The meeting coming just days after RSS brokered a fragile truce between an aggrieved Advani and the pro-Modi group within the BJP. ...
10:42 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Patna: Though the Janata Dal United has been trying hard to play down its impending split with the Bharatiya Janata Party, an Independent MLA has told CNN-IBN that the JD(U) has offered him a post in Nitish Kumar's cabinet if he agrees to support the party. "There is a possibility that the JD(U) will split with the BJP in Bihar over Narendra Modi's recent elevation in the party. They called...
01:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Patna: With the Janata Dal United trying hard to play down rumours of its 'impending split' with the Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar invited BJP leaders on Friday to attend his weekly Janta Darbar. JD(U) President Sharad Yadav has also been refuting reports of the party giving an ultimatum to the BJP saying that discussions were on to salvage the alliance. Meanwhile, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil...
01:06 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: There seems to be more to what really made the grand old man of the BJP, LK Advani, so angry that he sent his resignation to BJP President Rajnath Singh. Sources in the Advani camp have told CNN-IBN that the issue of discord is not just confined to Rajnath turning down Advani's demand for a separate election management committee. Advani aides claim the fundamental issue of discord now...
09:03 AM, Jun 11, 2013
In a bid to put up a united face, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said on Sunday that it is because of LK Advani that the party has grown. Advani skipped BJP National Executive in Goa citing health concerns. ...
04:49 PM, Jun 09, 2013
The crucial extended Parliamentary Board meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party is underway in Goa. "We will analyse the political scenario of the country and how to defeat Congress and what are its shortcomings," said party leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who did not rule out discussion and constitution of Lok Sabha campaign committee under Narendra Modi's leadership. ...
06:34 PM, Jun 07, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to make the big announcement on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will head its campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in the next 48 hours. Sources say the Gujarat Chief Minister is adamant that the decision be announced by the end of national executive meet that takes place in Goa this weekend. Under pressure, BJP President Rajnath Singh has...
09:35 AM, Jun 07, 2013
New Delhi: Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's two-day National Executive meeting, an extended Parliamentary Board meeting has been called on Friday in Goa to take a decision on naming Narendra Modi as the party's campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, which is likely to be held at 3 pm on Friday, will be attended by all Parliamentary Board members including LK Advani, Narendra Modi,...
08:55 PM, Jun 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's leadership crisis has taken another twist. Now senior leader LK Advani has put a rider on making Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He wants the BJP to form a parallel committee for the assembly elections later this year. Sources say that Advani has told BJP President Rajnath Singh that both the committees be formed...
09:11 AM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari has turned down proposal to head the election committee for five assembly polls, say sources. The proposal was mooted by senior BJP leader LK Advani. Sources say both Advani and Rajnath have been informed. Meanwhile, with only three days to go before the BJP national executive, the debate has resumed again on who should be the party's Prime Ministerial candidate. Sources have told...
10:13 AM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday expelled Rajya Sabha MP and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani. The decision was taken by the Opposition party's president Rajnath Singh. Jethmalani has been vocally opposed of certain BJP decisions. He has been expelled from the primary membership of the party for six years. He will be an independent Rajya Sabha member from now on. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that the...
02:23 PM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: Distancing himself from the UPA's falling fortunes, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav may skip the dinner which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host on Wednesday for its allies and supporting parties, according to sources. An invite has also gone to the BSP's Maywawati. However, sources say she may skip the dinner too, but the key aide Satish Mishra will be attending. Both SP and BSP support the...
10:08 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, a social media enthusiast, attended his first BJP Parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday. In his typical tech-savvy manner, Modi spoke on the importance of social media and how to harness it for the elections. Modi pitched for the forthcoming BJP national executive as the platform to delineate the failures of the UPA government and firm up the party's strategy for the 2014 elections. The...
02:35 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: Ahead of BJP's Parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi met senior party leader LK Advani in the national capital. Modi, who was inducted into the BJP's Parliamentary board in March this year, will attend his first board meeting on Tuesday. The board is likely to clear the agenda for the two-party national executive slated to be held in Goa in the second week of...
12:06 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: In a move that is being seen as Narendra Modi's clout growing within the BJP, the party president Rajnath Singh appointed the Gujarat Chief Minister's aide Amit Shah as general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh for 2014 elections. The indications are loud and clear as Uttar Pradesh with 80 Lok Sabha seats will be critical to the BJP's preparations for 2014 elections. The BJP in its prime has...
09:12 AM, May 20, 2013
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