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Yediyurappa is doing good job, will continue as CM: BJP National Gen Secy

This comes amid speculations of leadership change in Karnataka

Congress needs to undergo 'major surgery': Moily on Jitin Prasada's exit

The remark comes a day after Jitin Prasada switched to the BJP

Mamata promises to rally opposition-ruled states behind agitating farmers

The move that may take her political battle against the BJP into the Hindi heartland

Congress must reclaim position as India's big tent party: Milind Deora

Soon after his Congress colleague Jitin Prasada quit the party to join the BJP, Milind Deora on Wednesday said the Congress must reclaim its position as India's big tent party and asserted that it still has a strong bench which, if empowered and optimally utilised, can deliver. A former chief of the Mumbai Congress, Deora, however, wished that several of his friends, peers and valued colleagues hadn't left the party. Congress leader Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. He joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni. In an obvious reference to the development, Deora tweeted, "I believe in @INCIndia as a party that can & must reclaim its position as India's big tent party. We still have a strong bench that if empowered & optimally utilised, can deliver." "I only wish that several of my friends, ..

Leading in a crisis

Denial of a mistake is a terribly diminishing action. The fact that many leaders rarely admit to their mistakes is no excuse for not doing so

BJP announces candidates for mayor, deputy for Delhi municipal elections

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Adesh Gupta on Tuesday announced the names of the party's candidates for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor for municipal elections in national capital

Assembly elections: BJP takes stock of state of affairs after setbacks

Party President J P Nadda held a discussion with senior party leaders and office-bearers over the weekend and parallel consultations were held last week by B L Santhosh

No move to seek Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's resignation: Pralhad Joshi

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday asserted that there was no proposal before the ruling BJP's high command to seek Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa's resignation

Rajasthan govt suspends Jaipur Greater mayor, 3 councilors; BJP fumes

Rajasthan govt late night suspended the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation mayor and three councilors for allegedly misbehaving with the local body's commissioner, a move that angered the BJP

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat may take Gangotri route to enter Assembly

He was made the chief minister replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat in March this year, a move few foresaw

Why is BJP wary of projecting Adityanath as a 'star' in UP Assembly polls?

Former bureaucrat AK Sharma's appointment for pandemic management in Varanasi indicates that the top leaders are unhappy with the CM's way of handling the crises

Lakshadweep row: Patel not afraid of stepping on toes on way to 'reform'

Patel's dream is to put Lakshadweep on a par with a high-end tourist revenue earner like the Maldives. But how can you do that without even the basics?

Meet Alapan Bandyopadhyay, a 'good boy' in the Centre's bad books

Bandyopadhyay was recently in the midst of a political storm. At the heart of the controversy is a review meeting by PM Modi for which Bandyopadhyay and CM Mamata Banerjee arrived late

Nadda to review BJP's 2022 Assembly poll strategy, Covid work at meet

Sources stated that the BJP's performance in the recently concluded polls too is likely to be discussed

Senseless acts of violence brought only misery to J-K: PDP chief Mufti

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday condemned the kiiling of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Municipal Councillor of Pulwama's Tral Rakesh Pandita and said these 'senseless acts of violence' have brought only misery to the Union Territory."Shocked to hear that BJP leader Rakesh Pandit has been shot dead by militants. These senseless acts of violence have brought only misery to J & K. My condolences to the family and may his soul rest in peace," Mufti tweeted.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Municipal Councillor of Pulwama's Tral Rakesh Pandita was killed in the firing by three terrorists in Tral Payeen here on Wednesday.The attack on the Municipal Councillor took place when he was not accompanied by his two Personal Security Officers (PSOs)."Late in the evening today (Wednesday), three unidentified terrorists fired upon Municipal Councillor of Tral Rakesh Pandita. He was a resident of Tral Bala who was visiting his friend at Tral Payeen. ...

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit

BJP's central leadership quells murmurs in poll-bound UP, backs Yogi

The move to strongly back the Yogi government comes as the party feels that retaining Uttar Pradesh in 2022 would be a crucial landmark for the unit

Tathagata Roy to present report on Bengal defeat to top BJP leadership

Asked about when is he planning to come to the national capital, Roy said, "Is lockdown relaxed in Delhi? If yes, I will come to Delhi pretty soon.

'Old' RSS through a 'new' lens

Book review of Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh is Reshaping Indian Democracy

UP govt's Covid management unparalleled: BJP vice prez Radha Mohan Singh

Radha Mohan Singh said the work done by the Uttar Pradesh government to manage the Covid situation has been "unparalleled"