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BJP front-runner in UP: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the BJP had emerged the frontrunner in the assembly polls starting on Saturday. Addressing the media here, Rajnath Singh said the electorate was fed up with the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party governments and had made up their mind to give a majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party. "People...
February 10, 2017 -
Lunch-time variety
The mid-day meal, a benchmark for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Right to Education Act, has assumed disgraceful proportions in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Gujarat. It is a measure of the pronounced caste divide that a contrived social inequality is almost institutionalised. It thus comes about that children from the “lower castes” are...
February 9, 2017 -
Lunch-time variety
The mid-day meal, a benchmark for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Right to Education Act, has assumed disgraceful proportions in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Gujarat. It is a measure of the pronounced caste divide that a contrived social inequality is almost institutionalised. It thus comes about that children from the “lower castes” are...
February 9, 2017 -
BJP to start Reality Check Yatra in Delhi
The BJP on Thursday said it will start 'Reality Check Yatra' in the national capital ahead of the completion of Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government's two years in the office. Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit President Manoj Tiwari will start a Reality Check Yatra on February 10, the party said in a statement. "During the 'Reality...
February 9, 2017 -
Jat Agitation: Haryana BJP’s pol-khol campaign against Congress, INLD
With the agitation by Jats gaining momentum in some Haryana districts, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to launch a “pol khol (expose) campaign” against the Opposition parties who, the saffron party said, are shedding crocodile tears over reservation for the community. As part of this campaign, the BJP’s office-bearers will hold meetings...
February 9, 2017 -
BJP leads in star war, Congress yet to launch counter attack
BJP has taken lead against Congress in fielding star campaigners for Uttarakhand assembly polls. The saffron party will be giving finishing touched to its elections programme by hosting four public rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the hill state in the coming days. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is wagging a lone war against...
February 8, 2017 -
Restrictions after clashes between NC, BJP
Authorities imposed restrictions and shut educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir's Kalakote town on Wednesday following clashes between National Conference and BJP activists. Prohibitory orders will remain in force in the town, in Rajouri district, until further orders, officials said. All schools and colleges have been closed. The clashes erupted on Tuesday over fresh delimitation...
February 8, 2017 -
BJP now considers party MPs also for Uttarakhand CM post
BJP has changed its stand on considering party legislature only for the Chief Minister post, if the party is voted to power in Uttarakhand. Now, BJP will also be considering its Member of Parliament from Uttarakhand for the coveted post. After facing regular attack from Congress for not projecting any Chief Minister candidate for the...
February 7, 2017 -
BJP MPs asked to emphasise PM’s pro-poor agenda
Keeping up with its pro-poor pitch, BJP on Tuesday said the government's overall policy has been driven by its concerns for the poor and asked its parliamentarians to project Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "messiah of the poor" among the masses. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu asked party MPs at the parliamentary party meeting...
February 7, 2017 -
BJP fields 19, Cong 17 candidates with criminal cases in Uttarakhand
BJP has field a record 19 candidates with criminal records in Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Congress is not far behind, with 17 candidates having criminal record. The Uttarakhand Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 637 candidates from 34 political parties, including 6 national parties, 4 state parties,...
February 6, 2017 -
BJP releases fourth list of candidates for UP polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the fourth list of nine candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. In the list, finalised by the party's Central Election Committee, the candidates have been named for Bikapur, Ballia Nagar, Bairia, Mughlasarai, Sakaldiha, Saiyadraja, Bhadohi, Gyanpur and Marihan assembly seats. Most of these seats will go...
February 6, 2017 -
UP govt all failure; ‘gundaraj, jungleraj’ in state: Amit Shah
Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh government has failed on all fronts and alleged there are "gundaraj and jungleraj" in the state and now corruption-ridden Congress has joined hands with the ruling party. Voters will give a befitting reply to two "yuvrajs"...
February 5, 2017 -
Opposition wants to stall BJP in Rajya Sabha: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to prevent the BJP from having a majority in the Rajya Sabha to stall strong anti-corruption laws. Taking a dig at the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance without naming it, he said: "These people have not come together to fight election. They have come together because...
February 5, 2017 -
UP elections: BJP wave is very strong, says PM Modi
Addressing a rally in Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP wave is very strong in the state and the other parties are nervous of being washed out. “BJP wave is so strong that UP Chief Minister is grabbing whatever support he gets as he fears of being washed out,”...
February 5, 2017 -
BJP trying to end quotas: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the central government of allegedly trying to do away with the reservation system. "The BJP government is trying to remove Dalit quota, it is trying to end reservation," Mayawati told an election rally here in Uttarakhand. She blamed the "wrong policies" of the central government for...
February 5, 2017 -
BJP releases vision document for Uttarakhand
The BJP promises to end corruption in Uttarakhand by appointing Lok Ayukta in 100 days, if voted to power. Chief Minister, ministers, public representatives and bureaucrats all will come under the preview of Lok Ayukta. Besides this BJP will set up anti-corruption cell and special helpline to register complains related to corruption. BJP has smartly...
February 4, 2017 -
BJP declares second list of candidates in Manipur
The BJP Central Election Committee on Saturday released a second list of 27 candidates for the March 4 and 8 elections to the 60-member Manipur assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had already announced the names of 31 candidates some days ago, while two names are yet to be announced. The BJP and the ruling...
February 4, 2017