BJP announces Parliamentary Board, Narendra Modi reinducted 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. The other new members, who were appointed in the board, were Varun Gandhi and Modi's close aide and former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah. ...  
10:51 AM, Mar 31, 2013

Modi likely to return to BJP Parliamentary Board after six years 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 his previous...  
08:09 AM, Mar 31, 2013

Rajnath, Advani to campaign for Karnatka Assembly elections 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. ...  
08:19 PM, Mar 30, 2013

Corruption, price rise will 'sink' UPA: Rajnath Singh 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. ...  
10:14 PM, Mar 24, 2013

No need for no-trust motion against UPA government: BJP 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

Followed BJP's 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

Jaipur: BJP chief Rajnath Singh to attend RSS meet 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

Declare Italian marines absconders: Rajnath Singh 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

Modi popular, but party undecided on PM candidate: Rajnath Singh
by IANS
BJP president Rajnath Singh on Monday said that though Narendra Modi's popularity could not be denied, the party would decide if the Gujarat chief minister would be its prime ministerial candidate. ...  
05:30 AM, Mar 12, 2013

Proposed enclave exchange with Bangladesh will be national loss, says BJP
by IANS
The BJP on Monday said exchange of land in enclaves with Bangladesh would lead to a "national loss" and asked the Manmohan Singh government to clarify that what it would do to "compensate" it. ...  
03:42 AM, Mar 12, 2013

Yashwant Sinha threatens to quit LS over Rai's appointmenta Signs of cracks were visible in the main Opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet again when its senior leader Yashwant Sinha threatened to resign from his Lok Sabha membership on Monday after Ravindra Rai was appointed the new Jharkhand party president. Sinha had made his opposition clear during the morning meeting of the top BJP leaders before the Parliament session. ...  
05:33 PM, Mar 11, 2013

UPA's retail FDI decision against national interest, says Opposition
by IANS
Continuing their attack on the Congress-led UPA government for allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, opposition parties on Thursday accused it of working against the national interest, with the BJP asserting that it will oppose the move till its "last breath". ...  
03:06 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Flame is the brightest before it goes out: Rajnath to PM Hitting back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his unusual offensive against the main Opposition in Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh said the PM's attack was a good sign because "the flame is the brightest before it goes out". ...  
09:15 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Modi holds closed-door meeting with Rajnath Speculation over Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi being given a bigger role in the BJP at the national level grew further as he held a closed-door meeting with party president Rajnath Singh on Sunday. ...  
01:26 AM, Mar 04, 2013

Dynastic rule a fact in the Congress: Rajnath Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Sunday said, "No one is attacking the Congress, I was merely speaking the truth when I said that the Congress engages in dynastic rule". He stressed on his point by saying that the dynastic rule is a fact in the Congress, and made it crystal clear to the Congress that he is not attacking them with his statement. ...
09:48 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Watch: Narendra Modi's full speech at BJP National Executive meet

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is being projected by some in BJP as its Prime Ministerial face for 2014 elections, on Sunday asked his party cadres to work hard to present an alternative to the UPA government. ...
01:45 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Cong plays dynasty politics, Pranab would have made a better PM: Modi The Congress party is a commission party, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi made his pitch for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to treat the election as a freedom struggle. ...  
12:42 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Country would have been less destroyed had Pranab been the PM instead of Manmohan: Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking during BJP's national Executive meet in New Delhi, said President Pranab Mukherjee would have been a better prime minister instead of Manmohan Singh. Modi also called PM Manmohan a night watchman appointed by the UPA. ...
12:00 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Live: Modi says UPA appointed PM Manmohan Singh is a night watchman Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to BJP members whuile addressing the concluding session of the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive meet in New Delhi on Sunday. "Don't have words to express gratitude for the welcome that I received yesterday," said Modi. ...  
11:14 AM, Mar 03, 2013

Modi set to address BJP conclave today as party paves way for his bigger role BJP National Executive has become a platform for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to be showcased by his party. All eyes will be on Modi as he addresses the conclave on Sunday in New Delhi. Many BJP leaders including party President Rajnath Singh on Saturday praised Modi's leadership. ...  
07:37 AM, Mar 03, 2013