Watch India @ 9 with Sagarika Ghose

The JD(U) brought the curtains down on its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP on Sunday over the elevation of a man who it thinks poses serious threat to its 'basic principles', denting the NDA ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. ...
11:29 PM, Jun 16, 2013

BJP has always followed coalition dharma: Sushil Modi

Reacting sharply to the JD(U)'s decision of splitting from the BJP, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said, "BJP has always followed coalition dharma and it had a big role in major policy decision processes in Bihar." ...
10:06 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Is Modi polarising those within and outside the BJP?

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday, but not before the JD(U) made it apparent that it decided to break away from the alliance when Narendra Modi was elevated to the BJP's poll panel chief post. ...
08:55 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Watch: JD(U) conference in which it announced split from BJP

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday. The decision was taken at a Janata Dal United meet, which was called at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. All senior JD(U) leaders, including party president Sharad Yadav, attended the meeting. ...
06:54 PM, Jun 16, 2013

BJP adamant on Modi as JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav tries to allay fears

Less than 24 hours after Nitish Kumar's poetic narration of the inevitable - divorce from the BJP - it looks like JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav is trying to defuse the tension. He has indicated that Nitish did not tell BJP President Rajnath Singh the only way to save the alliance is if the BJP assures that Modi isn't its PM choice. ...
09:48 PM, Jun 15, 2013

BJP wants certain amendments in the Food Bill: Rajnath Singh

The Bharatiya Janata Party has said that it wants the Food Bill to be passed in the Monsoon Session but with certain amendments. "The BJP wants the bill to pass with certain amendments in the Monsoon Session," said party president Rajnath Singh. ...
03:57 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Has Modi won and Advani lost the battle within the BJP?

LK Advani may have agreed to withdraw his resignations but experts say his rebellion has dented the BJP's credibility to a large extent. ...
11:37 PM, Jun 11, 2013

The Last Word: Has Advani achieved what he wanted?

All is well that ends well. That is what Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh would like to believe, especially after he managed to get sulking party patriarch LK Advani back on board 24 hours after he resigned from all posts within the party as it chose Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its campaign chief for 2014 at a conclave in Goa. ...
11:25 PM, Jun 11, 2013

News 360: BJP mollifies Advani, gets him back on board

A day after he sent shock waves within the BJP, party stalwart LK Advani is now back in the party fold after a RSS-brokered truce agreement. ...
09:18 PM, Jun 11, 2013

Advani's renunciation act was just a pretence: Ram Jethmalani

Former BJP leader Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday flayed party patriarch LK Advani, saying his act of renunciation was not genuine. ...
07:41 PM, Jun 11, 2013

Watch: Bhupendra Chaubey on Advani's coterie within the BJP

CNN-IBN's Bhupendra Chaubey takes a look at the prominent members of LK Advani's team within the Bharatiya Janata Party. ...
06:47 PM, Jun 11, 2013

Life and times of Narendra Modi

In a big boost to Narendra Modi's political career, BJP President Rajnath Singh appointed the Gujarat Chief Minister party's election campaign committee chief for 2014 polls. ...
11:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Watch India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories with Rajdeep Sardesai on India @ 9. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Is the BJP being torn a part by personal agendas?

The resignation of BJP patriarch LK Advani has left the party stunned. BJP leader Ananth Kumar, who has gone to meet party President Rajnath Singh, has said the party won't accept Advani's resignation. Sources say senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj is expected to meet Advani. The resignation of BJP patriarch LK Advani has left the party stunned. BJP leader Ananth Kumar, who has gone to meet party President Rajnath Singh, ...
11:56 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Will never accept Advani's resignation: Rajnath Singh

Stunned by party patriarch LK Advani's decision to quit key posts, BJP's top decision-making body Parliamentary Board on Monday night rejected his resignation, insisting that the party needs his "guidance more than ever before". ...
11:19 PM, Jun 10, 2013

The Last Word: Could Advani's resignation tear the BJP apart?

LK Advani on Monday resigned from all BJP posts just a day after party President Rajnath Singh made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the chief of Central Election Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
11:02 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Advani inducted fascism into Indian politics, says SP leader Azam Khan

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said that LK Advani is a leader who inducted fascism into Indian politics. On the other hand, a person who is known to the world for massacring Muslims is being made the party hero. It goes to show where the BJP wants to lead the nation. Advani on Monday resigned from all party posts just a day after party President Rajnath ...
09:50 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Communal forces are fighting within the BJP: Lalu Prasad

RJD President Lalu Prasad said communal forces are fighting within BJP, while commenting on BJP leader LK Advani's resignation. "There is not much difference between Advani and (Narendra) Modi. Both were blamed for the demolition of Babri Masjid in Gujarat that led to the death of thousands of innocent people," he said. ...
07:54 PM, Jun 10, 2013

BJP will ask Advani what led to his resignation: Kirti Azad

Former cricketer and BJP MP Kirti Azad said the party will speak to LK Advani and ask him what led to his resignation. Advani on Monday resigned from all party posts just a day after party President Rajnath Singh made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the chief of Central Election Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
05:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013

I appeal to Advani to withdraw his resignation: Uma Bharti

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Monday appealed to party patriarch LK Advani to withdraw his resignation. "My best wishes to Sushma Swaraj who is persuading him to withdraw his resignation. I will reach New Delhi tomorrow to meet Advaniji," she said. ...
05:55 PM, Jun 10, 2013