Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News

04 Oct 2024

Chennai

'Wait and see...': Udhayanidhi on Pawan Kalyan's 'Sanatan Dharm' challenge

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has responded to Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan's recent challenge concerning his controversial "sanatan dharm is like malaria, dengue" remark.

04 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

'What's...the hurry': SC chides Delhi-LG for holding election without mayor 

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena over his decision to hurry the elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee members without the mayor.

04 Oct 2024

Hisar

Why this Haryana village challenged candidates to drink foul-smelling water 

As the Haryana elections approach, voters in a village have posed a challenge to political candidates seeking their votes.

03 Oct 2024

Bengaluru

'Savarkar ate beef, wasn't against cow slaughter': Karnataka minister

Congress leader and Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has stirred a controversy with his comments about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's dietary habits and views on cow slaughter.

03 Oct 2024

Roopa Ganguly

BJP leader Rupa Ganguly arrested after protest over student's death

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Roopa Ganguly was arrested on Thursday and taken to the Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar.

03 Oct 2024

Instagram Stories

Kangana's 'country don't have fathers' remark sparks row

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has once again found herself in the midst of controversy.

02 Oct 2024

Karnataka

Siddaramaiah faces backlash after Congress worker removes his shoes

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing criticism after a video surfaced online showing a Congress worker removing his shoes during a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday.

02 Oct 2024

Bihar

Prashant Kishor launches Jan Suraaj Party in Bihar

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor launched his political party, the Jan Suraaj Party, in Patna on Wednesday.

02 Oct 2024

Lord Shiva

Hindu group removes Sai Baba statues from Varanasi temples

Statues of Sai Baba were removed from several temples in Varanasi as part of a campaign launched by a Hindu outfit—Sanatan Rakshak Dal.

01 Oct 2024

Maha Vikas Aghadi

'Asked BJP for 10 seats in Maharashtra polls': Ramdas Athawale

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Tuesday that he has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to give eight to 10 seats to his party, the Republican Party of India (A), in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.

01 Oct 2024

Rahul Gandhi

'Your family did naach-gaana all their lives...': Yogi attacks Rahul

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "naach-gaana" comment on the January 22 consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

30 Sep 2024

Baramulla

J&K Assembly election phase 3: Polling in 40 seats today

The third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections began on Tuesday morning, with voting taking place in 40 constituencies.

30 Sep 2024

Atishi

Electoral list deletions: SC stays defamation case against Kejriwal, Atishi

The Supreme Court on Monday halted the criminal proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi in a defamation case.

30 Sep 2024

Andhra Pradesh

'Keep Gods out of politics...': SC on Tirupati laddu row

The Supreme Court on Monday talked about the importance of separating religion and politics while hearing petitions about claims of animal fat in the ghee used for making laddus at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati temple.

30 Sep 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

'BJP made Delhi gangsters' capital': Posters appear across city

A series of posters accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party for turning Delhi into a "capital of gangsters" have appeared across the city.

30 Sep 2024

Chhattisgarh

'State of confusion...':CM Saini predicts Congress defeat in Haryana polls

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini hit out at the Congress on Monday ahead of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's visit to the election-bound state.

30 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

'Display of spite...': Shah slams Kharge over remark on Modi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday criticized Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge for involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his personal health issues.

30 Sep 2024

Eknath Shinde

'If someone from Delhi tells me...': Uddhav attacks Amit Shah

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of shifting industrial projects from Mumbai to Gujarat—the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

29 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

Haryana BJP expels 8 leaders, including ex-ministers, for 6 years 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled eight of its Haryana leaders after they decided to run for the upcoming state assembly polls as independent candidates.

29 Sep 2024

AIADMK

Udhayanidhi is now Tamil Nadu deputy CM, Senthil Balaji minister 

Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, took oath as the state's new deputy chief minister on Sunday.

29 Sep 2024

Bengaluru

'Clear-cut case of extortion': Complainant attacks Sitharaman over electoral bonds

Co-President of Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath (JSP), Adarsh Iyer, who filed a complaint against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, claimed that they misused their power to shake down companies for money.

27 Sep 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

BJP's Sunder Singh wins Delhi MCD standing committee's last seat

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sunder Singh has emerged victorious in the election for the last vacant seat of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Standing Committee (MCD).

27 Sep 2024

Janata Dal (Secular)

FIR filed against Siddaramaiah, wife in MUDA land scam

An FIR has been registered against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife, Parvathy Siddaramaiah, by the Mysore Lokayukta Superintendent of Police (SP) over a land allotment scam involving the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

27 Sep 2024

N Chandrababu Naidu

Jagan Reddy cancels Tirupati temple visit amid animal fat row

YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy has called off his scheduled visit to the Tirumala temple on Saturday.

27 Sep 2024

Jaipur

Rajasthan: BJP MLA 'purifies' Congress turncoat councilors with gangajal, gomutra

To rid the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage (JMCH) office of corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Balmukund Acharya from Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, sprinkled a mixture of Gangajal and gomutra (cow urine) on the office premises and Congress councilors.

27 Sep 2024

Jitendra Awhad

Row after NCP-SP leader's wife compares Bin Laden to Kalam

Ruta Awhad, the wife of Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad, has sparked a political row after comparing former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam with terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

27 Sep 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi: MCD Standing Committee polls today after AAP-LG face-off

The election for the last vacant position on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Standing Committee will take place at 1:00pm on Friday.

27 Sep 2024

Devendra Fadnavis

'Our police won't clap if attacked...': Fadnavis on Badlapur case

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the shooting of the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case was done in self-defense.

27 Sep 2024

Digvijaya Singh

Rahul gets Defence, Kangana in Communications panel of Parliament 

The Parliament on Thursday reshuffled its standing committees with setting up 24 key panels.

26 Sep 2024

Defamation Case

Court sentences Sanjay Raut to 15-day jail in defamation case 

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has been convicted by a metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai's Mazgaon in a defamation case.

26 Sep 2024

Bombay High Court

Plea seeks FIR against Eknath Shinde, Rane over anti-Muslim remarks

A Mumbai resident, Mohammad Wasi Sayed, has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking the registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane.

26 Sep 2024

Kangana Ranaut

'Illogical...': BJP leader slams Ranaut for her farm laws remarks

Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill criticized party MP Kangana Ranaut over her recent remarks on the three farm laws, calling her statements "consistent rant and illogical."

25 Sep 2024

DK Shivakumar

Court orders probe in MUDA case: Siddaramaiah says 'not afraid'

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed his readiness to face an investigation after a trial court's directive to file a police case against him.

25 Sep 2024

Indian Army

Odisha custodial 'sexual assault': Suspended cop to undergo polygraph test

The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police will conduct a polygraph test on Dinakrushna Mishra, the suspended station house officer (SHO) of Bharatpur.

25 Sep 2024

High Court

Karnataka court orders Lokayukta probe against Siddaramaiah in MUDA case

A special court in Karnataka has ordered the Lokayukta, a state-level corruption watchdog, to investigate allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

25 Sep 2024

Kangana Ranaut

Amid row, BJP MP Kangana apologizes, retracts 'farm laws' remark

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut apologized on Wednesday for her comments suggesting that the three farm laws—repealed in November 2021—should be reinstated "in the interest of all farmers."

25 Sep 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow: HDFC Bank employee dies at work; colleagues blame stress

An HDFC Bank employee in Lucknow, Sadaf Fatima, died after falling off her chair while working in the office on Tuesday.

25 Sep 2024

Kangana Ranaut

BJP condemns Kangana's statement on farm laws amid Congress's wrath

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has once again courted controversy by saying that the three contentious farm laws—repealed by the Centre after extended farmer protests—should be reinstated.

24 Sep 2024

Aaditya Thackeray

'Balatkari bachao alliance...': BJP slams INDIA bloc over Badlapur encounter

After the opposition lodged a protest with the Maharashtra government over the death of Badlapur rape accused Akshay Shinde on Monday night while in custody, the Bharatiya Janata Party hit out the bloc.

24 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

Bangladesh protests Amit Shah's 'infiltrators' remark at Jharkhand poll rally

The interim government in Bangladesh has lodged a formal protest with India over comments made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.