New Delhi: The outcome of the Gujarat elections could seal Chief Minister Narendra Modi's fate in the race to become the NDA's prime ministerial candidate, the BJP's Bihar unit chief CP Thakur said on Monday. Thakur said that Modi could be a frontrunner if he got a thumping majority in the December Assembly elections. BJP President Nitin Gadkari had earlier said the prime ministerial candidate's name will be decided only...
11:43 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari's dubious business dealings are taking their political toll. The BJP President has had to cancel campaigning in Himachal Pradesh amidst reports that the state unit doesn't want him there. With reports that his tour to poll bound Himanchal may affect party's prospects in the state, as some state leaders expressed apprehensions, Gadkari cancelled his two rallies at Solan and Bilaspur. But...
08:58 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh has traditionally seen a straight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress and the 2012 Assembly election are going to be no different with the two involved in a bitter battle. The state will vote in a single phase on November 4, and the counting of the votes will take place weeks later, on December 20 along with Gujarat. Even though the final...
09:05 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Mandi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was at his offensive best on Monday as he continued his attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. This time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman took on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and newly-appointed Minister of State for Human Resources Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor during an election rally in Himachal Pradesh. While addressing a public rally as part of the campaign for...
04:53 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Taking potshots at MoS Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called the latter "a 50 crore girlfriend". "There was a Congress leader who was a minister in Parliament. He was accused of amassing wealth from cricket. He had said in Parliament that he is not connected to the Rs 50 crore that in the lady's name,"...
04:08 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is on an offensive. In Himachal Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, Modi took a dig at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him 'Maun' (which means silence) Mohan Singh, in an apparent reference to his lack of response over issues. "Maun Mohan Singh broke his silence only in Himachal Pradesh yesterday....
12:57 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Shimla: Former deputy prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Sunday said people of the country will not forgive the UPA government for the "massive corruption" during its tenure and will hand over a defeat to it in next polls. Addressing a poll rally in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, Advani said after the Bofors scam came to light, the voters did not spare the Rajiv Gandhi-led...
10:46 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Palampur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, charging that he is heading the "most corrupt and insensitive" government of the country. Addressing election rallies at Palampur and Pachhad, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj accused the Prime Minister of shifting the blame for scams on ministers. However, he cannot escape responsibility being the head of the cabinet, she...
11:35 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Shimla: A day after getting the backing of the party, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, who is facing allegations of dubious funding of his companies, on Saturday made a scathing attack on the Congress on the issues of corruption, bad governance and unemployment. Addressing election rallies at Reckong Peo in tribal Kinnaur district and Chopal in interior Shimla, Gadkari said, "Congress ruled the country for the longest time, except for brief...
07:24 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: BJP President Nitin Gadkari is heading to the poll-bound state of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. Himachal Pradesh goes to polls on November 4. Gadkari is going to oversee the BJP's election campaign there. Gadkari's visit comes after the BJP at a late night meeting on Friday decided that he must continue as the party president. The party has said that there's no question of him quitting over the...
01:45 PM, Oct 27, 2012
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar defends party president Nitin Gadkari over corruption allegations. Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh apologises to media for threatening it. Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya confirms plans to attend Indian Grand Prix in Noida later this week even as the airline's staff protest demanding payment of salaries. ...
10:36 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Refuting corruption charges against BJP President Nitin Gadkari, senior party leader LK Advani on Wednesday said that allegations against Gadkari were more to neutralise the unprecedented charges against the ruling UPA. Gadkari also got the support of RSS leader MG Vaidya who called it a trial by media. The BJP said that the party chief was ready to face any probe. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat earlier on Wednesday refused to ...
10:09 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Shimla: The Congress on Wednesday expelled 25 'rebel' candidates in Himachal Pradesh, including an MLA, for six years. Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) chief Virbhadra Singh expelled MLA Yograj from Dehra, former minister Ishwar Dass (Ani) and former MLAs Kashmir Singh (Ghumarwin) and Mast Ram (Karsog) and 21 others who are contesting against party candidates in the assembly polls, the party said. The action was taken on the recommendations of...
09:23 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Shimla: Congress chief ministerial candidate Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday lost his temper at the media. However, after a rap from the Congress leadership in Delhi, came the U-turn and an apology. The Congress is no doubt worried. In the small state of Himachal Pradesh, the stakes are big for the party at the Centre. Aware that in Gujarat, it could be a virtual no-show for the party, a win in...
08:40 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, on Wednesday apologised for threatening mediapersons earlier in the day, explaining that he lost his cool amidst the flurry of questions from the press. Virbhadra had threatened to break the cameras of the mediapersons, when questioned about the allegations of corruption against him. Apologising, Virbhadra said, "I respect the media and the press. They are doing their job....
04:25 PM, Oct 24, 2012
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday turned the spotlight on the Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh and sought an inquiry into Singh's tax returns and alleged land scams ahead of the elections. The BJP also hit back at the Congress by raking up the corruption accusations against Singh. Virbhadra, however, said he was "surprised and shocked" by the allegations. ...
10:40 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will kickstart the party's election campaign in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh on Monday with a rally in Mandi at 11 am. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi are expected to join the campaign later this month. Battle lines have been drawn for multi-cornered contests with 459 candidates remaining in the field for 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly going to polls on November...
07:21 AM, Oct 22, 2012
Shimla: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally on Monday in the historic town of Mandi, becoming the first national-level leader to visit Himachal Pradesh for campaigning in the forthcoming state assembly elections, an official said. "Sonia Gandhi will address her first election rally in Mandi. One more rally has been planned after this one," a Congress leader said in Shimla on Sunday. Former union minister and Congress...
12:56 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh PCC President Virbhadra Singh, CLP leader Vidya Stokes and former state party chief Kaul Singh Thakur figure in the list of 68 Congress candidates released by AICC on Monday for the November 4 Assembly elections in the state. Virbhadra Singh, a five-time Chief Minister, has been nominated from Shimla Rural constituency. A member of Lok Sabha, Singh had resigned as Union Minister in June, a day...
03:08 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Shimla: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday stopped the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh from distributing free PDS bags carrying photographs of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "Henceforth, no bags will be issued to the consumers of public distribution system (PDS) with a picture of any political leader, of whatever stature he/she is," Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath told reporters in Shimla. Sampath was in Shimla with other EC...
09:36 AM, Oct 08, 2012
