Page 148 - Bharatiya Janata Party

Jharkhand polls: BJP announces 52 candidates, CM to fight from Jamshedpur

Jharkhand will vote in five phases, with the first one on November 30 and the last on December 20. Results will be declared on December 23

Jharkhand Assembly polls: BJP's manifesto emphasises skill education

To boost higher literacy in the state, scholarships to support higher education were also promised in the manifesto

SC junks plea challenging post-poll alliance of Sena, NCP and Congress

A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna said constitutional morality is different from political morality

Anything can be done with EVMs: BJP suspects foul play in Bengal bypolls

National Secretary and Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha said that the state machinery openly helped the ruling Trinamool Congress and that they will report this to the Election Commission

AAP questions BJP's motives on Bill to regularise unauthorised colonies

Giving the slogan - 'Jhase mein nahi aayenge Kejriwal ko jeetayenge' AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha questioned the BJP's intentions on bringing the bill just before the assembly elections

Will not take oath as Maharashtra minister today, says Ajit Pawar

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as the chief minister at a ceremony to be held at the Shivaji Park in the evening

Congress hints at more 'pragmatic' alliances in future to defeat BJP

Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda alleged that attempts by the ruling party to run roughshod over every other political party, including its own allies, were witnessed in the last few years

Maharashtra ACB closes irrigation cases, says not related to Ajit Pawar

The ACB's clarification came after opposition Congress claimed Ajit Pawar was "exonerated" in lieu of his support to the BJP in forming a government two days ago

Making efforts to garner support in Maharashtra for floor test: BJP

The Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) continued to guard against the poaching of their respective legislators.

Rebels vs rebels: Ticket to turncoats complicate Karnataka bypolls for BJP

The upshot is that in half-a-dozen seats or more, the BJP's old-timers-turned-dissidents have filed nominations against the party's official candidates

Drama shifts to Assembly as Maharashtra holds its breath for floor test

Now, irrespective of who supports whom, only a floor test in the Assembly will decide if this government can continue or not

BJP accused of taking funds from firm under Enforcement Directorate lens

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala cited a media report which claimed the BJP took a large donation from a firm being probed by the Enforcement Directorate

Shekhar Gupta: Do Indian Muslims matter?

Indian Muslims have been denied their rightful place in the power structure as punishment for their voting choices. This is self-defeating

Consensus on Uddhav Thackeray to lead Maharashtra govt for 5 years: Pawar

Pawar's announcement capped a day of hectic meetings between the Congress, NCP and their pre-poll allies and a combined meeting of the three parties later in the day

Centre must clarify why updated NRC draft is being scrapped: Tarun Gogoi

The updated final NRC which validates bonafide Indian citizens of Assam was released on August 31 this year excluding names of over 1.9 million applicants in the state

Pragya Thakur nominated to Parliamentary Defence Panel; Twitter flares up

Pragya Thakur is Malegaon blast accused

Govt must disclose details about electoral bonds before Parliament: Cong

Describing electoral bonds as a 'political bribery scheme', the opposition party said it was a scam that tarnished the image of the Indian democracy

Sena hasn't formally exited NDA; Parliament seating shouldn't change: Raut

Raut is the leader of Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party in the Rajya Sabha and his seating position has been changed from the 3rd to the 5th row

Can Places of Worship Act be a deterrent to future Mandir-Masjid disputes?

No law can prove a deterrent in the absence of institutions and capacity to enforce it, say experts. There is also a concern that any govt may repeal it as Parliament can't be prevented from doing so

Congress to raise electoral bond, breach-of-privilege issues in Parliament

P Radhakrishnan was the Minister of State for Finance back then