New Delhi: Facing strong protests from within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its Rajya Sabha candidate from Jharkhand, Anshuman Mishra, has said that he will withdraw his nomination on Thursday. The decision came hours after BJP MLAs from Jharkhand decided to dump Mishra and abstain from voting in the Rajya Sabha elections following his attack on veteran leaders L K Advani and Yashwant Sinha. BJP leader Ananth Kumar said that...
07:49 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on Tuesday non-committal on whether Narendra Modi, who had refrained from campaigning in Uttarakhand and Punjab, would champion its cause in Uttar Pradesh. "There are no differences within the party with regard to the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. Everybody is going (there) as per own convenience," was what party leader L K Advani said, when asked whether there were any issues because...
11:17 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday told Parliament that the tax authorities had unearthed Rs 660 billion of unaccounted money as part of the government's efforts to curb tax evasion. Mukherjee was replying to a debate on black money in the Lok Sabha. He further said that the government had signed agreements with 60 countries to share information about tax evasion and was in the process of...
10:57 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani has given a partial thumbs up to the proposal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to split Uttar Pradesh into four new states. He said a state reorganisation exercise could not be done in haste based on just a Chief Minister's assessment. Advani, however, promised that the BJP would look into the matter if it came to power. "Breaking up states...
11:20 AM, Nov 17, 2011
MADURAI: Two Islamic fundamentalists " Abdul Rahman alias Abdullah (26) of Nelpettai and Ismath (22) of Simmakkal " said to be sympathisers of extremist Imam Ali, were arrested here on Tuesday in connection with the alleged attempt on BJP leader L K Advanis life during his visit to the temple town last week. Sources said a third person was detained in rural Thirumangalam late on Tuesday night. A hunt is...
10:50 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Madurai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Tamil Nadu police probing planting of a powerful pipe bomb on the yatra route of BJP leader L K Advani on Monday claimed to have obtained 'definite clues' and expressed confidence about nabbing the culprits. Definite clues had been obtained in the case and special teams were being sent to Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district and Kerala for further probe, Madurai rural police sources...
04:40 PM, Oct 31, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposing the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani said on Friday that nothing should be done that weakens the armed forces' position. He, however, said there was a case for withdrawal of the Act in Manipur which could be examined. "I don't think there is a need to withdraw AFSPA in so far as...
11:57 AM, Oct 29, 2011
Nizamabad (AP): Playing up the Telangana issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani on Wednesday accused the UPA government of going back on its promise and dragging the region into misery and asked it to shun its "indecisiveness" to make the statehood dream a reality by New Year. "I hope that in year 2012 this long held desire of the Telangana people will be met. By January 1,...
01:00 PM, Oct 19, 2011
Hanumana: Entering Madhya Pradesh with his yatra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani on Thursday said people should be made aware of the impact of corruption, in order to eradicate the social evil. "This time I am going to be among people to help remove corruption and set up good governance," he said. The yatra was welcomed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP BJP president Prabhat Jha...
12:32 AM, Oct 14, 2011
Varanasi: On the third day of the rath yatra of Lal Krishna Advani, BJP leader Uma Bharti said that he was still the BJP's prime ministerial candidate. However, Advani continued to stay away from the contentious issue, while denying there is any power tussle or competitive politics with Narendra Modi. Advani spoke to CNN-IBN's Bhupendra Chaubey in Varanasi. Bhupendra Chaubey: Are you really disappointed sir with what has happened as...
10:10 PM, Oct 13, 2011
Buxar (Bihar): As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani s yatra reached the UP-Bihar border, he launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Advani said the Prime Minister was presiding over the "worst and most corrupt government of independent India". Listing a series of alleged scams during the rule of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Advani said "however the cash-for-votes scam is the most...
12:28 AM, Oct 13, 2011
Mughalsarai (UP): In a veiled attack on Mayawati government which is facing corruption charges, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Wednesday night said the people of Uttar Pradesh would have the first opportunity to move towards a clean political system, indicating to the upcoming assembly polls. "Uttar Pradesh is the biggest state in the country and corruption-free India cannot be established without a corruption-free UP," Advani said...
11:37 PM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: After a month of bickering with and many hiccups, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani finally emerged on Tuesday to launch his rath yatra. Afvani's sixth nation-wide yatra is against corruption and will take him to nearly two-dozen states in 38 days. The BJP leader, this time, sought a more secular Nitish Kumar to flag off the yatra from Jai Prakash Narayan's birthplace, quite unlike the...
09:56 PM, Oct 11, 2011
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani on Saturday asked party members to gear up for early polls, contending that the UPA government was on a "suicidal path" and nothing could be said about its future. "The UPA government is on a suicidal path. Never has such a situation arisen since Independence. The government is full of corruption and does not deserve to be in office......
03:31 PM, Oct 01, 2011
New Delhi: Even as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi chose to skip the National Executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), talks about the party's prime ministerial candidate for the next elections gained momentum on Friday. While Gujarat BJP in-charge Balbir Punj said that Modi was the best prime ministerial candidate, party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there were several strong PM candidates in the party. Further, taking...
02:53 PM, Sep 30, 2011
New Delhi: The National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is slated to kick off in New Delhi on Friday. However, the centrestage has been captured by the crack between two big names within the party " veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is all set to give the meet a miss, after Advani skipped his two-decade old ritual of visiting the Somnath...
07:30 AM, Sep 30, 2011
Ahmedabad: Upbeat over the response to his three-day Sadbhavana fast, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday organised a massive anti-corruption rally at Vastral, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Addressing the rally, Modi hit out at the Congress and the state Governor, saying, "Two governments cannot run in state. Friends in Congress are running second one through Governor." Accusing the opposition of indulging in conspiracy to dislodge his government, Modi...
03:24 PM, Sep 25, 2011
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani is most likely to launch his Rath Yatra from Bihar, and not Gujarat this time. According to sources, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will flag off Advanis proposed Yatra from Chhapra on October 11. This is being seen as an attempt to play down the renewed focus on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after his fast and please key...
01:47 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: Praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his development work in the state, veteran BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday said that there was no other state in this country that had registered 11 per cent growth, except Gujarat. "There is no other state in the country which has had 11 per cent growth. Also only Gujarat is corruption free. Modi started the Sadbhavna mission to clear the...
12:57 PM, Sep 17, 2011
New Delhi: Slamming the Congress for "attacking" Baba Ramdev on Saturday night, the BJP on Sunday said the government has put a blot on democracy in the country. "Home Minister P Chidamabaram has replaced General Dyer, who had massacred peaceful agitators in Jallianwala Bagh during the freedom struggle," BJP president Nitin Gadkari told a dharna at the Raj Ghat here. "Saturdays incident has put a blot on the democracy in...
11:18 PM, Jun 05, 2011
