New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is keeping the guessing game going with sources claiming he has told the BJP that Narendra Modi's elevation has made their alliance untenable. Keen to defuse the crisis, the BJP on Thursday rushed Nitin Gadkari to JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav for discussions.
After meeting Gadkari, Sharad Yadav said that he is trying to mend ties with the BJP. "The alliance is there. We are trying to mend the ties. Not me but (West Bengal Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee had spoken about the Federal Front. I won't say anything on this issue," said Yadav.
The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) alliance is on the verge of a breakdown after Modi's elevation to election panel chief in the Goa National Executive. However, BJP President Rajnath Singh said he is trying that the alliance with the JD(U) remains. "Our attempt is to keep the alliance with JD(U) intact and make relations better," said Rajnath.
Sources said that Nitish has conveyed to the BJP leadership that he is left with no option but to leave the NDA. The Bihar Chief Minister is reportedly firm on his stand despite calls from BJP top brass....
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01:22 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday kept up the pressure on the NDA and said that he can't rule out the possibility of a Third Front. Hinting that the JD(U) could be open to supporting the Congress in future if the demand for Bihar's special status was met, Nitish said, "I can't say that it has taken a solid form yet but can't rule out the possibility in...
10:59 AM, Jun 13, 2013
LK Advani's resignation from all party posts and the withdrawal of the same a day later have been variously interpreted in political circles. Some have called it an abject surrender to Modi and the RSS. Is there more to read between the lines? CNN-IBN's deputy editor Sagarika Ghose joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Dear Sagarika, do you think that Mr Advani has withdrawn his resignation...
06:02 PM, Jun 12, 2013
The JD(U) is exploring other options in Bihar away from the BJP after Narendra Modi's elevation to poll panel chief, but the BJP maintains it will not break ties with its biggest ally. "In a democracy one has to obey people's wishes. And the people of Bihar have voted for the BJP-JDU alliance. So we will continue to run the government with JDU," said BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain. ...
05:43 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Challenging the Nehruvian consensus from the Right has been LK Advani's lifelong mission. When his memoir My Country My Life was released, Arun Jaitley said ...
09:11 AM, Jun 12, 2013
With the party patriarch and its most identifiable national face, LK Advani, resigning from all positions in the party, the division bell has rung aloud in the BJP. Is the party headed for a split? Senior associate editor of The Hindu Mukund Padmanabhan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Is this the end of BJP. With the latest development..BJP cannot come to power? Asked by: krishy259...
05:11 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be hardening its stand on LK Advani as attempts to pacify him fail. The party patriarch now looks completely isolated. BJP President Rajnath Singh is going to Banswara in Rajasthan at the time of such a crisis, sources say, to send out the message that it is business as usual in the BJP. Among other key leaders, Arun Jaitley is going abroad...
09:56 AM, Jun 11, 2013
RJD President Lalu Prasad said communal forces are fighting within BJP, while commenting on BJP leader LK Advani's resignation. "There is not much difference between Advani and (Narendra) Modi. Both were blamed for the demolition of Babri Masjid in Gujarat that led to the death of thousands of innocent people," he said. ...
07:54 PM, Jun 10, 2013
JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari said that when Modi was about to lose his government in Gujarat after Godhra riots, Advani saved him. Today, Modi has cornered Advani and crowned himself. Advani on Monday resigned from all party posts just a day after party President Rajnath Singh made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the chief of Central Election Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
06:20 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Former cricketer and BJP MP Kirti Azad said the party will speak to LK Advani and ask him what led to his resignation. Advani on Monday resigned from all party posts just a day after party President Rajnath Singh made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the chief of Central Election Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
05:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Panaji: The BJP continues to be in a dilemma over anointing Narendra Modi as campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in the absence of patriarch LK Advani and other senior leaders, who have not turned up for the ongoing National Executive meeting in Goa as they are said to be opposed to such a move. Ill health was cited as the reason for Advani's decision to keep...
02:46 PM, Jun 08, 2013
New Delhi: Speaking openly for the first time on the issue, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its mouthpiece 'Panchajanya' slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the infighting amongst its leaders. The RSS slammed the infighting within the BJP, saying several leaders in the party carry Prime Ministerial ambitions. The mouthpiece however said that several Chief Ministers as well as national leaders were capable of becoming the Prime Minister....
05:27 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Jaitley's resignation was accepted immediately. ...
10:38 PM, Jun 16, 2009
Party general secretary reportedly sore with chief Rajnath Singh. ...
05:17 PM, Mar 16, 2009
