Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News
19 May 2018
Odisha#4YearsOfModiGovt: PM to visit Odisha on the occasion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on May 26 and address a public meeting at Cuttack, BJP state president Basant Panda said today.
19 May 2018
Supreme Court Of India2.5-days-old CM: An emotional BS Yeddyurappa resigns, before floor test
In a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party, newly sworn-in Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa resigned ahead of the floor test at the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru on Saturday.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Reports claim Yeddyurappa may resign before crucial floor test
What'll happen in the floor assembly at Bengaluru's Vidhan Soudha at 4 PM, has grabbed the nation's attention.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Floor Test: Details about 3 possible scenarios
BJP's newly sworn-in CM Yeddyurappa have to prove his majority in Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm today. In order to ensure transparency, the floor test would be broadcast live.
18 May 2018
IndiaNot a narcissistic person, lead a simple life: John Abraham
Actor John Abraham, who started off as a model before venturing into the Hindi film industry, says he is a middle-class person and believes in leading a simple and frugal life.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaBihar: Tejashwi Yadav stakes claim to form govt; meets governor
Following the political drama in Karnataka, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, along with the Congress, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and CPI(ML) leaders met Governor Satya Pal Malik today and staked claim to form the government in Bihar.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaGoa: Congress writes to Governor to stake claim to form-government
In the aftermath of Karnataka rumble, the Congress today staked claim to form the government in Goa, being the single-largest party in the Legislative Assembly held in 2017.
18 May 2018
West BengalWB Panchayat polls: TMC heading for a gigantic victory
The ruling Trinamool Congress is heading towards a massive victory in West Bengal Panchayat polls securing more than 80% of the seats with the BJP emerging a distant second, according to the results declared till 10 am.
18 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaHave support of 120+ MLAs, will prove majority: K'taka BJP
The Karnataka BJP today welcomed the Supreme Court order on the floor test, asserting that Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa would prove his majority in the Assembly with the support of over 120 MLAs.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaFearing poaching by BJP, JD(S) and Congress MLAs reach Hyderabad
Amid a power struggle in Karnataka, some of the newly-elected JD(S) and Congress MLAs from the state arrived in Hyderabad today and are expected to be lodged in five-star hotels or resorts there.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaWill Yeddyurappa remain Karnataka's CM? It depends on a letter
The political thriller in Karnataka will today be played inside the Supreme Court, as the bench who heard Congress-JD(S) petition in an unusual overnight hearing fixed Friday as the next date.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Swearing-in done, where will Yeddyurappa get numbers from?
BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka yesterday, in a low-key affair at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaAfter high-octane late-night incidents, Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM
Bharatiya Janata Party's BS Yeddyurappa has taken oath to become the next CM of Karnataka, after the Supreme Court refused the Congress and JD(S)' petition to stop the ceremony.
16 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Governor (finally) invites BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to form government
The political slug-fest in Karnataka has finally come to an end.
16 May 2018
JammuMLAs switching parties should be banned from contesting polls: Abdullah
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said MLAs who switch parties should be banned from contesting elections for one term in order to prevent horse-trading in the event of a hung house.
16 May 2018
KarnatakaKumaraswamy: BJP offering Rs. 100cr to poach JD(S) MLAs
Following Congress's claims of BJP trying to poach its MLAs to form the Karnataka government, JD(S) chief ministerial candidate H.D. Kumaraswamy has now alleged that the BJP is offering his legislators Rs. 100cr and cabinet posts to lure them into switching sides.
16 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Result: Congress-JD(S) opportunistic alliance now blaming BJP for poaching
The Congress-JD(S) alliance, that came together after the fractured mandate in Karnataka elections, have now alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to poach its legislators.
16 May 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Students ordered to answer roll calls with 'Jai Hind'
On Tuesday, the Madhya Pradesh state government issued orders making a new norm mandatory in schools.
15 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathScare for Yogi Adityanath as chopper malfunctions
While the BJP is edging towards victory in yet another state, BJP leader and UP CM Yogi Adityanath had a relatively turbulent day.
15 May 2018
Narendra Modi#KarnatakaElections: People rejected Congress's divisive, toxic, negative politics, says BJP
With BJP set for an impressive win in Karnataka Assembly polls, its leaders described the victory as an endorsement of PM Narendra Modi's development agenda and claimed that people have rejected the Congress's divisive, toxic, and negative agenda.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Congress blames EVMs (again); BJP calls it people's victory
The verdict of Karnataka elections confirms that Bharatiya Janata Party's BS Yeddyurappa will be the Chief Minister.
15 May 2018
KarnatakaSensex zooms 260 points as BJP takes lead in Karnataka
After opening lower, the benchmark BSE Sensex soared over 260 points in the early trade today after the Bharatiya Janata Party took the lead in the Karnataka State Assembly election results.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Karnataka all set to become 21st state under BJP
In a major achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka elections.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Lingayats remain with the BJP, Vokkaliga belt with JD(S)
The Lingayat community has chosen the BJP over the Congress party that gave them a special religious minority status under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Who'll win- Congress or BJP? Twitterati weigh in
The counting of votes in Karnataka has begun. A lot is at stake in the southern state for both Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: CM Siddaramaiah trailing in Chamundeshwari, leading in Badami
Early trends of Karnataka Election results have incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah trailing from Chamundeshwari, but he is leading in Badami constituency.
15 May 2018
Janata Dal (Secular)#SemiFinals2019: BJP's Sriramulu offers prayers. Will he defeat Siddaramaiah?
The nervousness across political parties is clearly visible as counting of votes in Karnataka has begun.
15 May 2018
IndiaKarnataka Election results: Counting of votes begins
For weeks, politics in India focused only on the southern state of Karnataka. After a campaign by political heavyweights, the state went into polling on Saturday.
14 May 2018
Nitin GadkariNo plans to become PM, Modi will continue: Nitin Gadkari
In an interview to HT, Union Minister and former BJP President Nitin Gadkari has ruled out his becoming the PM if the party wins in 2019.
14 May 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Locals retrieve ballot-box from pond. Safe keeping much?
In a surprising incident, a ballot box was retrieved from a pond in West Bengal's Sonadangi, earlier today. It is still not clear how the box landed in the pond.
14 May 2018
Pakistan NewsBefore Modi government's fourth-anniversary, survey shows 57% Indians are satisfied
A survey by a citizen engagement platform, LocalCircles, found 57% respondents were satisfied with the Narendra Modi government.
14 May 2018
Shiv SenaRaut: Why hasn't Hindutva government given Bharat Ratna to Savarkar?
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut demanded Bharat Ratna for Hindu leader Veer Savarkar, in his weekly column Rokthok of the party's mouthpiece magazine 'Saamana'.
13 May 2018
KarnatakaPost Karnataka polls, a quick look at possible scenarios
Weeks of intense campaigning for power in the politically-significant southern state of Karnataka have finally come to an end.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Exit Poll Out: BJP leads in most surveys
Karnataka has voted and according to the exit polls, BJP is leading in most surveys.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaBJP, Congress workers caught distributing cash in Karnataka
Riding on issues of corruption, communalism and influence of towering leaders, Karnataka went into polls on Saturday at 7 AM.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaModi trying to influence Karnataka voters with Nepal temple-visits: Congress
The Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of trying to influence Karnataka voters on the polling day through his temple visits in Nepal.
11 May 2018
Andhra PradeshAP special-status: TDP workers block Amit Shah's road, break windshield
TDP workers demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh (AP) today broke out in violence, attacking BJP chief Amit Shah's convoy near Tirumala in Chittoor and clashing with their BJP counterparts.
11 May 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Conmen arrested for demanding Rs.1cr to 'save' Unnao rape-accused MLA
BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Unnao rape accused, is in the news again, but for contrary reasons.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaOn BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.
10 May 2018
IndiaMy mother's more Indian than many others: RaGa attacks Modi
Congress party president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him and the latter's attack on him over his Prime Ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention".
