Rajnath Singh, who was elected President of BJP on January 23, finds himself in the familiar role of leading the party at a time when the party is dogged by factional feud and the Lok Sabha polls not too far away. 61-year-old Singh from Uttar Pradesh, who takes over from Nitin Gadkari, returns to the political terrain in which the low-profile, soft-spoken and articulate leader found himself about six years...
01:25 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the party president for the term 2013 to 2015. He succeeded Nitin Gadkari, who decided against contesting for a second term following charges of corruption against him. ...
12:39 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Nitin Gadkari, who was being backed by the RSS, on Tuesday saw himself being opposed by one of the senior most leaders in the party, LK Advani. Gadkari, who till Monday, had the support of party leaders for a second stint as the BJP President, opted out of the race after a meeting with Advani and RSS leader Bhaiyaji Joshi. ...
11:29 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh who is likely to become party president, and said the party would "gain from this" move. "I called up Shri Rajnath Singh ji and congratulated him. He brings with him vast experience of both organisation and administration," Modi said on micro-blogging site twitter. ...
11:25 AM, Jan 23, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party has unanimously elected Rajnath Singh as the party president for the term 2013 to 2015. ...
10:03 AM, Jan 23, 2013
In a dramatic late night twist on Tuesday, Nitin Gadkari opted out of the BJP presidential race and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh is now the consensus choice and will be elected later on Wednesday. Nitin Gadkari's backers in RSS had come under intense pressure from within the BJP when the Income Tax department turned the screws on the party president over his controversial dealings with the Purti...
09:25 AM, Jan 23, 2013
In a dramatic turn in the Bharatiya Janata Party presidential polls, Nitin Gadkari has announced that he will not seek a second term after controversy erupted over his name. Rajnath Singh is now all set to occupy the party's top post as party leaders have reached a consensus on him as BJP President. ...
07:56 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Rajnath Singh to replace Nitin Gadkari as BJP president, say sources. Om Prakash Chautala, son get 10 years in jail for their involvement in the teachers' recruitment scam. ...
11:39 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In a sudden move that propelled 62-year-old Rajnath Singh to the post of main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's president, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) favourite Nitin Gadkari backed away from the elections citing allegations of dubious funding he has been facing, related to his company Purti Group. ...
10:20 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In a dramatic twist to the battle for the next president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former party chief Rajnath Singh has emerged as the frontrunner for the post. According to sources, current president Nitin Gadkari has told RSS leader Bhaiyaji Joshi that he favours the former party chief if there is no consensus on his name. ...
09:30 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The fight for the post of the BJP president seems to have gotten a new twist. Sources said on Saturday that party veteran LK Advani had suggested senior party member and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj's name for the post. ...
06:39 PM, Jan 20, 2013
BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday said there is no race in the party for the prime minister's post, but acknowledged that Narendra Modi, who came to power in Gujarat for the straight third time, is a popular leader and this "fact cannot be denied". ...
05:50 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Lucknow: BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday asked the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party to clear their stand on the issue of foreign direct investment in retail. "I want to appeal to SP and BSP to clear their stand on the issue of FDI in retail. On one hand, the two parties say they oppose FDI in retail, on the other they have an understanding with the Congress-led...
03:26 AM, Dec 02, 2012
Ahmedabad: The BJP will organise election rallies at 55 venues across Saurashtra and South Gujarat on Sunday to be addressed by its senior leaders, party sources said on Saturday. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Arun Jaitley, former UP chief minister Rajnath Singh, senior leader Venkaiah Naidu, BJP national vice-president Purshottam Rupala, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda will be among those who would address...
10:40 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Ghaziabad: Former BJP president Rajnath Singh has described Mahatma Gandhi as a bridge between politics and spiritualism. Rajnath Singh was speaking at a symposium on 'Increasing Intolerance In Society: Its Reasons and Remedies', organised by the Ghaziabad Bar Association. Focussing on the characteristics of Indian society, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Saturday said India had been the world leader in spiritualism and tolerance, but had got caught in...
03:38 AM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari met party leaders Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday morning. This came hours after the core group meet on Tuesday night, where it announced its support for Gadkari as party chief. The party leadership was also briefed by S Gurumurthy at the meet about Gadkari's businesses. But still defiant, senior leader Ram Jethmalani insisted that Gadkari must step down to avoid...
02:40 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Former BJP President Rajnath Singh has come out in strong support of his successor Nitin Gadkari. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Singh questioned if Gadkari is not a public servant, how can a case of corruption be made out against him. "Nitin Gadkari is not a government servant, he doesn't hold a ministerial position, nor is he an MP, how can a case of misuse of power be made against him," Singh ...
03:22 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Haryana: The decks have been cleared for Nitin Gadkari to continue as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party has passed a resolution enabling a provision for a second term for one person. Former party Presidents Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu proposed and seconded another term for Gadkari. The BJP's national council met to amend the party's constitution on Friday, which till now did not permit...
11:45 AM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday, party president Sonia Gandhi adopted an aggressive stance and sent a strong message while backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent economic policy decisions that allowed 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, apart from putting a cap on subsidised LPG cylinders and hiking diesel price to narrow down India's gaping fiscal deficit. A combative Sonia said that...
02:23 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: The principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in no mood to back down after the Congress Working Committee, that met on Tuesday morning, endorsed the recent economic policy decisions taken by the government and also slammed the Opposition for playing "negative politics". BJP leader Rajnath Singh said that it was their party that was standing guard over the country's treasure as the Congress tried to turn the...
12:48 PM, Sep 25, 2012
