SAFFRON PARTY S IDEOLOGY DIFFERENTIATES
George Kurian rewarded with ministerial berth for loyalty to BJP since party formation in 1980
Kerala BJP General Secretary George Kurian, a loyal party worker since the 1970s, rewarded with a ministerial berth in the third Narendra Modi government for his dedication to the saffron party movement.
Nityanand Rai: BJP's Yadav face in Bihar and Amit Shah's 'jigree dost'
A popular Yadav face, who led the BJP in Bihar in the 2019 Lok Sabha poll-the party won all 17 seats it contested, is also seen as a hardliner in sync with the BJP's ideology. Rai is already the lead face among the second-generation saffron leaders in Bihar.
INDIA Bloc changes the game, emerges as strong Opposition against BJP-led NDA
The INDIA bloc, formed just a year ago, has emerged as a successful national opposition against the BJP-led NDA government. Despite facing challenges, including the exit of Nitish Kumar, the bloc has united Congress and regional parties in a strong resistance. With the NDA's slim majority, the INDIA bloc aims to increase its efforts, possibly seeking alliances with NDA allies. The bloc's effective messaging countered BJP's claims, focusing on issues like constitutional changes and reservation. The bloc's unity was evident in decisions like not attending the Ram temple event. The bloc's performance in various states signals optimism for future elections.
'Baahubali' moment for M K Stalin as DMK-led combine poised for massive win
Chief Minister M K Stalin and Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a massive Coimbatore rally in April, overshadowing the BJP. The DMK-led alliance, with a streak of electoral wins since 2019, is poised for success in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, likened to the film Baahubali.
Has the narrative shifted? Will the unthinkable happen on June 4?
Whispers that the BJP is in trouble have gathered steam after five rounds of polling. Is the new narrative a ploy by the Opposition to fire up its support base or is winter coming for the ruling party?
BJP is planning to ban RSS: Uddhav Thackeray
Speaking at his last rally here before the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections ended in Maharashtra, Thackeray also said that the Election Commissioner who was "acting like Modi's servant" will be removed after the INDIA alliance government comes to power.
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Etawah: As day of voting looms, UP's storied Kanshi-Mulayam lab braces itself for a reckoning
It was in Etawah where during the height of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, Kanshi Ram's victory over BJP's Ram Singh Verma and Janta Party's Ram Singh Shakya marked a significant moment in the experiment of Dalit-OBC solidarity experiment.
Will Congress-ruled Telangana become a Brahmastra for BJP? Here are several factors that may work in favour of saffron rise
BJP has been focusing on expanding its presence in southern states, with a notable increase in visibility during the Lok Sabha elections. Extensive campaigning by PM Narendra Modi and other party members has been a key factor in this strategy. Recognising the importance of establishing a foothold in Telangana, the BJP sees the state as a potential gateway to penetrate the southern political landscape beyond Karnataka.
In Rajasthan's Banswara LS seat, Congress campaigning against own candidate
Congress faces internal strife in Banswara-Dungarpur Lok Sabha constituency as party backs BAP candidate over its own nominee, leading to a three-way contest with BJP. Key issues take a back seat as candidates vie for tribal community support.
In Rajasthan's Banswara Lok Sabha seat, Congress campaigning against own candidate
In the tribal-dominated Banswara-Dungarpur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan, a unique electoral scenario unfolds as the Congress urges voters not to support its own candidate due to an alliance with the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). Despite the alliance, Congress candidate Arvind Damor refuses to withdraw, creating a three-way contest. This situation favors BJP candidate Mahendrajit Singh Malviya.
BJP manifesto: Ruling party releases its Sankalp Patra for Lok Sabha elections 2024
Prior to the release of the manifesto, all eyes were on how BJP's larger cultural and Hindutva agenda figures in the document, as most of its core ideological promises, including the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the repeal of Article 370, have already been fulfilled.
Rahul Gandhi dubs NEET anti-poor, says states can decide on it if INDIA bloc voted to power
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured a legislation to provide apprenticeship to young people and filling 30 lakh vacant government jobs. Addressing his first election rally in Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi said if the INDIA bloc is voted to power at the Centre, "drastic action" will be taken to provide employment opportunities to the young people.
Still associated with socialist ideology: Ex-PM Chandra Shekhar's son fielded by BJP in LS polls
Neeraj Shekhar, linked with socialist ideology, contests for BJP in Ballia, UP. Criticizes SP for straying from Ram Manohar Lohia's principles. Family ties with socialism. Chandra Shekhar's legacy continues in politics.
Polls divide families as fathers, sons take different political routes in Odisha
Three veteran politicians in Odisha are facing a unique situation during the election season as their sons contest elections with tickets from rival political parties. Congress leaders Suresh Routray and Chintamani Dyan Samantaray, and BJP's Bijoy Mohapatra, are contesting elections from parties not linked to their fathers. Suresh Routray has been issued a show cause notice by the disciplinary committee of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) for allegedly campaigning for his son Manmath Routray, a ruling BJD candidate from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat.
Timing of Kejriwal's arrest is not right; you could have done it after elections, says Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
Revanth Reddy, the Chief Minister of Telangana and a Congress leader, discusses various political issues ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in an interview. He criticizes the timing of the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, alleging it as politically motivated. Reddy also comments on the arrest of Kavitha and the electoral bond issue, accusing the BJP and BRS of using arrests for political gain.
NDA, 'Mahagathbandhan' to lock horns: A SWOT analysis of political parties in Bihar
Polling in Bihar will be held in seven phases on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25 and June 1, the Election Commission said on Saturday. For long seen as a junior ally flourishing in the reflected glory of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), the BJP has come into its own in Bihar, having outperformed the coalition partner in the assembly as well as parliamentary polls.
I want leaders who are like Himanta Biswa Sarma and Milind Deora to leave Congress: Rahul Gandhi
Amid a series of departures from the Congress, Rahul Gandhi has said that leaders who are like Himanta Biswa Sarma and Milind Deora should part ways with the party, as they do not align with its ideology. Sarma who had defected to the BJP in 2014 is now the chief minister of Assam, while Deora joined the Shiv Sena headed by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde last month.
"Congress wanted to steal...": JD(U)'s KC Tyagi after Nitish returns to saffron embrace
After Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister, confirming rumours of his exit from the ruling Mahagathbandhan and the INDIA bloc, JD(U) KC Tyagi accused the Congress of wanting to steal the leadership of the Opposition alliance. Nitish's resignation is seen as a blow to the INDIA bloc ahead of the general elections due to rising differences and divergent positions over seat-sharing. In a meeting, Mamata Banerjee proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name as PM, while the Congress delayed seat-sharing talks. The BJP welcomed Nitish's exit and will form the government with JDU.
No hung assembly, BJP will get majority to form govt in Telangana: Kishan Reddy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to secure a comfortable majority to form its first government in Telangana after the November 30 polls, according to state BJP chief G Kishan Reddy. Reddy said that the people of Telangana have lost faith in both the BRS and Congress, believing they are in cahoots.
Vindhya: MP's 'rainbow' region that turned saffron in 2018; Congress eyes better show, AAP looks to open account
The region bordering Uttar Pradesh has 30 assembly seats and is spread across nine eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh - Rewa, Shahdol, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Anuppur, Umaria, Maihar and Mauganj (the last two were created recently).
MP assembly polls a battle of ideologies: Chouhan; Scindia says confident of BJP win in 5 states
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has described the upcoming assembly elections in the state as a battle of ideologies and has appealed to the people to vote in large numbers. Chouhan's appeal comes amidst perceived anti-incumbency and voter fatigue in the state. Another BJP leader, Jyotiraditya Scindia, is confident that the BJP will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly polls in five states, including Madhya Pradesh. The Congress is focusing on promises of a caste survey, while the BJP is highlighting achievements such as the passage of the women's reservation bill.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls BJP-JD(S) alliance for LS polls "unholy"
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP-JD(S) alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, calling it "unholy" and questioning the JD(S)'s secular credentials. He accused the JD(S) of joining hands with a "communal party" and said the alliance was contradictory to the party's name. Siddaramaiah also slammed the BJP for sending a fact-finding committee to a violence-hit area, questioning their purpose. He further accused the BJP of destroying the state's economy and claimed that the Congress government had not taken on excessive loans during their tenure.
'I am not bothered,' says Siddaramaiah on BJP & JD(S) poll pact for Lok Sabha polls
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that he is not concerned about the alliance between the BJP and JD(S) for the Lok Sabha elections. He believes that the people will support the Congress party. This comes after BJP leader B S Yediyurappa announced that the BJP will have an understanding with the JD(S) for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Siddaramaiah remains confident that the people will vote for the Congress. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar also commented on the alliance, questioning the survival of the JD(S) and their ideology.
AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku comes to Parliament in chains to protest his suspension
AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku on Friday came to the Parliament complex in chains to protest against his suspension from Lok Sabha and that of his party colleagues Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha from Rajya Sabha. "Democracy in the country is in danger today. The central government has tied all the four pillars of democracy with chains of slavery," Rinku told PTI.
We have aligned with BJP, but not abandoned our 'ideology,' says Ajit Pawar camp leader Bhujbal
Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal criticized NCP founder Sharad Pawar for frequently changing his stand on alliances with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bhujbal, who recently broke away from NCP to join the Eknath Shinde government, claimed that 45 of the 53 NCP MLAs have gone with Ajit Pawar. He denied changing his ideology and said they have aligned with BJP but not merged with them.
Poll guarantees in Karnataka can be template for Congress in other states: Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar says the Congress' poll promise of five guarantees was a "very tough call" and feels it can be a template for the party in other states depending upon their respective financial strength. He further said economic issues, unemployment and poverty are the core matters, not the ideological ones, as "they don't fill the stomach."
Rahul Gandhi represents 'laziest type of politics', BJP is party for Karnataka's future: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
With Rahul Gandhi making a slew of promises, including allowances for the unemployed and women, and backing demand for caste census, a bid to woo politically important Other Backward Classes (OBC), at a poll rally in Karnataka, Chandrasekhar took a swipe at him questioning the party's track record when it was in power for decades. Gandhi wants people to forget that his party has ruled for decades, he said.
Gujarat: Six AAP corporators join ruling BJP in Surat civic body
Six corporators of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat's Surat city have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), bringing AAP's strength down to 17. In the 2021 elections for the Surat Municipal Corporation, AAP won 27 seats and emerged as the opposition party, while the BJP won 93 seats. AAP had put up an impressive show in the election and its performance had boosted its confidence ahead of the December 2022 Assembly elections. AAP alleged that its corporators were being lured as well as threatened into joining the BJP.
BJP's ideology differentiates between people on religious lines: Mamata
Banerjee, while addressing a convention of party workers and leaders, said her party's cadres have to reach out to the people to counter canards spread against the TMC by opposition parties.
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