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
While Mulayam Singh continues to stay enthusiastic about his idea of forming the Third Front in the upcoming general elections, the BJP has dismissed his remarks saying it is not even a possibility. BJP President Rajnath Singh, upon being questioned about the Third Front, said, "The Third Front has never been successful in this country. It will never come to power." ...
10:04 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Days after Rajnath Singh announced his new core team ahead of the 2014 elections, he said Narendra Modi never made any demands in the appointment of office bearers. ...
05:50 PM, Apr 02, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in tackling the severe drought in Maharashtra. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not serious about tackling drought. Singh should tour the drought-hit areas and give some relief to people," Rajnath told reporters at Bhakarwadi village in Jalna district of the worst-affected Marathwada region. ...
12:55 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Narendra Modi is the only Chief Minister to have been inducted into the BJP Parliamentary Board. ...
11:20 PM, Apr 01, 2013
BJP's 'Team 2014' has brought in Narendra Modi, Varun Gandhi and Amit Shah. But Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Arjun Munda are some of the prominent names left out of the party's parliamentary board. With general elections just about a year away, is Rajnath Singh steering the party on to the right path? Senior journalist Ashok Malik joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:26 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Bhopal/New Delhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti, who was appointed party vice president on Sunday, said the best way to find a solution to the Ayodhya dispute was through talks. Uma Bharti, who has been associated with the Ramjanambhoomi movement, said in Bhopal that the solution to the "land dispute" in Ayodhya can be found through legislation, court verdict or through talks but the best way was through talks. The former...
06:12 AM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh finally unveiled his team for the 2014 general elections. Gujarat Chief Minister and party strongman Narendra Modi is back in the Parliamentary Board after a gap of six years. He will also be a member of the central election committee. Modi's close aide Amit Shah, the former Gujarat Home Minister who is out on bail in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and accused...
10:01 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha are among the prominent leaders who have failed to find a place in the new party President Rajnath Singh's core team. Both Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha have been senior Ministers in the NDA colaition government headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee. While their names do not figure in the BJP Parliamentary Board, the Central Election Committee or the Central Disciplinary...
07:30 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Sticking to its stand on NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate, Janata Dal (United) leader Neeraj Kumar said the country's Prime Minister should have 'secular credentials'. "The people will judge whoever has been named and there is consensus behind. It is our stand that the country's PM should have secular credentials. No, none has yet been named for that post," Kumar said. The comment comes after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
01:58 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced its new Parliamentary Board and as speculated, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was reinducted into the panel after a gap of six years. Among the other new members, who were appointed in the board, were Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi and Modi's close aide and former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah. The appointment is a shot in the arm for Modi,...
10:51 AM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: In a major boost to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's prime ministerial ambitions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to reinduct him in party's Parliamentary Board, which is expected to be finalised on Sunday. Modi, if selected for the Parliamentary Board, will be returning to the panel after a gap of six years. He was earlier appointed as a member of the board by Rajnath Singh in...
08:09 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Bangalore: BJP president Rajnath Singh and LK Advani are among the key party leaders who will be campaigning for the May 5 Karnataka Assembly elections. "Our national leaders LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj will be descending in the city for poll campaign by attending Sankalpa Convention on April 8," state party spokesman CT Ravi said. BJP's Central Election Committee will announce the list of its candidates...
08:19 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Bawana: BJP president Rajnath Singh on Sunday hit out at the government saying "increasing corruption" and price rise will "sink" the UPA and its continuance at the Centre was just a matter of days. "The continuance of the Congress government at the Centre is just a matter of days. Increasing corruption and price rise will sink this government," Singh said addressing the party's Grameen Akrosh Rally in Bawana. Singh praised...
10:14 PM, Mar 24, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said there was no need for his party to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, saying it will fall on its own. ...
11:48 PM, Mar 20, 2013
External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid on Saturday took jibe at the BJP for the criticism for hosting a lunch for Pakistani Prime Minister saying he was only following the traditions established by the opposition party when it was in power. "This path was shown by the BJP. Atalji had fed biryani to Musharraf in Agra, we are only trying to tread the same path. BJP has to oppose the government...
01:35 AM, Mar 17, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh will attend the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) meeting that began in Jaipur on Friday. A resolution will be passed seeking protection of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan after regular reports of temple demolitions and forced conversions. ...
09:24 AM, Mar 16, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday demanded that the two Italian marines involved in the killing of Indian fishermen should be declared absconders and efforts should be made to apprehend them with the help of Interpol. ...
10:22 PM, Mar 13, 2013
