Articles about Kailash Vijayvargiya
Kailash Vijayvargiya is an Indian politician who is serving as the National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, as of 2021. He began his career in politics in the Indore Bharatiya Janata Party and had also served as the mayor of Indore. He has been a state government cabinet minister for more than 12 years and a six-time legislator who has never lost an assembly election. Vijayvargiya was born on May 13, 1956, in Madhya Pradesh. In 1975, he started his political journey by joining the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). In 1983, he was appointed as the corporator of the Indore Municipal Corporation and in 1985, he was appointed as a member of the standing committee. In 2014, Vijayvargiya was in-charge of the BJP’s Haryana state assembly election campaign, when the party registered its first win in the Haryana state assembly election. In 2015, he was also declared the party leader for West Bengal as the party won 18 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. In 2021, Vijayvargiya was included in the list of top 100 influential persons in India. He had also led the Indian Voluntary Organization’s team at the World Earth Summit in Durban.

26 May 2021
PoliticsBJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said it is a "matter of discussion" if the second wave of COVID-19 in India was an outbreak or China had a hand in it.

04 Apr 2021
PoliticsBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Sunday that the party had no plans to conduct the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in West Bengal.

17 Dec 2020
PoliticsMonths after the ouster of the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, a BJP leader made an explosive claim — one linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

10 Dec 2020
PoliticsStones were pelted today at the vehicles of BJP President JP Nadda and National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya in West Bengal.

14 Nov 2020
PoliticsRiding on election wins of this week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday made big changes, appointing newer faces as state in-charges and revoking power from a few.

10 Nov 2020
PoliticsThe results of the 2020 Bihar election are yet to be declared.

10 Nov 2020
PoliticsA long-time dream of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was fulfilled on Tuesday after it emerged as the single-largest party in Bihar, where counting of votes began at 8 am.

10 Oct 2020
PoliticsA massive controversy was ignited after a Sikh man's turban — considered holy in the religion — was purportedly pulled by a West Bengal policeman during a protest by the BJP.

13 Jul 2020
PoliticsIn a shocking incident, an MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Debendra Nath Ray, was found hanging near his home on Monday morning, sparking allegations from the saffron party that he has been murdered.

21 Mar 2020
PoliticsAfter triggering the fall of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, 22 rebel MLAs in the state joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

11 Mar 2020
PoliticsThe Congress government in Madhya Pradesh is facing its biggest crisis after 22 legislators, including six ministers, tendered their resignations.

24 Jan 2020
PoliticsOf the many talents Bharatiya Janata Party's Kailash Vijayvargiya has, recognizing people from their eating habits is perhaps the best one.

24 Dec 2019
PoliticsThe Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has put Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the receiving end of criticism, with many saying that the ruling party didn't pay attention to India's secular nature.

11 Oct 2019
IndiaThe horrifying murder of three members of a family in Murshidabad remained a topic of outrage on social media on Thursday.

26 Aug 2019
PoliticsIn an explosive statement, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday held the Opposition responsible for the deaths of BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Babulal Gaur, and Sushma Swaraj.

04 Jul 2019
IndiaAlmost a week after BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya assaulted an Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) official with a cricket bat, a Congress MLA, Nitesh Rane, was captured on camera literally mudslinging a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) engineer on Thursday.

04 Jul 2019
PoliticsAkash Vijayvargiya, who thought it was absolutely fine to thrash a civic official, could soon receive a showcause notice from his party BJP.

03 Jul 2019
PoliticsOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a stern message that he will not tolerate unruly behavior of BJP members.

02 Jul 2019
PoliticsMisbehavior of any kind won't be tolerated and it really doesn't matter whose son you are - this is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday at the parliamentary meet of BJP in New Delhi.

26 Jun 2019
IndiaIn an outrageous incident captured on video, Indore BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya thrashed a Municipal Corporation officer, who was overseeing an anti-encroachment drive, with a cricket bat in Indore.

28 May 2019
PoliticsIn a major setback to Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee, two MLAs of her party and over 50 councilors joined BJP on Tuesday.

20 Apr 2019
IndiaA day after former IPS officer turned politician Bharati Ghosh filed her Lok Sabha nomination from Ghatal constituency as BJP candidate, she was questioned by West Bengal CID for eight hours.

09 Apr 2019
IndiaA day after Income Tax officials raided residences of aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, the body said on Monday that it has detected "widespread" and "well-organized" racket involving Rs. 281 crore.

04 Feb 2019
PoliticsThe Bihar police said on Monday that they have arrested a man who posted an obscene tweet featuring a morphed picture of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress' national secretary for UP East.

16 Dec 2018
IndiaThe West Bengal government yesterday refused permission for the BJP's proposed Rath Yatra, citing intelligence reports of possible communal violence in areas where the party was planning to take out the yatra.

10 Dec 2018
PoliticsBJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has mocked the scheduled meeting of Opposition parties in New Delhi today and said they should first declare a prime ministerial candidate before thinking of ousting the Narendra Modi government.

02 Jun 2018
PoliticsBharatiya Janata Party's General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has found a new project- to change the name of Bollywood to something that isn't 'derogatory'.

30 Jul 2017
IndiaWest Bengal's Central Investigation Department (CID) questioned BJP Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly about a child trafficking case in Jalpaiguri.

29 Mar 2017
IndiaA report in China's Global Times has stated that India's "protectionist stance" on Chinese steel imports will severely affect India's development agenda, particularly hitting India's rail network expansion.

01 Mar 2017
IndiaBJP women's wing leader Juhi Chowdhury was arrested from Batasia, close to Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal, for her alleged involvement in a child trafficking case.

07 Feb 2017
PoliticsOn Tuesday, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya compared the opposition unity to a "pack of dogs" coming together against the Prime Minister.

25 Jan 2017
EntertainmentDuring a promotional tour for Shahrukh's latest movie 'Raees', a man named Farid Khan lost his life due to the stampede and suffocation at Vadodara station.

24 Jan 2017
EntertainmentRailway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, today ordered an investigation into the death of Farid Sherani.

21 Jan 2017
PoliticsAmid turbulent relations between the TMC and the BJP, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley decided to skip the Bengal Global Business Summit.

12 Jan 2017
PoliticsTMC leader and West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused PM Modi of removing key files related to the decision to carry out demonetization.

28 Oct 2016
IndiaChina condemned India's boycott of Chinese goods stating that it would adversely affect bilateral economic co-operation and Chinese investments in India.

19 Oct 2016
IndiaThe ongoing campaign in India to boycott Chinese goods evoked a strong reaction from Chinese media.