Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News

29 Apr 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Section-144, internet suspension extended in Churachandpur after fresh clashes

The situation in Manipur's Churachandpur district reportedly remained tense on Friday night after fresh clashes broke out between police personnel and protesters.

29 Apr 2023

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Government 'protecting' WFI chief: Priyanka after meeting protesting wrestlers

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the protesting wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia, at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and accused the central government of protecting Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, reported PTI.

29 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

Karnataka: PM Modi to hold 3 rallies, massive roadshow today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three public rallies and a massive roadshow in Karnataka on Saturday, reported ANI.

28 Apr 2023

Delhi

IAS officer gets notice for 'demolishing' monument to construct bungalow

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has been handed a notice over the demolition of a 15th-century monument in the national capital for constructing an official accommodation during his tenure as the chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

Khaps, farm unions to join protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

The leaders of khaps, farm unions, and women activists announced on Thursday that they will join the wrestlers' protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

27 Apr 2023

Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress President Kharge calls PM Modi 'poisonous snake,' backtracks later

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday compared PM Narendra Modi to a poisonous snake.

27 Apr 2023

Amit Shah

Karnataka: Congress files FIR against Amit Shah over riots remark 

Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, DK Shivakumar, and Dr. G Parameshwara filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Wednesday, reported the Indian Express.

26 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka will see communal riots if Congress wins: Amit Shah

Addressing a public gathering in poll-bound Karnataka's Bagalkote district on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that if Congress is elected, the state will be "afflicted with communal riots" and there will be "appeasement politics" all around.

26 Apr 2023

Bihar

Reconsider release of Anand Mohan: IAS body to Bihar government

The Central IAS Association, the apex body of central civil services officers, urged the Bihar government to reconsider its decision to amend the prison manual, which will allow Anand Mohan Singh, convicted of killing an IAS officer, to be released.

26 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Saving face, AAP urges L-G to take Kejriwal's renovated bungalow

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has urged Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to exchange houses with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal amid a row over the latter's decision to renovate his official residence.

25 Apr 2023

KS Eshwarappa

Don't want Muslim votes in Karnataka elections: BJP leader Eshwarappa

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy CM of Karnataka KS Eshwarappa made controversial remarks on Monday, saying the saffron party does not need Muslim votes to win the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.

24 Apr 2023

Uddhav Thackeray

Elections can happen any time, prepared for it: Uddhav Thackeray

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that elections in the state could happen at any time now and asserted his party, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), was prepared for it.

Why top Indian wrestlers are protesting against WFI chief

India's star grapplers resumed their tirade against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday, citing the government's inaction over allegations of sexual abuse.

24 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: I-T raids at alleged Stalin-linked real estate firm

The Income Tax Department on Monday conducted raids at over 50 locations across Tamil Nadu related to G Square Realtors, a real estate firm allegedly linked to CM MK Stalin and his kin.

23 Apr 2023

West Bengal

Bengal: Fresh violence erupts over minor girl's alleged rape, murder

Fresh clashes between residents and the police have reportedly erupted in North Dinajpur's Kaliaganj village in West Bengal following the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl.

23 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

BJP minister Dharmpal Singh claims opposition got Atiq Ahmed killed

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister Dharmpal Singh has alleged that opposition parties were behind the recent murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.

22 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

Suicide bomb attack threat issued ahead of Modi's Kerala visit

The Kerala Police is reportedly on high alert after a threat letter was issued against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to visit the southern state on Monday.

21 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

No communal bias in Modi government's policies: EAC-PM report

There is no evidence of the Narendra Modi government catering to any specific community, claimed a study by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

21 Apr 2023

X

From Kejriwal to Adityanath: Top politicians lose Twitter 'blue tick'

Numerous high-profile people in India, including renowned politicians and chief ministers, have lost the "blue tick" mark on Twitter after the social networking platform implemented a subscription fee.

20 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Surat court rejects Rahul Gandhi's application seeking stay on conviction

A sessions court in Gujarat's Surat on Thursday rejected an application filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 criminal defamation case for his "Modi surname" remark.

19 Apr 2023

Mukul Roy

Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy says 'keen' to join BJP

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy expressed his desire to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid speculation about the reasons for his visit to Delhi on Tuesday.

18 Apr 2023

Adani Group

Government allowed Adani's mine expansion despite existing mines' unextracted deposits

Fresh details have emerged in the Adani-Hasdeo Arand coal mining row, revealing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government cleared the expansion of a coal mine run by the Adani Group despite government-funded studies establishing the presence of unextracted coal in existing mines.

18 Apr 2023

Yogi Adityanath

Now mafia cannot threaten anymore: Adityanath after Atiq, Ashraf murder

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that no mafia or criminal can threaten industrialists in the state anymore.

18 Apr 2023

Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra: NCP's Ajit Pawar rubbishes reports of him joining BJP

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday rejected reports of him planning to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with 40 MLAs as just rumors.

18 Apr 2023

Mukul Roy

TMC's Mukul Roy seen in Delhi amid son's 'untraceable' claim

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy reportedly arrived in Delhi amid claims by his family that he had gone missing.

17 Apr 2023

Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress writes to PM demanding updated caste census, Nitish endorses

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that a comprehensive up-to-date caste census be conducted in the country.

17 Apr 2023

Bihar

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 26, 16 officers suspended

The suspected hooch tragedy in Motihari, Bihar's East Champaran district, has claimed 26 lives so far, while around 20 people remain hospitalized across the district, the police said on Monday.

16 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Karnataka rally: Rahul Gandhi rakes up Adani issue, targets Modi   

While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is yet to get relief in the 2019 defamation case over remarks against PM Narendra Modi's surname made in Kolar, Karnataka, he attacked the prime minister in the same city again on Sunday.

16 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

Atiq Ahmed shot dead: How opposition, BJP leaders reacted

A fresh controversy has hit the political world after jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf Ahmed, were shot dead in police custody while being taken for a medical checkup in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

16 Apr 2023

Satya Pal Malik

Curious case of ex-Governor Satya Pal Malik's anti-Modi government remarks

Satya Pal Malik—former Jammu and Kashmir governor—was once a savior for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but is apparently now a "disgrace."

16 Apr 2023

Jagadish Shettar

Karnataka: Denied ticket, Jagdish Shettar quits BJP; may contest independently 

Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar has announced his resignation from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and MLA's position after being denied a ticket.

15 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Liquor policy: BJP's 5 questions for Kejriwal before CBI questioning

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was shaking with fear after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned in the alleged liquor policy scam case.

15 Apr 2023

Trinamool Congress

TMC lambasts Amit Shah over 'conspiracy' to topple Bengal government

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's scathing attack on the West Bengal government at his Suri, Birbhum, meeting on Friday, reported The Times of India.

15 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Assembly special session on Monday over liquor policy row 

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi reportedly called a special one-day Legislative Assembly session on Monday over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summons to the Delhi chief minister in the alleged excise policy scam case.

15 Apr 2023

Delhi

Delhi: BJP leader Surendra Matiala shot dead in office 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Surendra Matiala was shot dead in Delhi's Dwarka on Friday evening, reported NDTV.

15 Apr 2023

Siddaramaiah

Karnataka elections: Congress releases 3rd list, ex-BJP leader gets ticket

The Congress on Saturday released its third list of 43 candidates on Saturday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, fielding former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi from the Athani constituency.

14 Apr 2023

Congress Party

Karnataka Assembly elections: After quitting BJP, Laxman Savadi joins Congress

Two days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) denied him a ticket for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls, former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi joined Congress on Friday, reported ANI.

SC slams Karnataka government for scrapping 4% Muslim OBC quota

The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for scrapping the state's 4% Muslim OBC quota, calling the foundation of the decision "highly shaky and flawed."

13 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka elections: MP Kumaraswamy quits BJP after being denied ticket

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA MP Kumaraswamy from Mudigere quit the party membership on Thursday after he was denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.