Uttar Pradesh BJP

Timelines

23 Feb 2021

Opposition parties in UP attack Centre over fuel price hike

The Opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday attacked the BJP Government at the Centre over the rise in fuel prices, saying it was unfair to trouble people reeling from the impact of COVID-19.

04 Aug 2020

Coronavirus: Dharmendra Pradhan becomes second Union Minister to test positive

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 51-year-old has been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Haryana.

21 Dec 2019

"Cop said he would tear my beard" Journalist detained; released

As protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act raged across the nation, the situation in Uttar Pradesh seems to have gotten out of hand.

02 Apr 2019

Smriti Irani has 'bigger bindi'; changes husbands frequently: Congress ally

Congress ally and People's Republican Party (PRP) leader, Jaydeep Kawade, has made sexist remarks against Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday.

19 Mar 2019

Mayawati can't question Modi; she does facial, dyes hair: BJP-MLA

Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh stooped to a new low as he made controversial remarks against BSP chief Mayawati.

23 Dec 2018

Minister says UP will achieve 100% electrification by December end

On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh power minister Srikant Sharma told the press that the state would be achieving 100% electrification by the end of December.

22 Dec 2018

Naseeruddin Shah turning into his 'Sarfarosh' character, says BJP leader

Actor Naseeruddin Shah's comments about prevailing hatred in the country snowballed into a controversy and now a BJP leader has said he is turning into a Pakistani agent, the character he played in Sarfarosh.

17 Jun 2018

UP: Minor reshuffle in BJP's organizational posts after by-poll losses

In a minor reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh BJP has made some changes in the portfolio of some of its organizational secretaries.

21 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Amit Shah's meeting venue

A minor fire broke out at the venue of BJP President Amit Shah's public meeting in UP's Rae Bareli, triggering panic and commotion in the audience.

26 Feb 2018

"People who don't say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' are Pakistanis"

Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh has once again created controversy just days after declaring that India would become a Hindu nation by 2024. He said that those people who desist from saying "Bharat Mata ki Jai" are Pakistanis.