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- BJP makes Karnataka turf for scandals and self-goals
Bangalore, Feb 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be turning Karnataka from its gateway to the south into its playground for scandals and self-goals. As of now scams outnumber self-g....
- BJP a supermarket of immorality, irregularity: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 9: The Congress party on Thursday described the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a supermarket where a "spectrum of immorality and irregularity is available under one roof"....
- Sleazegate: BJP, opposition spar over three ministers
Bangalore, Feb 9: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka and opposition parties today stepped up their attack on each other over action against three sleazegate ministers caught w....
- BJP in another row: Karnataka advocate general quits
Bangalore, Feb 9: For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, nothing seems to be going right as the state's advocate general B.V. Acharya has quit citing "pressure from t....
- How TV cameras captured BJP ministers watching porn
Bangalore, Feb 8: Allowing TV channels to cover the legislature proceedings from the visitors' gallery cost the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka dear, as their video cam....
- BJP's moral halo is fading rapidly
Bangalore, Feb 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) must be ruing coming to power in Karnataka and holding up the state as a gateway to rule south India. In the last four years, the party has bee....
- Porn incident unfortunate: BJP leaders
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8: Three Karnataka ministers caught watching porn has not gone down well with the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who have termed the incident unfor....
- BJP asks for Rahul's views on black money
Lucknow, Feb 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to express his views on black money stashed abroad and how to bring it back.Replying to a question....
- BJP asks government to rethink Eurozone pact
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today urged the government not to go ahead with the proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with the European Union (EU) and ....
- Rift in Goa BJP settled: Gadkari
Panaji, Feb 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still hasn't finalised its chief ministerial candidate for the March 3 polls in Goa, even as party president Nitin Gadkari claimed today that....
- BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
Patna, Feb 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar today issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a process to confiscate hi....
- UPA-II's administrative structure has collapsed: BJP
New Delhi, Feb 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the administrative structure of the UPA-II (United Progressive Alliance) government has collapsed.
Reacting after the Sup....
- SC deadline is serious indictment of government: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 31: The Supreme Court judgment setting the government a three-month deadline to sanction the prosecution of public servants for corruption was a slap in the government's face....
- Quartet of 'great economists' has failed India: Venkaiah Naidu
Panaji, Jan 31: A quartet of economists had failed India, where price rise and a slowing economy had severely affected common citizens, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Na....
- BJP dares Rahul to become PM
Lucknow, Jan 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday dared Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become India's prime minister, saying it would reveal his "capability" to run ....
- BJP releases its UP poll manifesto
Lucknow, Jan 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today released its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, focussing on education, health, employment and law and order.
Key party lead....
- BJP proposes to confiscate assets of corrupt politicians
Jalandhar, Jan 24: Promising to set up the office of an "empowered Lokayukta" in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said properties and wealth of corrupt leaders would be co....
- Rushdie controversy is case of match-fixing: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 23: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as a "clear case of match-fixing" Salman Rushdie cancelling his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival and a....
- Three UP BJP leaders resign after elevation of Rajnath's son
Lucknow, Jan 23: The infighting within Bhartiya Janata Party's (BJP) Uttar Pradesh again came to the fore here on Sunday, when three functionaries resigned from their positions to protest a....
- Will government resettle Kashmiri Hindus, asks BJP
New Delhi, Jan 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)today questioned the central government on its plans for rehabilitating Kashmiri Hindus.
"Twenty-two years before, on 19th Jan, ....
- BJP not perpetually against FDI, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party had been on the forefront of opposing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multibrand retail but is not "perpetually" against it, party leade....
- Goa BJP hits poll gear without main candidate
Panaji, Jan 17: For the first time in more than a decade, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa has stepped into poll gear without projecting its chief ministerial candidate.
After....
- Congress facing dual incumbency in Goa: Jaitley
Panaji, Jan 16:The Congress is facing a "dual incumbency" factor in Goa, with both the Congress-led governments in the state and centre ridden with scandals and maladministration, Bhara....
- AIADMK is BJP's natural ally: Advani
Chennai,Jan 15: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, L.K.Advani on Saturday tried to woo Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, terming it a "natural ally".Speaking at the 42nd anniversary f....
- UPA humiliating poll panel, says BJP
New Delhi, Jan 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of trying to "humiliate" the Election Commission of India.
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- BJP moves EC over Khurshid's remarks on Muslim quota
New Delhi, Jan 11: Law Minister Salman Khurshid's promise to provide nine percent reservation to backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, if voted to power, triggered a strong reaction from the B....
- Kushwaha chapter closed, says BJP
New Delhi, Jan 10: On the mat over its anti-corruption agenda after induction of tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, the Bharatiya Janata Party today brushed off the cont....
- BJP says Congress playing politics with Rushdie visit
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of playing politics by inviting Salman Rushdie to the Jaipur Literature Festival despite knowing that "conditi....
- Take action against Khurshid, BJP tells poll panel
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi to take action against Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the code of conduct b....
- Lack of leadership in government, says BJP
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that lack of leadership in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was affecting the economic environment of the coun....
- Kushwaha's membership suspended: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 8: Facing all round criticism over inducting tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said his membership has been suspen....
- Kushwaha row: BJP MP threatens to resign
Lucknow, Jan 6: The worries for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) multiplied on Thursday after a revolt by senior leaders and MPs grew over the induction of tainted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lea....
- Kushwaha issue divides BJP, Congress questions its credentials
New Delhi, Jan 5: Divisions appeared in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today with opposition within the ranks as well as from the allies to the induction of a scam-accused former Uttar Prades....
- BJP welcomes quick government action on traders trapped in China
New Delhi, Jan 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today welcomed the government's action in ensuring the release of two Indian traders trapped in China.
Welcoming the government....
- CBI raids on Kushwaha motivated: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as motivated the CBI raids on the premises of Babu Singh Kushwaha, saying the Congress and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) were....
- Political changes ahead in 2012: Advani
New Delhi, Dec 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani today said the coming year is sure to bring "big changes in national politics".In a year-end message issued by....
- Infighting in Karnataka BJP escalates
Bangalore, Dec 29: Factional feuding in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party escalated today with indications that it will only worsen in the coming days unless the party central leade....
- BJP should always respect Vajpayee, says kin
Bhopal, Dec 25:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which celebrated the 87th birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today,should always respect the veteran leader, his relative sa....
- Congress has lost its mind: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 25: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar today attacked the Congress party for calling Anna Hazare "an RSS agent", stating that the Congress had "los....
- Collective or individual leadership debate could sink BJP
Bangalore, Dec 25: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is fast becoming a political lesson on how to lose in a few years what one gains after decades. The art of scoring self g....
- Congress using Muslims as vote bank through quota, says BJP
Ranchi, Dec 24: The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the central government's decision to give 4.5 per cent reservation to minorities was nothing but a ....
- Congress trying reservation card in UP polls: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the Congress was trying to make a place for itself in the Uttar Pradesh polls through reservation.
"Congress....
- Minority quota a poll stunt: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 23: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday dubbed as a pre-poll stunt the government's move providing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within the 27 percent q....
- BJP legislators demand Omar's resignation
Jammu, Dec 13: Bhartiya Janta Party legislators today demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his failure to prevent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and also for rak....
- BJP rebuts 'disrespecting parliament' charge
New Delhi, Dec 12: With the Congress attacking all the parties which participated in the Lokpal debate at Jantar Mantar here for hurting parliament's dignity, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ....
- BJP supports Sibal with rider
New Delhi, Dec 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today supported the government's view on objectionable content on the social networking sites but said Communications Minister Kapil Sibal....
- BJP accuses brother of Mayawati for money laundering
Lucknow, Dec 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged large-scale money laundering by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's younger brother Anand Kumar, whose assets have allege....
- PM not able to use authority, says Advani
New Delhi, Dec 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not "been able to exercise all authority" by accepting the communist....
- Ready for mid-term polls, will get more allies: Gadkari
Kolkata, Dec 1: Asserting that it was prepared for mid-term polls in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday exuded confidence of crossing 170 Lok Sabha seats on its own.Part....
- Trinamool shielding scamsters: BJP
Kolkata, Nov 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "shielding the guilty" by continuing to support the Congress-led United Pro....
- Why is government avoiding FDI discussion, asks BJP
New Delhi, Nov 30: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today questioned the government's hesitation in admitting a discussion on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, asking if....
- Gadkari to launch 'save Uttar Pradesh' campaign
Lucknow, Nov 30: With an eye to the assembly polls next year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a campaign in Uttar Pradesh from Dec 1 against the alleged "corrupt practices"....
- Reddy brothers planning to break from BJP?
Bellary (Karnataka), Nov 28: Mining barons Reddy brothers seem to be preparing for a complete break from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka with their associate B. Sriramulu today....
- BJP protests in Jharkhad over FDI in retail
Ranchi, Nov 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand today staged a sit-in demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan to protest the central government's decision to allow Foreign Direct....
- Government lacks floor coordination, says BJP
New Delhi, Nov 24: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was lacking in floor coordination in parliament and was unable to control its members, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said ....
- Jogi asks Advani to declare yatra expenditure
Raipur, Nov 24: Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi today said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani should make public the total expenditure incurred on his 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra th....
- People's anger on inflation can turn violent, says BJP
New Delhi, Nov 22: Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of failing to check inflation despite its assurances in parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)on Monday said pe....
- BSP trying to cover sins: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 21: Soon after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati denied any political motive behind her move to divide the state into four parts, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today blame....
- BJP backs JMM in bypoll, JD-U miffed
Ranchi, Nov 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to back ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Dec 4 Mandu assembly bypoll in Jharkhand has upset its other partner Janata Dal....
- NDA allies to meet, decide strategy for Parliament's winter session
New Delhi, Nov 21: A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani called for ouster of the Congress-led government, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders will meet today eveni....
- BJP to protest price rise, corruption from parliament to streets
New Delhi, Nov 20: Parliament's winter session, set to start from Tuesday, may turn out to be stormy with the Bharatiya Janata Party today saying it will raise the issue of corruption and p....
- PM, Sonia must apologise for cash-for-votes scam: Gadkari
New Delhi,Nov 20: Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the country for putting &....
- Sushma blames wrong UPA policies for price rise
New Delhi, Nov 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader Sushma Swaraj today blamed the "wrong policies" of the United Progressive Alliance(UPA)for rising prices and accused Prime Minister....
- BJP minister complains to Sonia over Bhuria's remarks
Bhopal, Nov 19: A woman minister in Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking action against the Congress' state chief for hi....
- Law of diminishing returns dogged Advani's yatra
New Delhi, Nov 19: As Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) veteran L.K. Advani's 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra concludes Sunday after rolling across 22 states and five union territories, political analyst....
- BJP disqualifies six MLAs for cross-voting
Jammu, Nov 18: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu and Kashmir today disqualified six of its seven MLAs who had cross-voted during legislative council elections in April this year h....
- Swamy files complaint against Sonia, NAC
New Delhi, Nov 16: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has filed a police complaint against Sonia Gandhi and other members of the National Advisory Council (NAC) for their stance on the p....
- Attacks on Uttar Pradesh protesters wrong: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday condemned the beating up of a protester by Congress leaders at party leader Rahul Gandhi's Uttar Pradesh rally.
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- BJP team to visit Sabarimala to see facilities
New Delhi, Nov 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today constituted a committee to visit Kerala's Sabarimala to look at the steps taken to improve facilities for pilgr....
- Sonia should respond in missing nurse case: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday demanded that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi respond in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi involving her party legislator and sac....
- BSP, SP have tacit understanding with Congress: BJP
Lucknow, Nov 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Kalraj Mishra today demanded that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) clarify whether they would support a no-con....
- BJP slams PM for calling Gilani 'man of peace'
New Delhi, Nov 10: Labelling the meeting between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan "disastrous", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Manmohan Singh's comment that Yo....
- Sonia's speech reflects our views: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 9: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Congress president Sonia Gandhi's speech against corruption, that was read out in absentia at a rally in Uttara....
- Congress, BSP playing games over Bundelkhand: BJP
Lucknow, Nov 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the central and Uttar Pradesh governments of playing politics in the name of Bundelkhand and said the situation in the backward re....
- BMC polls: Shiv Sena, BJP, RPI close to seat-sharing pact
Mumbai, Nov 7: The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine and its new ally, the Republican Party of India (RPI), today moved closer to finalising a seat sharing formula for the ensuing ....
- Advani attacks Sonia over corruption
Mumbai, Nov 6: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Saturday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of being silent on corruption."Why is the Congress president silent....
- BJP wants apology from Chinese ambassador
New Delhi, Nov 4: Stating that his behaviour was "insulting and unacceptable", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Chinese ambassador Zhang Yan to apologise over wrong map of ....
- No regrets about dropping Yeddyuprappa: Advani
Panaji, Nov 2: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said he did not regret that the party had taken action against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who....
- Single ad for Sardar Patel, dozens on Indira: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday lambasted the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for "belittling" the contribution of India's first home minis....
- Bengal needs a full-time health minister: BJP
Kolkata, Oct 31: Demanding a full-time health minister for West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mahila Morcha president and MP Smriti Irani today criticized the lack of basic infras....
- BJP rules out poll pact with BJD
Bhubaneswar, Oct 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will not have any electoral alliance with Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the next assembly or electoral allia....
- Surveys show BJP will win in Uttar Pradesh: Nitin Gadkari
Lucknow, Oct 30: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari claimed today that internal surveys conducted by certain agencies indicate his party would attain power in Uttar Pradesh in....
- Congress, BSP not serious on Uttar Pradesh's development: Gadkari
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 30: Accusing the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of not making serious efforts for Uttar Pradesh's development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nit....
- Bomb plotters should be located: Advani
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29: A day after a pipe bomb was discovered on his yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here today complimented the Tamil Nadu government for chan....
- BJP drums up support for Advani's Bangalore rally
Bangalore, Oct 28: Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, weighed down by mounting corruption scandals, today launched roadshows in Bangalore to drum up support for senior party leader ....
- BJP not soft on corruption: L.K Advani
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Oct 28: Accusing the central government of selectively targeting people involved in scams, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said here that his party w....
- BJP leader murdered in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Oct 27: An octogenarian leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was brutally murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, triggering protests by party workers, police said to....
- Sushma Swaraj to meet former BJP MPs in Tihar
New Delhi, Oct 25: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj will today meet the arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who are lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the cash....
- Sushma Swaraj meets arrested BJP colleagues in Tihar
New Delhi, Oct 25: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today met two BJP colleagues who are lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the cash-for-vote scandal.Swaraj, who is....
- Government is dysfunctional: Advani
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said the central government had become dysfunctional and there were question marks on who held the number one and num....
- Advani doesn't rule out alliance with BJD
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said he did not rule out an alliance with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa in the 2014 general elections ev....
- UPA government most corrupt: Advani
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the most corrupt in the history of independent India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ....
- My Bangalore trip is on: Advani
Raipur, Oct 23: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today denied that he would not visit Bangalore as part of his ongoing Jan Chetna Yatra and said the trip was very much on."I ....
- BJP team meets PM over Manipur blockade
New Delhi, Oct 22: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Friday on the continuing economic blockade in Manipur....
- BJP delegation meets president on Manipur
New Delhi, Oct 21: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today on the continuing economic blockade in Manipur.
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- Bail plea of Advani's former aide rejected
New Delhi, Oct 21: A special court here today dismissed the bail application of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, who has been arrested in ....
- Advani not in favour of right to recall MPs
Kolkata, Oct 21: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today disapproved of Team Anna's proposal for right to recall of MPs but favoured electoral reforms, especially in re....
- New India will take shape if black money is brought back: Advani
Ranchi, Oct 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said a new India would take shape if the black money stashed abroad is brought back to the country."All the six lakh v....
- Advani on 'weak' PM: Just calling a spade a spade
Kolkata, Oct 21: "If calling a spade, a spade, is improper, I plead guilty", senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said today, justifying his oft-repeated comments that....
- If PM decides, Telangana state likely by New Year: Advani
Hyderabad, Oct 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday said if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi take a decis....
- No need for assembly resolution on Telangana: Advani
Hyderabad, Oct 19: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said there was no need for a resolution to be passed by the Andhra Pradesh assembly for carving out a separate Te....
- Dark Diwali for Karnataka BJP politicos
Bangalore, Oct 19: Two former chief ministers, four former ministers, one minister, one Lok Sabha member and three legislators in Karnataka have nothing much to celebrate Diwali for next week.
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- People in Hisar voted against corruption: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 17: People's anger against corruption had led to the Congress loss in the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today.
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- Embarrassed BJP attacks Congress over Yeddyurappa
New Delhi, Oct 16: Embarrassed after former Karnataka chief minister's B.S. Yeddyurappa's arrest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he....
- Yeddyurappa case: Congress advises Advani to end yatra
New Delhi, Oct 15: The Congress today said Bharatiya Janata Party's senior leader L.K. Advani should end his anti-corruption yatra after the party's former Karnataka chief minister B.S.....
- Advani demands white paper on black money, slams PM's RTI remarks
Bhopal, Oct 15: Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani today demanded a white paper from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the action taken by the United Progressive Alliance government to br....
- Rethinking donations from mining firms: BJP
Panaji, Oct 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has launched a political campaign against illegal mining in Goa, has said that henceforth it would accept donations from mining companies....
- Advani yatra: BJP non-committal on Yeddyurappa's role
Bangalore, Oct 13: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today was evasive on whether scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will take part in senior party leader L.K. Advani's r....
- No connection with Prashant Bhushan attackers: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned the assault on senior lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan and denied any link with the attackers.
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- Digvijay Singh is ill: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 12: Digvijay Singh is ill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared today as it hit out at the Congress leader for his comments on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backing....
- Advani's rath damaged on bridge
Patna, Oct 12: Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani's modified bus, being used as a rath for his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra, was damaged today after it got stuck under the Koilwar....
- Announce names of people with black money: L.K.Advani
Patna, Oct 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, who is on the second day of his anti-corruption campaign, today demanded that the UPA government make public the names of people....
- L.K. Advani only wants to be PM, says Congress
New Delhi, Oct 12: Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani for his 38-day rath yatra which began in Bihar on Tuesday, Congress leader Ashwani Kumar said Advani's sole aim i....
- Advani flays government over black money, graft
Patna, Oct 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani today attacked the central government for not bringing back black money stashed in tax havens abroad, and said that people were f....
- Jan Chetna Yatra is Advani's sixth rath yatra
New Delhi, Oct 11: The Jan Chetna Yatra of L.K. Advani, which was flagged off from Chapra by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today morning, is the sixth yatra the senior Bharatiya Janata Part....
- Despite yatra, JP's village lies forgotten
Sitab Diara (Bihar), Oct 11: The winds of change sweeping through Bihar have curiously left out a forgotten yet important part of the state -- the tiny village of Sitab Diara, the birthplace of....
- Advani in JP's village to begin 38-day yatra
Sitab Diara (Bihar), Oct 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday landed in this village, the birthplace of legendary socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, to begin a 12,0....
- In yatra mode, L.K Advani slams UPA, ducks PM candidate issue
New Delhi, Oct 11: A day ahead of launching his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday did not rule himself out of the party's prim....
- Will raise black money issue during yatra: LK Advani
New Delhi, Oct 9: Two days ahead of his anti-graft yatra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over illegal money stashed in tax havens ab....
- Hisar election is historic for India: Gadkari
Hisar (Haryana), Oct 9: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said the by-election for the Hisar Lok Sabha seat was a historic one in the politics of the country.
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- BJP smells victory in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, Oct 9: Buoyed by its internal surveys which show the party has gained ground in Uttar Pradesh on the issue of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to translate the an....
- BJP expels six Jammu and Kashmir legislators
Jammu, Oct 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled six of its legislators for cross-voting in April's legislative council polls in Jammu and Kashmir, party sources said today.
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- Sri Sri releases book of Gadkari's speeches
New Delhi, Oct 8: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today released a book containing the speeches of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari with a call to "spiritualise p....
- BJP wants government to review China policy
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party today asked the government to review its policy on China after Army Chief General V.K. Singh's statement on Oct 5 that around 4,000 Chinese troo....
- LK Advani's yatra to cover 100 districts
New Delhi, Oct 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani will cover 100 districts across the country during his anti-corruption yatra beginning from Oct 12.BJP general secretary Ananth....
- BJP units to chip in for Advani yatra
New Delhi, Oct 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party today announced senior leader L.K. Advani's rathyatra for "clean politics and good governance" would start on Oct 11 and said local par....
- Senior citizens can benefit society: Advani
New Delhi, Oct 2: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Saturday called for harnessing experiences of senior citizens for the larger benefit of society.
"Senior cit....
- BJP says PM not confident; asks cadre to be ready for polls
New Delhi, Oct 2: Stepping up its attack on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has suffered "loss of conf....
- BJP wants Bangladesh land deal details in parliament
New Delhi, Oct 1: Expressing its concern over India-Bangladesh Land Transfer Agreement reached during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka last month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (....
- BJP leaders unhappy over Modi skipping meet
New Delhi, Oct 1: Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his absence from its national executive meet here today, a party source sai....
- Modi's absence, talk of PM candidate, cloud BJP meet
New Delhi, Sep 30: Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate? The issue saw differences crop up in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its two-day national executive meeting here today as ....
- Pranab Mukherjee-Chidambaram patch up comical, says BJP
New Delhi, Sep 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as "comical" Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidambaram denying any rift between them, and said Chidambaram....
- BJP rally in support of arrested ex-MP
Bhopal, Sep 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday held a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to protest the arrest of its tribal leader and former MP Faggan Singh Kulaste i....
- BJP national executive meet to focus on Advani's `yatra'
New Delhi, Sep 30: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's anti-corruption 'yatra' (march) will be the focus at the party's two-day national executive meet th....
- Act against Chidambaram, BJP tells PM
New Delhi, Sep 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take action against Home Minister P. Chidambaram over his alleged links with the spectrum prici....
- Lawyer complains of political, media reactions
New Delhi, Sep 28:Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) senior counsel in Supreme Court K.K. Venugopal on Tuesday termed as "affront" the remarks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) l....
- Jaitley confident of mid-term poll prospects
New Delhi, Sep 27: With the Congress struggling to handle the 2G controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley today said if mid-term elections are held now, then his party woul....
- Action against whistleblowers, not beneficiaries: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 27: Action has been taken against whistleblowers, but no investigations taken against those who have benefited in the 2008 cash-for-votes incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ....
- Live on this! BJP sends Rs.32 to PM, Sonia
Bhopal, Sep 27: Mocking the government's stand on poverty, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Madhya Pradesh unit has sent demand drafts of Rs.32 each to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Con....
- Probe S.P. Mookerjee's death: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded setting up of a commission to probe the "mysterious death" of Jan Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in Srina....
- Chidambaram should be in jail: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 24: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Home Minister P. Chidambaram should be in jail for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam.
"The proo....
- Modi ignores Uddhav, says Raj
Mumbai, Sep 21: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today alleged that his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray is upset as "Narendra Modi probably does n....
- Advani meets RSS chief
Nagpur, Sep 21: Ahead of his nationwide tour against corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat today.
Talking to ....
- Modi on fast track as BJP lavishes praise
Ahmedabad, Sep 17: Launching his three-day 'sadbhavna' fast for peace, unity and harmony, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said Gujarat was his family and the day was not far off when....
- Centre destroying politics of honesty in Gujarat: Jaitley
Ahmedabad, Sep 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said here today the central government was trying to destroy the politics of honesty in Gujarat."There is politics of hon....
- Court verdict a vindication, says BJP; Congress says no clean chit to Modi
New Delhi, Sep 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said the Supreme Court ruling on a petition filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 riots,....
- Bypoll turns into supremacy battle in Karnataka BJP
Bangalore, Sep 11: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's problems in Karnataka seem to be only multiplying with time. The latest to haunt it is who should lead the campaign for the party cand....
- BJP, Haryana Janhit Congress enter poll alliance
New Delhi, Sep 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced an alliance with the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) led by Kuldeep Bishnoi for the forthcoming by-election to the Hisar Lok Sa....
- Government rebuts BJP's charges on terror
New Delhi, Sep 9: The government today rebutted main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's accusations that the "centre was not doing enough to check terror attacks".
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- Advani to launch 'yatra' against graft
New Delhi, Sep 8: Two decades after his 'rath yatra' for a Ram temple at Ayodhya, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said he will undertake another such journey again....
- BJP stages protest in parliament complex
New Delhi, Sep 8: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members led by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest in the parliament complex here today after senior leader L.K....
- Congress not interested in functioning of parliament: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of not being interested in restoring normal functioning of parliament and said the government had not responded to ....
- Congress not interested in functioning of parliament: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of not being interested in restoring normal functioning of parliament and said the government had not responded to ....
- BJP condemns Reddy arrest, Congress claims credit
Bangalore, Sep 5: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party here today condemned the arrest of one of its leaders, mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy, on charges of illegal mining, even as Congress claim....
- Reddy brothers will prove their innocence: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 5: Blaming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for the arrest of former Karnataka tourism minister G. Janardhana Reddy, a defiant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the mi....
- Narendra Modi eying bigger national role, WikiLeaks reveals
New Delhi, Sep 4: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is eying a bigger national leadership role and is positioning himself for a power struggle in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), say US dip....
- BJP asks president to intervene in Gujarat Lokayukta issue
New Delhi, Sep 2: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation, led by senior leader L.K. Advani, met President Pratibha Patil today and asked her to intervene in the issue of Gujarat Governor Ka....
- Recall Gujarat governor, demands Advani
New Delhi, Aug 30: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today demanded the recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, alleging that she had appointed Justice (retd) R.A. Mehta as the ....
- BJP flays Gujarat Lokayukta appointment
New Delhi, Aug 27: As parliament debated the Lokpal bill today, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the opportunity to vent its anger on the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat "by....
- BJP legislator might be quizzed in RTI activist murder
Bhopal, Aug 26: Bharatiya Janata Party's Bhopal legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh and Indore Inspector General Pawan Srivastava might be quizzed by the Madhya Pradesh Police in connection with....
- Joshi, Bansal exchange barbs
New Delhi, Aug 24: A heated exchange of words took place between the treasury and opposition benches in the Lok Sabha when Bharatiya Janata Party's Murli Manohar Joshi accused Parliamentary....
- No bail for former BJP minister in Karnataka
Bangalore, Aug 23: The Karnataka High Court today rejected the bail plea of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Katta Subramanaya Naidu and his son in a corruption case.
Nai....
- BJP wants corruption discussion, Rajya Sabha adjourned
New Delhi, Aug 23: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded that question hour be suspended for a discussion on corruption.
As soon as the upp....
- BJP, police clash again at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, Aug 12: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including several leaders, were detained as they staged a protest march here against the police baton-charge during their ag....
- CAG is not only the government's accountant: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 11: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today slammed the Congress's contention that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was there only to audit government expenditures, sa....
- Chhattisgarh ministers appear for 'test' before Gadkari
Raipur, Aug 11: As many as six senior ministers of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have appeared for a "performance test" before party president Nitin Gadkari in ....
- BJP, Congress delaying discussion on corruption: Left
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have joined hands to disrupt parliament in order to delay discussions on corruption and price rise, the Left alleged today.S....
- Uproar in parliament over police crackdown on BJP workers
New Delhi, Aug 10: The crucial question hour had to be cancelled today as opposition MPs disrupted the Lok Sabha to protest the police crackdown on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers outside ....
- Karnataka's ex-minister, son jailed in graft case
Bangalore, Aug 8: Former Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Katta Subramanya Naidu and his son Katta Jagadish were today sent to judicial custody in a corruption case after their b....
- BJP moves privilege motion against Ajay Maken
New Delhi, Aug 8: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today moved a privilege motion against Sports Minister Ajay Maken in both houses, accusing him of misleading parliament.
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- Congress in 'negative shape', says Gadkari
Thane (Maharashtra), Aug 8: Stating that the Congress is in a "negative shape", Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today said that his party should take advantage of it and ....
- Food security bill in current form unacceptable: Karat
Kolkata, Aug 7: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said the food security bill in its current form will curtail the food security as it caters to cer....
- Yeddyurappa will continue to spell trouble for BJP
New Delhi, Aug 6: It is unlikely that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) thought its scam-tainted former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will quietly walk away into the sunset after los....
- Bill introduced to include Bhoti language
New Delhi, Aug 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay Friday introduced a private members bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking amendment to the constitution for inclusion of Bhoti language, ....
- Gowda woos Shettar faction before swearing-in
Bangalore, Aug 4: Hours before taking oath as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second chief minister in Karnataka, D.V. Sadananda Gowda today met the party's faction leader Jagadish ....
- Curb inflation or 'go', opposition slams government
New Delhi, Aug 3: Opposition parties led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today tore into the government over the issue of spiralling prices, saying corruption was the root cause of inflati....
- BJP's unsavoury week ends on stormy note
Bangalore, Aug 3: It was a week the BJP would like to forget.
Slogan-shouting and jostling marred the election of D.V. Sadananda Gowda as the new leader of Bharatiya Janata Party'....
- No deal between government, opposition: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today denied that a deal had been struck between the government and the opposition on a discussion in parliament on the issue of price rise.
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- Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over land to Gandhi trust
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Rajya Sabha today was adjourned twice after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sought to raise the issue of the Haryana government being pulled up by the Punjab and Haryana ....
- BJP denies irate Yeddyurappa smashed laptop
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today dismissed as "totally baseless" a media report that former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa angrily smashed the laptop....
- BJP wants PM to explain price rise
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the government's inability to control inflation.
"In the l....
- Why did Lokayukta not exercise full powers: Congress
New Delhi, Aug 1: The Congress today wondered why Karnataka ombudsman Santosh Hegde did not use his powers to force an early resignation of outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister....
- BJP to announce Yeddyurappa successor Sunday afternoon
Bangalore, July 31: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka will today announce the new chief minister of the state to succeed B.S. Yeddyurappa, set to resign for his alleged invo....
- Yeddyurappa not to pick his successor
Bangalore, July 30 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today ruled out allowing scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to pick his successor, even as it continued efforts to make hi....
- BJP signals a stormy monsoon session
New Delhi, July 30: Signalling a stormy monsson session of parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) today said it would seek parliamentary debates on the alleged rampant corruption and pric....
- Yeddyurappa to resign, but after July 31
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 29: A defiant Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday relented to resign but sought time till July 31 even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) con....
- BJP seeks farmer-friendly land acquisition act
Shimla, July 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) farmers' wing will stage a demonstration before parliament during the monsoon session to demand a "farmer-friendly" land acquisitio....
- Lokayukta report to be out today, Yeddy in fix
New Delhi, July 27: The final judgment day for the Chief Minister of Karnataka has arrived. The posing question is whether he would resign or would be made to resign by the big wigs of his part....
- BJP keeps Karnataka options open ahead of Lokayukta report
New Delhi, July 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keeping its options open on Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who might be strongly indicted in the ombudsman's report on il....
- Almost no relationship with BJP: Arun Shourie
New Delhi, July 19: In a sign of disillusionment with the party he represented as its intellectual face for many years, Arun Shourie, a former minister in the NDA government, today said he has....
- Cash-for-votes probe should expose real culprit: BJP
New Delhi, July 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that Delhi Police should distinguish between those who indulged in corruption in the 2008 cash-for-votes controversy in parliame....
- Cow, poor, women would be our priority: Uma Bharti
Lucknow, July 21: Accusing the Mayawati-led government of not making efforts to improve law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti said here today ....
- Congress targets BJP over Karnataka mining scam
New Delhi, July 21: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not taking any action to stop illegal mining in Karnataka, the Congress today said the resignation of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddy....
- Gadkari invites British, EU investments in BJP-ruled states
London, July 20: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari has invited British and European Union investments in the BJP-ruled states in India in the field of green technologies and non-co....
- BJP wants rape victims, kin to join sit-in
Lucknow, July 19: In a bid to corner the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government over "rising crimes against women", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today called upon victims and their f....
- BJP leader dares Karnataka ombudsman over charge
Bangalore, July 18: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader V. Dhananjaya Kumar today denied he had tried to influence Karnataka's Lokayukta (ombudsman) to spare Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurapp....
- BJP leader shot dead in Kanpur
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 17 : A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants here on Saturday night, police said.
Yogendra Singh, a member ....
- Treasure belongs to Kerala temple: BJP
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the wealth unearthed from the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here belonged to the deity and "evil fo....
- BJP delegation meets president on 'lawlessness' in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, July 13: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Partibha Patil today to demand an inquiry into the alleged rise in co....
- Gadkari to address BJP diaspora group in London
New Delhi, July 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari will address the first convention of the Overseas Friends of BJP in London July 16 as well as several business meets during ....
- Himachal BJP MP fears threat to life
Shimla, July 10 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajan Sushant, who has launched a campaign against his own party over corruption, today sought extra security, saying he fears danger to his l....
- Smriti Irani nominated for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat
New Delhi, July 9: Indian television's popular "bahu" Smriti Irani and Dilip Pandya have been nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, party s....
- Former Karnataka minister charge sheeted in land scam
Bangalore, July 8 : Former Bharatiya Janata Party minister in Karnataka Katta Sumbramanya Naidu and his son Katta Jagadish Naidu were on Friday formally charged in a land scam.
The c....
- Nothing is going to change with Rahul's march: Uma Bharti
Varanasi, July 7: Hitting out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi over his ongoing march against forcible land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bhar....
- Rahul Gandhi's padyatra a political drama: BJP
New Delhi, July 5: Terming Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Bhatta-Parsaul a "political drama", the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked why the Congress party's &....
- BJP tells Rajnath to focus on Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, July 4: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has been asked by the party to focus on Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in view of assembly polls in the two states ....
- Pranab's office bugged following Sonia's orders: BJP
Kolkata, July 2: Alleging that union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's office was "bugged" following instructions from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ....
- Economist prime minister has failed: BJP
New Delhi, June 29: Hitting out at Manmohan Singh's argument over rising price, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that the economist prime minister had failed.
"So f....
- BJP wins Jabera by-poll in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, June 29: Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate today won the Jabera assembly by-poll by defeating his nearest Congress rival by over 11,000 votes, an offic....
- BJP retains Purnia assembly seat in Bihar
Patna, June 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an alliance partner in Bihar's Nitish Kumar government, retained the Purnia assembly seat in the state today, defeating the Congress.
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- BJP alleges conspiracy in fuel price hike, blames PM
New Delhi, June 28: Blaming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the hike in diesel, kerosene and cooking gas prices, the main opposition Bhartiya Janata Party today said he had led the country t....
- BJP workers detained after clash with police
Lucknow, June 28: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women activists were detained here today after they clashed with the police while demonstrating against the Mayawati-led Uttar Prades....
- PM's post should not become fiefdom of a family : Advani
New Delhi, June 27 : Terming it "sad" that the Congress has become the "fiefdom of a single family", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Sunday said the office o....
- UPA intolerant of dissent: Murli Manohar Joshi
Bangalore, June 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said the Congress-led central government had "scant respect for democratic values" and was "brutall....
- Kashmir problem is Nehru's special gift to India: Advani
New Delhi, June 26 : As India and Pakistan restored peace talks over pending issues including Kashmir, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today slammed the country's f....
- Gadkari stops Yeddyurappa's temple oath plan
Bangalore, June 25: Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa will not go ahead with his plan to take oath in a temple to disprove claims that he had tried to buy his predecessor's silence....
- Sushma slams government on fuel price hike
New Delhi, June 25 : Accusing the government of being insensitive to the sufferings of the common man, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today slammed it for hiking the price....
- Samajwadi Party demands Mayawati's dismissal
Lucknow, June 25: Accusing Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government of terrorising the family of deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, found dead mysteriously in a Lucknow jail, the Samajwad....
- Explain Pranab office bugging issue, Advani tells PM
New Delhi, June 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should come clean on reports that the finance minister's office was bugged."....
- Compromise on Kashmir will spark nationwide stir: BJP
New Delhi, June 23: Terming the Kashmir issue as a "gift of the Nehru family", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today warned the Congress-led central government of a nationwide agitati....
- BJP supports the done nuclear deal: Jaitley
Washington, June 23: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has defended his party's stand on the India-US nuclear deal saying that now that "it was a done deal"....
- Munde won't leave party, say BJP leaders
Mumbai, June 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra unit today asserted that its leader Gopinath Munde would not leave the party even as Munde said that he would take a decision only....
- Uma Bharti slams Mayawati
Lucknow, June 19: Days after rejoining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uma Bharti today termed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati a big disappointment.
Addressing party leaders a....
- Goa police chief's comment on tribal protest triggers storm
Panaji, June 18: The Goa police chief's comment today that he would have ordered firing on tribals during their agitation May 25, triggered a controversy with tribal leaders and the opposit....
- Remove Chidambaram, demands BJP
New Delhi, June 18: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday demanded that Home Minister P. Chidambaram be removed from the cabinet."Chidambaram should be re....
- BJP activists protest remarks against Gadkari
Raipur, June 17: Dozens of activists of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took to the streets here to protest the remarks of a Congress leader against party president....
- Uma Bharti to stage first sit-in as BJP leader on Saturday
Lucknow, June 17: Days after rejoining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uma Bharti will stage her first demonstration against the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur-Kheri dis....
- BJP questions Mamata silence on graft, Ramdev
Kolkata, June 15: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday questioned Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's silence on the corrup....
- Pranab may become PM, but never Congress president: Gadkari
Kolkata, June 15: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee may fulfil his wish of becoming the country's prime minister but he can ....
- Gadkari demands CBI probe in journalist's murder
New Delhi, June 15: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the ....
- Modi using literacy drive funds for own publicity: Congress
Gandhinagar, June 14: The Congress on Monday sought to refute Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's charge of injustice by the central government and accused him of instead diverting funds....
- BJP to launch more marches against Uttar Pradesh land acquisition
Lucknow, June 12: Buoyed by the "overwhelming response" to its just-concluded four-day "Kisan Yatra" in some districts of Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today a....
- Uma Bharti re-inducted into BJP
New Delhi, June 7: Veteran politician Uma Bharti, 52, today rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), nearly six years after being expelled for defying the party leadership.The former Madhya P....
- Uma Bharti homecoming may help BJP in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, June 7: The return of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seen as an attempt by the party to expand its shrinking support in Uttar ....
- BJP launches satyagraha against action on Ramdev
New Delhi, June 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today evening launched a 24-hour satyagraha here to protest against the police's post-midnight swoop on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at....
- Action fascist, BJP to observe satyagraha: Gadkari
Lucknow, June 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today described the central government's crackdown on the stir by yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters as "fas....
- BJP to make vision document for Uttar Pradesh's development
Lucknow, June 4: Planning to prepare a roadmap for development in Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly elections in 2012, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here today constituted a committee for for....
- BJP slams president's decision on Delhi minister
New Delhi, June 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday expressed dismay over the decision of President Pratibha Patil to reject the recommendation of the Delhi Lokayukta to remove Pu....
- UPA government has betrayed people, says Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, June 1: Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of betraying the people, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today said her party will bring out a people's ....
- Yeddyurappa flags rosy picture of state under BJP rule
Bangalore, May 31: On completion of three years in office by the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today said the financial position and resource ....
- Andhra government violated protocol during Sushma's visit: BJP
Hyderabad, May 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded an apology from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy after the state government violated the protocol during the vi....
- BJP rupture over Reddy Brothers?
New Delhi, May 30: West Bengal saw a change after 34 years. A break from the Left rule happened since there was an opposition who can come up to that level and people can vote for the same. Let....
- BJP completes three years of controversy-ridden rule
Bangalore, May 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka completes three years on Monday with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa battling corruption charges and the ....
- Gadkari intervenes in Reddy brothers' row, says all ministers unanimous choice
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari intervened today to quell the raging controversy over remarks of party leader Sushma Swaraj on inducting the c....
- Jaitley, Swaraj not responsible for Reddy brothers: Rajnath
New Delhi, May 28: After a news magazine quoted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj as blaming party colleague Arun Jaitley for making Reddy brothers ministers in Karnataka, forme....
- Opposition leaders to tour Maharashtra for show of might
Mumbai, May 24: Top leaders of the opposition Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Republican Party of India (RPI) will go on a statewide tour from Friday to prepare party workers, espe....
- BJP issues disqualification notice to seven Kashmir legislators
Jammu, May 24: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued "disqualification notices" to seven of its legislators who had cross-voted in the legislative c....
- Himachal BJP removes MP from state executive
Shimla, May 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Himachal Pradesh Rajan Sushant was on Monday removed from party's state executive body for making allegations of corruption against Chi....
- BJP threatens nation-wide stir to save Karnataka ministry
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today threatened a nation-wide stir if the central government does not reject by on Monday evening Karnataka Governor H.R.Bhardwaj....
- Yeddyurappa threatens stir, opposition firm on ouster
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 19: Karnataka will on Friday see the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministry staging a rally against Governor H.R. Bhardwaj for seeking its dismissal, even as the....
- Will win Karnataka struggle: Gadkari
New Delhi, May 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge victorious from the Karnataka crisis, despite the Congress's effort to "destabilise" the state government, party pres....
- BJP set to win Karnataka assembly bypolls
Bangalore, May 13: Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was today set to bag all the three assembly seats where bypolls were held on April 9.
The BJP candidates were leading ....
- BJP slams Rahul Gandhi's Greater Noida visit
New Delhi, May 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the visit by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Bhatta Parsaul village in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, the scene ....
- Governors political, officials pressurised: BJP chief ministers
New Delhi, May 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers today accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of "compromising interests" of their states by putting pr....
- Ajit Jogi bribed voters: BJP
Raipur, May 5: Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it has complained to the Election Commission about Congress leader Ajit Jogi distributing cash to voters at an e....
- CBI raids Punjab BJP legislator's house
Chandigarh, May 4: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today night conducted searches at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Khurana here.
Khurana, who....
- Committed to restoring peace in Bastar: Raman Singh
Raipur, May 4: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said that the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was committed to restoring peace in the sprawling Maoist-affected Bas....
- Advani hails Assange, Zuckerberg in blog
New Delhi, May 3: Hailing the internet as a tool that had "surpassed even the state", senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has praised WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange....
- BJP slams on conflicting statement On the Chopper
New Delhi, May 2: BJP phrases it as unfortunate that the conflicting statement by the responsible personnel has led to the waste of hours prior to the search operation of the missing Arunachal....
- PAC has become a joke, says BJP
New Delhi, April 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today blamed the ruling Congress and other parties for making a 'joke' of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a day after the mee....
- Governance, not just winning elections, matters: Advani to partymen
Bangalore, April 29: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Thursday urged partymen to ensure their conduct did not invite charges as "even minor wrongdoings of BJP are h....
- Top priority for Yamuna cleaning: BJP
Agra, April 28: If the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power at the centre, the cleaning of the Yamuna and Ganga rivers would receive top priority, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said at a rally h....
- BJP objects to Chidambaram's Gujarat remarks
New Delhi, April 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken exception to Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remarks on a senior Gujarat police officer accusing Chief Minister Narendra Modi ....
- BJP to step up campaigning in Bastar
Raipur, April 25: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and the majority of his 13-member council of ministers will intensify campaigning for the May 8 Bastar Lok Sabha constituency by-poll, ....
- BJP farmers' wing starts campaign to visit grain markets
Chandigarh, April 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha (BJPKM) today launched a nationwide campaign to visit grain markets across the country to understand and highlight the problems fac....
- BJP takes a dig at Trinamool on black money issue
Kolkata, April 22: Taking a dig at former alliance partner Trinamool Congress on the issue of black money being used in the ongoing assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun ....
- We have not quit, BJP legislators tell Jammu and Kashmir speaker
Jammu, April 22: Five of the seven BJP legislators involved in cross-voting in the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have written to the assembly speaker, saying that their res....
- The country's condition worst under Manmohan: Advani
Kolkata, April 21: Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani today again attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the India's condition has reached its "worst" under the leade....
- Uma Bharti could return to BJP next week
Bhopal, April 21: After six years of estrangement, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti could return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within a week, party sources said.
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- BJP suspends seven Kashmir legislators for cross-voting
New Delhi/Jammu, April 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party today suspended seven of its 11 legislators in Jammu and Kashmir for voting for the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in the Ap....
- Kashmir BJP legislators apologise for cross-voting
Jammu, April 20: All the 11 BJP legislators in Jammu and Kashmir who were summoned by the party's national leadership to Delhi have tendered an "unqualified apology" for cross-votin....
- Functioning of railways shows how Mamata will rule Bengal: BJP
New Delhi, April 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit out at Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee saying the functioning of the railways shows how she will rule West Bengal if she comes t....
- Suspense over resignations of 11 BJP legislators
Jammu, April 15: Although all 11 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Jammu and Kashmir have quit owning "moral responsibility" for the cross voting that enabled the ruling combi....
- After flak, BJP removes castes of leaders from website
Chandigarh, April 14: After facing flak over mentioning the castes of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar and social reformer Bal Gangadhar Tilak on its website, the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janat....
- BJP leaders visit Kashmir's Hazratbal shrine
Srinagar, April 14: A team of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir paid obeisance at the valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal here today m....
- BJP to probe cross-voting in legislative council polls
Jammu, April 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will probe cross-voting in the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir with seven of 11 of its legislators voting against their part....
- Yeddyurappa dismisses talk of dissidence
Bangalore, April 13: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today dismissed talk of dissidence in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here as the state unit president K.S. Eshwarappa met....
- BJP will have impressive presence in south: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, April 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have an "impressive presence" in the assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, which go to polls today, party leader S....
- BJP wants Lokpal Bill passed in next session
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has assured support to the central government to ensure that the Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill is passed in the b....
- 'Not fair', Sushma says to chopper landing denial
New Delhi, April 10: "Really not fair", is how BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today tweeted her ire over her chopper being denied landing permission in Palakkad in Kerala because of Prime Min....
- People exasperated with situation in public life: Jaitley
New Delhi, April 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that people were exasperated with the prevailing situation in Indian public life and the responsibility to....
- BJP seeks Mayawati's response to scam allegations
Lucknow, April 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded Uttar Pradesh (UP)Chief Minister Mayawati respond to the 100 scams it has charged her with indulging in during her tenure.
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- 'BJP set to surprise everyone with Bengal polls performance'
Kolkata, April 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting much support from the people of West Bengal and is set to surprise everyone with its performance in the April-May assembly election....
- Sack, arrest Goa minister Monserrate: BJP
New Delhi, April 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded sacking and arrest of Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate, who was detained at the Mumbai international airport ....
- Congress playing demolition politics: BJP, JMM
Ranchi, April 6: A day after violence here, Jharkhand's ruling alliance partners today alleged the Congress and its MP Subodh Kant Sahay, who is a union minister, are politicising the anti-....
- Goa minister caught with $10 mn could have Dawood links: BJP
Panaji, April 3: Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate, who was detained at Mumbai for allegedly carrying $10 million in unaccounted money, could have links with underworld don Dawood Ibra....
- Goa minister detained with $10 mn should quit: BJP
Panaji, April 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded the resignation of Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte, who was detained today at the Mumbai international airport for allegedl....
- Gadkari defends Jaitely on WikiLeaks exposes
Ranchi, March 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday defended senior party colleague Arun Jaitley on a leaked US embassy cable which referred to the latter's pur....
- Congress cause of country's woes: Gadkari
Ranchi, March 27: The Congress party is the main cause of all the woes the country faces, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said today.
Gadkari, who has been on a tw....
- UPA will die its own death, says Gadkari
Ranchi, March 26: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would die its own death and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form the government after the 2014 general elections,....
- No plan to remove Yeddyurappa, says BJP
Bangalore, March 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will complete his five-year term despite some party legislators and leaders seeking hi....
- We don't believe in dynastic succession: BJP's reply to PM
New Delhi, March 26: Mounting a counter-attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his barb on party leader L.K. Advani about his ambition to be prime minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP....
- BJP's dependence on Wikileaks shows political bankruptcy
If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) presumed that threatening to move a privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the WikiLeaks revelations and forcing him to clarify his position in p....
- UPA not keen to probe corruption, says BJP
New Delhi, March 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of trying to derail the debate on corruption in the budget session of parliament and sa....
- Advani hasn't denied expose on BJP: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi, March 23: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha today said veteran leader L.K. Advani "has not denied" the WikiLeaks expose about alleged doublespeak of t....
- Poll victory cannot erase a crime, Sushma tells PM
New Delhi, March 23: Stating that an election victory cannot erase a crime, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for citing the 2009 ....
- BJP shall form next government in Assam: Nitin Gadkari
Guwahati, March 23: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today kicked off the party's election campaign in Assam by launching a blistering attack on the ruling Congress whil....
- BJP accuses Congress of relying on paid news in Assam
New Delhi, March 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today filed a complaint before the Election Commission accusing the Congress of indulging in the "paid news" malpractice in Assam b....
- BJP gives notice for a breach of privilege motion against PM
New Delhi, March 22: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today gave notice for a breach of privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the 2008 bribe-for-votes sca....
- Yeddyurappa in Delhi to meet BJP leaders, PM
New Delhi/Bangalore, March 21: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa arrived in New Delhi late today to meet his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Yed....
- PM's 'victory thesis' is preposterous, says Advani
New Delhi, March 19: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of coming up with a "preposterous thesis" that victory in the election ....
- Factionalism to the fore in ruling BJP in Karnataka
Bangalore, March 18; Nearly half of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Karnataka today stayed away from a meeting Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa called, indicating deepenin....
- Wikileaks disclosures: BJP demands UPA government's resignation
New Delhi, March 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the "immediate" resignation of the Manmohan Singh government in the wake of the revelations in leaked US diplomatic ....
- BJP to raise Wikileaks detail on payoffs in parliament
New Delhi, March 17: Revelations in leaked US diplomatic cables through Wikileaks that cash had been paid to MPs for the 2008 confidence vote on the civil nuclear deal of India with the US will....
- BJP protest forces parliament adjournment
New Delhi, March 16: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today following a ruckus when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs did not allow Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda to raise the issue ....
- BJP activists caned in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 15; Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were caned in various districts of Uttar Pradesh today after they clashed with the police, set up road blockades and se....
- BJP demands amendments in pesticides bill
Chandigarh, March 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha today demanded amendments in the proposed Pesticides Management Bill and sharing of its management rights with state governments.
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- Trinamool cannot escape UPA's sins: Arun Jaitley
Kolkata, March 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying it cannot escape the si....
- Take concrete steps against Hasan Ali: BJP
Kolkata, March 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley today demanded that the central government take concrete steps against stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of stashing ne....
- BJP legislator surrenders after apex court rejects bail
Bhubaneswar, March 9: A BJP legislator in Orissa surrendered in a fast track court today, two months after the Supreme Court rejected the bail granted to him by a lower court in a murder case r....
- Utter disgust in country over government's conduct: Advani
New Delhi, March 6: There is "utter disgust" in the country over the way the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been conducting itself, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....
- Another major blow to Congress, says BJP
New Delhi, March 5: Describing the DMK's withdrawal of unconditional support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government as "another major blow" to the Congress, the Bha....
- Kirti Azad accuses Mamata of double standards
Kolkata, March 5: Accusing Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee of double standards, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirti Azad today snubbed her for not quitting t....
- Sushma blames tweeting 'constraints' for PM remark
New Delhi, March 5: A tweet welcoming the prime minister accepting responsibility for P.J. Thomas' appointment as the chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) triggered speculation that Sushma Sw....
- Bismillah Khan's disciple to play at Varun's wedding
Varanasi, March 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi's wedding with Kolkata-based graphic designer Yamini Roy here on Sunday will see shehnai maestro late Bismillah Khan's so....
- Appreciate PM's remark on CVC, Sushma tweets
New Delhi, March 4: Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took responsibility for the controversial appointment of P.J. Thomas as chief vigilance commissioner, which the Supreme Court has s....
- BJP to publish one lakh booklets on Goa scams
Panaji, March 2: With an eye to the assembly polls in the near future, the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to publish 1 lakh booklets highlighting the failings and scan....
- Vasundhara Raje elected Rajasthan BJP head
Jaipur, Feb 26: Bringing an end to speculations in political circles, former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday was elected unopposed as the leader of the state unit of the Bh....
- 40 injured as BJP activists clash with police
New Delhi, Feb 24: About 40 people, including journalists and policemen, were injured today when activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed with police near Jantar Mantar in central ....
- Hema Malini owns assets worth Rs.60 crore
Bangalore, Feb 21: Hindi film world's 'dream girl' Hema Malini owns diamonds, gold, houses and other assets valued at over Rs.60 crore and she has a debt of Rs.17 crore. The actress....
- PM using phoney coalition constraints to condone corruption: Advani
New Delhi, Feb 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with being "less concerned" about corruption in his government and using &....
- BJP celebrates 1,000 days of rule in Karnataka
Bangalore, Feb 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today organized a large rally here to celebrate 1,000 days in power in Karnataka, its first government in south India. The Congress held anot....
- Congress a party of dacoits, says Gadkari
Hyderabad, Feb 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today termed the Congress as a party of "dacoits, looters and thieves" who were busy looting the country.
- BJP wins one seat in Madhya Pradesh by-polls
Bhopal, Feb 17: The ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh today won the by-poll in Kukshi assembly constituency and was leading in Sonkatch, both considered as opposition Congress....
- BJP wins by-election in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Feb 17: Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won the Sanjari Balod assembly seat today defeating the Congress after 14 rounds of counting.
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- PM expressed helplessness in dealing with corruption: BJP
New Delhi, Feb 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "helplessness" in dealing with corruption and said he had sought to "cover up"....
- Communists are equally responsible for price rise: BJP
Kolkata, Feb 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that the Left parties were equally responsible for the price rise of essential commodities as they were alliance partners in the fir....
- Ahead of PM's media interaction, BJP ups the ante
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 15: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's much awaited media interaction on Wednesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today upped the ante with L.K. Adva....
- PM has to break silence on 2G, S-band, inflation: BJP
Kolkata, Feb 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should break his silence on the 2G and S-band spectrum controversies as well as on inflation and black money when he addresses the media on Wednes....
- Clarify on 100,000 tapped phones: BJP to government
Kolkata, Feb 15: The government should give an "authoritative clarification" on media reports that 100,000 phones are being tapped per year, which is a matter of concern, senior BJP lea....
- BJP planning JP-like agitation against corruption, inflation
New Delhi, Feb 15: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Monday it was planning to launch an agitation on the lines of the pre-Emergency movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan on the....
- BJP slams government on Devas-ISRO deal
Mumbai, Feb 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today attacked the Congress-led central government for the deal by the Indian space agency giving S-band spectrum to a private company without c....
- BJP alleges Rs.63,000 crore scams in northeastern states
New Delhi, Feb 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged corruption of Rs.63,000 crore in development projects in the northeastern states by the local Congress governments, and said it....
- BJP favours review of apex court verdict on banned outfits
New Delhi, Feb 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court judgment that mere membership of a banned outfit was not a crime has serious implications for the count....
- Yeddyurappa declares assets worth several crores
Bangalore, Feb 6: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, under attack for allegedly amassing wealth, today declared that he had cash and jewellery worth crores of rupees besides property in....
- Yeddyurappa to make assets public on Sunday
Belgaum (Karnataka), Feb 5: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today said he would on Sunday make public his assets in response to continued allegations by opposition parties that he has....
- India's casual attitude led to fishermen's killings: Sushma Swaraj
Chennai, Feb 4: Blaming the Indian government's "casual attitude" for the killing of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said her party would raise the....
- BJP firm on JPC for 2G spectrum probe
Bangalore, Feb 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it was firm on its demand for a Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scandal, while non-BJP oppos....
- BJP demands CBI probe in Posco approval
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the clearance granted to the Posco project in Orissa by the union ....
- BJP shielding corrupt Himachal Pradesh officials, says Congress leader
Chandigarh, Jan 31: Himachal Pradesh Congress president Kaul Singh Thakur today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of shielding tainted government officials and allowing corrup....
- NDA will soon decide strategy for budget session: Gadkari
Chennai, Jan 30: Indicating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could stall the budget session of parliament too over the demand for a parliamentary probe into the 2G spectrum scam, party chi....
- Congress has distorted thinking on Kashmir, says Advani
New Delhi, Jan 30: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today accused the Congresss of "distorted thinking" on Jammu and Kashmir and said it was a shame that two top p....
- Sushma to visit family of killed Tamil Nadu fisherman
New Delhi, Jan 30: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj will go to Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu on Feb 4 to meet the family of a fisherman who was "tortured and killed" alle....
- UPA is looting the country: Gadkari
Chennai, Jan 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said the 2G spectrum scam will bring down the United Progressive Alliance government and added that former communicat....
- BJP to undertake statewide march in West Bengal
New Delhi, Jan 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)on Friday said it will take out a "rath yarta" (march) in West Bengal from Sunday to highlight the lawlessness, "the politics of b....
- BJP's Kashmir yatra: provocative, self-defeating adventurism
New Delhi, Jan 29: It is difficult to understand why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should have suddenly adopted a combative patriotic posture on Kashmir in the midst of its fairly successful....
- Panel clears BJP, Hindu groups in Karnataka church attacks
Bangalore, Jan 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its government in Karnataka and pro-Hindu outfits had no hand in the series of attacks on churches in the state in 2008, a judicial panel sa....
- Government stance on vigilance chief a lie: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as a "patent lie" the government telling the Supreme court that the panel that selected P.J. Thomas as the Central Vigil....
- May move court on government foiling flag march: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 27: Slamming the Jammu and Kashmir and central governments for preventing Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from hoisting the national flag in Srinagar's Lal Chowk, the party on....
- BJP march to divert focus on terror cases linked to RSS: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 26: The Congress today said the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Ekta Yatra' to Srinagar was aimed at diverting attention from terror-related charges faced by people linked ....
- Sushma Swaraj mocks at Omar Abdullah's 'invitation'
Jammu, Jan 26: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today mocked at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for inviting her and her colleagues to official Republic Day funct....
- Livid Jaitley, Swaraj allege state hijacking, abduction
Jammu, Jan 26: The BJP today accused the central and the state governments of "hijacking and abducting" its top leaders to foil the party's "Ekta Yatra" (integration march).....
- March was to defy anti-India elements: Gadkari
New Delhi, Jan 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari today denied that his party was trying to derive political mileage from the flag-hoisting march to Srinagar as it was a rally....
- Top BJP leaders still lodged in hotel near Jammu
Jammu, Jan 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar, who were arrested a day ago to prevent them from hoisting the national flag in Srinagar on Repu....
- Will surely unfurl national flag in Srinagar: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday maintained that its activists will unfurl the national flag at Srinagar's Lal Chowk on Republic Day today even though a large ....
- Four BJP leaders detained at Srinagar airport
Srinagar, Jan 25: Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were today detained by police at Srinagar international airport to prevent them from taking part in the proposed flag-hoisting at Lal....
- BJP yatra stopped after entering Jammu
Jammu, Jan 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) flag-hoisting march to the Kashmir Valley was stopped today evening shortly after hundreds of party workers crossed into the state after re....
- BJP criticises Nitish Kumar's 'Ekta Yatra' comment
Ranchi, Jan 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised its ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for speaking out against the party's 'Ekta Yatra' that aims at hoisting ....
- BJP starts march to Jammu and Kashmir
Lakhanpur (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 25: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists today started marching towards Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab, ignoring the Jammu and Kashmir government....
- BJP plans to hold rally near Punjab-Jammu and Kashmir border
Madhopur (Punjab), Jan 25: As security personnel swarmed the area, top BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar were today planning to hold a rally near the bridge separating th....
- BJP leaders taken to Punjab, released
Pathankot, Jan 25: Three senior BJP leaders - Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar - were taken into custody by police in Jammu on Monday night to thwart their planned flag-hoisting in ....
- Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani speaks to PM on Jaitley, Sushma
New Delhi, Jan 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani today night spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to complain about BJP leaders not being allowed to leave Jammu airpo....
- BJP vows to go ahead with 'Ekta Yatra' as Jammu standoff continues
New Delhi/Jammu, Jan 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today vowed to press ahead with plans to hoist the national flag in the heart of Srinagar even after its leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushm....
- BJP leaders meet president, seek governor's recall
New Delhi, Jan 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President Pratibha Patil today and sought Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's removal, with veteran L.K. Advani calling him biased....
- Yeddyurappa not to seek stay of Bhardwaj's order
New Delhi/Bangalore, Jan 24: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa on Sunday said he will not move the high court seeking stay of Governor H. R Bhardwaj's order sanctioning his prosecuti....
- No dialogue till Pakistan stops terrorism: Gadkari
Beijing, Jan 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said his party favoured resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue, but only after Islamabad dismantled all terrorist ....
- Tell Pakistan to stop exporting terror to India: BJP tells China
Beijing, Jan 21: China has an influence over Pakistan and the BJP expects Beijing to put pressure on Islamabad to stop exporting terror to India and to act against the perpetrators of the Mumba....
- BJP to take battle against Karnataka governor to Delhi
Bangalore, Jan 21: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will complain to President Pratibha Patil against Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and hold rallies across Karnataka to press his ....
- BJP president Nitin Gadkari in Beijing for five-day visit
Beijing, Jan 20: There is "consensus across the political spectrum in India for cooperative and cordial ties with China", said BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who is here on a five-day vis....
- Expecting positive steps from government on JPC: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi, Jan 18: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari says he expects "some positive steps" from the government to break the deadlock over a joint parliamentary commit....
- Manmohan Singh a failure on economic front, says BJP
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his "poor economic policy" were responsible for the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pre....
- Congress never cared for poor but enriched itself, says Gadkari
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18: The Congress party was never serious about the problems of the poor and peasants in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said here on Monday. After r....
- UPA second name of conspiracy against common man: Arun Jaitley
Lucknow, Jan 17: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has become the "second name of a conspiracy against the common man" owing to its wrong policies, senior Bharatiya Jan....
- Kashmir government to deal with BJP's flag hoisting plans
Jammu, Jan 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government will have to deal with Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) plans to hoist the tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk on Jan 26 and its consequences....
- 'Vibrant Gujarat' an inspiration, development role mode: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi, Jan 14: Hailing the 'Vibrant Gujarat' investors' summit as a phenomenal achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said it would encourage other pa....
- Omar again asks BJP to abandon Kashmir yatra
Srinagar, Jan 14: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday again asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to halt its Kashmir yatra intended to culminate in hoisting the national flag....
- BJP demands probe into Kandivali land deal transfer
New Delhi, Jan 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a probe into the "illegal transfer" of land in Kandivali in Mumbai in which the names of a former minister and an ex-A....
- Gadkari launches march to hoist national flag at Srinagar
Kolkata, Jan 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari today launched the Rashtriya Ekta Yatra, or the national unity march, that will conclude on Jan 26 with the hoisting of the nat....
- Gadkari questions relations between Gandhis, Quattrocchi
Kolkata, Jan 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today launched a scathing attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and asked her to clarify the Gandhi family's relations ....
- BJP releases booklet on Gadkari as president
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today released a booklet on Nitin Gadkari's journey as party president over the last one year.
The booklet titled "Marching....
- UPA has given a scandal a day: BJP
Guwahati, Jan 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the UPA government had given the country "a scandal a day" in 2010 and stressed on the need to capitalise on the scams to ca....
- Concluding day of BJP national executive begins
Guwahati, Jan 9: The concluding day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meet began here today to adopt resolutions aimed at cornering the UPA government on issues pertaining ....
- Two-day BJP national executive meet begins
Guwahati, Jan 8: The two-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive opened here Saturday morning with party chief Nitin Gadkari, senior leader L.K. Advani and other leaders in attendan....
- Gadkari in Assam, minus security from state government
Guwahati, Jan 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari arrived here on Friday for the party's two-day national executive meeting amid protests from party workers at the Assam....
- Congress abusing CBI to implicate RSS leaders, says BJP
Guwahati, Jan 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of abusing the CBI to falsely implicate some leaders of the Rashtri....
- Nitin Gadkari forms study team on Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, Jan 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today formed a five-member "study team" on Jammu and Kashmir to interact with a cross-section of people in the sta....
- Digvijay Singh's statements benefit Pakistan: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 5: After Congress leader Digvijay Singh presented records of his conversation with slain Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare, the BJP said they were more concerned about Singh's ....
- BJP president Nitin Gadkari's 'management acumen' draws plaudits in survey
New Delhi, Jan 4: Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Guwahati on Jan 8-9, party party president Nitin Gadkari stands tall amid the party rank and file, scor....
- BJP takes early lead in Karnataka district polls
Bangalore, Jan 4: Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took early leads in polls to the local governing councils, the winning of which is crucial for Chief Minister B.S. Ye....
- BJP President lays stress on accountability in party work
New Delhi, Jan 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today interacted with ten state party units through video conferencing and called upon party functionaries to strive for &....
- Remove Bangladeshi migrants from Assam electoral rolls: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today urged the Election Commission to delete the names of illegal migrants from Bangladesh from the voters list in Assam and prepare a correc....
- BJP names Jaswant Singh to build inter-party ties
New Delhi, Jan 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today entrusted senior party leader Jaswant Singh with the task of building relations with other political parties.
- BJP attacks Congress, Mukherjee over remarks on PM's PAC offer
New Delhi, Jan 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the Congress was "not serious" about fighting corruption, after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's said that Prime Min....
- Congress trying to make Sanjay Gandhi scapegoat for Emergency misdeeds: L.K. Advani
New Delhi, Jan 2: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today charged the Congress with trying to make the late Sanjay Gandhi a scapegoat for all the "misdeeds" during ....
- At Meira Kumar's luncheon meeting, BJP sticks to JPC demand
New Delhi, Dec 30: A luncheon meeting called by Speaker Meira Kumar with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today to break the impasse over the 2G spectrum scam ended predictably - with the oppos....
- No compromise on joint parliamentary probe: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 29: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) expressing his willingness to appear before it, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ....
- Follow precedents on JPC, BJP urges PM
New Delhi, Dec 29: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) offering to appear before it, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said he sho....
- Digvijay Singh using language of divide: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 28: Accusing Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh of using the "language of divide", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today sought a clarification from Congress over....
- BJP demands Congress apology for 'baseless' Radia links
New Delhi, Dec 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded an apology from the Congress for levying "baseless allegations" that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) govern....
- Don't want debate, we want JPC, says BJP
New Delhi, Dec 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today did not agree to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's offer of a special session of parliament on the 2G spectrum scam, saying it di....
- BJP to hold 'loan mela' for onions
Bhopal, Dec 22: The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bhartiya Janta Party will organise 'Onion Loan' demonstrations in every district of the state on Thursday to protest the rising prices of ....
- Remove corrupt UPA government: Gadkari
New Delhi, Dec 22: Calling upon the people to replace the "corrupt" United Progressive Alliance government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said Prime Mi....
- You have lots to hide, Sushma Swaraj to PM
New Delhi, Dec 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "has lots to hide" and that is why the government is so averse to a joint p....
- NDA demands PM's resignation over 2G scam
New Delhi, Dec 22: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation "on moral grounds" if the government fails to answer opposition ....
- Bhardwaj should not be governor anywhere: Karnataka BJP
Bangalore, Dec 21: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today threatened to launch an agitation not only for the removal of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj but also to prevent him being nam....
- BJP's high-stakes gamble in Karnataka panchayat polls
Bangalore, Dec 21: Perhaps never in its past has the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had so much at stake in panchayat elections as in the upcoming one in Karnataka where it is in power for the fi....
- PM has something to hide: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of being "defensive" and "hiding something", after he offered to appear before pa....
- BJP leader L.K. Advani urges parties, people to confront corruption
Chennai, Dec 19: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today urged political parties and right-thinking people to confront corruption, failing which there would be no peace in....
- Congress suffering from siege mentality: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit out at the Congress, describing it as a party "under siege" and accused its president Sonia Gandhi of abusing the oppositio....
- BJYM to hoist tricolour in Srinagar
New Delhi, Dec 18: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) today said it will embark on a "national unity march" from Kolkata on Jan 12 and hoist the tricolour in Srinagar's Lal Cho....
- Rahul Gandhi's 'radical Hindu groups' comments irresponsible: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit out as "irresponsible" Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's comment in diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks tha....
- Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj calls on Wen Jiabao
New Delhi, Dec 17: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today called on visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and put forth the party's views on improving ties between the....
- BJP rally will be X-Mas spoiler, say Jammu residents
Jammu, Dec 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be gearing up for its "haha rally" here on Christmas Eve, but upset Jammu residents say it will be a big spoiler for the festive spir....
- Yeddyurappa asks Sonia to prove her charges against him
Bangalore, Dec 15: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday told Congress president Sonia Gandhi that her charges against him over land deals were baseless, and demanded that she pr....
- Advani favours public funding of parties for polls
New Delhi, Dec 14: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today suggested public funding of political parties for the elections, contending that it will help weed out corruption....
- BJP lacks guts to act against corruption-tainted leaders: Digvijay Singh
Guwahati, Dec 13: Congress party general secretary Digvijay Singh today took on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying it doesn't have "the guts" to take action against its own par....
- Madhya Pradesh: BJP workers held for protest over coal, released
Bhopal, Dec 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Madhya Pradesh unit today launched a symbolic "koyala (coal) satyagrah" from Shahdol district against the alleged short-supply of ....
- Punish guilty in parliament attack case: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today attacked the government for the delay in punishing the guilty in the 2001 parliament terror attack, asking why the government was quiet....
- Mayawati gives nod to Varun Gandhi's prosecution
Lucknow, Dec 11: More than 20 months after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi made communal remarks during an election campaign in Pilibhit, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday gav....
- BJP demands US apology for Indian envoy's frisking
New Delhi, Dec 11: Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women's wing Friday protested near the American embassy over the frisking of Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar at an airport i....
- Gadkari slaps defamation suit against Congress spokesman Manish Tewari
Mumbai, Dec 9: Hitting back at allegations that he owned a 'benami' (held by proxy) flat in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society here, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin G....
- India deviating from its stand at Mexico climate talks: BJP
New Delhi, Dec 3: India is deviating from its national position to one in favour of developed countries by supporting international scrutiny of domestic climate change mitigation measures at th....
- Make Delhi safe for women: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Dec 2: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that Delhi should be made safe for women.
She was reacting to the ....
- Government indifferent to corruption, says Advani
New Delhi, Dec 2: Stating that the government was "indifferent to the problem of corruption", senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said today that the Central Vigilanc....
- BJP youth wing to continue protests against Mirwaiz
New Delhi, Dec 1: Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing vowed to continue their protest against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today, a day after they tried to attack the separati....
- Non-BJP, Left parties meet president over JPC demand
New Delhi, Nov 30: With the stalemate in parliament continuing for the 13th day, opposition MPs from the non-BJP parties and the Left today met President Pratibha Patil and urged her to advise ....
- Government lacks political will to combat corruption: Advani
New Delhi, Nov 29: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Sunday blamed the government's "utter lack of political will" to check corruption for the around Rs.70 ....
- My replacement in parliament debate engineered: Arun Shourie
New Delhi, Nov 28: Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Arun Shourie today said that there was "no doubt" that vested interests secured his removal as the lead speaker for his party in t....
- Sushma Swaraj scoffs at Congress MPs' decision to forgo allowance
New Delhi, Nov 27: A day after Congress MPs expressed their desire to forgo their daily allowance as no work was being transacted in parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swara....
- BJP to file privilege motion against Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, Nov 26: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today wrote to the Delhi assembly speaker's office for moving a privilege motion against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the ....
- BJP calls for boycott of Omar, Congress ministers
Jammu, Nov 25: Furious over Chief Minister Omar Abdullah repeatedly raising questions about Jammu and Kashmir's status, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today called for a boycott of all hi....
- BJP hits back at Sonia on action against corrupt
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the issue of taking action against corrupt leaders, saying there was nothing to be proud....
- Development work, wider support gets BJP resounding results in Bihar
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party's resounding electoral success in the Bihar assembly polls is being attributed by party leaders to development work done by the alliance govern....
- Yeddyurappa to remain Karnataka chief minister
New Delhi, Nov 24: B.S. Yeddyurappa will continue as Karnataka chief minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced today.
"After consultation with party leaders, the party ....
- Bihar result is victory of meritorious leadership: BJP leader Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Bihar electoral verdict was a victory of "meritorious leadership over dynastic politics", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said today.
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- BJP wants Delhi house panel probe in CWG lapses
New Delhi, Nov 23: The Delhi assembly witnessed uproarious scenes today on the opening day of the winter session with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding a house panel probe i....
- BJP protest to demand Delhi CM's resignation on Nov 25
New Delhi, Nov 22: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will protest outside the Delhi assembly after a march from Red Fort on Nov 25, demanding the resignation of "corrupt, inefficient ....
- BJP to set up Good Governance Cell in party-ruled states
Lucknow, Nov 20: A Good Governance Cell (GGC) would be constituted for all the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states to bring in transparency in public welfare schemes and improve civic facilitie....
- PM gave DMK freedom to loot country: Gadkari
Lucknow, Nov 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given the DMK "full freedom" to loot the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said here Friday while referrin....
- Land scam: BJP may ask Karnataka CM to step down
New Delhi, Nov 19: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S Yedyyurappa has been summoned to Delhi by BJP High Command today. The land scam hit CM is likely to meet BJP leaders including L.K. Advani
- BJP top brass discuss Karnataka developments
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 18: Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today evening held a meeting in New Delhi, the second in the day, over the developments in Karnataka where Chief Min....
- Delhi Building Collapse: Congress trying to save guilty building owner says BJP
New Delhi, Nov 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the Congress was trying to save the owner of the east Delhi building that collapsed killing 69 people.
Addressin....
- BJP reiterates demand for JPC probe into CWG, 2G scams
Mumbai, Nov 18: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to break his "silence" over the Commonwealth Games and 2G spectrum scams, ....
- Orissa: BJP activists burn effigies of Patnaik over Vedanta issue
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17: Hundreds of activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took out a procession in Orissa and burnt effigies of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, seeking his resignation....
- Congress trying to deflect attention from corruption: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today charged the Congress with trying to divert the attention of the people from corruption scandals by trying to make an issue of the remar....
- Both Congress, BJP angled for BSP's support in 2004: Mayawati
Lucknow, Nov 14: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday said both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to make her align wi....
- Government prefers survival over morality, says BJP
New Delhi, Nov 11: Accusing the government of preferring "survival over morality", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it would continue to press for Telecom Minister A. Raja....
- Nearly 90 percent of tribals miss college education: BJP
Raipur, Nov 11: Up to 90 percent of students belonging to the tribal communities of the country never make it to college, a resolution passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) tribal ce....
- Prime minister's office involved in corruption: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party today said the prime minister's office (PMO) may also be involved in corruption surrounding the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh housing society scam....
- Demanding parliamentary probe, BJP says Raja has to go
New Delhi, Nov 10: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into corruption in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Mumbai housing sca....
- Kalmadi's resignation means nothing: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 9: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today said Suresh Kalmadi's resignation as secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party meant "nothing" and asserted it would stil....
- Advani hopes Dalai Lama will be able to return to Tibet
New Delhi, Nov 7: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today hoped that Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama will be able to go back to his homeland in an honourable and d....
- RSS seeks anti-conversion bill in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Nov 7: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will ask the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed Jharkhand government for a law to ban religious conversions in the state, a leader said tod....
- BJP group to decide points for Sushma Swaraj-Obama talks
New Delhi, Nov 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core group will meet on Sunday to decide the points for talks between US President Barack Obama and senior party leader and Leader of Oppositi....
- BJP leader shot dead in Bihar
Patna, Nov 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Punam Pandey was shot dead by unidentified men in Bihar's Rohtas district on Diwali night, police said today.
Punam Pandey, BJP v....
- BJP launches protest against Jammu & Kashmir CM for accession remark
Jammu, Nov 3: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) here on Tuesday called for a "sustained" agitation against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his "uncalled for" remarks on the acces....
- BJP demands punishment for guilty in anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi, Nov 3: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by its senior leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday took out a candle-light march here to demand punishment for those guilty in the 19....
- BJP launches protest against Omar for accession remark
Jammu, Nov 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here today called for a "sustained" agitation against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his "uncalled for" remarks on the accession....
- Poll panel should organise debates between leaders: Advani
Patna, Oct 30: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Friday suggested the Election Commission organise public debates between leaders of various political parties on key iss....
- BJP slams Kashmir interlocutor's statement on 'azadi'
New Delhi, Oct 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came down heavily on Radha Kumar, one of the three Kashmir interlocutors, for her reported suggestion that the constitution could be am....
- BJP dissociates from Jethmalani's remarks on Kashmir interlocutors
New Delhi, Oct 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today dissociated itself from the remarks of its Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani about the party's stance on Kashmir interlocutors, saying ....
- BJP's next national executive in Guwahati
New Delhi, Oct 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to hold its next meeting of national executive in December at Guwahati, party sources said.
The meeting, expected to be h....
- Development main issue in Bihar polls, says BJP
New Delhi, Oct 22: Stressing that development was the main issue in the Bihar assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the state's alliance government led by the Janata-D....
- BJP questions government on 'rejected' foodgrain
New Delhi, Oct 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government whether the tonnes of foodgrain found unsuitable for use in laboratory tests were being supplied to the poor.
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- Karnataka Congress protests 'poaching' by BJP
Bangalore, Oct 19: Many members of the opposition Congress in Karnataka were detained late today as they staged a protest demonstration outside Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's official re....
- BJP's pyrrhic victory in Karnataka
Bangalore, Oct 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have won the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly but at the cost of straining the confidence of the people. Besides, the narrow margin o....
- Congress, JD-S money power behind Karnataka crisis: Gadkari
Mumbai, Oct 15: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Thursday reiterated the party's stand that the "money-power politics" of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular ....
- BJP leaders to meet PM for recall of Karnataka governor
New Delhi, Oct 13: Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today, seeking the "recall" of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bha....
- Congress, JD-S trying to destabilise Karnataka government: Gadkari
New Delhi, Oct 11: Expressing satisfaction over Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa having won the trust vote, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today alleged that the ....
- BJP government had the numbers, says Venkaiah Naidu
Bangalore, Oct 11: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said today that the B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka had the numbers to prove its majority in the assembl....
- BJP's Bihar troubles far from over
Patna, Oct 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) troubles are far from over in election-bound Bihar. A day after state unit president C.P. Thakur withdrew his resignation, angry supporters....
- Congress, JD-S have kidnapped Karnataka MLAs, alleges BJP
Panaji, Oct 9: Eleven of the rebel Karnataka legislators staying at a five-star resort in Goa have been "forcefully kidnapped" by the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular, a Bharatiya Janata....
- Karnataka crisis 99 percent over: BJP spokesperson
Panaji, Oct 9: The Karnataka crisis is almost 99 percent solved and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders would make a joint statement to the media today morning, a party spokesperson said o....
- Rahul Gandhi devoid of good etiquettes and manners: Navjot Singh Siddhu
Rajkot, Oct 8: BJP leader and MP Navjot Singh Siddhu strongly criticized Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's statements on RSS, and replied that Rahul should learn some good manners f....
- Congress' Karnataka legislators brought to Lonavala
Mumbai, Oct 8: All the Congress legislators in Karnataka were brought to a resort in Maharashtra's Lonavala town today to prevent poaching by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the ....
- 11 Karnataka rebel BJP legislators get show-cause notice
,b>Bangalore, Oct 8:, Karnataka assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah today served notice to 11 legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to explain why they should not be disqualified for ind....
- Omar's remarks: Protest sit-in staged outside assembly
Srinagar, Oct 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Panthers Party legislators today staged a sit-in outside the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to protest the comments by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah....
- Uttar Pradesh BJP sends books on RSS to Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow, Oct 7: Upset over Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks about the "fanatical" Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata ....
- Omar's remarks shameful, fumes BJP
New Delhi, Oct 7: Taking strong exception to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's assertion that Kashmir had not merged with India but acceded with it , the Bharatiya Janata Par....
- BJP holds rally against Abdullah's remarks
Jammu, Oct 7: Around 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were injured today in a cane charge by police when they were holding a protest march here against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah'....
- Ruckus over Omar speech in assembly, BJP MLA injured
Srinagar, Oct 7: There was chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly today as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Panthers Party legislators tore papers and snatched mikes to protest Chie....
- BJP says Musharraf's terror remark vindicates its stand
New Delhi, Oct 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Wednesday that former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's remarks about his country training guerrillas to fight against India w....
- Karnataka crisis will be sorted out: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed confidence that the B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka will pass the floor test in the assembly despite 19 legislators w....
- Congress misleading people on cyber-theft allegations: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 5: Sharpening its attack on the Congress over alleged theft of its online identity, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the ruling party was misleading people over the le....
- Omar government responsible for Kashmir turmoil: BJP
Jammu, Oct 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today blamed the Omar Abdullah government for the turmoil in the Kashmir Valley and wondered at the "incompetence" of the chief minister f....
- MCD, mayor sidelined in CWG opening ceremony: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was sidelined in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony despite all its efforts for the Games during....
- BJP legislator wants women member in Jharkhand cabinet
Ranchi, Oct 4: Jharkhand woman legislator Maneka Sardar is advocating that her party, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), give place to a woman in the state cabinet, but Chief Minister Arj....
- Gujarat CM Narendra Modi not likely to campaign in Bihar
New Delhi, Oct 2: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not likely to campaign in Bihar as he does not figure in the list of campaigners submitted to the Election Commission by the Bharatiya ....
- Karnataka BJP corporator held on graft charge
Bangalore, Sep 30: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Bangalore corporator Katta Jagadish Naidu, the son of a state minister, was arrested today by the Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on a graft c....
- BJP says Delhi is 'rape capital'
New Delhi, Sep 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today described Delhi as India's "rape capital".
Sushma Swaraj made the remark while leading a street ....
- BJP plays green card for Goa by-poll
Panaji, Sep 26: For a change, environmental issues will take centre stage during a Goa assembly by-poll next month, where elections are normally marked by charges and counter-charges by the pol....
- BJP declines comment on talk of Uma Bharti's return
New Delhi, Sep 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today refused to comment on the possibility of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti returning to the party fold, saying she accomp....
- 'BJP neglecting loyal, honest party workers in Karnataka' - legislators
Bangalore, Sep 24: The reshuffle of the Karnataka ministry today continues to rankle ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators denied a berth in the party's first ministry in the stat....
- Congress behind Ayodhya petitioner: BJP
Lucknow, Sep 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Uttar Pradesh unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi today alleged that the Congress was behind retired bureaucrat Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, on who....
- BJP demands CBI probe into Arunachal Pradesh PDS scam
New Delhi, Sep 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS), in which former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister ....
- Meeting separatists in groups was not collective decision: Sushma Swaraj
Srinagar, Sep 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, part of the all-party delegation on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said today that the decision to meet separatist le....
- Orissa BJP seeks details of threat from Andhra dam
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists today staged a rally in Orissa demanding details of possible damage due to the Polavaram dam project on the Godavari river in Andhra ....
- Differences in Karnataka BJP on cabinet shake-up
Bangalore, Sep 19: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit chief K.S. Eshwarappa are taking divergent stands on the cabinet reshuffle.
To....
- CBI should probe illegal mining in Goa: BJP MP
Panaji, Sep 19: Only a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore illegal mining industry in Goa can help bring the culprits to book, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and f....
- BJP tells Karnataka governor to stop dabbling in politics
Bangalore, Sep 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka, today told state Governor H.R. Bhardwaj to stop "dabbling in politics" or opt to "become spokesperson of the C....
- 'Decision on Modi's campaigning in Bihar later'
Bangalore, Sep 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party will decide at an "appropriate time" whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Bihar for assembly polls or not, senior ....
- ABVP activists baton-charged in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Sep 18: Police on Friday baton-charged Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP) activists at Chandigarh, protesting against the education policies of the Congress-led Haryana gover....
- BJP Karnataka ministry in for a shake-up
Bangalore, Sep 17: The two-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministry in Karnataka will soon see a major overhaul to improve its image and functioning. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and s....
- BJP names woman candidate for Chhattisgarh by-poll
Raipur, Sep 13: Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded a woman candidate, Rajni Tripathi, for the by-poll to the Bhatgaon assembly seat.
The opposition Congres....
- BJP Mahila Morcha lashes out at northeast governments
Agartala, Sep 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha today lashed out at the state governments in northeast India for failing to control the law and order situation.
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- BJP leader denounces attack on Quran
New Delhi, Sep 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly today denounced an American pastor's earlier threats to burn the Quran on the 9/11 anniversary.
The threat by Te....
- Haryana BJP demands longer assembly sessions
Chandigarh, Sep 10: Expressing dissatisfaction over the short duration of the recently-concluded monsoon session of the Haryana state assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it wi....
- BJP's Hussain condemns US pastor's Quran burning move
New Delhi, Sep 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain has condemned the move by a US pastor to burn copies of the Quran and asked the Christian community to "aliena....
- Munda may be invited to form government today evening
Ranchi, Sep 8: Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook is likely to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Arjun Munda to form government in the state after getting the green s....
- BJP hints at fighting Assam polls on its own
Guwahati, Sep 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hinted at fighting next year's assembly elections in Assam on its own and claimed it would put up a better performance compared to th....
- Munda chosen BJP legislative party leader
Ranchi, Sep 7: Arjun Munda has been chosen as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislative party leader in Jharkhand, paving the way for him to become chief minister of the state for a se....
- BJP stakes claim to form Jharkhand government
Ranchi, Sep 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staked claim to form the government in Jharkhand with support from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the All Jharkhand Students Union.
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- Was put under pressure on CVC issue: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Sep 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today said she was put under "pressure" to agree with the candidate choice for Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) f....
- BJP leaders meet PM over enemy property ordinance, Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today called upon the Indian government to re-promulgate the ordinance on enemy properties and also asked it to review whether the policy on J....
- Karnataka BJP holds protest for cow slaughter ban
Bangalore, Sep 6: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today held rallies across Karnataka demanding early presidential nod to a bill banning cow slaughter in the state.
The bill, ....
- UPA, Left taking advantage of Maoist problem: BJP vice president
Kolkata, Sep 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Vinay Katiyar on Sunday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre and West Bengal's Left Front gover....
- Delhi BJP gets new office-bearers
New Delhi, Sep 5: "Youthful faces" have been included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit that has been reconstituted over four months after the new president's appointme....
- BJP again takes Ayodhya issue to high pitch
Lucknow, Sep 5: The Ayodhya temple issue that helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) come to power in the past appears to be taking a dominant position once again with a meeting of the party&#....
- Attack on woman cop exposes Uttar Pradesh's law, order: Joshi
Lucknow, Sep 4: Referring to the assault on a woman police officer earlier this week in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi sai....
- BJP hits out at Sonia Gandhi's re-election
Kolkata, Sep 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticized the process of electing the Congress party president and, without naming Sonia Gandhi, questioned whether the seat had been res....
- Foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore rots in India: BJP President
Raipur, Sep 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said today that foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore was rotting in India every year because of the Congress party's bad gover....
- Foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore rots in India: BJP President
Raipur, Sep 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said today that foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore was rotting in India every year because of the Congress party's bad gover....
- BJP continues to criticise Chidambaram over saffron terror remark
New Delhi, Sep 3: Looks like the Bharatiya Janata Party would not stop from criticising the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for his comment on saffron terror. BJP has hung on to the statement....
- Government is directionless on vital issues: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 1: Slamming government on various issues, BJP today decided to sharpen its attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a press conference in Delhi, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj categ....
- BJP stand on foodgrains vindicated, says Gadkari
New Delhi, Aug 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari today said his party felt "vindicated" after the Supreme Court reminded Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to give the....
- Rajnath slams Chidambaram for 'saffron terror' remark
Chandigarh, Aug 29: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today slammed union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his remarks on "saffron terorrism" and accused him o....
- I am not sidelined in BJP: Rajnath
Chandigarh, Aug 29: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today dismissed rumours that he had been sidelined in the party after his stint in the top post.
"I....
- BJP to back Ranchi shutdown against temples demolitions
Ranchi, Aug 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has extended moral support to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored shutdown on Sunday to protest the Ranchi administration's move to de....
- Chidambaram should withdraw saffron terror remark: Rajnath
Kolkata, Aug 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Friday demanded that union Home Minister P. Chidambaram withdraw his remarks on "saffron terrorism" and termed it a....
- Advani at the launch of Jaswant Singh's book on Jinnah
New Delhi, Aug 26: In an evident change in stance of the BJP camp, the veteran party leader L K Advani was seen present at Jaswant Singh's book launching event. Singh released the paper-ba....
- Bring land acquisition amendment bill this session: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that the central government bring the land acquisition amendment bill in the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
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- BJP faces flak for reinstating tainted leader
Raipur, Aug 26: Opposition Congress today slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reinstating Pradeep Gandhi, a former MP who was expelled from parliament after being caught on came....
- Don't allow US to dictate terms, says BJP
New Delhi, Aug 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government not to rush the passage of the nuclear liability bill in parliament under the US pressure.
"Please a....
- BJP to check why its leaders go soft on tainted Kamat
Panaji, Aug 22: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Goa will now have to answer to the central leadership about their reluctance to hold Chief Minister Digambar Kamat responsible for....
- BJP wants to shed communal image, eyes Christian votes in Goa
Panaji, Aug 22: In a bid to shed its communal image and boost its minority vote base, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will interact with Christian religious leaders, including the arch....
- More funds are spent on ads in comparison to Leh flood relief: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 20: BJP alleged that government of India is too reluctant to provide funding for Leh flood relief and is investing more amount of money for advertisement purposes. They claimed t....
- A village faces a nine-year-long power failure!
Pipria Singipur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 20: Can you imagine a power outage for nine long years? That's exactly what this village in Pilibhit district has had to endure after its main transform....
- BJP flags fresh concerns on nuclear bill
New Delhi, Aug 19: A day after an ostensible meeting of minds between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the government on the contentious civil nuclear liability bill, the main opposition pa....
- BJP team to visit flood-hit Leh
New Delhi, Aug 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send a delegation to Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town today to take stock of the relief work undertaken following the Aug 6 flash floods....
- Intensify drive against dengue, swine flu: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 18: Concerned over the rising number of dengue and swine flu cases, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi assembly V.K. Malhotra today said efforts should be stepped up and more mone....
- BJP demands simultaneous probe into Games' irregularities
New Delhi, Aug 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee or judicial probe into the irregularities in the Commonwealth Games slated for Oct 3-14, which....
- BJP talks to Kashmiri youth
New Delhi, Aug 17: Amid continuing unrest and killings in the Kashmir Valley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today began a dialogue with representatives of Kashmiri youths.
BJP pres....
- PM's office devalued in the last six years: Advani
Mysore (Karnataka), Aug 14: Renewing his attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whom he had termed India's weakest prime minister during the last poll campaign, Bharatiya Janata Party le....
- BJP to move adjournment motion on Commonwealth Games
New Delhi, Aug 13: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it would move an adjournment motion in both houses of parliament on Monday to demand a discussion on the alleged s....
- Poonam Mahajan is BJP youth wing vice president
New Delhi, Aug 13: Poonam Mahajan, the daughter of late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, has been appointed a vice president of the party's youth wing.
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- Superbug could be sinister design of foreign MNCs: Ahluwalia
New Delhi, Aug 12: Contending that the report of a superbug from India could be a "sinister design" of foreign multinational companies, senior Bharatiya Janata Party member S.S. Ahluwal....
- Sushma attacks Congress for misusing CBI
New Delhi, Aug 11: Citing the arrest of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the killing of "dreaded terrorist" Sohrabuddin Sheikh and the "safe passage" to Union Carbide chief ....
- BJP MPs to contribute money for Leh relief
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that each of its MPs will contribute Rs.10,000 towards providing relief in Leh where flash floods have caused the death of at leas....
- Citing Mamata, BJP seeks CBI probe into Azad killing
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the government should order a CBI probe into the killing of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad as a union minister had su....
- BJP demands action against Kalmadi
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded action against the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities concerning the ....
- PM should speak on Mamata's Lalgarh speech: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clear the air over Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's speech at Lalgarh slamming the ma....
- BJP walks out during statement on CWG
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walked out of the Lok Sabha today during Sports Minister M.S. Gill's statement on the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
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- Infected foodgrain being supplied to poor in Mumbai: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 9: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya has alleged that infected foodgrains were being supplied to poor people and tribals through ration shops in Mumbai and Thane.....
- BJP wants JPC probe into CWG scam
New Delhi, Aug 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Commonwealth Games scam.
Equating the Games to a "big fat Indian w....
- BJP's Muslim leaders are like Jaichand and Mir Jafar
Patna, Aug 6: Referring to Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Muslim leaders as Jaichand and Mir Jafar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) general secretary Tariq Anwar today said they enjoy no b....
- BJP's upper-caste leaders oppose Bihar deputy CM
Patna, Aug 5: Bihar's ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces an in-house revolt with several of its upper-caste leaders accusing Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, an icon of ....
- Economic policies affecting credibility of India's economists: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 4: India's economic policies are impacting the credibility of the economists who run the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contended in the Rajya Sabha today as the u....
- Divest Gill, Dikshit, Kalmadi of CWG posts: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded that Sports Minister M.S. Gill, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi be d....
- Speaker's decision unfortunate: BJP
New Delhi, July 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as "unfortunate" Speaker Meira Kumar's decision against allowing an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the pric....
- BJP to raise CWG delays in parliament
New Delhi, July 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today it would raise in parliament the delays in projects for the upcoming Commonwealth Games that have raised global concern.
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- Government not paying tributes to Kargil martyrs: BJP
New Delhi, July 27: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of having "forgotten" the Ka....
- Congress using CBI to target BJP: Nitin Gadkari
Mumbai, July 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari today slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the alleged "misuse" of the Central Bur....
- Love for one's language: Rudy takes oath twice
New Delhi, July 26: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy had to take his oath twice today as a re-elected member of the Rajya Sabha - all thanks to the love for his mother....
- Rain keeps people away from BJP's protest march
Ahmedabad, July 25: The 'maun' (silent) procession called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here today evening against the arrest of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah evoked a dull re....
- Amit Shah surfaces, says allegations false
Ahmedabad, July 25: Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, who was missing after being charged with alleged involvement in the 2005 staged shootout of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, dramatically surfaced at a....
- BJP chief ministers attack government on inflation
New Delhi, July 24: The chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states today criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on price rise as they also raised demands ....
- BJP to hold rallies against UPA, Mayawati governments
Lucknow, July 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here today announced it would hold "Bhanda-Phod (unmasking corruption)" rallies across Uttar Pradesh from July 26 to Aug 9 against the....
- BJP turns down PM's lunch invitation
New Delhi, July 23: The BJP today is turned down Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's lunch invitation ahead of parliament's monsoon session following the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB....
- Gadkari names in-charges for states
New Delhi, July 23: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today announced distribution of work to the party's office-bearers, with general secretary Vasundhra Raje taking cha....
- Selective leaks in Sohrabuddin case: BJP
New Delhi, July 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said there were selective leaks to the media in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case and that it will take requisite political st....
- BJP seeks better security in Delhi
New Delhi, July 22: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation will meet on Friday Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal to press for improved law and order in the city ahead of the Oct 3-14 Com....
- BJP demands ban on contraceptive ads
Panaji, July 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today sought a ban on contraceptive pill advertisements on television, saying it encouraged unprotected sex and increased the possibility of AI....
- BJP seeks ban on movie with Maoist theme
Bhubaneswar, July 21: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa on Wednesday sought a ban on an Oriya film with a Maoist theme and accused its producer and actors of gloryfying the ....
- Congress, RJD protecting their leaders in Bihar: BJP
New Delhi, July 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are creating a ruckus in the Bihar assembly to protect their leaders whose na....
- India, Pakistan talk should focus on terror: BJP
New Delhi, July 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed disappointment with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not keeping terror as the core issue i....
- Sri Lankan MPs meet Karunanidhi
Chennai, July 20: The Sri Lankan government has not taken steps to bring about a political solution to the Tamil ethnic problem, a Tamil MP from that country said here today.
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- BJP criticises opposition for ruckus in Bihar assembly
New Delhi, July 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised the opposition party leaders in Bihar for creating a ruckus in the state assembly and said they were "aggressively tryi....
- Kerala government soft on extremist outfits: BJP
New Delhi, July 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Kerala's Left government of being "soft" on those behind the chopping off of a lecturer's palm and demanded a ....
- BJP sees itself as alternative to Left, Trinamool in Bengal
Kolkata, July 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try emerging as a key player in the West Bengal assembly polls next year by cashing-in on the anti-Left feelings of the people and the &....
- Who's spoiling Uma's chances?
New Delhi, July 18: Uma Bharti's re-entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not going to happen so soon despite "100 percent" assurance from party chief Nitin Gadkari and RSS....
- Reddy brothers meet Yeddyurappa, BJP leaders in Delhi
New Delhi, July 18: The Reddy brothers of Karnataka, under attack over allegations of illegal mining, held talks here today with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....
- BJP demands CBI probe into Goa drug nexus
Panaji, July 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa today alleged that the chief minister and home minister in collusion were sitting on recommendations to transfer the police-politician d....
- BJP criticises Krishna for not defending Pillai in Pakistan
New Delhi, July 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna for not defending India's Home Secretary G.K. Pillai when Pakistan Foreign Minis....
- Call off dialogue with Pakistan: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, July 16: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today demanded that the India-Pakistan dialogue be called off as Pakistan breached all diplomatic norms in the recent tal....
- Qureshi does not deserve to be foreign minister: BJP
New Delhi, July 16: Calling India-Pakistan talks a "non-starter", BJP leader and former foreign minister Yashwant Sinha today lashed out at Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood ....
- Congress charges against RSS diversionary tactics: BJP
New Delhi, July 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the Congress is resorting to "diversionary tactics" to get away from the price rise issue by launching a "bas....
- Congress abusing patriotism of Muslims: BJP
New Delhi, July 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress party of "abusing the patriotism" of millions of Muslims by "branding the voices against terrorism as....
- Karnataka governor trying to destabilise state government: BJP
New Delhi, July 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that Karnataka Governor H.R. Bharadwaj was trying to "destabilise" its government in the state and said it would ask P....
- Gadkari comment unleashes another BJP-Congress verbal duel
New Delhi/Lucknow, July 12: Another controversial comment by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari has set off a new war of words with the Congress - this time for referring to senio....
- BJP preparing vision document on highways in northeast
Agartala, July 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will prepare a vision document for the appropriate management and use of national highways for better connectivity in the mountainous northea....
- Gadkari not apologetic for calling Afzal Congress' 'son-in-law'
Kolkata, July 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari on Sunday categorically rejected demands for an apology over terming parliament attack convict Afzal Guru as the "son-in-l....
- Unbridled illegal mining makes Yeddyurappa fret and sob
Bangalore, July 12: Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka is turning out to be the albatross of the state's first Bharatiya Janata Party government, though the unauthorized extractio....
- Government insensitive to the problems of the northeast: BJP
Imphal, July 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday blamed the central government of being insensitive to the problems of the people of the northeast and said it would highlight their p....
- PM's security must have human face: BJP
New Delhi, July 9: Expressing concern over the death of a seven-year-old Kanpur boy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said though the prime minister's security is a must, it must have....
- BJP divided over attending Omar's all-party meet
Jammu, July 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is divided over attending an all-party meet convened by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah next week to discuss the deaths of civilians and clashes in ....
- BJP leader heaps praise on Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, July 9: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Thursday surprised everyone when he heaped praise on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a function here, saying he was her ardent admir....
- BJP seeks sops from PM for Himachal, Uttarakhand
New Delhi, July 7: Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to urge him to restore excise concessions to the party-ruled hill states of Himachal P....
- Probe links of Goa home minister's son to drug trade: BJP
Panaji, July 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa today demanded the resignation of state home minister Ravi Naik and a criminal probe against him and his son Roy after an Israeli newspap....
- Congress insulting poor: BJP
New Delhi, July 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the Congress was insulting the country's poor by making "arrogant claims" about the losses suffered during Monday'....
- BJP to government: Confirm whether Ishrat was LeT operative
New Delhi, July 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to confirm whether slain Mumbai student Ishrat Jahan was an operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba as reportedly reveale....
- Gadkari, Sharad Yadav detained in Delhi
New Delhi, July 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur were amongst the leaders detai....
- Strike is a success: BJP
New Delhi, July 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the all-India strike called by opposition parties against rising fuel prices was "successful", based on initial reports it....
- BJP workers clash with cops, Jaitley courts arrest
Lucknow, July 5: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders like Arun Jaitley joined hundreds of party activists in courting arrest here today, when opposition parties have called for a nation....
- BJP gears for shutdown in Gujarat
Gandhinagar, July 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going all out in Gujarat to ensure the success of the Monday shutdown call as part of the party's national programme to protest risi....
- Ban on derogatory book on Nehru-Gandhi family in order: BJP
New Delhi, July 4: The government ban on a book that describes the Nehru-Gandhi family as a family of 'half-castes' is "perfectly in order", said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ra....
- Hegde backs Yeddyurappa's plea to ban ore exports
Bangalore, July 3: Karnataka Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde who withdrew his resignation today, said he supports state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's appeal to the prime ministe....
- 'BJP youth wing chief not insensitive to martyr'
Shimla, July 3: A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader today dismissed allegations that the party's youth wing's new chief Anurag Thakur was insensitive towards a martyred paramil....
- Gadkari condemns Amethi re-naming
New Delhi, July 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari has criticised the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to name a new district, comprising Amethi parliamentary consti....
- BJP considering Uma Bharti's return
New Delhi, July 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering the return of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti to its fold, top level party sources have indicated.
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- BJP will decide if Modi, Varun will campaign: Gadkari
New Delhi, July 2: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said his party will take its own decision whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha member Varun G....
- Deploy army in Maoist-hit areas: Sushma Swaraj
Raipur, July 2: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today sought deployment of the army in Maoist-affected areas, including in violence-hit pockets of Chhattisgarh.
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- BJP calls pan-India strike against price rise July 5
New Delhi, June 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today gave a call for a nationwide shutdown July 5 to protest against the hike in prices of petroleum products and "ineptitude" of t....
- BJP defends security forces in Kashmir
New Delhi, June 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came out in support of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir even as they were under attack for firing on demonstrators.
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- BJP, JD-U to repeat seat-sharing formula in Bihar
New Delhi, June 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) have reached an understanding for the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections with both parties sticking to th....
- BJP youth wing chief slams government
New Delhi, June 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing today got a new chief, Anurag Thakur, who slammed the Congress-led central government for not having an effective policy fo....
- Gujarat BJP protests against fuel price hike
Gandhinagar, June 26: Protest demonstrations were organised all over Gujarat by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today to demand the withdrawal of the increase in fuel prices.
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- BJP to take up cause of Pakistan Hindus fleeing to Punjab
Chandigarh, June 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Punjab unit on Friday announced that it would take up the cause of Hindu families from Pakistan who have been forced to settle in the state....
- Sushma hopes BJP again returns to power in Karnataka
Bangalore, June 25: Sushma Swaraj, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, today hoped Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would return to power in the elections due thre....
- BJP demands rollback of fuel price hike
New Delhi, June 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the rollback of a ministerial panel's decision to hike the rates of auto fuels, kerosene and cooking gas.
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- Jaswant Singh stands by his comments on Jinnah
New Delhi, June 24: Jaswant Singh, who today returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 10 months after he was expelled for his book praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, has stresse....
- Ombudsman's resignation clouds BJP government's anniversary fete
Bangalore, June 24: The resignation of Karnataka's anti-corruption panel head has chipped away some sheen off a grand function planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to mark....
- 'Jaswant's return to BJP will strengthen Gorkhaland movement'
Darjeeling, June 24: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) today welcomed Darjeeling MP Jaswant Singh's return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it would strengthen the Gorkhaland mov....
- Smriti Irani takes over as BJP women's cell chief
New Delhi, June 24: Television actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani today officially assumed charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women's cell chief at an event presided over by party....
- Jaswant Singh rejoins BJP
New Delhi, June 24: Ten months after he was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his book praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Lok Sabha MP and former external affairs ....
- Jaswant Singh to rejoin BJP
New Delhi, June 24: Lok Sabha MP Jaswant Singh will rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later today, party sources said.
He will be admitted into the party in the presence of seni....
- President should reject Afzal's mercy plea: BJP
New Delhi, June 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said President Pratibha Patil should reject the mercy petition of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
"If the home min....
- BJP puts off decision on Bihar alliance
New Delhi/Patna, June 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party's central leadership will take a final decision on continuing its alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar, it was announced ....
- BJP denies Nitish's ban on Modi, Varun
New Delhi, June 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today denied receiving any indication of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) threatening to snap ties with it if party leaders Narendra Modi and Va....
- Bihar BJP leaders to meet Gadkari over Nitish snub
New Delhi, June 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is keen to continue the alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar, but not at the cost of the party's self respect,....
- Alliance with JD-U will be intact: BJP
New Delhi, June 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said its alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will be "intact" despite differences with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kuma....
- Will expose Goa minister, son involved in drug trade: BJP
Panaji, June 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Goa unit chief today hinted that during the forthcoming assembly session scheduled in July the party would expose the ruling party minist....
- Congress-led Goa government impotent: BJP
Panaji, June 20: Goa's Congress-led coalition government is "impotent" and "useless", state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Laxmikant Parsekar said today, pointing to....
- Tension between BJP, JD-U 'a drama': Lalu Prasad
Patna, June 20: Terming reports of the growing rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) "nautanki (drama)", Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu P....
- Sushil Kumar Modi stays away from Nitish's people's march
Patna, June 20: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi stayed away from Nitish Kumar's 'Vishwash Yatra' today, a day after the chief minister returned the Rs.5....
- 'JDU-BJP committed to strengthen coalition'
Lucknow, June 19: Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned the Rs.5 crore provided by Gujarat for flood relief, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain today claimed....
- BJP has to grapple with old friends, sulking allies
New Delhi,June 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in the throes of change. While several former members like Jaswant Singh and Ram Jethmalani are returning to the party, some of its allies....
- BJP writes to Gadkari on JD-U's cross-voting
Ranchi, June 18: The strained relations between the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and its Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally in Bihar seems to have had an impact in neighbouring Jharkhand, whe....
- Advani takes Uma Bharti in special plane
Raipur, June 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today took estranged colleague Uma Bharti in his special plane from New Delhi to Chhattisgarh in a sign that she may be returnin....
- Smriti Irani to head BJP's women's cell
New Delhi, June 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today named Smriti Irani as head of its women's cell as it announced chiefs of various party committees and reconstituted the central el....
- Jaswant Singh may return to BJP
New Delhi, June 15: Nine months after former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his book praising Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinn....
- Stop GDP growth talk, control inflation: BJP to PM
New Delhi, June 14: Expressing concern over India's annual inflation that touched double digits at 10.16 percent in May, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan....
- BJP leaders to ask PM for further excise waiver for hill states
New Delhi, June 14: Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including party president Nitin Gadkari and parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ....
- Arrange safe passage for Indians in Kyrgyzstan: BJP
New Delhi, June 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to arrange safe passage for more than 100 Indians, who are trapped in Kyrgyzstan's Osh and Jalalabad towns af....
- Advani criticises UPA on corruption, Maoist violence
Patna, June 14: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Sunday criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on corruption, its tackling of the Maoist menace and....
- Jethmalani storms out of TV interview
New Delhi, June 13: Eminent lawyer and the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha candidate Ram Jethmalani walked out of a television interview when he was questioned on his turnaround in joi....
- Who was Bhopal's 'maut ka saudagar', Modi asks Sonia
Patna, June 13: Using Sonia Gandhi's "maut ka saudagar" barb, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress president over her "silence" on the Bhopal ver....
- UPA-II's first year in power disappointing: BJP
Patna, June 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today described the first year of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's second stint as disappointing, just like the "gener....
- Modi praises Bihar govt, does not mention Nitish
Patna, June 13: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today praised the Bihar government for the state's development but did not mention Chief Minister Niti....
- Congress-led UPA targeting our popular chief ministers: BJP
Patna, June 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government of conducting "systematic manoeuvres to destabilize and ....
- Shatrughan Sinha to boycott BJP's Bihar Swabhiman rally
Patna, June 13: Miffed at not being given a prominent position in the party, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha has said that he would not attend the party's Bihar Swabhiman ra....
- Gadkari praises Nitish Kumar for Bihar's growth
Patna, June 12: Praising Bihar's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "good governance", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gad....
- CBI is Congress Bureau of Intimidation: BJP
Patna, June 12: Charging the government with using the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to work for its political ends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today demanded ....
- UPA government a super flop show: Gadkari
Patna, June 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to deliver on its promises, saying it had "....
- All set for BJP national meet in Patna
Patna, June 12: A two-day National Executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began here today with an address by party president Nitin Gadkari. The meeting, at the Maurya Hotel, is ....
- Patna turns saffron ahead of BJP's national meet
Patna, June 11: The Bihar capital has turned saffron with posters, banners and flags of the Bharatiya Janta Party dotting the city a day ahead of its two-day national executive meeting beginnin....
- Independent candidate makes BJP's Rajya Sabha fight tougher
Jaipur, June 11: With independent candidate Santosh Bagrodia choosing to stay on in the Rajya Sabha election fight, the contest for four seats from Rajasthan has hotted up, especially for the B....
- BJP will not join hands with the BSP: Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief
Lucknow, Jun 10: BJP state president of Uttar Pradesh Surya Pratap Shahi has made it very clear that the state will never see a coalition between his party and BSP. Backing his views, Shahi add....
- Withdraw civil nuclear liability bill: BJP
New Delhi, June 9: Alleging that the civil nuclear liability bill aims to "please Americans", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to withdraw it in the wake of t....
- BJP leaders upset over fielding of Tarun Vijay, Jethmalani
New Delhi, June 8: Discontent in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Rajya Sabha nominations has surfaced with some senior party leaders expressing reservations over nominations of Ram Je....
- BJP expects full attendance at national meeting
New Delhi, June 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that its two-day national meeting in Patna from June 12 will have all members attending unless in the case of "unprecedented e....
- BJP accuses Pawar of serious impropriety
New Delhi, June 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar of committing "serious impropriety" and asked him to "categorically explain....
- Defamation suit filed against Varun Gandhi
New Delhi, June 7: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and member of parliament Varun Gandhi has been dragged to court by V.M. Singh, his uncle and Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhi....
- BJP, CPI-M oppose any hike in petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, June 6: Ahead of the empowered group of ministers' (eGOM) meeting Monday to consider pricing policy on petrol and diesel, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party....
- BJP to protest Delhi blocking lower power tariff
New Delhi, June 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will protest on Monday against the Delhi government for not allowing power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to reduce....
- BJP adopts resolution on good governance
Uttan (Maharashtra), June 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)at the conclusion of its two-day national convention here today evening adopted a resolution emphasising "pro-active and pro-peo....
- Gadkari's remarks on discipline evoke discussion at BJP meet
Uttan (Maharashtra), June 6: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari's blunt remarks on party discipline at the two-day party conclave here became a topic of discussion today - the c....
- Advani skips party convention
Uttan (Maharashtra), June 6: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today skipped the ongoing two-day party convention being held here due to ill health, a party official said.
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- BJP to abstain from Rajya Sabha poll in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, June 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will abstain from voting for the Rajya Sabha poll in Orissa as it wants to maintain equal distance from both the ruling Biju ....
- Varun Gandhi addresses rally through mobile phone
Lucknow, June 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Varun Gandhi today addressed a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district through a mobile phone after the state government d....
- BJP demands Pawar's resignation over Pune IPL bid
New Delhi, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded resignation of union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar alleging that he had misled the nation about his interests relating to ....
- BJP slams government for delaying Afzal Guru's hanging
New Delhi, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today once again slammed the government for its failure to expedite the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
"There....
- Chandan Mitra among four BJP Rajya Sabha candidates
New Delhi, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced names of four more candidates for the coming Rajya Sabha elections -- including former MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra....
- UPA report card a 'propaganda', says BJP
New Delhi, June 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's report card, terming it "propaganda". "I think it is im....
- Give up 'hypocrisy' of love for Dalits, BJP tells Rahul
New Delhi, June 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop his "hypocrisy of love for Dalits" and instead ensure rehabilitation of the 150 fami....
- BJP prefers Sai, Congress struggles for Rajya Sabha selection
Raipur, June 1: Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to give tribal leader Nand Kumar Sai another term in the Rajya Sabha while the Congress is yet to finalise its ....
- UPA government has failed in tackling terror: Rajnath
Ghaziabad, June 1: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh on Monday charged the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with failing to convince the US that most te....
- BJP, Congress seek time for government formation in Jharkhand
Ranchi, May 31: Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today summoned leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress to discuss the formation of an alternative government in the state, ....
- BJP seeks impartial probe into West Bengal train crash
New Delhi, May 30: Accusing the central and the West Bengal governments, and the railway ministry of indulging in a blame game over Friday's train tragedy for electoral gains, the Bharatiya....
- Joshi in Jaswant's footsteps?
New Delhi, May 30: After he took over from Jaswant Singh as the head of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Murli Manohar Joshi is doing exactly what the now expelled Bharatiya Ja....
- Naidu, Naqvi, Rudy among BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, May 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday decided to renominate party leaders Venkaiah Naidu, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajiv Pratap Rudy to the Rajya Sabha.
The meetin....
- Caste census will further divide society: Murli Manohar
New Delhi, May 28: Opposing the caste-based census, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said this would further divide Indian society.
"Personally....
- Maoist violence national problem, says BJP after train tragedy
New Delhi, May 28: Blaming Maoists for the train accident in West Bengal that killed 65 people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said violence by the guerrillas should be treated as a nat....
- BJP seeks Canada apology over remarks on security forces
New Delhi, May 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Canada should apologise for its "unacceptable" remarks about some serving and retired Indian security forces personnel who....
- BJP again criticises UPA-II on governance
New Delhi, May 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticised the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA) government's first year in power, saying Prime Minister Man....
- BJP vague on Jaswant, Uma Bharti's return
New Delhi, May 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was today ambiguous about the much touted return of veterans Jaswant Singh and Uma Bharti to the party fold.
Party spokesperson Nir....
- BJP criticises PM's statement on Afzal Guru case
New Delhi, May 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comment that law will take its own course in Parliament House attack convict Afzal ....
- PM was evasive on critical issues, asserts BJP
New Delhi, May 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today again hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference on UPA-II's first anniversary in power, saying he was "co....
- Sexist Kamat should ask Sonia to quit politics: BJP
Panaji, May 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today lambasted Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat over his sexist remarks on women joining politics, and said it showed his "shallow frame o....
- Jharkhand drama exposes deep divide in BJP
Ranchi, May 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand is split down the middle, thanks to its flip-flop over its ties with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) that led to a divorce today.
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- BJP withdraws support to Soren government
Ranchi, May 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today withdrew support to the Shibu Soren-led government in Jharkhand, reducing it to a minority and plunging the state into another phase of un....
- BJP to withdraw support from Soren government today
Ranchi, May 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today to withdraw support from the Shibu Soren-led government.
"We will meet the govern....
- BJP plans sit-in over central government's 'failure'
New Delhi, May 23: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley will stage a sit-in here on Wednesday over the alleged failure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) go....
- Will wait for crash enquiry before commenting: BJP
New Delhi, May 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today it will wait for the report of the official inquiry into the causes of the plane crash at Mangalore airport before making any comm....
- BJP seizing on Soren's 'innocent error', says Congress
New Delhi, May 21: The Congress today hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for the continuing political stalemate in Jharkhand, saying it was trying to take the chief minister's chair by s....
- BJP puts up hoardings in Delhi on Afzal Guru case
New Delhi, May 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up hoardings in several parts of the city asking the Delhi government the reasons behind withholding for nearly four years the file p....
- BJP does not see early elections
New Delhi, May 21: Although it does not command a majority in the Lok Sabha, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may remain in power because the Congress knows how to "manage....
- BJP distances itself from Varun's remarks against Mayawati
Lucknow, May 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today distanced itself from comments made by its leader Varun Gandhi in which he said statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati would be....
- Mayawati statues would be replaced with Lord Rama's: Varun Gandhi
Lucknow, May 19: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Varun Gandhi said here today that the statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati would be replaced with those of Lord Rama....
- BJP slams Delhi government for delaying Afzal Guru's death sentence
New Delhi, May 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit out at the Delhi government for delaying parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentence and claimed that 26/11 may not h....
- BJP slams Mamata for justifying absence from Delhi
New Delhi, May 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, terming her justification for her absence from Delhi "an act of indiscipline".
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- BJP makes Ananth Kumar Bihar in-charge
New Delhi, May 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed its general secretary Ananth Kumar in-charge of poll-bound Bihar.
According to a party statement, former MP Dharmendr....
- Wrong to link terrorism to religion, says BJP
New Delhi, May 17: As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed charges against 11 activists of a Hindu right wing organisation for the 2009 Diwali-eve blasts in Goa, the Bharatiya Ja....
- BJP questions government on Afzal Guru's mercy plea
New Delhi, May 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to come clean on a mercy petition filed by Mohammad Afzal Guru, a convict sentenced to death in the 2001 parliamen....
- Former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat dead
Jaipur, May 15: Former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat died at a hospital here today, Bharatiya Janata Party officials said. He was 86. Shekhawat was admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hosp....
- Shekhawat excelled in all positions he held: PM
New Delhi, May 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the death of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, saying he excelled in all positions he held and his persona was one o....
- Shekhawat was an elder statesman: Krishna
New Delhi, May 15: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today condoled the death of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, saying the country had lost an elder statesman.
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- Withdraw permission to Muivah to visit native village: BJP
New Delhi, May 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to withdraw permission given to Naga separatist leader Thuingaleng Muivah to visit his birthplace in Manipur, in o....
- Let Pakistan prove its credibility before talks: BJP
Chandigarh, May 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party today questioned the basis on which India agreed to hold the foreign ministerial level talks with Pakistan, saying Islamabad should first prove it....
- UPA has neglected agriculture: Gadkari
Chandigarh, May 13: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has neglected agriculture and failed to manage the foodgrain situa....
- Gadkari apologises, says he has respect for Lalu, Mulayam
Chandigarh, May 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today expressed regret for his remarks likening Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal&....
- Stay away from media, Gadkari tells party leaders
Chandigarh, May 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked leaders and workers to resolve differences in the party within the ranks and refrain from "going to the media".
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- Will teach Gadkari lesson in decency, says unforgiving Lalu
Patna, May 13: Unwilling to forgive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari for his offensive remarks, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said today that he doesn't b....
- Manmohan, Pranab cannot become Congress chief: Gadkari
Chandigarh, May 13: Chiding the Congress Party for promoting dynasty politics, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance M....
- Wrong economic policies, bad governance ruined India: Gadkari
Chandigarh, May 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday blamed Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for following "wrong economic policies....
- BJP may move court against CBI in Sohrabuddin case
Ahmedabad, May 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keeping its options open on approaching the apex court against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) exceeding its brief in the Sohrab....
- Mulayam, Lalu no roaring lions but licking dogs: Gadkari
Chandigarh, May 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today accused Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad of betraying the opp....
- BJP appoints new chief for Uttar Pradesh unit
New Delhi, May 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed former union minister Surya Pratap Shahi as the president of its Uttar Pradesh unit.
"BJP national president Niti....
- Sharma appointed convener of BJP media cell
New Delhi, May 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today appointed Shrikant Sharma, a former Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader, as national convener of the m....
- BJP appoints committee to report on Manipur situation
New Delhi, May 11: A three-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) committee will visit the Manipur capital Imphal this week to report on the situation following the economic blockade enforced by N....
- PM should act against Ramesh, says BJP
New Delhi, May 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take action against Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh for his critical remarks in B....
- Goa safe haven for Maoist elements: BJP
Panaji, May 10: Goa has become a safe haven for Maoist elements, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged here today after two rebels were arrested in the state last week.
Former stat....
- BJP leaders to meet Jharkhand MLAs on next chief minister
New Delhi, May 10: A parliamentary board meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today decided that two observers would on Tuesday meet party legislators in Jharkhand to know their views on....
- Advani condoles demise of Jain sage
Jaipur, May 9: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today condoled the demise of Acharya Sree Mahapragya, the 10th acharya of the Jain Swetambar Terapanth Samaj.
The 90-yea....
- 'BJP will strive to retain power in Madhya Pradesh'
Bhopal, May 9: Newly elected Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Prabhat Jha today said the party would strive to retain power in the state for the third time in a row but par....
- Gadkari's Chandigarh rally being sabotaged: BJP
Chandigarh, May 9: With just three days to go for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's first rally here, the party's local unit today accused the Chandigarh administra....
- Decision on new Jharkhand chief minister soon: Gadkari
Shimla, May 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said the name of the new Jharkhand chief minister would be decided soon by the party's parliamentary board.
- UPA in unholy nexus with phony section of opposition: BJP
New Delhi, May 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the voting on the cut motions on demand for grants helped expose the "unholy alliance" between the ruling UPA and the "....
- BJP MPs meet president, allege CBI's 'misuse'
New Delhi, May 7: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs today met President Pratibha Patil and submitted a memorandum alleging misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the United Progr....
- BJP MPs to meet president over CBI's 'misuse'
New Delhi, May 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament, led by party leader L.K. Advani, will meet President Pratibha Patil on Friday to lodge their protest against the "misus....
- 'Price rise issue can help BJP make inroads in south India'
Panaji, May 6: The price rise issue will be an effective tool for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to make inroads into south Indian states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, party president Nitin Gad....
- Will not let Congress benefit from Jharkhand crisis: Gadkari
Panaji, May 6: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) will take all steps to ensure that the Congress does not benefit from the political impasse in Jharkhand, party president Nitin Gadkari said toda....
- Goa drug peddler in jail may be innocent: BJP
Panaji, May 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari today said an alleged Goan drug peddler currently lodged in a Mumbai prison for suspected links to an Israeli drug dealer may be ....
- Gadkari accuses Congress of misusing CBI
Panaji, May 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today accused the Congress of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to target opposition parties, but did not re....
- Sushma Swaraj apologises for Ananth Kumar's remarks
New Delhi, May 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today apologised in the Lok Sabha, admitting her colleague Ananth Kumar used objectionable remarks against Rashtriya Janata D....
- UPA government misusing CBI: BJP
New Delhi, May 6: Accusing the government of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a political tool, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs toda....
- BJP too favours caste-based census
New Delhi, May 5: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today said it was in favour of including caste as a criterion in the ongoing national census and added that the enumeration practice should be ....
- Plea to release drug peddler a sarcastic joke: BJP
Panaji, May 4: Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Laxmikant Parsenkar today said the party was worried about the increasing clout of a narcotics mafia in the state, and dismissed its ow....
- BJP working on formula to tackle Maoism: Parrikar
Panaji, May 3: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is working on a formula to tackle Maoism by empowering tribals, former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
Parrikar, conven....
- BJP formulating code of conduct for party workers: Parrikar
Panaji, May 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is formulating a code of conduct for party workers on tackling issues ranging from handling obstinate bureaucrats and time management to personal....
- Jharkhand political crisis continues, Soren to stay till Tuesday
New Delhi, May 2: The political uncertainty in Jharkhand continued for the fourth day on Saturday as a meeting between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ende....
- Varun Gandhi to address rally in Jaunpur
Lucknow, May 1: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Varun Gandhi will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district Sunday, a party spokesperson said. "Gandhi will add....
- BJP calls Jharkhand unit leaders to Delhi
New Delhi, April 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called its party leaders from Jharkhand to Delhi Saturday for consultations on forming an alternative government in the state after the....
- BJP withholds decision to pull out of Jharkhand government
New Delhi, April 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that its decision to withdraw support to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government in Jharkhand was on hold for the moment. Th....
- JMM ready to support BJP-led government: Hemant Soren
Ranchi, April 29: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is ready to support a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government in the state, JMM chief and Chief Minister Shibu Soren's son Hemant Sore....
- BJP to withdraw support to Soren government at 5 p.m.
New Delhi, April 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today evening to move ahead on its decision to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren government in....
- BJP defers withdrawal of support in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today deferred its threatened withdrawal of support to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government in Jharkhand.
BJP leaders did not....
- 'Shibu Soren ready to resign and support BJP'
Ranchi, April 29: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren's son Hemant on Wednesday said his father would step down if the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to form the government in the....
- BJP withdraws support to Soren government in Jharkhand
New Delhi, April 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today withdrew support to the Shibu Soren-led government in Jharkhand.
The decision was taken at the BJP's parliamentary boa....
- BJP cautious on Soren voting with Congress
New Delhi, April 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday reacted cautiously to reports that Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren had voted alongside the ruling United Progressive Allian....
- Ask CBI to probe into Swedish model's allegations, demands BJP
Panaji, April 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations made by a Swedish model and former girlfriend of a notorious Israe....
- Conspiracy to save government, says BJP
New Delhi, April 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that it would move a cut motion in the Lok Sabha with a view to expose the parties keen on saving the government from a legislat....
- 13-party alliance divided on cut motion over price rise
New Delhi, April 27: The 13-party alliance led by the Left parties appeared divided today about bringing a cut motion even as they jointly protested the rising prices of essential commodities a....
- BJP targets PM, Lok Sabha adjourned
New Delhi, April 27: The Lok Sabha was adjourned as opposition leaders protested against rising prices today. Leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj also lashed out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
- Congress did not initiate anti-Sikh riots in 1984: Gadkari
New Delhi, April 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari says it's not entirely correct to blame the then Congress government for initiating the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. In....
- Parliamentary panel needed on phone tapping issue: Advani
New Delhi, April 25: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said a parliamentary committee was required to look into all aspects of the phone tapping issue and suggest a ....
- Opposition to demand statement by PM on phone tapping
New Delhi, April 25: Monday's parliament session is headed to be stormy as the opposition is planning to corner the government over allegations of telephone tapping of key political leader....
- IPL biggest scam of 21st century: Balbir Punj
Chandigarh, April 25: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Balbir Punj today condemned the alleged tapping of phones of senior politicians and also called the Indian Premier League (IPL) controv....
- Omar's government incapable of resisting separatists: BJP
Jammu: BJP leaders strongly condemned the government of Jammu and Kashmir for its inability to resist the separatists. They submitted a petition to Governor Vohra and President Pratibha Patil t....
- BJP flays Congress over alleged phone tapping
New Delhi, April 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of going back to the "Emergency" days after a report alleged that telephones of four top political leade....
- BJP, Congress seek transparency in IPL functioning
New Delhi, April 22: Expressing concern over the controversy surrounding the cricket Indian Premier League (IPL), the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded transparency and a....
- BJP apologises to Delhiites for traffic chaos
New Delhi, April 21: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today apologised to Delhiites for the "inconvenience" caused to them as the party's massive rally against ri....
- BJP leaders held during protest march, released
New Delhi, April 21: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including party president Nitin Gadkari, L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley were arrested today during the party’s mar....
- BJP chief faints in Delhi heat
New Delhi, April 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari fainted in the scorching Delhi heat today during the party's rally against rising prices attended by thousands of a....
- BJP boycotts Lok Sabha to join rally against price rise
New Delhi, April 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today boycotted the Lok Sabha proceedings to join its mass rally here to protest against the spiralling prices of essential commodities.
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- BJP's anti-price rise rally triggers traffic chaos
New Delhi, April 21: Traffic crawled across central Delhi today morning as thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers gathered here for a massive rally against rising prices, the first s....
- Top BJP leaders to address anti-price rise rally
New Delhi, April 20: Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will address the anti-price rise rally at Ram Lila ground in the national capital on Wednesday.
The rally will culminate ....
- Love for Kerala doesn't absolve Tharoor: BJP
New Delhi, April 20: Unimpressed by Shashi Tharoor's emotional defence in parliament on the IPL row, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said his love for Kerala doesn't &....
- UPA acting under US pressure on foreign policy issues: BJP
New Delhi, April 20: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi today accused the government of behaving like a stooge of the US and taking critical foreign policy decisions....
- Politicians, businessmen manipulating IPL bids: BJP
Kolkata, April 18: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said the much-talked about Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy clearly showed an unscrupulous relatio....
- Tharoor abused authority for friend, claims BJP
New Delhi, April 18: Describing it as a case of "stinking corruption", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today charged Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor with abusing ....
- Soren will fight assembly bypoll: BJP
Ranchi, April 18: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday dismissed speculation that its alliance partners were looking for a successor to Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who has a li....
- Kalyan Singh demands amendment to women's quota bill
Lucknow, April 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel and founder of the Jan Kranti Party (JKP) Kalyan Singh today said his party was in favour of the women's reservation bill but not in it....
- BJP insists on Tharoor's resignation
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today threatened not to let parliament function till Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor resigned over the IPL controversy.
- Congress lacks will to fight Maoists: BJP
New Delhi, April 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the Congress, saying it looked a divided house lacking the "will power" to fight Maoist guerrillas.
"Wh....
- Don't wait for evidence, sack Tharoor now: BJP
New Delhi, April 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said all evidences of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's alleged "abuse of authority" in connection ....
- BJP guns for Tharoor, wants CBI to probe IPL deal
New Delhi, April 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for allegedly misusing his official....
- BJP seeks apology from German team on Modi remarks
Mumbai, April 13: Nearly 400 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists demonstrated outside the German consulate here today to protest "provocative" statements by members of a German parli....
- Jaswant firm on Jinnah remarks
Karachi: Former Indian external affairs minister Jaswant Singh said today he stood by the stand he had taken in his book on Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah that had led to his expuls....
- We don't accept quota within quota: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it would not accept the demand for the quotas within the women's quota and it is up to the government to decide when the women's r....
- BJP protests anti-Modi remarks by German parliament team
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded an apology from Germany over the provocative remarks made by a German parliamentary delegation about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra M....
- No let up in opposition to nuclear liability bill
New Delhi: There seems no let up in the political standoff over the key civil nuclear liability bill as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left on Saturday made it clear that they won'....
- BJP backs Chidambaram, asks him not to retreat
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it supported Home Minister P. Chidambaram and asked him not to be seen to be retreating as any such move would mean that the Maoist guerri....
- Some UPA partners friendly with Maoists: BJP
New Delhi: Alleging that some parties of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) were close to Leftist guerrillas, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the government was....
- Haphazard highway work endangers Bandodkar statue: Goa BJP
Panaji: The Goa government and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) are set to demolish a statue of the state's first chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar, leader of opposition Manoh....
- Differences within Jharkhand BJP over LPG subsidy
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government's decision to withdraw subsidy on gas cylinders for domestic use has brought to the open the internal squabbling within the Bharatiya Janata Party, a partne....
- BJP hints at snapping ties with AGP in Assam
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today almost put an end to the year-long honeymoon with Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) by hinting to fight the 2011 assembly ele....
- BJP delegation attacked, dozen injured
Bhubaneswar: At least a dozen political activists and media persons were injured when a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation was attacked by a mob in Orissa's Jajpur district today, the ....
- Congress' slogan of secularism helping terrorists: BJP
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of appeasing minorities in the country to strengthen its vote bank and said the concept of secularism propagated by the rul....
- BJP to launch e-campaign against price rise
Bhopal: As the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh prepares to take workers from the state to participate in the party's on April 21 agitation against price rise in Delhi,....
- BJP bags Bangalore civic body, scores poll hat-trick
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won a majority in the Bangalore civic polls, nearly two years after it captured power in Karnataka for the first time.
The BJP bagged....
- After Uma, Govindacharya quits his organisation
Bhopal: Close on the heels of Uma Bharti's resignation from the president's post of her party, Bharatiya Jan Shakti (BJ S), her mentor and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ideologue ....
- Sudhir Mungantivar is new Maharashtra BJP chief
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): Senior Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantivar was elected state party chief here today, a party official said.
The 48-year old Munga....
- BJP sets up team to probe Hyderabad violence
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today constituted a five-member committee, headed by party MP and spokesman Prakash Javdekar, to probe the communal violence in H....
- Gadkari flays Congress for 'blacklisting' Amitabh
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today criticised the Congress for "blacklisting" Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
"Amitabh is a great ac....
- Once Uma approaches us, BJP will take stand: Gadkari
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today ducked a question on the return of Uma Bharti into the party, saying the leadership will spell out its stand on the issue aft....
- BJP has not forgotten Ram temple: Gadkari
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Gadkari today said his party has not "forgotten" the Ayodhya Ram temple issue.
Addressing the media here, Gadkar....
- Gadkari blames UPA's bad governance for price rise
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday blamed "bad governance" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the spiralling prices of essen....
- BJP warns against talks with Taliban
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the government to explain if India was planning to talk to the Taliban, as suggested by some media reports, and warned against any compro....
- Modi showed a sense of responsibility, says BJP
New Delhi: Asserting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has shown a great sense of responsibility in appearing before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigating Team probing 2002 ....
- BJP slams Congress for targeting Amitabh Bachchan
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of "ill-treating and practicing untouchability" with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan because he has differences wi....
- Advani blog cites Tully's praise of Hinduism
New Delhi: Secularism in India stems from Hindu tolerance as the religion of the majority community engenders respect for all religions, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L. K. Advani ....
- Modi appears before SIT
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today appeared before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for questioning over the 2002 communal riots.
Modi....
- Islam, Christianity alien, so cannot get quota: BJP
New Delhi: "Islam and Christianity are alien" to India and, therefore, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) feels people from the minority groups, even if their socio-economic condition is ....
- No comments, Babri case subjudice, says BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today refused to comment on L.K. Advani's former personal security officer telling a Rae Bareli court that the BJP leader "looked euphoric....
- Left parties failed to protect tribals, say intellectuals
New Delhi: The Left parties have failed to protect the interests of tribals whose land and livelihood are being threatened by industrialists, and Maoists have seized the opportunity to grab the....
- I will take opposition head on: Shatrughan
New Delhi: Unhappy at not being given an official position in the party, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha said differences with party president Nitin Gadkari would be resolved so....
- Amitabh is nation's pride: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was the "nation's pride" and had every right to be the chief guest at the inauguration of a se....
- BJP condemns Mulayam's refusal to apologize
New Delhi: The BJP came down heavily on Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for refusing to apologise for his "sexist" remark on women's reservation Bill. Addressing his acti....
- Alcohol excise scam money funding terror outfits: BJP
Panaji: Goa opposition leader Manohar Parrikar today alleged that illicit liquor worth crores of rupees was being smuggled from here to states bordering Pakistan and the money used to fund terr....
- Mulayam is insensitive, asserts BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed an unapologetic Mulayam Singh Yadav for his controversial remarks about the women's reservation bill, saying the Samajwadi Party ch....
- US N-deal talk with Pakistan 'astonishing', says BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement that the US may consider a nuclear agreement with Islamabad was "astonishing" i....
- New BJP office bearers to meet on April 2
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari will meet his new office bearers on April 2 to chalk out the strategy for the party's campaign against rising prices.
- US doesn't want to expose Pakistan's terror links: BJP
New Delhi: Fearing that India would be denied access to David Headley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the US was pursuing the "help-the-ally-at-any-cost" policy and did not....
- BJP slams US for 'flip-flop' over Headley access
New Delhi: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the US for its alleged "flip-flop" over providing India "direct access" to David Coleman Headley and pr....
- 141 Goa government employees die annually: BJP
Panaji: Contending that on an average 141 government employees die in Goa annually, opposition leader Manohar Parrikar today asked Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to analyse the reason for the &#....
- Modi not summoned by SIT on March 21; will cooperate: BJP
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said there was "no basis" fot reports that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had been summoned on March 21 by a panel probing the 20....
- Gadkari appoints BJP's state unit chiefs, deputy chiefs
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today nominated presidents and vice presidents for the party's units in four states and a union territory.
Gadkari ....
- BJP seeks PM's apology on railway ad goof-up
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today sought an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "taking Delhi to Pakistan and Kolkata to Bay of Bengal" in a railway advertise....
- Raise complaints with me, not media: Gadkari
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today asked party leaders to raise any complaints about his choice of a new team with him and not with the media.
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- Headley's confession may help nail Pakistan: BJP
New Delhi: Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley's confession about his involvement in the Mumbai terror attack would add weight to New Delhi's claims of Pakistan's involvement in....
- BJP declines to comment on Shatrughan's remarks
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today declined to comment on party MP Shatrughan Sinha's remarks on the composition of the new team of office-bearers announced on Tuesday.
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- BJP's stand on nuclear liability bill remains unchanged
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today questioned the government's intention over the key civil nuclear liability bill, saying the compensation mechanism in case of an atomic acc....
- NSA meets BJP leaders on key nuclear bill
New Delhi: National Security Adviser (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon today met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders seeking to remove misgivings about the civil nuclear liability bill, but the ....
- Bad floor management a UPA trait: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it was opposed to marshals being brought into the two houses of parliament and blamed the government for bad floor management in the first....
- 'Shadow' standing panels to sharpen BJP MPs' skills
New Delhi: In a move aimed at sharpening skills of its MPs taking part in deliberations of parliamentary panels, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to form "shadow standing commit....
- Gadkari unveils new BJP team, a mix of old and young
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today unveiled new president Nitin Gadkari's leadership team, a mix of the young and the old with a view to win the next Lok Sabha battle. Determ....
- BJP's Himachal Rajya Sabha poll nominee files papers
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee for the election to the Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, falling vacant next month, filed nomination papers today.
"Vimla K....
- Expanding BJP's base will be priority, says Nadda
Shimla: Expanding the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) support base to bring it back to power is the main priority, said Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister J.P. Nadda said, after being named a ....
- Hema Malini, Varun Gandhi in BJP's new jumbo team
New Delhi: Bollywood star Hema Malini makes it as vice president and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi as secretary in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's new leadership team of 1....
- Parliament must investigate into Air India matters: BJP
New Delhi: BJP claimed today that the Parliament must investigate into the charges of corruption and erroneous administration that were put on Air India and accused the government for the prese....
- Advani wants white paper on black money stashed abroad
New Delhi: The government should publish a white paper on Indian money stashed abroad and reveal the outcome of negotiations with 20 countries where some Indians have hoarded black money, Bhara....
- BJP names Rajya Sabha candidates from Punjab, Himachal
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to field Avinash Rai Khanna in Punjab and Vimla Kashyap in Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha elections.
In Punjab, three seat....
- Big BJP boss steps in to save proteges
New Delhi: The shock outburst by a clutch of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs over the women's reservation bill left some party satraps red-faced after they put up a spirited defence in the....
- BJP panel to probe Bareilly violence
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party president (BJP) Nitin Gadkari today announced that a three-member committee, headed by former union minister Menaka Gandhi, will inquire into the communal viol....
- BJD MP wants to cycle to parliament
Bhubaneswar: Eager to do his bit to save the environment, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP has asked Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar for permission to come to parliament on a bicycle.
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- Budget to make common man suffer: BJP
New Delhi: The chief opposition party BJP has said today that the budget 2010-11 has been designed to accelerate inflation. Due to this the prices are set to rise in case of food, housing, edu....
- Government not sincere in controlling food prices: BJP
New Delhi: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today questioned the government's sincerity in containing food inflation and said the hike in petrol and diesel prices had increa....
- Government not sincere in controlling food prices: BJP
New Delhi: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today questioned the government's sincerity in containing food inflation and said the hike in petrol and diesel prices had increa....
- BJP to issue whip on women's bill
New Delhi: Faced with dissidence over the women's bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will issue a whip to its MPs to support the proposed legislation in the Lok Sabha.
- BJP denies divisions over women's bill
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) denied today that it was divided over the women's bill that seeks to reserve a third of all seats in the country's legislatures for women.
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- BJP parliamentary party to meet today
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the central government of failing in floor management in the Rajya Sabha over the Women's Reservation Bill and said its parliam....
- Central agency should probe Goa drug scene: BJP
Panaji: The Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) today demanded a probe by a central agency into the narcotics trade in Goa.
The party also pressed for a criminal case against....
- 14-year exile of women's quota bill set to end: Sushma
Raipur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the women's reservati....
- BJP determined to ensure passage of women's bill: Gadkari
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is determined to ensure the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, party president Nitin Gadkari today said and appealed to all political parti....
- BJP demotes Keshubhai Patel
Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, who led a rebellion against Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will no more be chairman of the state advisory committee of the Bharatiya Jan....
- PM's reply to president's address disappointing: BJP
New Delhi: Terming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply to the motion of thanks on the president's address as disappointing, main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said he ....
- Tension in Punjab town after BJP youth leader's murder
Phagwara (Punjab): The former chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing in this Punjab town was shot dead today by unidentified assailants, police said. Party activists blocked traff....
- PM has breached parliamentary propriety: BJP
New Delhi: A day after sparring with Manmohan Singh in the Lok Sabha, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Thursday told a meeting of party MPs that the prime minister brea....
- 450 government schemes named after three people: Advani
New Delhi: What is in a name, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani asked today, taking objection to government schemes and institutions being named after members of the Nehru-....
- BJP leader in the dock for booze bash
Gandhinagar: The former vice president of the Gandhinagar district Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, Prabhatsinh Thakore, is in the dock after a raid at his farmhouse on the eve of Holi uneart....
- Himachal assembly budget session begins on Tuesday
Shimla: The opposition Congress would corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh on the phone tapping issue during the budget session of the assembly beginning Tuesd....
- BJP MP, workers arrested for damaging railway property
Bhopal: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and over 300 party workers were on Friday arrested after they tried to set a train on fire and damaged property at Jabalpur railway station, alleging t....
- BJP workers damage railway station in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) workers today tried to set a train on fire and damaged property at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh, alleging the city's inte....
- Only BJP can fight for common citizens, claims Rajnath Singh
Lucknow: Accusing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of failing on all fronts, particularly in containing inflation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh....
- BJP workers clash with police in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists clashed with police here today when their protest against the central government's failure to contain rising prices took a violent turn.
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- Government clueless on price rise: BJP
New Delhi: The government has "run out of ideas" on controlling the spiralling prices of essential commodities and is "only looking for alibis" to cover up for its failures, mai....
- No permission for Varun''s Saharanpur rally, BJP furious
Lucknow: Citing lack of security personnel, the administration in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district has denied Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi permission to hold a rally next....
- Parliament disruption will continue, says BJP
New Delhi: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to stall proceedings in parliament on Wednesday as well though assuring that the presentation of the rail budget would....
- BJP takes Sikh's beheading protest to Pakistan border
Attari (Punjab): After raising to the national level in New Delhi the issue of the beheading of a Sikh man by Taliban elements, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took the protest right....
- President's address lacked direction, says BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the president's address to parliament "lacked direction" and failed to give any indication of the government's resolve to ....
- BJP threatens to stall Lok Sabha on price rise
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today made it clear it will stall the proceedings in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday if the government does not agree to its adjournment motion on price ris....
- Promotion for Sushma, Munde in opposition ranks
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today occupied the seat earmarked for leader of opposition in the front row in the Lok Sabha, reflecting the generational change in ....
- Scepticism about Gadkari melted away at Indore: Advani
New Delhi: The "initial scepticism" about Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari melted away at the national official and national council meeting in Indore last....
- BJP, CPI-M slam Patil's speech as a routine affair
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil's speech in parliament today was described as a "routine affair" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while the Communist Party of India-Marxist (....
- Generational change in party is law of nature: Joshi
New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Murli Manohar Joshi today said a generational change in the party is "law of nature".
"It is the law of nature and....
- Attacked Gujarat BJP legislator may face party ire
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Kanu Kalsariya, who was attacked Sunday night, may face disciplinary action from his own party soon. The legislator is heading a far....
- NDA appoints Advani working chairman, Yadav convenor
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani was appointed working chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) while Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav was sele....
- Wear clothes that don't 'tease', Goa BJP tells tourists
Panaji: Foreign tourists in Goa must have a "minimum dress code" as the clothes they wear "tend to tease", the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state unit chief said today.
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- BJP legislator leading farmers' agitation assaulted
Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Kanubhai Kalsariya, who is spearheading a farmers' agitation against his own party's government for leasing land for a Rs.1,400 cror....
- Congress trying to bring in religion-based quotas: BJP
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based quotas and said it will oppose all such moves.
Speaking at the part....
- BJP to launch signature campaign against price rise
Indore: You can expect this to be a major campaign against price rise as country's major opposition Bharataiya Janta Party (BJP) is now all set to take its campaign to a new dimension all t....
- Advani tells BJP not to get demoralised by election defeat
Indore: Calling upon party workers not to get demoralised by election defeats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said today that the party had successfully braved setbacks in the ....
- Cleansing polluted Ganga, Yamuna on BJP agenda
Indore: Focussing on pollution in the Ganga and Yamuna, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today formed a committee headed by former party president Rajnath Singh to prepare a programme to mobili....
- BJP blames futures trading for price rise
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today blamed futures trading in the commodity market for rising food prices.
"The BJP believes that the most important reason for price ri....
- BJP amends party constitution, to have more office-bearers
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has amended its constitution to increase the number of posts of central office-bearers and simplify the process of organisational elections.
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- Gujarat CM draws BJP workers at party conclave
Indore: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi drew much attention on the first day of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national meeting at Indore as his speech during the resolution on interna....
- BJP to reward performing MPs, legislators
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to set up awards for its best performing MPs, legislators and local leaders, president Nitin Gadkari announced today.
Speaking at the pa....
- Help us build Ram temple, Gadkari tells Muslims
Indore: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today called upon Muslims to help build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Addressing the party's national council here, h....
- Rajnath apologizes for mistakes
Indore: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) outgoing president Rajnath Singh today apologized for his mistakes that he said might have displeased party colleagues.
Addressing the natio....
- There is no dynasty in BJP, says Gadkari
Indore: In an obvious attack on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said today that his party did not believe in dynastic politics.
- Many BJP leaders say no to eco-friendly tents at conclave
Indore: Many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who have converged here for the party conclave, late on Wednesday opted not to stay in the eco-friendly tents citing "health problems"....
- BJP to amend its constitution
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to amend its constitution to increase the number of seats of its central office bearers and make the organizational election process simpler....
- Vajpayee missed at BJP meet
Indore: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee may not be active in politics any more but the former prime minister was missed by one and all at the party's nation....
- Gadkari includes Dalits in party agenda
Indore: Untouchability was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "political commitment", new president Nitin Gadkari said today, indicating a significant shift in strategy for ....
- Gadkari to open Maulana Azad seminar
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari will open a two-day seminar here on Feb 21 to mark Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's 52nd death anniversary, the organisers said today.
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- Snakes threaten BJP meet
Indore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing a unique problem at the venue of its three-day leadership meeting: snakes.
Today, snake charmers trapped three of them at the sprawl....
- After Rahul Gandhi, Gadkari visits Dalit's house
Indore: After Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's frequent visit to Dalit families it was BJP President Nitin Gadkari's to show concern for the neglected community of the society.....
- BJP meet to begin with Gadkari's speech
Indore: The three-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national convention begins here today with a meeting of the national council and newly appointed president Nitin Gadkari delivering his first ....
- Full security for BJP conclave, say organisers
Indore: Along with Madhya Pradesh police, the Anti Terrorist Squad, commandos, bomb disposal squad, sniffer dogs, more than 150 "pahalwans" (wrestlers) will safeguard top Bharatiya Jana....
- BJP to discuss national security, inflation at Indore
Indore: Resolutions on the country's national security and economic scenario will be passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) apex body, the national council, which meets here on Th....
- Rahul Gandhi not a factor: BJP
Indore: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi "is not a factor" of concern for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he could not influence voters in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat ....
- BJP to launch agitation against Kashmir amnesty
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a nationwide agitation on Feb 25 against the government's policy of amnesty to militants who want to return from Pakistani-administered K....
- Gadkari to unveil his vision for BJP at Indore
New Delhi: Having outlined the broad contours of his political thinking, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari is expected to unveil his vision and ideological roadmap ....
- Advani blames Nehru for 'festering sores' of Kashmir, terrorism
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has blamed the foreign policy of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the "festering sores" of terror....
- Call off talks with Pakistan, says BJP
New Delhi: India should call off its proposed talks with Pakistan at the level of foreign secretaries following the bombing in Pune that killed nine people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sai....
- Advani, Rajnath have to change seats in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Yet another awkward moment awaits Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently saw a change in guard following a series of pitfalls, when veteran leader L.K. Advani and former party ....
- BJP-called shutdown hits normal life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Normal life was hit in Chhattisgarh today with schools and businesses closed and buses off roads as the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for a day-long strike to p....
- BJP seeks parliamentary probe in commodity exchange 'scam'
Thiruvananthapuram; Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today demanded the immediate appointment of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the "manipulative turnove....
- We do not oppose EVMs, but ask for paper backup: BJP chief Gadkari
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Gadkari said today that the party do not oppose the use of technology or Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections. However they pinpointed the need of havin....
- Pakistan should focus on combating poverty: BJP president
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said that Pakistan should concentrate its energies on combating problems of poverty and infrastructure development, rather that harbour....
- BJP protests rising food prices
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged noisy protests all across Orissa against rising food prices and the failure of the central government to arrest the trend.
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- BJP seeks release of Sri Lankan ex-army chief
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the release of Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was arrested for allegedly conspiring to topple the government.
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- Gadkari leads BJP protest against price rise
New Delhi: In his first show of strength in the capital after he became president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Gadkari today led a protest against the rise in food prices.
- BJP's conclave in Indore, party leaders collect funds
Indore: Upcoming BJP National Convention in Indore has generated a mixed response among the people as the reports reveal that the party conclave, which is to be held in tents to maintain auster....
- BJP opposes West Bengal's Muslim quota
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today opposed the decision of the West Bengal government to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs for Muslims under the backward class categor....
- Gadkari elected unopposed as BJP president
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari was elected unopposed as the party's national president for a term of three years here today.
He was announced winner ....
- BJP smells politician-corporate nexus behind food prices
New Delhi: Calling rising food prices a "major scam", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said it smelt a nexus between some politicians in power and corporates who benefit at th....
- Washington's nudge behind India-Pakistan talks, asks Advani
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today asked aloud if the government's decision to start foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan was the "upshot of a power....
- BJP woos parties against government on price rise platform
New Delhi; Ahead of the budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will launch a nationwide stir and get opposition parties, including the Left, on board to corner the g....
- Varun equates Pawar with Ravana, Mayawati with Surpnakha
Lucknow: In an apparent reference to Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi today equated him with mythological demon king Ravana and sai....
- BJP criticises permission for EU team's Kandhamal visit
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Orissa unit Saturday criticised both the union and state governments for permitting an European Union (EU) delegation to visit the Kandhamal ....
- BJP should not lose focus on core issues, says Varun
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh): Contrary to his party's new chief Nitin Gadkari's campaign for development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi today said that the party workers s....
- BJP accuses Congress leader of 'vote bank' politics
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who reportedly questioned the Batla House shoot-out in Delhi after meeting the family of an alleged ....
- BJP supports Shah Rukh Khan
Mumbai: Signalling a rift with its alliance partner in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came out in open support of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and termed as "unfor....
- BJP leader Arun Jaitley takes on Centre
Patna: Hailing Central Government as weak and inefficient, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley alleged that the Centre is not able to take political decisions. Further accusing Centre for adopting a....
- BJP slams tax code proposals, bats for religious trusts
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the provisions of the proposed Direct Tax Code as being inequitable towards small asessees and strongly objected to the move to deny tax ....
- Khimi Ram to continue as Himachal BJP chief
Shimla: Incumbent president of the Himachal Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Khimi Ram, will continue in his post. His name was cleared by BJP national president Nitin Gadkari on Mon....
- Modi flays PM for price rise
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of transferring responsibility for rising prices of essential goods from the central government to ....
- BJP will never accept dilution of Indianness: Gadkari
New Delhi: In a categoric rejection of its ally Shiv Sena's "Mumbai for Marathis" stand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said today that identities based on lan....
- Power is not the mission of BJP, says Advani
Bhopal: Insisting that attaining power is not the mission of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior party leader L K Advani today called upon BJP workers to root out corruption and work for t....
- UPA's disastrous economic policies behind price rise: Gadkari
Bangalore: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today blamed the "wrong economic policies" of the UPA government for the skyrocketing prices and double-digit food inflation. &....
- BJP to launch statewide stir against price rise in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to launch a statewide stir from Feb 10 against the government's failure to check increase in prices of essential....
- Gadkari denies comparing Narendra Modi with Mahatma Gandhi
Bangalore: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today denied he had compared Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with Mahatma Gandhi.
"I was only referring to Gujarat g....
- BJP President draws parallel between Mahatma Gandhi, Modi
Porbandar (Gujarat): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday drew a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that both worked ce....
- BJP team to visit Ladakh to report on 'Chinese threat'
New Delhi: Expressing concern over "increasing instances of border incursion" by China near Ladakh and other areas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed a five-member committe....
- Tourism minister should take responsibility for Russian minor's rape: Congress
Panaji: The nine-year-old Russian girl's rape in Goa earlier this week has created a sharp rift in the ruling coalition with the Congress today saying Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco of the....
- Rahul Gandhi on two-day Bihar visit from Feb 1
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be in Bihar on a two-day visit from Feb 1 to galvanise the state unit for assembly elections due to take place later this year.
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- BJP upset as Jharkhand refuses CBI probe against Koda
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a key partner of the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand, is unhappy over the decision not to hand over the money laundering scam case involving former....
- Himachal BJP postpones poll to choose new chief
Shimla: The election to choose a new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president for Himachal Pradesh, slated for Jan 30, has been postponed, a party spokesman said on Thursday.
"A dec....
- See Yeddyurappa's 'chopping off' remarks in context: BJP
New Delhi: A day after Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa told people to "chop off hands" of those vandalising churches in the state, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sought to s....
- Asom Gana Parishad hints at snapping pre-poll ties with BJP
Guwahati: Former Assam chief minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) founder Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has indicated discontinuing the pre-poll understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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- Charm of the web lost for the BJP?
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had vowed to use cyberspace to reach out to the youth, with even octogenarian leader L.K. Advani taking to blogging last year. But after its poll deb....
- BJP releases CD of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Goa varsity
Panaji: A group of students associated with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today submitted a CD to the Goa governor and called it a "clinching evidence" of the political na....
- Staunch RSS man to head Karnataka BJP
Bangalore: Wracked by dissidence and the squabble between old-timers and new entrants in its Karnataka unit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is bringing back Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ....
- BJP irked because flag not hoisted at Srinagar's Lal Chowk
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today condemned the discontinuation of the two-decade-old practice of hoisting the national flag at the historic Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Republic Day.
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- BJP expresses surprise over Padma award to Chatwal
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed "surprise" over the government announcing Padma Bhushan for non-resident Indian hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal despite controver....
- Pawar has messed up food economy, says BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has blamed Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for rising prices, today charged him with making a mess of the country's food economy.
- BJP demands Pawar's ouster over rising prices
New Delhi: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed as "illogical and laughable" the remarks of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar defending rising food prices. "It i....
- I will never become a puppet: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Just over a month since he took over, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari has asserted he has "100 percent" support and cooperation of party seniors and there wa....
- BJP to launch nationwide protests on price rise
Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch nationwide protests on price rise next week.
The BJP leader told....
- Media boycott of Sushma Swaraj embarrasses BJP
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was embarrassed when journalists prevented from speaking to party leader Sushma Swaraj at the airport boycotted a function addressed by her here today e....
- BJP leaders meet PM on price rise, submit memorandum
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today and expressed concern over the the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities that hav....
- BJP leaders meet PM to discuss price rise
New Delhi: The skyrocketing prices of essential commodities had impacted not just those in the below poverty line (BPL) category but "almost the entire middle class", Bharatiya Janata P....
- BJP plans agitation against rising prices, corruption
Lucknow: The Bhartiya Janata Party on today announced it would organise statewide demonstrations to mark their protest over rising prices and increasing corruption in Uttar Pradesh.
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- Laxmikant Parsenkar to head Goa BJP
Panaji: Laxmikant Parsenkar will take over as the president of the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday.
Parsenkar was the only candidate for the post, as the tenure....
- Will change Delhi BJP in next three months, says Gadkari
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said that people would see a difference in the party's Delhi unit within the next three months. "We are a party wit....
- BJP will work honestly for minorities: Gadkari
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, the newly installed president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP), today said the party would remove any misconceptions among minorities by working for them hone....
- BJP asks Chandy explain meeting with Maudany's aide
Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy to reveal why he had met Poonthura Siraj, the close aide of Peopl....
- BJP threatens legal action against Deve Gowda for his abusive remarks
Bangalore: Karnataka is once again in the news for its political turbulence after former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda betrayed his dignity and addressed chief minister B S Yeddyurappa as "....
- Bhagwat refutes any RSS role in Gadkari's appointment
Lucknow: Denying that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has any role in active politics, its chief Mohan Bhagwat today rubbished recent media reports of the RSS involvement in selecting Nit....
- George Fernandes in hospital with neurological problem
New Delhi: Veteran politician George Fernandes was today being treated for neurological problem at a private hospital here. He was admitted to the hospital on Friday forenoon, the hospital said....
- George Fernandes in hospital
New Delhi: Veteran political leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital here today with neurological complications but a doctor said there was nothing to worry.
Fernandes was ....
- BJP top brass meet in Delhi
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national office bearers are meeting here today, the first since Nitin Gadkari took over as party chief.
The meeting is to decide the ....
- BJP president meets former Karnataka minister
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today promised to examine the case of former Karnataka minister Shobha Karandlage, who quit the ministry following a revolt that ....
- Goa is India's 'drugs and criminals' capital, says BJP
Panaji: Weeks after Tourism Minister Mickky Pachecho called Goa the "rape capital" of India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manohar Parrikar today described the state as "a cap....
- Scrap minority quota report, redefine minorities: Rajnath
Lucknow: Demanding scrapping of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report on reservation for minorities, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today said there was an "ur....
- BJP criticises police for terrorists' escape
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday raised questions on the escape of three Pakistani terrorists, saying the circumstances were "highly suspicious". BJP spokesperson R....
- Nothing wrong in supporting Shibu Soren: Sushma Swaraj
Bhopal: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today said there was nothing wrong in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to support a Shibu Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Mo....
- Gadkari confident BJP will capture power in Delhi, Maharashtra
Mumbai: Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today expressed confidence that the saffron alliance will sweep to power at the centre and in Maharashtra in the nex....
- Nitin Gadkari: new-age BJP leader or RSS mole?
New Delhi: The installation of the virtually unknown Nitin Gadkari as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has further eroded the tattered contention of the Hindu supremacist Rashtriya....
- Jharkhand BJP legislators to elect leader today
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its newly elected Jharkhand legislators at Ranchi today to elect the legislative party leader.
BJP sources said tha....
- Jharkhand BJP legislators to elect leader on Saturday
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its newly elected Jharkhand legislators at Ranchi on Saturday to elect the legislative party leader.
BJP sources sa....
- RSS will not take over BJP: Gadkari
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new chief Nitin Gadkari today said the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of the party, was not going to take over the polit....
- Dissident legislator Renukacharya joins Yeddyurappa ministry
Bangalore: M.P. Renukacharya, earlier a dissident legislator of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was today sworn in by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj as a cabinet minister in Chief ....
- Gadkari may be chief but Advani era continues in BJP
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of many political battles within and outside the party, who....
- Senior BJP leader in Orissa quits protesting RSS 'interference'
Bhubaneswar: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Orissa and former Member of Parliament M.A. Kharavela Swain today resigned from the party protesting alleged interference by the Rasht....
- BJP fails to win majority in Karnataka legislative council
Bangalore: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka today won ten of the 25 legislative council seats for which polls were held on Friday, but failed to win a majority in the 75-mem....
- Chandauli could be another Singur, Rajnath warns Mamata
New Delhi: On his last day at office on Saturday as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh sent a letter to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her not to forcibly acqu....
- Nitin Gadkari is new BJP president
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari today took over as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), succeeding Rajnath Singh. Gadkari, chief of the BJP's Maharashtra unit, was warmly embraced by....
- Speak up for Vidarbha, regional party urges Gadkari
Mumbai: On the day Nitin Gadkari took over as the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a regional party in Vidarbha today urged him to take up the cause of statehood for the regio....
- Nitin Gadkari to take over as BJP president
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit chief, is to arrive in the capital today to formally take over charge from incumbent party president Rajnath Si....
- Sushma Swaraj: BJP's gen-next woman of substance
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj, who today was elevated as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, has an electoral profile not matched by any other second generation ....
- Will not quit active politics: Advani
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani today relinquished his post as Leader of Opposition but asserted that it was not the end of his active political career.
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- Sushma Swaraj to take over as Leader of Opposition
New Delhi: Sushma Swaraj will take over as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha from L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formally announced today.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh m....
- Advani to pass on baton to become BJP's mentor
New Delhi: Heralding a generational change in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), veteran leader L.K. Advani is set to relinquish his post as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha to don the ....
- Key changes in offing in BJP parliamentary party
New Delhi: Ushering in a generational change in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior party leader L.K. Advani is likely to resign as Leader of Opposition at the BJP parliamentary party meet....
- BJP hires three choppers for campaign
Raipur: Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which says it is fighting the civic bodies polls with limited resources, has hired three helicopters for the election campaign.
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- Jaswant Singh resigns as PAC chief
New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh today resigned as the chairperson of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
"He (Singh) has put in h....
- BJP's no-confidence motion 'wastage of time': Dikshit
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) no-confidence motion against her government, accusing it of falling on all fronts, a "tota....
- Government has complicated Telangana issue: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the government of "playing with the sensitivities of people" on the Telangana issue and reiterated its demand for a roadmap on ....
- BJP seeks government roadmap on Telangana
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today sought a roadmap from the government on a proposal to carve out a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh, saying parliament should be tak....
- Krishna unprepared on incursion query, says BJP
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna found himself on the back foot in Rajya Sabha today when asked about number of Chinese incursions into Indian territory in the last two years.
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- Day after clash, Agra MP on 'long march' reaches Haryana
Agra: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian from Agra, on a 'long march' to Delhi with a charter of demands, finally crossed over from Uttar Pradesh into Haryana today, a day....
- Government misleading country over Chinese incursions: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the government of misleading the country over reported Chinese incursions and said India is facing a 1962-like situation when China fou....
- Khurshid slams BJP for exploiting Ayodhya issue
New Delhi: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting the Ayodhya issue for political purposes, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said the party should regret orchest....
- Agra MP begins march to Delhi
Agra: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP from Agra Rama Shankar Katheria began a march to Delhi today afternoon along with hundreds of party workers to press for their demands, including....
- We don't have the time to run BJP: RSS chief
Chandigarh: Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat today said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an independent political organisation and the RSS had "no time' to run it.
- BJP opposes sections of communal violence bill, Left cautious
New Delhi: As the government prepared to table a bill to check communal violence in parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed some of the legislation's provisions while the Left ....
- BJP MP praises MISA
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP stunned the Rajya Sabha today when he lavished praise on the defunct and much-reviled Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) that had helped re....
- BJP demands investigation against Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan
New Delhi: BJP has decided to move to the Election Commission (EC) in order to demand an investigation against Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan. BJP has accused Chavan of getting involved in elector....
- Congress corrupted Koda, says Arun Jaitely
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitely on Sunday alleged that the Congress party had "corrupted" former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the c....
- Jaitley questions NIA efficiency in 26/11 investigations
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitley today questioned the efficiency of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in probing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and noted tha....
- BJP youth wing to launch protest against UPA
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), a youth wing of the BJP, today announced it would launch a week-long protest to condemn the "leak" of the Liberhan Commission report....
- Pramod Mahajan's brother released on 14-day parole
Nashik (Maharashtra): Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his brother, the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, was today released on parole for 14 da....
- BJP asks old hands to rescue party
New Delhi: Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley might not have been favoured when it came to opting for the post of party president. However, the party is now depending on these leaders to bail them ....
- BJP demands statement from PM on Babri demolition
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the central government's role on the day the Babri mosque was razed in Ayod....
- BJP unity will now be at expense of moderates
New Delhi: The premature exposure of the Liberhan Commission's report on the Babri Masjid demolition may have given the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a day to put its thoughts together. But ....
- BJP seeks Chidambaram's resignation over Liberhan report leak
New Delhi: Attacking the government for "leakage" of the Liberhan Commission report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday sought Home Minister....
- BJP legislator acquitted in Kandhamal riots case
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manoj Pradhan was today acquitted by a fast-track court in a murder case relating to the Kandhamal riots for want of evidence.
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- Fix responsibility for Liberhan report leak: BJP
New Delhi: Attacking the government over "leakage" of the Liberhan Commission report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that responsibility should be fixed for the "la....
- BJP should give up communal politics, says Moily
New Delhi: The indictment of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders by the Liberhan Commission should be a clear warning for the party to stop practising communal politics, Law Minister M.....
- Vajpayee's name in report surprises Liberhan panel counsel
Chandigarh: A former counsel to the Liberhan Commission on Monday termed as "astonishing" the inclusion of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name in the "leaked" ....
- BJP wants Liberhan probe into Babri demolition in parliament
New Delhi: The Liberhan Commission of Inquiry into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid should be tabled in parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded today following a media repo....
- Liberhan report leaked to polarise Jharkhand votes: Rajnath Singh
Ranchi: The Liberhan Commission report into the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition had been deliberately leaked to the media to polarise voters in the forthcoming Jharkhand assembly polls, Bharatiya ....
- BJP is not against minorities, says Advani
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani on Sunday said his party was not anti-minorities and that he deeply valued Christians' contribution to freedom struggle and....
- BJP cries foul over opposition leaders' security in Jharkhand
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has complained to the Election Commission that the Jharkhand government had given wrong co-ordinates to the pilot of a helicopter carrying L.K. Advan....
- NDA to target UPA government in parliament on Koda scam
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) plans to target the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in parliament on the issue of the Madhu Kod....
- Rajnath Singh asks media to be 'responsible'
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today held that he had never asked the pilot of his private plane to take off from an airfield recently with the aid of vehicle ligh....
- BJP condemns Shiv Sena violence at TV channel offices
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned today's attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune.
BJP vice-....
- RSS not interfering in choosing new president: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its ideological fountainhead, was not interfering in choosing the next party president.
- Rajnath Singh, Raman Singh campaign for BJP in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today addressed two poll rallies in Jharkhand, appealing for vote for the BJP, which he promised would provide a "stable governm....
- Varun leads BJP protest in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today chose its young face Varun Gandhi to lead the party's agitation against sugarcane pricing in the Lok Sabha.
The MP from Pilibhit ....
- BJP submits 'chargesheet' against Mayawati, BSP to governor
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today submitted to Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi a 'chargesheet' against state Chief Minister Mayawati seeking action against her and funct....
- Malhotra says Metro experience 'worse than Blueline'
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V.K. Malhotra today wrote to Delhi Metro Chief E. Sreedharan suggesting measures for improvement in Delhi Metro services which according to him ha....
- Karnataka minister welcomes CBI probe into his mining empire
Bangalore: Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy today welcomed the decision of the Andhra Pradesh government to seek a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his mining empi....
- Uma Bharti says she will join NDA, but not BJP
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel and Bharatiya Janshakti Party founder Uma Bharti today said she is willing to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) but not the BJP.
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- Yeddyurappa makes political rival Shettar minister
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today inducted Jagadish Shettar, who has resigned as the assembly speaker, into his ministry as part of the deal to buy peace with dissident....
- I can quit early as BJP chief: Rajnath
New Delhi: On Monday Rajnath Singh said that he would not be opposed to resigning as president of BJP provided there is a quick decision on who would be his successor. The chief of BJP in Mahar....
- Free for all in Karnataka BJP, government
Bangalore: It's free for all in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the state government even though it just about survived a dissident assault to unseat Chief Minister ....
- Congress, BJP in war of words over Koda scam
New Delhi: With the first phase of Jharkhand assembly polls less than a fortnight away, the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over the alleged corruption by....
- We never advised BJP to choose a leader from outside Delhi: RSS chief
Pune: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today denied it had suggested that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) next chief should be "from outside Delhi".
RSS chief Moha....
- AGP likely to dump BJP ahead of 2011 Assam polls
Guwahati: Assam politics is expected to witness some major realignment of forces ahead of the 2011 assembly polls with the honeymoon between the main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the....
- BJP's Delhi shutdown: key markets shut but life unaffected
New Delhi: Many major markets in the capital were closed for several hours today but city life remained unaffected during the daylong shutdown the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called to protest....
- After Rajnath, Nitin Gadkari may be next BJP president
New Delhi: With the race for new national president of BJP coming to close, Maharashtra BJP chief Nitin Gadkari seems to be the powerful contender to carry the legacy of the present party presi....
- The Saffron family torn apart
New Delhi: The fact that cracks have started appearing in the BJP family is now pretty evident. At present there are two major camps - Lal Krishna Advani, the veteran and one of the many people....
- BJP leaders analyse reasons for shock defeat in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Sabotage and overconfidence. Those are the two reasons being attributed by leaders of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the shock defeat in the Vaishali Nagar a....
- BJP questions rescheduling of poll dates in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Questioning the Election Commission's move to reschedule dates of elections in four assembly constituencies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that the Congress has inf....
- Swaraj may supervise party affairs in Karnataka
Bangalore: After successfully ironing out the differences between the two warring factions in the Karnataka BJP, senior leader Sushma Swaraj has emerged as the key force there. Swaraj is now li....
- Quiet birthday for Advani; President, PM send greetings
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani turned 82 on a quiet note today, meeting well wishers at home - but not attending any political functions - on what could be his last....
- Quiet 82nd birthday for L.K. Advani
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani turned 82 on a quiet note today, meeting well wishers at home - but not attending any political functions - on what could be his last....
- Advani's birthday gift: a power struggle in Karnataka?
Bangalore/New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party's supreme leader L.K. Advani would have liked a better birthday gift as he turned 82 today. Instead what he had to deal with was a bitter power s....
- BJP resolves Karnataka muddle, Sushma to play key role
New Delhi/Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party today ended the two-week-old crisis in its first government in Karnataka by assigning a key role in the state affairs to senior party leader Sush....
- Dissidents insists on Yeddyurappa's removal
Bangalore/New Delhi: Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Saturday rubbished reports of a compromise bet....
- Suicide threat by fans if Karandlaje dropped
Bangalore: Hundreds of supporters of Shoba Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the beleaguered first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, today threatened to commit suicide ....
- Biju Janata Dal leaders involved in mine scam: BJP
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party today alleged that some top leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal are involved in the mining scam in Orissa.
After visiting the mining areas wh....
- Yeddyurappa extends Delhi stay, Reddy flies to Hyderabad
New Delhi/Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership today directed Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to stay back in Delhi as they searched for a formula to win ove....
- Compromise but no change at the top in Karnataka: Yeddyurappa
New Delhi: The chief minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa, has said that he would be taking some steps in order to end the impasse at the top of the state's governance. He has suggested t....
- Karnataka crisis: Yeddyurappa, Reddys to address media jointly
New Delhi/Bangalore: The intense leadership tussle in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka seems headed for resolution with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the Red....
- Virbhadra Singh fighting 'survival battle' in pocket borough
Rohru (Himachal Pradesh): Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sees its first real opportunity to wrest this pocket borough of union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh in Sa....
- Yeddyurappa lands in Delhi, rebels insist on his removal
New Delhi/Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, faced with dissidents' demands for his ouster, arrived in New Delhi late on Wednesday for talks with Bharatiya Janata Party (....
- Yeddyurappa lands in Delhi, rebels insist on his removal
New Delhi/Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, faced with dissidents' demands for his ouster, arrived in New Delhi late on Wednesday for talks with Bharatiya Janata Party (....
- Narendra Modi likely to resume work Friday
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was diagnosed with swine flu last week, has recovered and is expected to resume office work Friday, officials said today.
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- Yeddyurappa may meet rebels in Delhi on Thursday
Bangalore: An end to the Karnataka leadership tussle seemed in sight with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa indicating he may meet the dissidents, pressing for his ouster, in New Delhi on Thurs....
- BJP leadership to meet again on Karnataka crisis
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today continued its efforts to solve the leadership tussle in Karnataka where a faction led by the Reddy brothers is gunning for Chief Minister B.S. ....
- Karnataka troubles for BJP
New Delhi: There is no sign of end to the ongoing trouble that BJP is facing in the south. The central leadership made an effort to solve the problems between B S Yeddyurappa, the Chief Minis....
- BJP calls 12-hour West Bengal shutdown on Nov 30
Kolkata: Protesting against the "abnormal" price rise of essentials, the West BengaL unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today convened a 12-hour shutdown across the state on Nov....
- Reddy brothers hold key to BJP's Karnataka tangle
Bangalore: Once struggling entrepreneurs in Bellary district, the Reddy brothers -- Karnataka ministers G. Janardhana Reddy and G. Karunakara Reddy -- have a lot to thank Congress president Son....
- Delhi summons Karnataka's Reddy Brothers
Bangalore: The complexities persisting within the BJP administration in Karnataka have been gathering momentum at a rather alarming speed. The Reddy brothers, mining giants of Karnataka, have b....
- BJP will bounce back, prophecies Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today said the party would come out of its present crisis and that her word can be taken as a "prophecy".
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- BJP needs to have introspection: Maneka Gandhi
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former union minister Maneka Gandhi today said the party "needs to have an introspection" after its recent electoral debacles.
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- Jaitley arrives in Bangalore to settle BJP Infighting
Bangalore: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley visits to Bangalore in order to dissolve the fight between the Reddy brothers of Bellary district and the chief minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa.....
- BJP trying to woo back Himachal rebel
Shimla: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh is trying to woo back its rebel, fearing that he might dent the party's vote bank in the Jawali assembly by-election sc....
- Shatrughan Sinha recommends 'surgery' for ailing BJP
Shimla: Jaswant Singh should return to the party, Manmohan Singh is the best prime minister, the RSS needed to take full charge of the BJP... actor and MP Shatrughan Sinha was in full flow Frid....
- BJP leader Vasundhara Raje quits the party
New Delhi: Vasundhara Raje, the leader of opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly has resigned today as she presented her letter of resignation to BJP leader L K Advani.
The BJP leader ....
- Raje resigns finally, criticises BJP leadership
New Delhi: After defying party orders for three months, former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje today resigned as Leader of Opposition in the state assembly - but spewed venom against....
- BJP concedes defeat in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today conceded defeat in Maharashtra, saying the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance needed to ponder why it lost the Oct 13 assembly elections. State BJP secretary ....
- BJP selects candidates for Himachal assembly bypolls
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today selected candidates for the Nov 7 assembly by-elections for two seats in Himachal Pradesh.
"The party high command today cleared the....
- BJP picks 14 candidates for assembly bypolls
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today selected 14 candidates for assembly bye-elections in seven states on Nov 7.
The party's central election committee cleared the li....
- Orissa BJP leaders held for manhandling official
Bhubaneswar: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Orissa were arrested for allegedly blackening the face of a government official who submitted a false report on farmers' suicide to ....
- Jharkhand BJP workers demonstrate against central rule
Ranchi: Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jharkhand unit today staged a demonstration in front of the Governor's House here, demanding early elections to the state assembl....
- BJP leader killed in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead outside his house in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, police said today.
Ghanshyam Patidar was shot at from point b....
- Govt pressure on CBI to let Quattrocchi off the hook: Rajnath
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Saturday alleged that the government was pressuring the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to let Italian businessman Ottavio ....
- BJP alleges corruption in state's mining affairs
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged large scale corruption in Goa's mining department, especially for its inability to impose the much-touted 'green cess' on mining....
- BJP accuses Congress of politicising security issues
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress party and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi of politicising the security issues of the country, especially the threat fro....
- RSS begins three-day meet in Bihar
Patna: With terrorism, drought and the future course of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the agenda, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today began a three-day national chief meeting at B....
- BJP will not contest 2014 elections under Advani's leadership: Naidu
New Delhi: Arguing that it is better for BJP to work under a new leadership at this point of time, former BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that this major opposition party will not c....
- BJP MP seeks Japanese intervention in Agra sewer project
Agra: Rama Shankar Katheria, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Agra, suspects rampant corruption in a Rs.900 crore sewer line project in the city that is being funded by a Japanese bank. Unh....
- BJP to demonstrate outside Jharkhand governor's house for early polls
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jharkhand unit on Sunday announced that it would hold a demonstration in front of the governor's house on Oct 11 to press for early assembly e....
- BJP criticises Jharkhand governor for mass transfers
Ranchi: The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came down heavily on state Governor K. Sankarnarayanan, accusing him of violating the guidelines of the central home ministry and ....
- Jaswant Singh to lead group of non-BJP, non-Congress MPs
New Delhi: Sacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh will lead the Lok Morcha, a group of Independent MPs who have come together due to "commonality of issues".
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- BJP to file chargesheet against Mayawati govt
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will soon come up with a "chargesheet" against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in a campaign against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) govern....
- BJP seeks chance to rule Haryana
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) election manifesto for Harayana assembly polls that was released on Tuesday has promises for all sections of the society, while the party urge....
- Advani expresses desire to retire from politics
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today expressed his desire to retire from politics.
He made this remark during a visit to the Udupi Pejawar Math here, Swami....
- Karnataka secretariat turns fortress to foil Congress siege plan
Bangalore: Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government today turned the state secretariat, Vidhana Soudha, into a fortress guarded by hundreds of police personnel to foil the Congre....
- Advani like rancid, ageing pickle: BJP leader Parrikar
Panaji: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manohar Parrikar has likened party veteran L.K. Advani to ageing pickle that had turned rancid and said his political innings were "more o....
- Jaswant Singh's expulsion not supported by Advani
New Delhi: It is all happening in BJP's tent and every development is worth noticing. Few days after Arun Shourie's caustic comments on BJP leadership and one of the party leaders L.K.....
- BJP appeals to president for early polls in Jharkhand
New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today appealed to President Pratibha Patil for early elections in Jharkhand, which is under the President's Rule since Jan 19.
"We i....
- BJP, Advani face criticism from Arun Shourie
New Delhi: BJP is not at peace as the conflict among the party members never seems to cease. Just when the boiling atmosphere within this major opposition had started to cool down, another cont....
- BJP wants Rajasthan minister to resign as she attends beer promotion party
Jaipur: Rajasthan's state tourism and woman and child development minister Bina Kak is in the midst of controversy owing to her visit to a beer promotion party. BJP party of the state has r....
- 'Jaswant, Joshi, Advani, Sushma don't talk to each other'
London: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Murali Manohar Joshi, L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and their former colleague Jaswant Singh have stopped talking to each other, according to Indian Pe....
- 'Jaswant, Joshi, Advani, Sushma don't talk to each other'
London: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Murali Manohar Joshi, L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and their former colleague Jaswant Singh have stopped talking to each other, according to Indian Pe....
- Now Shekhawat backs Jaswant, questions expulsion
New Delhi: Former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today came out in support of expelled Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh and questioned the party's decision.
- Hold National Games after elections: BJP
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that the 34th National Games should take place in Jharkhand after an elected government takes office.
"For one or another r....
- BJP may bring privilege motion against Chidambaram: Yashwant Sinha
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may bring a privilege motion against Home Minister P. Chidmabaram during the winter session for "misleading parliament" over holding assembly electi....
- Mayawati,union government criticised by BJP's Naqvi
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today blamed the union government's policies for the poor condition of farmers and also accused Uttar....
- BJP legislators in Jharkhand quit, demand assembly elections
Ranchi: All 22 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand today submitted their resignations to demand immediate assembly elections in the state that has been under president&....
- Centre endorsed Gujarat's stance on Ishrat: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the centre had endorsed the Gujarat government's stance that Mumbai collegian Ishrat Jahan and three others killed in a 2004 Ahme....
- Apex court keeps alive Jaswant's plea against book ban
New Delhi: With the Gujarat government mulling to challenge the state high court's order lifting the ban on expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh's book on Pakistan....
- Jaswant defies BJP, holds parliamentary panel meet
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh today convened a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, defying the party's call that he should ....
- Jharkhand BJP legislators submit resignations to state unit chief
Ranchi: Jharkhand's all 21 legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today submitted their resignations from the assembly to state unit chief Raghubar Das, as part of the party'....
- 'BJP needs to be in touch with aspirations of young India'
New Delhi: India's main opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is in turmoil and only a leadership overhaul coupled with infusion of young blood can re-energise it, say many wi....
- India allows Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan
Islamabad: The Indian government has allowed expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan on Sep 26 to promote his book "Jinnah: India, Partition and Indepen....
- Twitter users welcome lifting of ban on Jaswant's book
Kolkata: After almost a month-long battle, victory favoured Jaswant Singh as Gujarat High Court overturned ban on his book "Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence" on Friday. This delayed....
- Advani to launch another 'yatra' on Sep 15
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani is set to start another nationwide 'yatra' to boost the morale of members and search for talent in a bid to rejuvenate the par....
- Jaswant relieved as Gujarat court lifts book ban
Ahmedabad: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh finally has reason to smile as the Gujarat High Court today overturned the state government's ban on his book "Jinn....
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Vajpayee
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today met former prime minister Atal Bihari Vaypayee to inquire about his health and discuss the current political situation in ....
- Old RSS hands dismayed by BJP feud, Jaswant sacking
New Delhi: Old hands in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) mostly do not approve of the ouster of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh and are shocked at the continuing f....
- BJP flags at half mast to mourn YSR
New Delhi: Flags at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters would be flying at half mast to mourn the death of Congress leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
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- Raje get well soon - and quit, says BJP
New Delhi: Hoping to resolve the prickly problem of its defiant Rajasthan leader, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is waiting for Vasundhara Raje to recover from her illness and resign as leade....
- Apex court asks Gujarat why Jaswant's book was banned
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its response to a lawsuit by ousted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh challenging the ban on h....
- Will not quit parliamentary panel: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: A combative Jaswant Singh today said he would not quit as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, a day after the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was told by his form....
- BJP internal war won't affect Maharashtra prospects: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today said the factionalism in the Bharatiya Janata Party, its alliance partner, would not effect the performance of the coalition in the Maharashtra assembly elections.
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- Jaswant Singh cannot be excused of expedient silence
New Delhi: The more expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh exposes embarrassing machinations and failures in his former political sanctuary, the more he also implicitly ackn....
- Advani to play major role in reorganising BJP
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, under attack from some of his colleagues, will play a key role as he passes the baton to a younger leadership, party sources said on....
- Vasundhara unwell, will not quit in a hurry
New Delhi: Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje of the BJP, who was today expected to submit her resignation as leader of opposition in the state assembly, appears reluctant to give ....
- Worried Shiv Sena feels BJP afflicted by 'swine flu'
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has expressed concern over the "deteriorating" political health of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the wake of the recent crisis in the party and said it seeme....
- Sushma Swaraj meets Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj today met expelled leader Jaswant Singh at his residence here.
Sources close to Jaswant Singh said Swaraj, the deputy lea....
- BJP, Shiv Sena tie up for Maharashtra assembly polls
Mumbai: The rumblings at the top level of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) notwithstanding, the state unit of the party has quietly worked out an understanding to fight the ensuing Maharashtra ....
- Vasundhara Raje arrives in Delhi to discuss BJP crisis
New Delhi: Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje arrived in the capital today to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and discuss the issue of her resignation from the post of le....
- BJP rules out leadership change, Bhagwat evolving consensus
New Delhi: Despite the Bharatiya Janata Party stoutly denying a leadership change, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has been summoning BJP leaders at different levels for o....
- BJP expresses concern over drought, climate change
New Delhi: Voicing concern over climate change, food shortage and poor monsoons, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that measures ....
- Prime Minister should worry about people, not us: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should focus on the drought conditions in the country and price rise rather than worrying about its internal....
- BJP is imploding: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "imploding", says Jaswant Singh who says that the party he was associated for 30 years is demonstrating "lack of confidence" with ....
- Jinnah now dividing BJP: Karunanidhi
Chennai: Six decades after Mohammad Ali Jinnah divided India, he is now doing the same to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
Speaking to ....
- Advani has to go, Rajnath will follow, RSS tells BJP
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to bring in sweeping changes in the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that would see veteran leader L.K. Advani and par....
- BJP will emerge from present crisis: RSS
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders met L.K. Advani here today morning and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would emerge out of the present turmoil following the expulsion....
- One has to understand Jinnah to know Pakistan: Jaswant
New Delhi: One has to understand Mohammed Ali Jinnah - both as a man and as a statesman - to understand India's relationship with Pakistan and Bangladesh, veteran politician and author Jasw....
- Changes in BJP leadership by early next year: sources
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might witness significant leadership changes by the beginning of next year, reliable BJP sources said today.
This could involve the gracefu....
- Now, Maneka comes out in support of Jaswant
Budaun (Uttar Pradesh): Extending guarded support to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh, party MP Maneka Gandhi today said the sacking would have been "fair and appr....
- BJP says it will come out stronger from crisis
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will emerge stronger from the present turmoil.
"We are confident the party will come out stronger from the present crisis....
- Advani, other BJP leaders meet RSS chief
New Delhi: Senior leaders of the crisis-hit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today held a series of meetings with Mohan Bhagwat, chief of its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), s....
- BJP, a party lost in the political woods
Delhi: Since the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) problems relate to both leadership and ideology - the two crucial aspects of any organisation - the chances of its recovery do not appear too....
- Jaitley, Swaraj meet Bhagwat and Advani
New Delhi: With senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani in the eye of a storm over revelations on the Kandahar episode, speculation on change in the party leadership built up whe....
- Jaswant Singh moves apex court against book ban
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat government order banning his book 'Jinnah - India, Partition ....
- BJP got a jolt, but will rise from ashes: RSS chief
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party would survive its present crisis and "rise from the ashes".
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- Pawar lauds Jaswant Singh, Brajesh Mishra for telling 'truth'
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today "thanked" leaders like Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha, George Fernandes and former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra for enli....
- RSS chief snubs Shourie
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today snubbed senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Shourie for his suggestion that it take charge of the beleaguered party and pull i....
- BJP has to decide its own future: RSS chief
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has to "think and decide" its own future, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here today while stressing that the idea....
- Party colleagues put Advani on the mat on Kandahar
New Delhi: All eyes are on veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, under attack from his colleagues who have contradicted his assertion that he did not know about then external....
- BJP summons Vasundhra Raje to Delhi
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has summoned former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje to Delhi to meet senior party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Aug 31 and submit her resignat....
- Jaswant Singh to move Supreme Court against book ban
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh is expected to move the Supreme Court to challenge the Gujarat government's ban on his book "Jinnah: India - Partit....
- Hindutva had negative impact in northeast: former BJP leader
Itanagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Hindutva ideology had a "very negative" impact in the northeast where its relevance was almost negligible, said Kiren Rijiju, a former n....
- RSS chief Bhagwat to speak out on BJP crisis
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will today address a press conference here, speaking out for the first time since the expulsion of former union minister Jaswant....
- Advani knew of Kandahar, say Brajesh Mishra, Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today faced more embarrassment with Brajesh Mishra, who was national security advisor (NSA) during the party-led NDA government, as well as senior le....
- Rajasthan assembly revokes suspension of 3 BJP MLAs
Jaipur: The Rajasthan assembly today revoked the suspension of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from the house after protests by its members led by former chief minister Vasundhar....
- Advani's 'yatra' put off because of party crisis
New Delhi: The crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has led to another casualty: star leader L.K. Advani's much-hyped 'yatra' of next month that has now been postponed, party ....
- Rajnath Singh meets Mohan Bhagwat to discuss BJP crisis
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat here late today evening in the wake of the crisis gripping the party.
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- All is well with BJP, claims Rajnath Singh
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said here on Wednesday that "all is well with the party." Singh was here to offer condolences to the family of former BJP m....
- Jaswant Singh is again top author of the week
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh's controversial book "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" continued to retain the No.1 position in the non-fictio....
- Khanduri challenges BJP over his forced exit
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced fresh problems today after B.C. Khanduri challenged its decision to force him to quit as Uttarakhand chief minister over the Lok Sabha poll rou....
- Shourie falls back on Gandhi in times of crisis
New Delhi: Only when you are in public life do you get to wrestle with your soul, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Shourie, in the eye of a raging political storm for his criticism of t....
- Jaswant Singh to promote his book in Pakistan this week
Islamabad: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh will visit Pakistan later this week to promote his controversial book on Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, an onl....
- Yashwant mum on furore in BJP
New Delhi: A vocal advocate for transparency in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its leader Yashwant Sinha has so far preferred to keep quiet over the churning following the expulsion of Jaswa....
- BJP asks Shourie for explanation on his remarks
New Delhi: While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership was divided over initiating disciplinary action against senior leader Arun Shourie, who on Monday created a flutter by calling his p....
- Vasundhara Raje given three days to quit her post
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today asked senior Rajasthan leader Vasundhara Raje to quit as leader of opposition in the state assembly within the next three d....
- Vajpayee was thwarted over Modi exit, reveals Shourie
New Delhi: Supporters of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi thwarted then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who wanted Modi to quit over the 2002 communal violence, according to Bharatiya J....
- Himachal government being vindictive: Virbhadra
Shimla: Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh was registering false corruption cases against him and his wife P....
- BJP, INLD split before assembly polls in Haryana
Chandigarh: After intense speculation about their future, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced that it was snapping its alliance with the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
- BJP action against Arun Shourie likely today
New Delhi: Terming the remarks of its leader Arun Shourie as "unfortunate", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources indicated here today morning that action against him is likely to be tak....
- Advani should apologise for falsehoods: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday said veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani should apologise to the nation as he had "not spoken the truth" on the cash for vote....
- BJP in ferment after Shourie calls it 'kati patang'
New Delhi: Stoking fresh trouble in the crisis-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party leader Arun Shourie today described it as a "kati patang" (adrift kite). The party has indicate....
- BJP breaks alliance with INLD in Haryana
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced that it had decided to break its alliance with the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana and would go it alone in the assembly e....
- Jaswant stopped Vajpayee from quitting after Gujarat riots
New Delhi: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was writing his resignation after the 2002 Gujarat riots but was physically prevented from doing so by his ministerial colleague Jaswant Si....
- Jaswant calls on Vajpayee to 'seek his blessings'
New Delhi: Jaswant Singh on Sunday called on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to "seek his blessings", four days after his expulsion from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sin....
- Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP
New Delhi: Sudheendra Kulkarni, a key aide of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and previously of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has ended his association with....
- I covered up for Advani on Kandahar hijack: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Friday triggered yet another controversy claiming that he "covered up" for L.K. Advani during the 2009 Lok Sabha....
- Raje may meet Advani and Rajnath today
New Delhi: The drama over former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje's removal from the opposition leader's post in the state assembly may end Saturday as she is expected to meet B....
- Coalition politics needed to end Congress hegemony: Advani
Shimla: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said coalition politics was a necessity to end the "hegemony of the Congress" in the country's political system.....
- BJP admits need to articulate ideology before masses
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it would soon have an action plan for its revival and admitted that its ideology of "cultural nationalism" needed to be articulated c....
- ABVP members held for protesting Rahul function
Raipur: Police today arrested about 100 members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Chhattisgarh capital for protesting Con....
- Jaswant Singh episode painful, but inevitable: Advani
Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said the decision to expel party veteran Jaswant Singh for his controversial book praising Mohammed Ali Jinnah was "painful but....
- 'Varun speeches, Modi's 'budhiya' remarks caused BJP defeat'
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday admitted that hate speeches by Varun Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's sarcastic remarks on the Congress party during th....
- Jaswant's book contrary to core party beliefs: BJP
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the decision to expel senior leader Jaswant Singh was taken by the parliamentary board in view of the contents of his book which were contrar....
- BJP mum on Jaswant, but there's unease within
Shimla: While most Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who are here for a three-day meeting to introspect on what ails the party, today maintained a studied silence on the dramatic sacking of....
- Jinnah book sales soar after author Jaswant's expulsion
Shimla/New Delhi: Curiosity equals book sales. That equation seems to be at work with Jaswant Singh's "Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence" zooming to the top of the bestseller....
- Jaswant expresses shock over book ban
Shimla: A day after being expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaswant Singh expressed shock at the Gujarat Government banning his book on Mohammed Ali Jinnah and likened this to the ban....
- Jaswant Singh heads for Delhi
Shimla: A day after being expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaswant Singh left for New Delhi today morning after a two-day sojourn here.
"This (Thursday) morning he left....
- 'Jaswant's expulsion will not affect Gorkhaland movement'
Siliguri (West Bengal): Darjeeling MP Jaswant Singh's expulsion from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not affect the movement for a separate Gorkhaland state to be carved out of West B....
- Jaswant episode demonstrates BJP's lack of evolution
New Delhi: It is tempting to describe Jaswant Singh's unceremonious expulsion from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a glaring example of the culture of intolerance of independence of tho....
- BJP leaders quiet on Jaswant Singh's expulsion
Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have gathered here for a three-day meeting to introspect on what ails the party are maintaining a studied silence on the dramatic expulsion of s....
- Jaswant's expulsion evokes mixed response among BJP
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh's expulsion from the party on Wednesday is an "overreaction", according to some in the BJP, and a signal against indis....
- Jaswant Singh, a moderate voice in right-wing dispensation
New Delhi: Veteran leader Jaswant Singh, thrown out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today, was a moderate face in a party known to be a right-wing organisation ever since its inception.
- Advani took decision to expel Jaswant Singh
Shimla: "Expel Jaswant Singh from primary membership of the party". With these words, L.K. Advani sealed the fate of the veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader as the party's p....
- Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP
Shimla: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh was expelled from the primary membership of the party today, two days after the release of his controversial book praising Pakis....
- Jinnah, a bugbear for the Bharatiya Janata Party?
New Delhi: For the second time in five years, Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah has come to haunt the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party which espouses the cause of Hindus. Invoking of ....
- Jaswant Singh's expulsion boon for Gorkhaland: GJM
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) today termed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Darjeeling MP Jaswant Singh's expulsion from the party today as a "boon for....
- Jaswant Singh 'sad and regretful' after expulsion from BJP
Shimla: He had gone from being the party's Hanuman to its Ravana, a tearful Jaswant Singh said today shortly after he got a phone call from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Si....
- Jaswant's expulsion right, no compromise on ideology: BJP
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that the decision to expel senior party leader Jaswant Singh was right and there cannot be any compromise on party's ideology.
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- Book controversy not new for Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: Senior leader Jaswant Singh has been expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his book praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, but this is not the first time....
- I should have been told in person, not on phone: Jaswant
Shimla: "I am sad and regretful," Jaswant Singh said today shortly after getting a phone call from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh that he had been expelled from th....
- My political life not over as yet: Jaswant Singh
Shimla: He has gone from being the party's Hanuman to its Ravana but his political life has not yet ended, a tearful Jaswant Singh said today shortly after a phone call from Bharatiya Janat....
- Jaswant Singh in Shimla but stays away from BJP leaders
Shimla: Cast into the shadow with his plaudits for Mohammed Ali Jinnah, veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh is here for the three-day party meeting beginning Wednesday but has largely kept to hi....
- Jaswant Singh in Shimla but stays away from BJP leaders
Shimla: Cast into the shadow with his plaudits for Mohammed Ali Jinnah, veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh is here for the three-day party meeting beginning today but has largely kept to himself ....
- Rajasthan BJP suspends two Raje loyalist MLAs
Jaipur: The Rajasthan unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday suspended two party legislators on disciplinary grounds for supporting former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who last week....
- Jaswant's book burnt by Congress leader
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh's controversial book on Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah was consigned to flames by Uttar Pradesh Congress Legislature P....
- Jaswant's views on Jinnah not ours, says BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today disassociated itself from senior party leader Jaswant Singh's praise for Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, saying it "does no....
- Shimla set for BJP's 'introspection' meet
Shimla: An entire hotel has been booked, tight security is in place and there are issues galore to be discussed -- this Himachal Pradesh capital is all set to host the Bharatiya Janata Party....
- Young leadership in BJP need of hour: RSS chief
New Delhi: The young generation should be put at the helm of affairs in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said today, breaking his silence ....
- We have to change image of ugly Indian politician: Advani
Chandigarh: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday strongly emphasised on the need to change the image of Indian politicians. "The image of a politician in the eye....
- Mayawati govt creating hurdles in Amethi development: Rahul
Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress general secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was creating hurdles in the central government's developmen....
- Rajnath confident Raje will toe party line
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Sunday said he was confident Vasundhara Raje would quit as leader of opposition in the Rajasthan assembly while she softened h....
- PM's I-Day speech just a ceremonial affair: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech was more of a ceremonial affair and had nothing concrete to offer to counter t....
- Jaswant blames Nehru for partition
New Delhi: Walking in the footsteps of party senior L.K. Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has called Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah "a great Indian"....
- BJP demands withdrawal of case against party MP
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinay Katiyar today demanded immediate withdrawal of the criminal case filed against the party's parliamentarian Ramakant Yadav for v....
- Sinha, Shourie axed from BJP meet for pubic criticism
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader today admitted that former cabinet ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie have been dropped from a key party meeting because of their critici....
- BJP to hold 'introspection' meet in Shimla
Shimla: All arrangements have been made for the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) three-day "Chintan Baithak" (introspection meeting), slated to begin here on Aug 19.
BJP sta....
- BJP to launch nation-wide agitation against price rise
New Delhi: Charging the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with having "failed" to keep its promise to bring down the prices of essential commodities in 100 days, the Bharatiy....
- Opposition walks out just before budget session ends
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha minutes before the month-long budget session concluded today over the spiralling prices of ess....
- Will share part blame for defeat: Jaitley
New Delhi: Breaking his silence on the attack on him by senior party colleagues for the poll defeat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has said he was willing to "share part ....
- BJP leader killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing leader has been shot dead by unidentified assailants here, police said today.
Suraj Sao alias Guddu, vice president of the BJP's ....
- BJP sees US hand in India-Pakistan joint statement
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused the government of agreeing to the India-Pakistan joint statement under international pressure, especially from the US. "We se....
- Emraan magnifying personal problems: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised film star Emraan Hashmi, who has been denied a residence in a Mumbai colony, and said he was wrong in projecting his personal grieva....
- BJP demands Buta Singh's resignation
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the resignation of Buta Singh as chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes after the arrest of ....
- Seven seas will not wash shame at Sharm el-Sheikh: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP today launched a frontal assault on the government for compromising on India's stated position on Pakistan in the Sharm-el-Sheikh joint statement and said the "waters....
- BJP MLA's stand up protest leads to fall
Bhubaneswar: Keen to make his protest as loud as possible, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator stood on a chair in the Orissa assembly, only to lose his balance and fall, injuring his sho....
- Rajnath sees no need to make defeat reasons public
New Delhi/ Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Sunday said his party was analysing the poll debacle but asserted - without referring to senior leader Yashwant Sinha....
- Hindutva agenda will not be dropped: Rajnath
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party will not drop its Hindutva agenda at any cost, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday, adding there was no "need for making those factors public....
- BJP mum on Sinha's critical remarks on party leadership
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today declined to comment on its leader Yashwant Sinha's latest criticism of the party leadership.
"I don't want to react on th....
- BJP opposing Indo-Pak statement for political mileage: Congress
New Delhi: Ahead of a meeting of its top leadership to discuss the escalating controversy about the India-Pakistan joint statement signed in Egypt, the Congress said today that the Bharatiya Ja....
- BJP opposes end-user pact but has no alternatives to suggest
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has led the opposition in criticising the End Use Monitoring Agreement with the US for defence equipment purchases but has no alternative suggestions....
- Opp demands PM statement over judge's charge against minister
New Delhi: Opposition MPs have demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make a statement in parliament on the "misconduct" of a union minister who allegedly tried to influence a Madr....
- Slighted Navjot Sidhu 'resigns'?
New Delhi/Amritsar: Speculation was rife on Friday that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu had resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and as MP, apparently peeved over the p....
- BJP protests Manmohan's 'capitulation' to Pak
New Delhi: Members of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walked out of the Lok Sabha today to protest Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "capitulation" to Pakista....
- Joshi arrest: Congress MPs from UP meet Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh today met party president Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the situation in the wake of the arrest of state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and the....
- Mayawati's action 'vindictive': BJP leader
Lucknow: A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's move to slap the SC/ST act on Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi was "vindictive" ....
- Communalism should not be education's agenda: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that communalism should not be the agenda of education.
Initiating a debate on the Demands for Grants for the human resou....
- I shall be vindicated: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi: Undeterred by charges filed by the Uttar Pradesh police against him for the alleged hate speeches he made in Pilibhit during the Lok Sabha poll campaign, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....
- BJP's firebrand S.S. Ahluwalia turns peacemaker
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's S.S. Ahluwalia is usually known for his booming interventions on a variety of issues in the Rajya Sabha. Today, however, he was seen in a rather unus....
- Orissa BJP wants report on Kandhamal violence made public
Bhubaneswar: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa has demanded that a probe panel's interim report on last year's communal violence that claimed 38 lives in Kandhamal d....
- Rajnath tries to perk up youth wing after poll debacle
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today asked the party's youth wing to remain committed to the ideology of "cultural nationalism" and not be disappoin....
- Sushma 'not happy' with Chidambaram's security assurance
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj today said she was "disappointed" with Home Minister P. Chidambaram's assurance on the security for her party MP Varun G....
- Advani is trying to curb unrest in party: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that its leader L.K. Advani's admonition of senior colleagues was aimed at curbing dissidence in the party still stunned by its Lok Sa....
- Sushma attacks Chidambaram for 'leaking' letter on Varun security
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj today questioned the manner in which Home Minister P. Chidambaram "leaked" to the media a confidential letter written to her about....
- BJP stunned after MP's revolt threat
Raipur: Although he backtracked, Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is still reeling under shock after MP Baliram Kashyap threatened to break away from the party with 11 leg....
- Varun's security periodically reviewed: Chidambaram
New Delhi: After refusing to upgrade the security of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi to the top Z plus category, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the level of security ....
- Advani lists do's and don'ts for BJP MPs
New Delhi: As the beleaguered Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to be in a soul searching mode, veteran leader L.K. Advani has come out with a list of do's and don'ts for newly ele....
- Keep away from media temptation: Advani to partymen
New Delhi: "Keep away from small temptations", was the advice to party colleagues by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday as he expressed concern over some B....
- Underworld men plotted to kill me: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi today claimed that underworld criminals arrested in Delhi a day earlier were plotting to kill him and urged the home minister to take urg....
- Varun alleges plot to kill him, mother Maneka writes to PM
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi today alleged that members of underworld mobster Chhota Shakeel's gang were plotting to kill him while his mother and party leader Ma....
- Petition seeks Maneka's disqualification too
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi has been accused of adding fuel to fire after her son Varun Gandhi allegedly made communally inflammatory speeches in his Pilibhit constit....
- BJP reaffirms commitment to Ram temple
New Delhi: As its senior leaders met to discuss the Liberhan Commission report that probed the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today reaffirmed its commitment to ....
- BJP asks govt to stick to stand on trade talks
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in parliament, today asked the government not to succumb to pressure from the developed world and change its stand on agri....
- Gujarat BJP legislator held for 2002 riots case
Ahmedabad: Gujarat's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Fatehsinh Chauhan was arrested today for his alleged involvement in the 2002 riots in the state's Rajgarh town.
T....
- Meghalaya BJP legislator to quit over party's Hindutva stand
Shillong: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in for a major setback in Meghalaya with its lone legislator all set to quit the party over its alleged communal credentials.
"I am f....
- BJP's Agra shutdown near total
Agra: This Taj Mahal city today witnessed a near total shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the government's alleged inaction against a unit that extracted animal ....
- BJP to stick to Hindutva ideology
Jammu: Reaffirming his party's commitment to Hindutva, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today said the electoral "victory or defeat is not a referendum on the ideolo....
- Violence in UP district after BJP leader killed
Lucknow: The murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader sparked off violence and tension today in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, police said.
Agitated over the killing of....
- Advani wants BJP to aim for assembly wins now
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today advised the party, shaken after the Lok Sabha poll debacle, to begin preparations for the three assembly elections coming up soo....
- Change zero-tolerance against terrorism into action: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed concern at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's remarks terming Kashmir as a root cause of continuing terrorism, and ask....
- BJP has not understood Maoist problem: Jogi
Raipur: The spurt in Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh is because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has not understood the complexity of the leftwing problem, former chief minister and ....
- Don't alienate Muslims and lose votes: Naqvi to BJP
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today appealed to party leaders to ensure that Muslims don't get alienated and become the cause of the party's e....
- Change mindset, promote young leaders: Advani
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today asserted that the party's leadership should shed its "train compartment mentality" and evolve a system to en....
- Our Hindutva is 'inclusive not narrow': BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today reaffirmed its commitment to Hindutva - but an inclusive one, "not narrowly confined only to religious practices or expressed in extreme fo....
- Forensic report on Varun's speech biased: Maneka
New Delhi: Defending her son Varun Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi today said forensic reports verifying the contents of a CD containing his purported hate speeches were a....
- Varun Gandhi CD sent for tests was altered: forensic lab
Chandigarh: The CD containing the alleged inflammatory speeches by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi that was sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) here for test....
- BJP should not depend too much on JD-U: Prasad
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today warned the party that excessive dependence on its ally in Bihar, Janata Dal-United (JD-U), could affect its fortunes.
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- UPA wins two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand
Ranchi: Jharkhand's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Saturday won in by-elections both Rajya Sabha seats from the state, beating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Dheeraj ....
- Maneka says Varun Gandhi being targeted
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Maneka Gandhi has said some party seniors were targeting her son and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi and blaming him for the party's poll debacle.
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- Rajnath takes onus for defeat, but says no one responsible
New Delhi: Ignoring the clamour in the party to affix blame for the poll debacle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today said no individual could be singled out for it but t....
- BJP holds crucial national meeting
New Delhi: Battling internal strife, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began a two-day national meeting here today to assess its poor electoral performance and look for ways to revive cadre mora....
- Rajnath owns up responsibility for electoral debacle
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today owned up responsibility for the party's poor electoral showing and stressed that there was no need to "single out o....
- Shourie writes to Rajnath, wants debate on poll debacle
New Delhi: Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader joined the growing list of those voicing discontent with the party's functioning. Arun Shourie has reportedly written to party preside....
- BJP condemns attack by Akali leaders in Punjab
Chandigarh: Fissures appeared in the ruling coalition in Punjab, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expressing unhappiness over the attitude of alliance partner Akali Dal and deman....
- BJP's soul-searching meet begins on Saturday
New Delhi: There will be key absentees even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds its first high-level assessment of its election defeat and looks for ways to revive cadre morale at the two....
- Chhattisgarh BJP leaders lobbying for RS berth
Raipur: At least four senior leaders of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are lobbying hard for the state's lone Rajya Sabha berth, which was vacated last month by part....
- No gloating over BJP's infighting: Manmohan
On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reacted cautiously to bitter infighting in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying he did not want to gloat over difficulties of oth....
- Uttarakhand BJP's Koshiyari quits as RS member
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.S. Koshiyari today resigned as a Rajya Sabha member in what appeared to be his last-ditch attempt to pressurise the party to remove B.C. Khandur....
- Congress expels leader for giving Swaraj a walkover
Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh minister Rajkumar Patel has been expelled from the Congress party for six years for allegedly giving a walkover to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swara....
- Jaitley steps down as BJP general secretary
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has quit as the party's general secretary, days after being named leader of opposition in the upper house of parliament Rajya Sab....
- Jaitley quits as BJP general secretary
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has resigned as general secretary of the party in keeping with the tradition of "one man, one post".
Jaitley had b....
- Volcanic situation prevails in BJP: Sushma
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has declined to join issue with her colleagues over the reasons for the party's poll debacle, saying "it is best to keep quiet ....
- BJP came to power in the past on Catholic votes: Goa church
Panaji: The Roman Catholic Church in Goa today said it stands by its earlier statement that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the past came to power in the state as Catholics voted for it, an....
- Yashwant Sinha quits party posts, BJP in turmoil
New Delhi: The turmoil in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its poll debacle deepened on Saturday with the resignation from all party posts of former central minister Yashwant Sinha, who j....
- Yashwant Sinha to remain in party
Ranchi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha, who has resigned from all his party positions, today clarified that he would remain in the party to serve the people of his co....
- BJP demands change of Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Smarting from the rout in Uttarakhand in the Lok Sabha elections, a group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators have called for replacing Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri ahead of a....
- Yashwant Sinha quits as BJP vice president
Ranchi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha today quit as national vice president of the party. Sinha faxed his resignation letter to party president Rajnath Singh, party ....
- Trouble for BJP as it cracks down on dissension
New Delhi: With fissures in the party coming out in the open, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday sought to crack down on dissension even as senior leader Yashwant Sinha quit as the party....
- BJP will remain under RSS' thumb
New Delhi: Since defeat invariably leads to internal rows in a party, it is no surprise that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is experiencing acrimonious finger-pointing over the reasons for it....
- No public criticism of each other: BJP to party leaders
New Delhi: Seeking to crack down on open dissension in the party after its poll debacle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh today asked leaders to "refrain" from voicing t....
- Extreme elements dented BJP's image: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi: Calling for an "ideological distillation of thought" in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior party leader Jaswant Singh has said "extreme elements" associated wit....
- BJP must become a current party: Jaswant
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has called for making it a "current party" and admitted that it had failed to effectively convey its message to the ....
- Gujarat riots forced allies to desert BJP: key Advani aide
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party lost the Lok Sabha elections due to absence of key allies who deserted the National Democratic Alliance feeling that the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat ....
- EC favouring UPA in Rajya Sabha polls: BJP
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand has accused the Election Commission of India of trying to help the United Progressive Alliance by holding the election of two Rajya Sabha s....
- Himachal BJP leader expelled for anti-party activities
Dharmshala: Himachal Pardesh Bhartiya Janta Party today expelled Senior BJP leader and two-time MLA from Baijnath constituency of Kangra district , Dulo Ram from the party for allegedly indulg....
- Advani demands probe panel on 26/11 attacks, govt says no
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday asked the government to share with parliament the dossier of 26/11 evidence given to Pakistan and also ....
- People rejected BJP because of hate speeches: Vyas
New Delhi: Congress leader Girija Vyas said today that the people rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha election because some of its leaders made hate speeches during the c....
- Advani calls for new beginning in govt-opposition ties
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) L.K. Advani, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, today called for a new beginning in government-opposition relations and said it was a poss....
- President speech 'bundle of promises': BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday described President Pratibha Patil's address to the parliament unveiling the Congress-led government's agenda as a "bundle of....
- Madhya Pradesh BJP scramble for Rajya Sabha seats
Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh is faced with the problem of too many candidates for too few seats -- a large number of party leaders are vying to get nominated for t....
- Protest in BJP over Advani as opposition leader
New Delhi: Murmurs of protest have started in the Bharatiya Janata Party against L.K. Advani's election as leader of opposition with party vice-president and Rajya Sabha member Pyarelal Kha....
- BJP picks tribal leader for deputy speaker's post
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today decided to nominate senior tribal leader from Jharkhand, Karia Munda, for the post of deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha, which by tradition is of....
- Karnataka minister seeks probe into BJP's poll misconduct
Bangalore: In what could prove an embarrassment for Karnataka's BJP government, state Energy Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday sought a probe into allegations that money and liquor were us....
- BJP mulling Muslim or tribal for deputy speaker post
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering either a Muslim or a tribal MP for the Lok Sabha deputy speaker's post, which by tradition is offered to the opposition.
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- BJP introspecting but don't exaggerate debacle: Advani
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, who was on Sunday elected leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, told his party's MPs that the election results were "....
- Advani elected leader of opposition
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani was today formally elected as leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. A meeting of the BJP MPs here also discussed probable nam....
- New BJP MPs to meet ahead of parliament session
New Delhi: A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly elected MPs will be held here on Sunday to formally elect party veteran L.K. Advani as leader of the opposition on the eve o....
- BJP defers decision on Khanduri
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it was yet to take a decision on Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri's offer to step down after the party's unexpected electo....
- I won't forget my poll promises, Maneka tells Aonla
Aonla (Uttar Pradesh): On her first visit here after winning from the Aonla parliamentary constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi today vowed to fulfil her poll promises.
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- Violence during BJP candidate's victory rally in Gujarat
Junagadh, Gujarat: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate's rally to celebrate victory in the Lok Sabha elections turned violent as members of two communities clashed in this Gujarat city....
- Now, Varun Gandhi misbehaves with journalists
Lucknow: Controversy is not leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poster boy Varun Gandhi. Hogging the limelight for sometime for his alleged anti-Muslim speeches, the young Lok Sabha MP is ....
- Ghaziabad's Mega project difficult after NDA's defeat: Rajnath
Ghaziabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh, who won the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha seat in the polls, admitted today that his dream to bring a mega project to the area may not turn in....
- Goa BJP blames 'biased' media for poll debacle
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa today alleged that biased coverage by some national television news channels was a crucial factor that led to the party's poor showing in the....
- BJP confident of sweeping polls in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Notwithstanding the various exit poll predictions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of sweeping the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand.
"Let the news channels s....
- Modi wants to 'gift' Advani rain water harvesting project
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is waiting for Lok Sabha elections to end to implement an elaborate plan to ensure 24 hours water supply in the state capital as a "gift&#....
- Mamata indulged in shadow-boxing with Left: BJP
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of indulging in shadow-boxing against West Bengal's ruling Left Front in the company of the....
- Delhi BJP leader attacked with knife, hospitalised
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader suffered injuries when a suspected supporter of the Congress attacked him during a debate in the national capital.
Delhi BJP vice-pres....
- Modi launches website in Sanskrit
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who now has a Sanskrit website, believes that use of the "sacred" language is "the best way to integrate and revitalise India".....
- Congress practises pseudo-secularism: Advani
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of practising "pseudo-secularism" and doing little for the minorities, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Tuesday called for ....
- Advani promises to build grand Ram temple in Ayodhya
Lucknow: A grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will become a reality if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power, BJP prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani told an election rally here on Sunday.
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- Bring back black money, give it to poor: BJP
Mangaldoi (Assam): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said the party would bring back all the black money stashed in foreign banks and distribute among "the c....
- I have never advocated violence: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi: One day after being released from jail on parole, Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi said Friday that he had never advocated violence in poli....
- Obama bin Laden...oops Osama - Advani's gaffe
Mumbai: In a glaring slip of tongue, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Friday uttered the name "Obama bin Laden" instead of the infamous Osama bin Laden but q....
- BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Ashok Sahu gets bail
Bhubaneswar, April 17: A district court on Friday granted bail to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Kandhamal, about 200 km from here, Ashok Sahu who was arreste....
- Slush funds stashed abroad a threat to security: Advani
Mumbai: Expressing apprehensions that Indian slush funds stashed abroad could be used for terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani announced here Friday that if voted to p....
- Building grand Ram temple would be real secularism: Advani
Bhopal: Condemning what he terms as pseudo-secularism, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani here Thursday said that its pledge to build a grand Ram temple in Ayo....
- Advani hooted by Congress, targeted by partyman
New Dehi L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "iron man" who it says will restore decisiveness to governance if elected, continued to be under Congress fire Thursday even as his own ....
- 'Varun's undertaking a 'virtual admission' of hate speeches'
New Delhi: The Congress party today claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi's undertaking to Etah jail authorities that he will not make inflammatory speeches during his p....
- India needs leader like Advani, says Vajpayee
New Delhi: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wednesday appealed to people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to power under the leaders....
- BJP candidate arrested for hate speech
Bhubaneswar: Ashok Sahu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Orissa's Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, was arrested Tuesday and remanded to judicial custody after a court denied him....
- Why didn't Congress arrest Kandahar conspirators, asks Modi
Balasinor (Gujarat): Keeping up his high-decible attack on the Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked why the party-led government had not arrested those conspirators be....
- Kodnani quits after bail plea rejected
Ahmedabad: Gujarat's riot tainted minister Maya Kodnani resigned today after the Gujarat High Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea stating that her role in leading mobs during 2002 secta....
- Varun withdraws anticipatory bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Varun Gandhi after the lawyer for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate charged with making communal spee....
- Advani under fire for announcing autonomous Assam
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani's statement announcing an autonomous state to two ethnic communities in Assam if voted to power has raked up....
- I am ready for live TV debate with Manmohan: Advani
Seppa: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to a live television debate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, ....
- I am ready for live TV debate with Manmohan: Advani
Seppa: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to a live television debate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, ....
- BJP admits Rajnath-Jaitley rift
New Delhi/Bangalore: Admitting to differences between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh and general secretary Arun Jaitley, the party on Saturday conceded that the controvers....
- BJP promises to use IT for change if voted to power
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday unveiled its IT Vision Document, which lays down how the party plans to use Information Technology (IT) as an important tool for change ....
- BJP, JD-U agree on Bihar seat sharing
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Friday sealed an agreement on seat sharing in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.
JD-U lead....
- BJP website to have a new look
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), using IT tools aggressively in its election campaigns to woo young voters, plans to give a new look to its website, making it more colourful, in....
- BJP names candidates for 59 Lok Sabha seats
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released its list of candidates for 59 Lok Sabha constituencies from Kerala, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Sikkim, Haryana ....
- BJP's final Gujarat candidate list by March 17
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will announce its candidates for the 26 Lok Sabha seats from Gujarat by March 17, the party's state unit president Purshottam Rupala said Friday.
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- Miffed Jaitley skips BJP poll panel meeting
New Delhi: Miffed at Sudhanshu Mittal's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election co-coordinator for the northeastern states, party general secretary Arun Jaitley Friday skippe....
- BJP announces first list for Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit president Bandaru Dattatreya will be the party's candidate for the Secunderabad Lok Saba seat while actor K. Naresh will cont....
- BJP announces four candidates for UP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday night declared candidates for four Uttar Pradesh constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls.
The constituencies for which BJP nominees were a....
- Patnaik refused to speak to Advani
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik refused to speak to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on phone minutes before announcing the end of the 11-year-old alliance be....
- This candidate wants to make voting compulsory
New Delhi: "You are from the media? I am a candidate for the Mau Ghosai seat in Uttar Pradesh. When will he come?" asked Rajendra Singh as he walked listlessly on the campus of the Bharatiya ....
- Modi's speeches set to Gujarati folk tunes
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speeches made at various forums are being set to the tunes of popular Gujarati folk songs as mobile ring tones and caller tunes for the poll ....
- Modi to campaign for BJP in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign extensively in Orissa for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is preparing to contest all seats in the state after ending....
- BJP will sweep Chhattisgarh LS polls: Raman Singh
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said here today that he was sure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would sweep the April 16 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
"The BJP has be....
- Split with BJD unfortunate: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday described the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) "unilateral decision" to call off their 11-year-old ties as "most unfortunate" and said it would now ....
- AGP not part of NDA despite poll tie-up with BJP
Guwahati: Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) clarified today that it was not part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) even though it had stitched an alliance with the Bh....
- BJP to make illegal migration northeast campaign pivot
Agartala: Illegal migration, security and unemployment problems, and lack of development, would be the main election issues for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the northeast, party leader....
- SP-Congress tie-up tussle continues
New Delhi/Lucknow: The Congress on Saturday maintained that talks were on with the Samajwadi Party for an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, but the latter said there were no clear indicati....
- Patnaik asked to prove majority Wednesday
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Sunday asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to prove majority in the assembly March 11 after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdr....
- Jaitley to be BJP's key election manager
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday appointed its general secretary Arun Jaitley as the chief coordinator for its Lok Sabha election campaign.
He will be assisted by genera....
- End infighting, says Advani to J'khand BJP
Ranchi: A worried Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today asked leaders of his party in Jharkhand to set aside their differences and gear up for the Lok Sabha election.
In a ....
- Chawla next CEC: BJP says we'll watch 'closely'
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said Chawla's appointment as the next CEC was "unfortunate" and it was an "affront to Indian democracy".
"The appointment (Chawla) is....
- CG BJP to finalise contestants' list within a week
Raipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Chhattisgarh unit hopes to be ready with its list of candidates for the forthcoming general elections by next week.
Party leaders Sushma Swaraj has alr....
- Gujarat BJP unit discusses probable Lok Sabha candidates
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday began discussing its probable candidates from Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections. The process was launched with a three-day meeting of BJP's Guj....
- Advani launches Karnataka poll battle; Congress begins talks
Bangalore: Political activity has picked up in Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha polls with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani on Saturday addressing two rallies and Congress ....
- Advani blasts Rama Sene for Mangalore pub attack
Bangalore: Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Saturday blasted the rightwing Hindu group Sri Rama Sene for its attack on women in a Mangalore pub last month, saying such "barbaric....
- BJP minister distributes 'Ganga jal' on Shivaratri
Bangalore: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister in Karnataka arranged for distribution of 'Ganga jal' (water from river Ganga) to devotees visiting temples across the state on Shivratri on....
- 'Jaitley should apologise for calling PM night watchman'
New Delhi: Criticising Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley for calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "night watchman", the Congress on Thursday sought an apology for the remark.
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- Bring Pakistan's nuke facilities under UN: BJP
Ghaziabad: The UN should take immediate control of Islamabad's nuclear facilities as Pakistan was a failed state and had become a terrorist hub, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Raj Nat....
- Advani wonders what would UPA do without Pranab
New Delhi: Taking a subtle dig at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), BJP's prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani today generously praised External Affairs Minister Pranab Muk....
- Probe local help angle in 26/11, demands Advani
New Delhi: Demanding a probe to find out if the terrorists from Pakistan who attacked Mumbai had local support, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on T....
- JP demands judicial probe into baton charge on leaders
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into the baton charge on party members Feb 12 when leaders like former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha w....
- UPA government has ignored 'aam admi': Advani
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday said the "aam admi", or common man, has been badly let down during the five years of the United Progressive Allianc....
- Advani calls for probing ISI role in Mumbai attacks
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): Launching the Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday called for investigating the role of Pakistan's spy agen....
- UPA government should be sensitive to Sri Lankan Tamils: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of being 'insensitive' towards the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils.
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- UPA government should be sensitive to Sri Lankan Tamils: BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of being 'insensitive' towards the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils.
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- Congress hindering raising of Narmada dam, says Modi
Himmatnagar (Gujarat): The Congress-led central and Maharashtra governments are creating hurdles for raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam to 138 metres, Gujarat Chief Minister Naren....
- India should recall envoy to Pakistan, says BJP
New Delhi: India should recall its high commissioner to Pakistan if Islamabad does not dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil after its admission that the Mumbai attack was planned f....
- Yashwant, Munda injured as BJP protests in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Former union minister Yashwant Sinha and ex chief minister Arjun Munda were injured when police baton charged hundreds of BJP protesters during an agitation in the Jharkhand capital o....
- India deserves better than part-time finance minister: Advani
New Delhi: The government would be incapable of taking "firm and timely decisions" in the times of the global economic crisis as it has only a "part-time finance minister" in Pranab Mukherjee....
- Government snubs Modi for 26/11 remarks, BJP fumes
New Delhi: A war of words broke out on Wednesday between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hours after Home Minister P. Chidambaram snubbed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Mod....
- Chidambaram snubs Modi over 26/11 remarks
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today rebuffed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for saying that terrorists from Pakistan could not have attacked Mumbai without help from within In....
- Sonia lashes out at BJP for dividing India
Rohtas: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to divide the nation on communal lines by raising the issue of Ram Temple at Ayodhya the time and again.
Addressing ....
- 'BJP challenging constitutional provisions on Babri Masjid issue'
New Delhi: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reviving the Ram temple issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed on Monday said that bui....
- BJP promises Ram temple again, Congress calls it a lie
Nagpur: With general elections round the corner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the party was committed to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Congress termed the promise a lie. ....
- BJP government in Karnataka communalising the state: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress party on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka of communalising the state, "which has led to the deterioration of the law and order s....
- Voices of dissent over AGP-BJP seat sharing
Guwahati: Voices of dissent are coming thick and fast even as top leaders of the Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly maintain that....
- BJP has no right to talk of constitutional bodies: Congress
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has no right to speak about upholding the credibility of constitutional bodies, the Congress said on Tuesday, alleging that the BJP had a poor track record....
- 'BJP to fight 100-day war to capture power in New Delhi'
Guwahati: India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will launch its campaign for the upcoming general elections Feb 6 from Nagpur by fighting a '100-day war' to c....
- BJP announces 48 more candidates
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released a list of 48 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, taking to 96 the number of contestants it has announced so far.
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- Terrorism, inflation key BJP poll issues: Naidu
New Delhi: Terrorism, unemployment and inflation will be the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s key issues as it plans to launch an "aggressive campaign" for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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- BJP declares 16 more candidates
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, naming a total of 48 contestants so far in the four lists annou....
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