The Modi-Rahul face off is good democracy The forthcoming electoral contest of 2014 is fast passing into pop culture. The Battle of the "Bachelors" ...
07:04 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi continued his offensive against the UPA government on Tuesday. ...
09:24 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kolkata: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi continued his offensive against the UPA government on Tuesday. Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kolkata, the likely Prime Ministerial candidate of the party ripped apart the rival Congress and Left parties through his powerful oratory. Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that "32 years of Left rule" had brought West Bengal to ruins. Modi did...
06:05 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: The Congress in Maharashtra on Monday asked its workers to gear up for Lok Sabha polls, amid speculations that the general elections will be held in November 2013. Addressing a meeting of the party's Mumbai unit where he handed over the charge of party's affairs in the metropolis to Janardhan Chandurkar, state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre said all party workers in Mumbai should start preparing for the Lok Sabha...
10:25 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP will set the agenda for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, emerge victorious and the people will get a "Congress-free India", Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. In an interview to TV news channel, Modi expressed confidence about his Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the next Lok Sabha polls, but remained tight-lipped over his own candidature for the prime minister's post. "In 2014, the...
05:22 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: BSP supremo Mayawati has said that conditions signal early elections in the country. Responding to questions, the former UP chief minister said though she does not favour early polls, the current political conditions suggest the elections could be held early. The BSP Chief, whose party gives outside support to the UPA government, was responding to a question. "No matter when the elections are held, my party is ready....
02:11 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit back at Narendra Modi after the Gujarat Chief Minister called Rahul Gandhi's beehive comment an insult to the nation. The Congress said that the metaphor has gone over the head of a self appointed jingoist. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari on Sunday morning tweeted, "Amusing- metaphors denoting energy, diligence, cohesion and focus, unity of purpose completely go over the heads of...
01:17 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
Narender Modi took on Rahul Gandhi for his recent speech to India Inc and sounded the election bugle ahead of 2014 with his party president Rajnath Singh saying Modi will prove to be 'Yamraj' who will bring down the Congress. ...
11:05 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Ahmedabad: At a massive show of strength in Ahmedabad during the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 33rd Foundation Day celebrations, the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took on the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and a 'contender' for prime minister in 2014 polls Rahul Gandhi, slamming his speech to India Inc. In a frontal attack, Modi said he was "disappointed" with Rahul's speech that the Congress Vice President made...
09:20 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Ahmedabad: As hype over Narendra Modi's role in the next Lok Sabha elections grows, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Saturday hailed the Gujarat Chief Minister as the "most popular leader of the country" and said the BJP leader has followed the path of Mahatma Gandhi while developing Gujarat. Addressing a massive crowd during the celebrations of the party's 33rd Foundation Day in Ahmedabad, Rajnath also took...
07:55 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh met his party MLAs and MPs in Lucknow on Saturday. The meet was held to review the progress on 2014 Lok Sabha election preparations. Earlier, meeting of the presidents of district and city units were also held. The Samajwadi Party has declared candidates on 71 Lok Sabha seats. Meanwhile, party leader Ram Ashrey Khushwaha did not ruled out the possibility of a Third Front...
02:47 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
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday did not rule out the possibility of a third term while saying that he will welcome Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi as the prime minister of the country any day. When asked on the sidelines of the Padma Awards ceremony in New Delhi on Friday if he welcomed Rahul Gandhi as prime minister, Manmohan said, "oh yes, any day." Manmohan did not...
01:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: A day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi virtually admitted to his prime ministerial ambitions saying "I have repaid the debt of Gujarat and now people want me to repay India's debt", the Congress hit out at him saying it hoped Modi doesn't want a repeat of 2002 Gujarat riots in other parts of the country. "I am worried about the comments of the CM of Gujarat. I...
01:46 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday launched a sharp attack at the Congress saying its credibility and integrity has "eroded beyond repair" that could hurt the party's prospects of getting a third term. In an unusual offensive against Congress, Kumar also said his JD(U) was not getting close to it amid speculation in this regard against the backdrop of Centre's decision to revisit the criteria for special status...
02:35 AM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday described Rahul Gandhi's speech at a CII programme as that of a 'confused leader' which reflected fear of the emergence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in national politics. The main opposition party sought to know why the Congress Vice-President's ideas on dealing with price rise and corruption have not been heeded to by the UPA government which has been in power for nine...
02:26 PM, Apr 04, 2013
New Delhi: "These are irrelevant questions. It's all smoke." This was how Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday described speculation about his becoming the Prime Minister and getting married while addressing business barons of the country. "I got press guys asking when you are getting married. Somebody else saying, boss, when are you going to be the Prime Minister. Somebody saying, no your are not going to be PM, somebody...
01:19 PM, Apr 04, 2013
The Congress praised the Sonia-PM power sharing model and said that until a name was announced for the 2014 polls, Manmohan Singh was the leader of the government. ...
11:10 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
