NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of conspiring to obstruct the ongoing investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.During her address at the TMCP foundation day, Mamata expressed her opposition to BJP’s 12-hour shutdown call in Bengal,…
NEW DELHI: The entry of Champai Soren into BJP is likely to help it counter Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren‘s attempt to polarise tribals against the party in the coming assembly polls.Although BJP boasts of two former tribal CMs Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda in its ranks, they never got much traction in the ST-dominated Kolhan…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday announced 29 more candidates for the J&K assembly polls, replacing party veteran, former deputy CM Nirmal Singh with Satish Sharma.The exclusion of Singh along with others had sparked protests on Monday, resulting in the list being withdrawn. The party also held its ground over fielding Devender Singh Rana, brother of…
NEW DELHI: The NDA reached the majority mark in Rajya Sabha on its own for the first time since it assumed office in 2014 with BJP winning nine seats and its allies two in bypolls to 12 seats in the latest round. All candidates were elected unopposed.BJP now has 96 seats in the House of…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata and the adjacent Howrah witnessed large-scale violence on Tuesday as protests over the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College turned into pitched battles between demonstrators and the police.The unrest began when protestors, aiming to march to the West Bengal state secretariat, Nabanna, were intercepted by…
In a series of Rajya Sabha by-elections across several states, key political figures have been elected unopposed, securing seats in the Upper House without contest. The elections, which took place following the resignation of previous incumbents who were elected to the Lok Sabha, saw candidates from the BJP and NDA emerge victorious across Rajasthan, Madhya…
NEW DELHI: Tejasvi Surya, a member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National President of the party’s youth wing, BJP Yuva Morcha, took the wheel of a tractor in Jhajjar, Haryana, today. During the event, Surya emphasised the significance of youth participation in politics, referencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Independence Day…
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: BJP‘s campaign for J&K elections got off to an awkward start with the party having to prune the list of its candidates after protests over selections and omissions.The party had released a list of 44 candidates for the three-phase election to 90 assembly seats in J&K, but withdrew it after a few minutes…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the upcoming J&K assembly elections, a day after the party’s top brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting over the names. However, in a rare turn of events, the party was forced to withdraw the original list and…
NEW DELHI: Five Aam Aadmi Party councillors in the MCD switched their allegiance to the BJP on Sunday. BJP leaders believe this development will enhance their prospects in the forthcoming standing committee elections.The councillors who joined BJP are Ram Chander from Shahbad Dairy (ward 28), Pawan Sehrawat from Bawana (ward 30), Mamata Pawan from Harkesh…
