New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has skipped the BJP's poll campaign in Punjab and Uttarakhand, will drum up support for the party in Uttar Pradesh elections. "Yes, he will participate in election campaign of BJP in Uttar Pradesh.. The dates are being finalised," BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters on Friday in reply to a question. Modi has stayed away from the party's poll campaign...
06:00 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's "stinking record" in corruption was unbeatable, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said in New Delhi on Wednesday while listing the "10 murkiest matters that come to mind". Advani, who blamed Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, also praised Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in his latest blog. "If a comprehensive history of corruption scandals in independent...
05:55 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: Stung by Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's criticism of its senior leaders LK Advani and Narendra Modi on the issue of corruption, BJP on Monday hit back saying he cannot see corruption at the Centre and has accepted defeat in Uttar Pradesh before the polls. "Neither the BJP nor corruption in Congress governments are visible to Rahul Gandhi. Those who are involved only with themselves and their family...
07:20 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: With the big fight for the Uttar Pradesh throne on, the campaigning for the first phase of elections ends on Monday. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be addressing meetings and rallies across different districts including Varanasi and Ghazipur. Meanwhile, his sister Priyanka Gandhi will complete her tour of Raebareli and Amethi. Earlier, addressing huge crowds on Sunday Priyanka defended the government and also her brother saying that...
07:22 AM, Feb 06, 2012
Amethi: The Congress and the BJP will be pulling out all stops on Saturday in their election campaigns in Uttar Pradesh with Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visiting several cities, including Varanasi and Jaunpur, across the state. Rahul is expected to meet supporters in Siddharthnagar and Gorakhpur on Saturday. Meanwhile, his sister Priyanka will focus on Amethi and Raebareli. She has ruled out campaigning across the state for the Congress....
07:03 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Ahmedabad: There were no differences within the party with regard to the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, senior BJP leader LK Advani said in state capital Gandhinagar on Tuesday. Advani was in Ahmedabad to attend a meeting of the vigilance and monitoring committee of Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency, headed by him as the local MP. "There are no differences within the party with regard to the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh....
08:46 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Uttarakashi: BJP leader LK Advani on Friday accused the Congress-led UPA government of failing to control price-rise and corruption in the country, and said only his party can give a "real Ram Rajya." "On the orders of the Supreme Court, a couple of ministers of the Congress-led government at the Centre went to jail. This amply shows that Congress is neck-deep in corruption," Advani said here at an election rally....
12:08 AM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pitched Captain Amarinder Singh as Punjab Chief Minister candidate, the Congress General Secretary lashed out at the BJP and LK Advani's anti-graft yatra at a public rally in Gidderbaha in Punjab. He accused Advani of having blinkered vision and failing to check corruption in the BJP-ruled states like Karnataka, Punjab, Chhattisgarh. He also warned his party candidates in Punjab on corruption....
02:35 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Thursday favoured compulsory voting, saying people should be encouraged to fulfil their responsibility to democracy. Speaking at a flag hoisting function at his residence on Republic Day, Advani said voting percentage should increase and go near cent percent. "If possible, it should be near the cent per cent mark," he said. Advani said he did not find compulsory or mandatory...
02:58 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing debate over electoral reforms, BJP leader LK Advani on Thursday batted for compulsory voting, saying it was not an impossible task to achieve. He also supported the plans of the Election Commission to register all citizens of India as voters. At the same time, Advani said the EC should ensure that all the registered voters also cast their ballot. "What is more important is that...
02:40 PM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: Ruling out himself as his party's prime ministerial candidate, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday favoured Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the top job and promised to back his candidature as party chief. "I will never be a candidate for PM nor will I topple anybody. Modi has good potential to be BJP president and PM," Gadkari said. Gadkari, whose term as BJP president comes to an...
01:02 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: Slamming the UPA government for its "authoritarian" approach towards states, BJP veteran LK Advani on Sunday said all those who believe in strong Centre-state relations should come together on it even as he praised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for highlighting the issue. "Making states strong does not lead to making the Centre weak. We need a strong Centre, but the Centre cannot become strong unless the...
03:01 PM, Jan 22, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's campaign trail leads him to Punjab on Saturday. Singh will be addressing rallies in Amritsar and Ludhiana. Singh began his campaign in the 2012 Assembly Elections in Uttarakhand on Friday. Other top national leaders like UPA Chief Sonia Gandhi and BJP President Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP Leader LK Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will follow suit in the days ahead. ...
07:32 AM, Jan 21, 2012
New Delhi: Armed with catchy slogans and a hi-tech campaign, BJP will unleash all its senior leaders including Narendra Modi in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh from January 31. The party's campaign plans give a clear indication that it will make a major issue of the Centre's decision to provide reservation to backward minorities in a bid to consolidate its OBC base. The party will also seek to highlight "misrule" of the...
03:02 AM, Jan 20, 2012
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