New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha has vouched for senior party leader LK Advani to be the Prime Ministerial candidate. He said if Advani is available to be the PM candidate, it will end the debate on NDA's PM nominee. "Advaniji is the senior-most, most respected leader and if he is available to lead the party and government, then that should end all discussion. Everyone should fall in...
01:42 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Patna: Describing senior JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's posturing as 'charade,' LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan on Sunday claimed that Kumar would never sever ties with the BJP for the sake of power in the state. "Nitish will never sever ties with the BJP on Modi issue or any other matter not only in this life, but in the next seven lives," Paswan told reporters. Kumar's posturing on...
03:10 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Rashid Alvi said it is NDA's internal matter to select LK Advani or Narendra Modi as its PM candidate, but there is not much of a difference between the two. ...
07:24 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday made it clear that party leader Nitish Kumar was not in the race for the PM post. It also made its opposition to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi loud and clear. "Modi failed to tackle the Gujarat riots," JD(U) General Secretary KC Tyagi said at a press conference in Delhi. At the party conclave on Sunday, the JD(U) resolution is expected to...
09:16 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: With JD(U) indicating that it does not have reservations against LK Advani being projected as Prime Ministerial candidate, the Congress on Saturday sought to raise its discomfiture saying there was "not much difference" between him and Narendra Modi. "I don't find much difference between LK Advani and Narendra Modi. They have same thought, same ideology", Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said. At a press conference after the first day...
08:49 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday made it clear that there was no question of the party allying with the Congress even if the situation arose. "The Congress is not an ally. The BJP is our ally," JD(U) General Secretary KC Tyagi said at a press conference. Tyagi evaded questions on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, though he did not hesitate to say that he had failed to...
05:04 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP was not in favour of toppling a stable (UPA) government but it could go due to its own internal contradictions, party president Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. "The BJP doesn't want to destabilise a stable government but we would not be responsible if it goes due to its internal contradictions. It is a loss to exchequer if there are frequent polls," Rajnath Singh told a TV...
06:02 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Patna: BJP on Monday categorically ruled out any tussle among top leaders over the prime minister's post and said parliamentary board of the party will take a decision on it. "There is no no tussle within the BJP over the prime ministerial candidate and the party's top leadership stands united behind the president Rajnath Singh," the party general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters. He also sought to downplay speculation...
02:47 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Varanasi: SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday heaped praise on BJP leader LK Advani for the third time in as many weeks, but ruled out any alliance with BJP "People get angry when I say Advaniji is an honest person, he has suffered a lot during the country's partition and has spent a life in hardship. "But, if a person is truthful and honest, irrespective of the party he...
04:05 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday cautioned partymen against speaking out of turn on its prime ministerial nominee with its President Rajnath Singh saying some leaders have been 'announcing' names virtually on a 'daily basis' creating unnecessary controversy. The party emphasised on the need for discipline and improving its image at a meeting of its office-bearers here to discuss the strategy and issues ahead of polls in six states and the...
10:14 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The leadership battle heated up in the Capital with cine star and MP from Patna Saheb, Shatrughan Sinha, batting for senior leader LK Advani on Sunday. Backing BJP leader Vijay Goel's remark on Saturday about BJP winning the Lok Sabha elections under Advani's leadership, Shatrughan Sinha complimented Advani on his illustrious career and vast experience. Shatrughan Sinha said, "LK Advani is the seniormost leader of the BJP. He...
07:40 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka's ruling BJP on Monday will formally launch its campaign for the May 5 assembly poll with a rally here, but contrary to announcements, senior party leader LK Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi are giving it a miss. The Bharatiya Janata Party has not given a reason for the two not attending the rally, which the state leaders have been projecting as one that "will show the...
12:40 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The newly appointed office bearers of the BJP will hold their first meeting in Delhi on Sunday. All the state presidents have been called to the capital for the meeting that will be chaired by party president Rajnath Singh. The BJP is likely to discuss its preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and also elections to the state assemblies slated for this year. The BJP is planning...
07:57 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: Raking up the Ram temple issue, BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday asked partymen not to be apologetic for the Ayodhya movement and instead take pride in it. Advani also referred to Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's recent words of praise for him, which had surprised many, and said that people should not hesitate to speak the "right thing" as "the world will accept it". "When people...
02:35 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Saturday created a flutter with his remark that the next government at the Centre will be formed under LK Advani's leadership. The Congress, which itself has been speaking in different voices on its prime ministerial candidate, has targeted the BJP over the race for the top post. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said that the public is aware of who can run, ...
06:46 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: The leadership debate within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revived on Saturday as the party celebrated its 33 Foundation Day in Gujarat. While party leader Vijay Goel said the BJP would win the next Lok Sabha elections under LK Advani's leadership, the latter emphasised in his address that "today's BJP is different from my idea of the party". "The party was strengthened by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK...
02:08 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh unit to strengthen the party in the state and fight graft. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day state conclave at Chitrakoot, over 200 km from here, Advani said at one point Uttar Pradesh sent the maximum number of BJP MPs. Referring to the Ram Janma Bhoomi movement, he said it had helped the party...
11:30 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Anticipating General elections later in 2013, Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Wednesday said no government can be formed at the Centre without the support of either his party or Congress, virtually conceding that neither could get a majority. Partly agreeing with Advani, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav also saw the possibility of early polls and asked his partymen to work for getting "maximum" number of seats for...
06:39 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Raking up the issue of misuse of CBI, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said fighting with the government is not easy as it can use CBI and put one in jail. ...
04:50 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Tuesday said that the Lok Sabha elections can happen this year itself. "Given that the BJP is likely to do well in all the five state elections this year, the government will not want to hold national elections after that," he added. ...
04:31 PM, Apr 03, 2013
