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110 ex-militants join BJP in Assam
Diphu: More than 100 former militants joined the ruling BJP in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. They were previously cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and were led…
- India
BJP enters MCD mayoral poll race; fields GK councillor Shikha Rai
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday fielded Shikha Rai and Soni Pandey for the election of the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), despite not having…
- India
Congress demands white paper from govt on Pulwama attack
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the government should come out with a white paper on the Pulwama attack providing answers to questions such as what were the “intelligence failures”…
- India
Is Caste census oppn’s ‘Brahmastra’ against BJP’s Hindutva in 2024?
New Delhi: The opposition parties are yet to firm up an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but their unanimous demands for a caste census and the removal of the reservation…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar blames B L Santhosh for denying him BJP ticket
Hubballi: Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday blamed BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh for rejecting his plea for a ticket in the poll-bound state a day after…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Congress counts dividends after 2 key Lingayat leaders join it
Bengaluru: As the Congress counts political dividends after two BJP leaders from the dominant Lingayat community joined it, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the ruling party has sought to…
- India
Union min, BJP delegation attempt to enter violence-hit Sambalpur; detained
Sambalpur: A high-level BJP delegation comprising Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu and several party MPs and MLAs was on Tuesday detained after being prevented from entering violence-hit Sambalpur city The team members were…
- Telangana
United AP’s last CM Kiran Kumar Reddy eyes Malkajgiri on BJP ticket?
Hyderabad: The last chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh, N Kiran Kumar Reddy recently joined the BJP and is more interested in participating in Telangana politics than Andhra Pradesh. Kiran Kumar Reddy,…
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In politics discussions keep happening: Anurag Thakur on BJP-NCP alliance
Mumbai: Amid the speculation regarding a possible alliance between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Union Minister Anurag Thakur said here on Tuesday that in politics “discussions keep…
- Politics
Karnataka polls: Family members of leaders in BJP’s 3rd list, resentment still brews
Bengaluru: The BJP on Monday released a third list of candidates for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, accommodating the family members of three senior leaders amid the resentment and rebellion in…
- India
Pilot targets Gehlot again, renews demand for probe into ‘BJP corruption’
Jaipur: Making clear that he is not backing down from the stand he has taken against his own government in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday renewed his demand for a…
- India
Ajit Pawar dismisses reports of planning meeting with MLAs on Apr 18
Pune: Amid intense speculation in Maharashtra’s political circles about his growing proximity with the ruling BJP, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed as false the reports that he…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Polls: Defection by leaders won’t impact BJP, says CM
Mysuru: Unfazed over the exit of disgruntled leaders who were denied tickets for the May 10 Assembly polls, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that the BJP is a community…
- India
BJP names 10 more Karnataka candidates, fields Limbavali’s wife
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday released its third list of 10 candidates for the Karnataka assembly polls and fielded its state general secretary Mahesh Tenginkai from Hubli-Dharwad Central, a seat held…