POLITICS
Priyanka Gandhi on 3-day poll campaign in UP
AMN Congress general secretary and in-charge of eastern UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is on a three-day poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh. Today, she is meeting party workers in Raibareli. The close door meeting with booth workers started this morning and is expected to continue till evening. She will visit Faizabad constituency tomorrow. Priyanka Gandhi was … Continue reading Priyanka Gandhi on 3-day poll campaign in UP
All is not well in Lalu family, Tej Pratap resigns from party’s post
AGENCIES / Patna The elder son of RJD president Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap Yadav Thursday resigned as the ‘sanrakshak’ (mentor) of the party’s students wing, signalling all was not well within the family. “I am resigning from the post of Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal Sanrakshak. Those who think I am ignorant are ignorant themselves. I … Continue reading All is not well in Lalu family, Tej Pratap resigns from party’s post
3 BJP candidates in Arunachal Pradesh elected unopposed
AMN / NEW DELHI The Election Commission today announced that three BJP candidates in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly election have been elected unopposed as no other candidates are in the fray from the three seats. The three assembly constituencies are Dirang, Yachuli and Along (East). Briefing media, Deputy Election Commissioner, Chandra Bhushan Kumar said, from … Continue reading 3 BJP candidates in Arunachal Pradesh elected unopposed
PM Modi kicks off BJP campaign from Meerut, terms SP-BSP alliance as opportunism
AMN / MEERUT Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government has taken decisive actions and has not indulged in sloganeering. Kicking off BJP’s election campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Meerut today Mr Modi said, there was no such person in the society and no such corner of the country which has … Continue reading PM Modi kicks off BJP campaign from Meerut, terms SP-BSP alliance as opportunism
Goa: 2 MGP MLAs join BJP; Deputy CM Sudin Dhavalikar dropped from Council of Ministers
AMN / PANAJI Goa Deputy chief minister and Maharasthrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLA Sudin Dhavlikar was dropped from the council of ministers under chief minister Pramod Sawant today. MGP is a coalition partner of the BJP-led state government, which has the support of 20 MLAs, including three each from MGP and Goa Forward Party and … Continue reading Goa: 2 MGP MLAs join BJP; Deputy CM Sudin Dhavalikar dropped from Council of Ministers
BJP terms Congress’s minimum income promise as bluff
SUDHIR KUMAR / NEW DELHI BJP has termed as bluff the Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s poll promise of giving Rs 72000 per annum as minimum income to 20 per cent families belonging to the poor section. Briefing reporters here today, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley alleged that Congress has a history of … Continue reading BJP terms Congress’s minimum income promise as bluff
Kerala Congress suggests Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
AMN The Kerala Congress has suggested that party president Rahul Gandhi should contest the Lok Sabha election from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, besides Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Talking to media in Pathanamthitta district, AICC General Secretary Oommen Chandy said, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has requested Mr Gandhi to contest from Wayanad, but he … Continue reading Kerala Congress suggests Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Azamgarh, Azam Khan from Rampur
AMN / Lucknow Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, the party announced on Sunday. An SP release also said the party will field senior leader Mohd Azam Khan from Rampur. In the 2014 elections, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav had won the Mainpuri and Azamgarh parliamentary … Continue reading Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Azamgarh, Azam Khan from Rampur
BJP website goes live with a tagline — Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar
Our Correspondent / New Delhi n Bharatiya Janata Party’s website was allegedly hacked has come live almost after a fortnight. However, the website, bjp.org, came back online sans the data it displayed before it went down. The BJP, which boasts itself on being digitally ahead of others, made its website online with a new ‘design’ after … Continue reading BJP website goes live with a tagline — Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar
Congress demands Lokpal probe into BJP’s ‘Yeddyurappa Diaries’
BJP dismisses Congress allegations over reported payoffs to its top leaders Agencies / New Delhi Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of being “corrupt” after a media report claimed that former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had allegedly paid bribes to the tune of ₹1,800 crore to … Continue reading Congress demands Lokpal probe into BJP’s ‘Yeddyurappa Diaries’