'Captain Amarinder Singh- The People’s Maharaja’, penned by Chandigarh-based author, Khushwant Singh, has revealed that the difference between Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD …
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February 23, 2017 -
BMC poll: Sena, BJP supporters clash in Mumbai
The supporters of Shiv Sena and BJP on Thursday clashed after some Sena activists burst firecrackers outside the BJP office at Dadar in Central Mumbai as trends for the BMC polls started pouring-in, police said. Some Shiv Sena workers, who were celebrating the party's lead in the BMC polls, burst firecrackers outside the BJP's office …
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February 23, 2017 -
BMC poll: Sena, BJP supporters clash in Mumbai
The supporters of Shiv Sena and BJP on Thursday clashed after some Sena activists burst firecrackers outside the BJP office at Dadar in Central Mumbai as trends for the BMC polls started pouring-in, police said. Some Shiv Sena workers, who were celebrating the party's lead in the BMC polls, burst firecrackers outside the BJP's office …
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February 23, 2017 -
Morale of jawans at all time high: Amit Shah
After the formation of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the Indian Army's morale got a massive boost and is now at an all time high, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Thursday. "Earlier indiscriminate firing used to have been initiated by Pakistan, and also ended by that country. Today, Pakistan resorts to indiscriminate …
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February 23, 2017 -
BMC polls updates: Sena leading on 39 seats, BJP on 25
The Shiv Sena is leading on 39 and BJP on 25 in the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, as per the latest trends. Besides, the Congress is leading on 9, NCP on 2 and MNS on 3 seats, a State Election Commission official said. Counting got underway for polls to 10 civic bodies, including cash-rich BMC, …
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February 23, 2017 -
Modi targetted because he’s poor: Uma Bharti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted as he comes from a poor family, Union minister Uma Bharti said on Wednesday as she lashed out at his political rivals for accusing him of being "intolerant". "Congress has been affected by a feudal mindset for a long time. Similar thought process has now gripped Samajawadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. …
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February 22, 2017 -
Modi targetted because he’s poor: Uma Bharti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted as he comes from a poor family, Union minister Uma Bharti said on Wednesday as she lashed out at his political rivals for accusing him of being "intolerant". "Congress has been affected by a feudal mindset for a long time. Similar thought process has now gripped Samajawadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. …
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February 22, 2017 -
UP elections: No post-poll alliance with any party, says Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out any “post-poll alliance” with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) or any other political party, claiming that the BJP will get "full majority" in Uttar Pradesh. “No question of post-poll alliance with BSP or any party, BJP will get full majority in UP,” Shah said …
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February 22, 2017 -
UP elections: No post-poll alliance with any party, says Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out any “post-poll alliance” with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) or any other political party, claiming that the BJP will get "full majority" in Uttar Pradesh. “No question of post-poll alliance with BSP or any party, BJP will get full majority in UP,” Shah said …
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February 22, 2017 -
UP elections: No post-poll alliance with any party, says Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out any “post-poll alliance” with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) or any other political party, claiming that the BJP will get "full majority" in Uttar Pradesh. “No question of post-poll alliance with BSP or any party, BJP will get full majority in UP,” Shah said …
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February 22, 2017 -
Post-voting, BJP, Sena claim tide in their favour in Mumbai
Minutes after voting ended in Mumbai on Tuesday, the Shiv Sena and BJP rushed to claim a tide in their favour going by the turnout for the polls to the country's richest civic body. In Mumbai, the polling percentage was 41.32 per cent till 3.30 pm, closer to the turnout of 45 per cent in 2012. …
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February 21, 2017 -
Post-voting, BJP, Sena claim tide in their favour in Mumbai
Minutes after voting ended in Mumbai on Tuesday, the Shiv Sena and BJP rushed to claim a tide in their favour going by the turnout for the polls to the country's richest civic body. In Mumbai, the polling percentage was 41.32 per cent till 3.30 pm, closer to the turnout of 45 per cent in 2012. …
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February 21, 2017 -
Post-voting, BJP, Sena claim tide in their favour in Mumbai
Minutes after voting ended in Mumbai on Tuesday, the Shiv Sena and BJP rushed to claim a tide in their favour going by the turnout for the polls to the country's richest civic body. In Mumbai, the polling percentage was 41.32 per cent till 3.30 pm, closer to the turnout of 45 per cent in 2012. …
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February 21, 2017