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BJP offered Rs 20 crore each to 4 MLAs to switch sides: AAP MP Sanjay Singh

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed on Wednesday that the BJP has approached four of its legislators in Delhi, asking them to switch sides and join the saffron party or else, face "false cases, the CBI and the ED". Addressing a press conference here, AAP's national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the legislators -- Ajay Dutt, Sanjeev Jha, Somnath Bharati and Kuldeep -- have been approached by leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with whom they have "friendly relations". "They have been offered Rs 20 crore each if they join the party and Rs 25 crore if they bring other MLAs along with them," Singh said. "They (BJP leaders) told our MLAs that if they do not accept the offer and join the BJP, they will also have to face false cases, the CBI and the ED like (Delhi Deputy Chief Minister) Manish Sisodia is facing," he added. Singh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making efforts to bring AAP legislators into the BJP-fold "by hook or crook" and topple the Arvi

Kejriwal kingpin of excise policy scam, handcuffs getting close to him: BJP

The BJP on Sunday alleged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the "kingpin" of the excise policy "scam" and said handcuffs are getting close to him as nodes of corruption are being unravelled. Addressing a press conference here, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged Kejriwal was busy indulging in corruption when Covid-affected people needed his help. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta, who also addressed the press conference, said, "Delhi's excise policy has proved to be a corrupt one. Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin of this entire scam." Bhatia said when it was time to help Covid-affected people, Kejriwal was busy indulging in corruption by signing the excise policy. "Roots of the excise policy 'scam' lead to the doorstep of corrupt Kejriwal. No one is above law and no corrupt person will be spared," he said. On the AAP's claim that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be a direct fight between Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP spokesperson said everyone k

Ex-BJP MLA from Rajasthan booked for remarks on lynching 5 people

Former BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who was caught on tape saying that his supporters have so far "lynched five people" for cow smuggling, has been booked by the Alwar Police for allegedly promoting hatred and enmity. SHO of Govindgarh police station, Shiv Shankar, said the case was registered by police on the basis of the video which surfaced after he visited the family of 45-year-old Chiranjilal Saini, who was lynched by Mev Muslim community members on suspicion of tractor theft, on Friday last. Saini died during treatment at Jaipur's state-run SMS Hospital on Monday. Shankar said the FIR was registered under section IPC 153-A for promoting hatred and enmity on the grounds of religion. In the video, the BJP leader is seen making the comment while interrupting a speaker, who was urging a group of people to launch an agitation against the lynching of Saini. "We have so far lynched five people, be it in Lawandi or Behror. This has happened for the first time in this area that they have

Developments in Bihar positive sign for national politics: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the political shift in Bihar is a "positive sign" and hoped a strong alternative to the BJP is formed in the 2024 Parliamentary polls. He also claimed that the BJP's allies in Uttar Pradesh are not happy with it and will also break free from the saffron party in the future. JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar recently dumped the BJP and joined hands with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress and other parties to form a new government in Bihar. In an interview to PTI at the party headquarter here, Yadav said his party is focusing on strengthening and restructuring its organisation and will be holding a national convention this year. The SP chief also accused the Election Commission of "dishonesty" and blamed it for his party's defeat in the assembly polls as well in the bypolls to Azamgarh and Ramgarh seats. When asked about the developments in Bihar, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said, "It (Bihar development)

Karnataka BJP to hold 'Janotsava' rally on Aug 28 to mark 1-yr of Bommai

The ruling BJP in Karnataka will be holding 'Janotsava' rally in Doddaballapura on August 28 to mark the completion of Basavaraj Bommai-led government's one year in office

BJP launches 'desh ki badli soch' social media campaign to target Congress

Quoting from Singh's addresses in 2008 and 2009, the BJP accused him of "remembering selective idols, appeasing a family"

Political parties have been shaken by Karnataka HC's ACB ruling: BJP

BJP MLC AH Vishwanath welcomed the Karnataka HC's decision to abolish the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and said that all three major political parties have been shaken by this decision

Grave governance challenges await Bihar's new coalition government

Committed expenditures of the state, which has the lowest per capita income, exceed its own revenue by 47% in FY23

Master of the U-turn: Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP, quits as CM

Nitish Kumar's decision to resign as the CM comes after speculations were rife about his party's alliance with BJP

Nitish splits with ally BJP for second time, to meet Bihar Governor at 4 pm

Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav is likely to visit the CM's residence to hand over the letter of support any time

What's cooking between the BJP and Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in Bihar?

On Sunday, Kumar reportedly called Sonia Gandhi and asked for an appointment. Kumar had earlier skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu

Kuldeep Bishnoi's entry into BJP may hurt prospects of Congress in Hisar

The move came months after Bishnoi had a series of meetings with the BJP leadership

As 2024 LS polls approach, Oppn parties are chopping and changing strategy

Experts and politicians are divided over who the challenger to the NDA/BJP is really going to be: the Congress or regional parties

Vice-Presidential poll 2022: Jagdeep Dhankhar to become 14th VP of India

Dhankhar will take oath of office on August 11, a day after the term of the incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu ends

BJP remains a complaining ally, but cannot do without Nitish Kumar

The number of MLAs in the ruling coalition is 127 -- BJP: 77, JD(U): 45, HAM (Secular): 4, and Vikassheel Insaan Party: 1. Also, it has the support of one independent MLA, who is a minister

BJP's 'Operation Lotus' in Jharkhand exposed: Congress after 3 MLAs caught

The Congress has accused the BJP of trying to topple its coalition government in Jharkhand after three MLAS were caught allegedly with a huge amount of cash in West Bengal's Howrah

Opposition and govt supporters now communicate in guerilla warfare mode

Govt should reduce its dependence on social media and revert, if not wholly then in large measure, to older forms of communication, at least on non-political matters

MP local body polls: Contemplation call for BJP as Cong gains vital thrust

The BJP entered the elections with all 16 incumbent mayoral seats, but only won nine of them. Two of its mayoral candidates won by a razor-thin margin

PM Narendra Modi asks BJP-ruled states to boost business environment

The meeting, which lasted for over four hours, was attended by chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 18 states

Murmu to become 10th successive president to take oath on July 25

Records show that since 1977, successive presidents have taken oath on July 25