BJP Keralam president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said that the violent clashes inside the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Thursday stemmed entirely from the CPM's political frustration.
Political speculation has intensified over a possible Modi Cabinet reshuffle, with Raghav Chadha, Ashok Kumar Mittal and Tarun Chugh emerging as leading names from Punjab. The government has not officially confirmed any expansion.
A recent public outreach campaign in the Baheri Assembly constituency, reportedly conducted by a representative of Varun Gandhi, has once again reignited speculation about the political future of the BJP’s sidelined former Pilibhit MP.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday invalidated the oath of 20 BJP councillors in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation because they modified the legally mandated script by invoking specific deities, political martyrs, and movements.
The BJP leader said June 25 - 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' - is a grim reminder of Congress's subversion of the constitution and civil liberties.
Justice Gangopadhyay also asked them to hit the road by organising sit-in-demonstrations and hunger strike till the state government arranges some way out.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seized on the internal ‘rift’ within the Trinamul Congress (TMC) parliamentary party, sharing alleged WhatsApp screenshots of TMC MPs trading barbs, to launch a fresh political offensive.
"We must understand the reasons behind the BJP’s rise in areas traditionally influenced by the CPI-M," he said.
Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah offered the Karnataka model as an alternative to the BJP's divisive model, saying it can be presented to the people as a viable option.
The party said it is determined to emulate the resoluteness of Patel by fighting the "frenzy of religious polarization".
