Farmer protest & Bengal election are the party's first two challenges
Assam BJP State president Ranjit Kumar Das has said that there is a possibility of two Congress MLA joining the BJP before December 30
The BJP has to endorse Chief Minister K Palaniswami's candidature for the CM's post for the polls and agree to its other terms, AIADMK indicated
SAD president Sukhbir Badal slammed the BJP-led central government, accusing it of adopting a "callous and insensitive attitude" towards farmers
This year wasn't exactly politically quiet, but the next promises to be far more intense with assembly elections, poll preparation and data protection on the cards
Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and asked him to clarify where and with what intention he is supporting farmers
The Janata Dal United received a major jolt in Arunachal Pradesh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to the ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by the state legislative assembly said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid rich tributes to former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
Book review of Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India
Congress said that the final decision on forming the non-BJP DDC in Jammu and Kashmir, at places where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not in majority, will be taken by the party's high command
Stating that people have rejected the "anti-J&K policies" adopted by the BJP-ruled central government, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir on Wednesday thanked the residents of the union territory for voting for and supporting the Congress in the just concluded DDC elections. "Congress won't be cowed down by intimidation and pressure politics aiming to restrict the party's movement especially during the just concluded DDC elections, and will continue to fight for people's rights," he said. Addressing a huge gathering of people at Omoh Verinag, Mir said the outcome of DDC elections should work as an "eye-opener" for BJP and its cronies, claiming that they have been tasked with restricting the growth of Congress party, Mir said. "I am grateful to people who voted for Congress across UT especially the voters of Dooru Shahbad in Anantnag district, which has further strengthened the party's resolve to fight against the political vendetta against it ...
The BJP should stop "insulting" farmers as they are pride of the country, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) swept the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 seats, while the BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 74 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The results of four constituencies one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region are still awaited. The counting of votes for the 280 DDC constituencies 14 each in 20 districts started Tuesday morning after the peaceful culmination of the eight-phase election from November 28 to December 19. This was the first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories last year. Out of the 276 seats for which results have been declared by the J&K Election Commission so far, besides PAGD and BJP, Independent candidates have won 49, Congress 26, Apni ...
BJP - like any other political party - has to make an assessment of whether any particular protest has the potential to harm its electoral prospects. It will act only where they seem threatened
He alleged Banerjee had failed to control the law and order situation in the state, which was rapidly falling on all development indices
The organisations are believed to have great influence among Hindu voters in Bengal
Modi's popular, BJP's winning elections but India has slipped on many key development indices. This will begin to hurt soon
Speculation rife that Adhikari, 2 other rebel MLAs may join BJP
Health ministry has said that it will not implement a mandatory two-child policy by denying government jobs, subsidies and certain rights to larger families
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers' conferences in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing on Friday