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
Hours after reports suggested that the race for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president could turn into a bitter battle with speculations of veteran party leader Yashwant Sinha joining the fray, sources in the party ruled out any contest. ...
09:05 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The race for the next Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president could turn into a bitter battle with senior party leader and Hazaribagh MP Yashwant Sinha likely to contest against Nitin Gadkari. Yashwant Sinha's aide has taken the nomination papers from BJP office on Tuesday for the election which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. ...
06:04 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In what comes as an embarrassment for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, an aide of veteran leader Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday took the nomination papers for the party presidential elections. ...
05:15 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Troubled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reacted to the Income Tax Department surveys on Purti group investors and accused the Centre of ordering I-T surveys to damage his presidential prospects. ...
04:46 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The power struggle within the Bharatiya Janata Party for the party president's post has worsened. Mahesh Jethmalani, who had threatened to contest against Nitin Gadkari said he has been denied nomination form by the party leadership for contesting elections to party president's chair. ...
01:45 PM, Jan 22, 2013
There seems to be fresh trouble for Nitin Gadkari who is set to be re-elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday. The Mumbai I-T wing is surveying seven companies found to have been routing money into Gadkari's Purti Group after allegations against the companies surfaced in the Nagpur wing's probe. ...
01:13 PM, Jan 22, 2013
There is trouble within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the leadership and it's presidential election. Even though the road seems clear for the second term of current party president Nitin Gadkari, BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani has said there should be a contest for the post. ...
07:31 PM, Jan 21, 2013
BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani has hinted that he may throw his hat in the contest for the post of party president, if there is no one to challenge Nitin Gadkari. ...
04:18 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Even as there have been big names that could have been considered for the post of the President in the party, Gadkari remains the frontrunner with a strong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backing. RSS has endorsed Gadkari despite him facing corruption charges and at a stage wher the BJP looks to compete with the Congress, the party would not want to lose RSS's support. ...
02:00 PM, Jan 21, 2013
In more trouble for Nitin Gadkari, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mahesh Jethmalani on Monday threatened to contest for the post of the party chief if the former were given another chance to be the party president. ...
08:26 AM, Jan 21, 2013
Despite reservations by party veteran LK Advani, Nitin Gadkari is likely to be reappointed as the president of main Opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party, with a strong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backing. Notification for the elections has been issued while Gadkari is likely to file his nomination on January 23. ...
11:15 PM, Jan 20, 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
