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
New Delhi: In a bid to control the damage after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch LK Advani resigned from all party posts on Monday, the leadership has prepared a compromise formula. Sources say Advani has shown signs that he is ready for a truce after he was ignored by the party at the Goa national Executive meet where Gujarat Chief Minister Natrendra Modi was made the Central Election Committee chief...
05:36 PM, Jun 11, 2013
"In consultation with the party workers, Narendra Modi has been chosen as the chairman of campaign committee. He has Advani's blessings," said former BJP president Nitin Gadkari. ...
04:55 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Goa: Former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Nitin Gadkari is likely to get a new role in the party. Sources said on Sunday that Gadkari is likely to be appointed as the manifesto panel head for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The announcement, however, is unlikely to be made on Sunday, said the sources. On Saturday, there were reportedly demands within the party to appoint Gadkari as the election...
11:18 AM, Jun 09, 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: With only two days to go before the Bharatiya Janata Party national executive, the debate has resumed again on who should be the party's Prime Ministerial candidate. It looks like the BJP leaders remain divided over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with Arun Jaitley stating that Modi is the most popular leader of the party. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Jaitley said that a national role for Modi will be...
07:55 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 (BJP) on Tuesday expelled dissident leader Ram Jethmalani for six years. Jethmalani was expelled for various reasons including speaking out against former party president Nitin Gadkari. Jethmalani reacted to his expulsion by saying that it had no legal validity and breached the BJP's constitution. He said he will continue to fight corruption and warned that the BJP was on the verge of committing suicide....
07:29 AM, May 29, 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: Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani is not ready to opt out of the race for the Prime Minister of India. Advani has recommended that former BJP president Nitin Gadkari be named as the head of party's election committee for five states elections later in the year. Advani reportedly made the recommendations to mend his relationship with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which places immense trust on Gadkari....
11:20 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari may be rehabilitated within the party, sources said on Thursday. The sources said that BJP veteran LK Advani had proposed to party chief Rajnath Singh that Gadkari be made incharge of the election management committee. The committee will oversee five state Assembly polls slated later this year. ...
08:27 PM, May 23, 2013
Sultanpur: Amid speculations of him contesting the next Lok Sabha elections from Sultanpur, BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said his visit to the district is like a homecoming and a new politics should start in the region. "Today I have come home. I was blessed with a daughter on March 19 but God took her away on April 19. She was my first child. Only I can feel the pain...
09:30 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to direct CBI probe in the murder of seven-year-old Yogita Thakre, who was found dead in a car parked at former BJP president Nitin Gadkari's home in Nagpur. A bench headed by Justice RM Lodha dismissed the PIL seeking its direction to transfer the probe from state CID to CBI alleging that the state agency has not conducted a proper probe in...
09:43 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to have made up its mind to expel Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani from the party, according to party sources. "Jethmalani's open defiance seems to have forced BJP leadership to take action against him," BJP sources said. This comes after Jethmalani asked the BJP's top leadership in Parliament to take a call on his suspension. He also accused the party brass of...
01:41 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign. "There is no question of their resignation. Did Nitin Gadkari resign as president of the BJP? The BJP should not give us lectures on such matters. Our government knows what is to be done and if...
05:20 AM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign. "There is no question of their resignation. Did Nitin Gadkari resign as president of the BJP? The BJP should not give us lectures on such matters. Our government knows what is to be done and if...
07:59 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has detected alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 7 crore in the business transactions of Purti group of companies related to former BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Probing the alleged dubious transactions of the Purti Power and Sugar Limited (PPSL) since 2012, the department has completed assessments pertaining to the last two financial years and has found evasion to the tune of more...
10:27 AM, May 05, 2013
Social activist Medha Patkar is alleging fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. ...
09:26 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. The Income tax assessment report cites documents showing unexplained payments made to people represented by acronyms. Patkar has alleged the acronyms refer to top leaders like Deputy Chief Minister...
10:50 AM, Apr 19, 2013
In the 1970s, Marathi cinema threw up a comedian in Dada Kondke who went on to create history by churning out the maximum number of ...
12:17 AM, Apr 19, 2013
