The BJP will be wiped out from Ghaziabad to Ghazipur, declared Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, just two days before the national elections are set to begin across the country. Mr Yadav, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by his side, said every promise made by the BJP turned out false and that the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Titled ‘Modi’s Guarantee 2024’, the manifesto – also known as ‘Sankalp Patra’ – focusses on women empowerment, upliftment of youth and the poor. The manifesto targets GYAN – which are schemes for the ‘Gareeb’ (poor), ‘Yuva’ (youth), ‘Annadaata’ (farmers), and ‘Nari’ (women). It also focusses on making … Read more
In anticipation of the election, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party have engaged in a traditional political slugfest following the arrest of two major suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, which was traced from Bengaluru to Bengal’s East Midnapore district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at an election rally in Dinhata … Read more
Congress veteran AK Antony said today that his son, Anil K Antony, who is contesting as BJP candidate in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, should lose the election. Addressing a press conference, AK Antony wished that his son “should lose, and his rival, the Congress candidate in the south Kerala constituency, Anto Antony, should … Read more
Tejasvi Surya who filed his nomination from Banglore South on April 4 declared total assets of ₹4.10 crore, the affidavit documents he filed showed as reported by Indian Express. This is a significant increase in assets in five as compared to the one declared in the 2019. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP MP had … Read more
Speaking at a book launch in 2020, Union home minister Amit Shah credited the Narendra Modi government for giving sanctity to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s election manifesto. He said that fulfilling almost 90% of the promises sent out a message that it means business when it comes to fulfilling promises. Shah called the manifesto … Read more
The Election Commission of India has sent a notice to Delhi minister Atishi over an alleged poll code violation, days after she claimed the BJP had threatened her with arrest if she didn’t switch sides. Stating that the BJP has complained about her remarks, the poll body asked the AAP leader to file her response … Read more
Gourav Vallabh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, hours after resigning from the Congress, saying he can neither raise anti-Sanatan slogans, nor abuse “wealth creators” day in and day out. Former Bihar Congress president Anil Sharma also joined the BJP in the presence of its national general secretary Vinod Tawde. Gourav Vallabh, a Congress … Read more
Weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, boxer Vijender Singh announced his affiliation with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), dealing another blow to the Congress. The Olympian had joined the Congress in 2019 and had lost against Ramesh Bidhuri of the BJP in his unsuccessful attempt to win the South Delhi seat in the general elections. … Read more
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mocked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA’s target of winning 400-plus seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at a campaign rally for Trinamool Congress candidate Mahua Moitra in the Krishnanagar area, Mamata Banerjee also dared the BJP to win at least 200 constituencies. “The BJP is … Read more
A day after the Congress received new letters from the income-tax department demanding payment of ₹1,823.08 crore, party treasurer Ajay Maken asserted that the income tax authorities were unfairly singling out the Congress party despite the BJP’s serious infractions. Addressing a press conference along with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, Maken on Friday said they … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he is working to ensure that nearly ₹ 3,000 crore “looted” from poor people in West Bengal and attached by the Enforcement Directorate is returned to them. PM Modi made this assertion in a telephonic conversation with Amrita Roy, a member of erstwhile royalty and BJP candidate against TMC’s … Read more
Kangana Ranaut is about to embark on a new adventure into active politics. The actor-turned-politician wished her fans a happy Holi as she spoke to the media for the first time since joining the BJP. Kangana also discussed her family’s response to being declared the BJP’s Mandi candidate in the forthcoming 2024 General Elections. Kangana … Read more
The BJP will contest alone in the Lok Sabha and the assembly election in Odisha without going into any alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD. BJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal announced on X that there will be no BJP-BJD alliance. The announcement came after days of speculations over a possibility of alliance as the BJP is … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi insults the Hindu culture but he doesn’t have the courage to use derogatory terms against other religions. Reacting to the controversy triggered by Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the former is in sway of elements with Maoist and anti-Hindu … Read more