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BJP suspends 12 rebel leaders in Gujarat, six-time MLA among them

Cracking the whip, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Tuesday suspended 12 party leaders, including 6-term MLA Madhu Shrivastav and two former legislators, for filing nominations as independent candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections after they were denied tickets. The development came days after seven BJP leaders were suspended for filing nominations as independent candidates for the first phase of Assembly polls to be held on December 1. Now, 12 more leaders, who are contesting against official candidates in Assembly seats that will go to polls in the second phase on December 5, have been suspended by Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil, said a release by the state unit of the party. Notably, November 21 was the last date to withdraw nominations for the 93 seats that will vote in the second phase. None of the BJP rebels opted out of the poll race, inviting disciplinary action from the party. These leaders, who will now fight against BJP candidates on 11 ...

BJP candidate and former MLA files nomination for Dec 5 bypoll in Bihar

BJP candidate and former MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the December 5 by-poll to Kurhani assembly constituency in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Gupta will taking on JD(U) nominee Manoj Singh Kushwaha, a two-time MLA from the constituency. Kushwaha has the support of the seven-party Grand Alliance. Sources in the BJP said Gupta, too, enjoys the support of two factions of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) one led by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras and the other by his nephew Chirag Paswan. Bypoll to Kurhani seat was necessitated following the disqualification of RJD's Anil Sahni as MLA. Sahani, convicted in a case of fraud by the CBI, has been awarded a three-year jail term. The last date for filing of nominations is November 17. Candidates can withdraw nomination till November 21. Votes will be counted on December 8. Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui, after announcing Kushwaha's candidature for the by-election, had told reporters on Sat

Tripura: Another MLA of BJP ally IPFT resigns, may join Tipra Motha

IPFT MLA Mevar Kumar Jamatia on Tuesday said he has resigned as a member of the Tripura assembly. Jamatia is the third MLA of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the BJP, to resign ahead of next year's assembly elections in the Northeastern state. In June last year, Brishaketu Debbarma had submitted his resignation as the MLA of Simna constituency, while Raima Valley MLA Dhananjoy Tripura quit last month. Both of them have joined the Tipra Motha. With Jamatia's resignation, the IPFT's tally in the assembly went down to five. "Today, I met speaker Ratan Chakraborty and submitted my resignation," Jamatia, who represents Asharambari constituency in Khowai district, told reporters. "For the past four years, I was the minister for Tribal Welfare, Forest and Fisheries but could not meet the aspirations of the people, and it that prompted me to take the decision," he added. Jamatia said the Centre had constituted a high-level committee for socio-economic-linguist

Who is Isudan Gadhvi? AAP's newly announced Gujarat CM candidate

Isudan Gadhvi, AAP's choice for chief minister of Gujarat, has become a politician after being a journalist. Aditi Phadnis tracks his career

Maha BJP's Danve junks speculation of defections from Shinde faction

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Thursday brushed aside speculation that some legislators belonging to the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may form a group with the intention of merging with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The senior BJP leader said there was no need for such a move as the Shinde group and his party were in alliance and were running the state government smoothly and efficiently. Queried on the issue further, Danve went on to claim MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress were on the verge of defecting, though he did not elaborate. "The opposition is spreading rumours about some MLAs of Shinde group wanting to defect. Actually, legislators from these opposition parties are seeking to defect," Danve claimed.

BJP-Shinde to contest some civic polls separately, others jointly: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will contest some of the civic polls separately and others in alliance. Notably, CM Shinde had in August said the "original" Shiv Sena and the BJP will contest the forthcoming elections to civic bodies in Maharashtra together. He had claimed that the led by him represents the "original" Shiv Sena. The elections are due in various civic bodies in the state, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Shinde-BJP coalition came to power in Maharashtra on June 30 this year after a rebellion led by Shinde led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Uddhav Thackeray. Speaking to reporters in Nagpur on Wednesday, Fadnavis said, The BJP and the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shide will contest some civic polls separately, while there will be an alliance in other civic polls. We will ...

BJP names candidates for 62 seats, drops 11 sitting MLAs for HP polls

The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the polls to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly, fielding Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from his current constituency Seraj. The party dropped 11 sitting MLAs, including a cabinet minister, and changed the seats of two ministers -- Suresh Bharadwaj and Rakesh Pathania. Bharadwaj, a senior BJP leader in the state and a sitting MLA from Shimla Urban constituency, has been fielded from Kasumpti, while Nurpur MLA Pathania has been given a ticket from the neighbouring Fatehpur. Minister Mahendra Singh, MLA from Dharampur, has been replaced by his son Rajat Thakur. The BJP has fielded Chetan Bragta from Jubbal-Kotkhai, who contested as an independent in the by-election after the party had denied him a ticket. Anil Sharma, son of former Union minister Sukh Ram, has been fielded from Mandi. The name of former chief minister and veteran party leader Prem Kumar Dhumal did not figure in the list. Party sources said the .

West Bengal CID quizzes BJP MLA in AIIMS-Kalyani recruitment irregularities

BJP MLA Niladri Sekhar Dana appeared before the West Bengal CID on Tuesday morning for questioning in the alleged recruitment irregularities at AIIMS-Kalyani, a senior officer said. Dana, the MLA of Bankura, reached the CID office in Bhabani Bhaban in south Kolkata around 11 am, he said. The CID earlier questioned the BJP leader's daughter Maitri Dana, who was recruited at AIIMS-Kalyani. It is alleged that he used his influence for his daughter's recruitment at the hospital in Nadia district. The CID started the investigation after a complaint was filed by a job aspirant at the Kalyani police station. Besides Dana, Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar, BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar, BJP MLA Bankim Chandra Ghosh and four others have been named in the police complaint.

BJP MP Ravi Kishan duped of Rs 3.25 crore, files police complaint

Actor-cum-politician Ravi Kishan has allegedly been duped of Rs 3.25 crore, police said

Lumpy skin disease: Cow brought to protest in Rajasthan Assembly runs away

A cow, brought to the Rajasthan Assembly by a BJP MLA to protest the state government's "apathy" to the lumpy virus disease outbreak, ran away, despite his aides' best efforts

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death: Official

The CBI has taken over the probe into the mysterious death of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat in Goa last month, officials said Thursday. The central probe agency re-registered the FIR of Goa Police on a reference from the Ministry of Home Affairs which was routed to it through the Department of Personnel and Training, they said. Teams of the CBI along with CFSL experts will reach Goa to collect documents and interact with the local police officials and doctors who had examined the former TV anchor after she was brought to the hospital. The sources said viscera samples will give a definitive clue about the causes of Phogat's death. The ministry had referred the case to the CBI after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The home ministry recommended to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to get the case probed by the CBI, an official privy to the development said. The C

Cong's padyatra is 'Gandhi Family Bachao Yatra,' says Assam BJP MLA Kalita

Assam BJP MLA Diganta Kalita took a swipe at Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying that the Yatra is actually Gandhi Family Bachao Yatra

BJP leader and 21 others booked after UP man dies due to thrashing

A local BJP leader and 21 others have been booked after a man died after they allegedly thrashed him at his house, Bhadohi police said

Amit Shah calls on BJP ministers to prioritise organisation's work

BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during a meeting at party headquarters here, has exhorted all the ministers to give priority to the work of the organisation

Shah, Nadda to discuss roadmap for 144 missed LS seats with BJP leaders

With an eye on the 2024 elections, BJP chief JP Nadda and senior leader Amit Shah will hold a brainstorming session Tuesday with key party leaders to draw a roadmap for winning the 144 Lok Sabha seats it missed by narrow margins in the previous election, sources said. These seats were divided into clusters and one Union minister each was appointed as their in-charge. Another set of ministers was sent to assess the political situation by visiting all assembly segments within these constituencies, spread across states including West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. They were also tasked to identify potential candidates. Several Union ministers including Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav, Narendra Singh Tomar, Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, Mansukh Mandaviya, Jyotiraditya Scindia are likely to attend the meeting at the BJP headquarters. The ministers will present a detailed report on these constituencies during the meeting. This list of 144 Lok

BJP MLA Arvind Giri from UP's Gola Gokarnnath dies due to cardiac arrest

BJP MLA from Gola Gokarnnath constituency Arvind Giri died due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday, a party leader said. Giri (65), a resident of Tirath locality here is survived by his wife Sudha Giri, two sons and as many daughters, family sources said. According to party leaders, Giri was travelling to Lucknow in his car when he felt uneasy and was taken to a hospital in Sidhauli where he died. Sunil Kumar Singh, district president of the BJP confirmed Giri's death and expressed grief. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana and several ministers too condoled the demise of the legislator. Giri had attended several programmes on Monday and visited Gola Gokarnanath Temple to monitor its survey. He started his career as a physical instructor at Gola inter college and joined active politics in 1995 when he was elected as Gola Nagarpalika chairman. In 1996, he contested from Hyderabad assembly (now Gola) seat on a Samajwadi Party ticket and won. He ..

BJP to oppose introduction of any bill during Jharkhand Assembly session

Opposition BJP in Jharkhand will take part in the special session of the assembly on Monday, but oppose any attempt by the state government to introduce bills during its duration, party leaders said. The decision was taken at the legislative party meeting here late on Sunday. It will meet again around 9 am to finalise the party's strategy for the assembly session during which Chief Minister Hemant Soren will seek a vote of trust. We will participate in the special session. But, the BJP would strongly protest if the government tries to bring in any bill, as there is a one-line agenda in the schedule, which says the CM will seek a trust vote, party whip Biranchi Narayan told PTI. As per a letter sent to MLAs by the assembly secretariat, Soren has expressed his willingness to move a motion of confidence to prove his majority. Following a petition by the BJP seeking Soren's disqualification from the assembly in an office-of-profit case, the Election Commission (EC) communicated its ..

5 BJP MLAs suspended from Delhi Assembly amid ruckus over education scam

The AAP also accused Delhi L-G Vinay Kumar Saxena of the Rs 1400 crore scam when he was the President of Khadi Gramodyog

3 BJP MLAs marshalled out of Delhi Assembly for entire special session

Three BJP MLAs were on Thursday marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly for the entire session following an argument with Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla who did not heed their demand to take up their calling attention notices before a discussion on the no-confidence motion. The rest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the House soon after. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had brought in the no-confidence motion on Monday to show that the alleged "Operation Lotus" of the BJP had failed in Delhi. Birla said no calling attention notice will be taken up till the no-confidence motion is debated and voted on. Opposing it, Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said there are a lot of issues to be discussed in the assembly -- "there is shortage of drinking water, Delhi is the world's most polluted capital...there are health-related problems". He said there was no need to enact a "drama" to prove Arvind Kejriwal enjoys the support of his MLAs. Birla said no-confidence

BJP asks West Bengal unit to work unitedly ahead of panchayat elections

The BJP has asked its West Bengal unit to keep aside internal differences and work in a united manner ahead of next year's panchayat elections in the state, party leaders said. The central leadership put forth this message at a three-day organisational meeting of the BJP near Kolkata, which concluded on Wednesday. Several senior party leaders, including state president Sukanta Majumdar and newly appointed state in-charge Sunil Bansal, attended the 'Prashikshan Shivir' at a resort in Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas district. BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh also participated in the concluding session. "During the meeting, the central leadership said the party has to work unitedly and keep aside internal differences. It should reflect collective leadership and responsibility. This message has to be percolated to the booth level," a senior state BJP leader said. Leaders of the BJP also stressed on the need to induct people who are willing to join the party, bu