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Sandeshkhali 'mistruth' spread by BJP using money, EC working under Modi govt's diktats: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading false allegations about Sandeshkhali, a district in West Bengal, using money. The TMC released a video on social media, in which a man claimed to be a BJP mandal president in Sandeshkhali, claimed that Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, was behind the conspiracy.
Sheikh Shahjahan: From trekker driver to TMC strongman, the man at the center of Sandeshkhali row
Unrest in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal becomes a political row. Mamata Banerjee blames saffron camp, BJP, and TMC. NCW implicates police and TMC. Sheikh Shahjahan, influential TMC leader, accused of crimes but popular for his contributions and support among villagers.
Congress headed for decisive win in Karnataka, BJP stares at loss in its only southern state
The Congress was poised to win power in Karnataka, ousting the BJP from its only southern perch on Saturday in a boost to the grand old party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. As results from the May 10 elections made the BJP's defeat increasingly apparent, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai virtually conceded defeat and said the party had not been able to make the mark "in spite of a lot of effort put in by everyone, including the prime minister and workers of the party".
Karnataka Elections: Congress poised to be largest party with leads in 117 seats, BJP ahead in 75
The Congress was striding forward with leads in 117 seats while the BJP was ahead in 75 in Karnataka, according to Election Commission of India trends, as votes were counted on Saturday for an election widely seen as a litmus test for both parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls.
Lingayats hold key to electoral outcome in poll-bound Karnataka
Though Yediyurappa's new outfit KJP managed to get only six seats in that polls, it secured a vote share of about ten per cent, badly denting the BJP's prospects. Later, Yediyurappa rejoined the BJP ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls, with Modi at the helm, and in the subsequent Assembly elections in 2018 it managed to win 104 seats, and the "Lingayat Strongman", subsequently went on to become the Chief Minister once again.
Amarinder Singh latest to join list of former CMs getting associated with BJP
Besides the former chief ministers, several other top leaders of the Congress and other parties have joined the BJP in the last few years. These include former Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, R P N Singh and Jitin Prasada. Former Congress leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, a minister in the Congress government in Assam, had also joined the BJP after quitting the Congress.
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View: Yediyurappa’s exit is a calculated risk by saffron party’s central leadership
The resignation has raised two interesting questions. First, why did the BJP high command send Yediyurappa packing, knowing it was taking a calculated risk. BJP could have continued with him till the next state elections due in April-May 2023. He could have been eased out then.
There is a rush to join BJP in Bengal, but party is choosy about inducting people: Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargiya claimed that apart from misgovernance of the TMC, it was the high-handedness of the party leadership that was driving people out of its fold.
Violent protests erupt in Kolkata, Howrah during BJP's secretariat march
Clashes erupted at several places during the march called by Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, to Nabanna, the state secretariat, when they tore down barricades, officials said.
Fierce battle brewing between Left, Congress in northern Kerala; BJP emerging as significant player
While the main battle is between the two fronts in Kerala, the BJP has emerged as a significant player after extending support to the Sabarimala devotees.
Former Gujarat CM Shankarsinh Vaghela joins NCP in presence of Sharad Pawar
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela was Tuesday inducted into the Nationalist Congress Party here in the presence of its chief Sharad Pawar and made the party's national general secretary.
Congress must attack Muslim zealots too: Digvijaya Singh
"We do not speak against Muslim fundamentalism as strongly as we should. We have to attack Hindu and Muslim fundamentalism in the same manner,"
Narayan Rane slams Uddhav Thackeray, says no dearth of openings for 'real' man
Rane sought to downplay Shiv Sena's success in the LS polls, where it won 18 seats in Maharashtra, attributing the healthy rally to a "Modi wave".
Amit Shah: Master strategist scripts history in BJP by becoming youngest president of the party
Considered an invaluable deputy to any neta, he has taken less than a year to catapult himself from a Gujarat BJP strongman to the party's supremo on the national stage.
Sharad Pawar stopped Gopinath Munde from joining Congress, says Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna
Sanjay Raut, the executive editor of the mouthpiece, claimed in a signed article that a distraught Munde called on arch rival Sharad Pawar a few years ago.
Election Results: Only statues proclaim Mayawati, not Uttar Pradesh voters
The complete wipe-out of BSP in an election that was seen as handed to it on a platter raises fears of an existential crisis.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Varanasi gears up for triangular fight to decide Narendra Modi's fate
Varanasi has a record total of 42 candidates in fray this time, including those from parties like SP, BSP & TMC along with as many as 20 independents.
Narendra Modi, Chandrababu Naidu eye gains, Congress braces for knocks
The poll pitch for Wednesday's voting in 64 Lok Sabha seats in seven states offers little respite to Congress as bastions like Seemandhra crumble and gains elsewhere seem limited.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Uphill task for Congress in eighth phase of elections
With nearly half of the 64 seats that go to polls in the penultimate round of the LS elections tomorrow, Cong appears to have an uphill task to perform.
In Varanasi neighbourhood not even a saffron ripple, it’s an SP-BSP clash
Mulayam refused a ticket to sitting MP Radhe Mohan and gave it to Sukanya Kushwaha, wife of Babu Singh Kushwaha, who is a former aide of Mayawati.
Expelled Congress leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA
In the 90-member House, there is no threat to the Congress government in Haryana, which now has 44 members on its own.
Narendra Modi won't become PM despite 'marketing gimmicks': Akhilesh Yadav
Unfazed by the hype surrounding Modi, Akhilesh claimed that it cannot prevent SP, which won 23 seats in 2009, from bettering its performance.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Stakes high for AIADMK, DMK as Tamil Nadu goes to polls
The two frontline political parties in Tamil Nadu, DMK and AIADMK, will face a veritable litmus test as the state goes to the polls.
Arvind Kejriwal to file nomination on April 23
Kejriwal will file nomination on April 22 for high-profile electoral contest in this historic temple town in which he will face stiff challenge from Narendra Modi.
Varanasi fears polarisation as Arvind Kejriwal hits campaign trail
Kejriwal to file his nomination on April 23, before which he may go to Amethi for a couple of days to campaign for party colleague Kumar Vishwas.
India in an economic rut: Narendra Modi's 'transformative leadership' image gives him an edge
Mere publicity blitzes are not sufficient to manufacture a great political leader. The rational-emotional Indian voter can separate hype from reality.
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Muslims turn to AAP, upset Cong’s poll calculations
If Congress was a tad overconfident about facing Modi, it was because of the belief that the presence of the Hindutva strongman in the field would automatically polarize Muslims.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: BJP uses religious slogans to rhyme with ‘Modi-development’ in remote villages of UP
Religious fever spreading, the crowd will later raise its nationalistic temperature and do its patriotic duty by crying “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.
Rahul Gandhi names Narendra Modi, possibly for first time on national stage
Why Rahul avoids naming the Gujarat CM has been a subject of discussion in the party. And, there have been explanations galore.
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