Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News
30 Oct 2024
Ashish ShelarTrouble in Mahayuti as allies disagree over Nawab Malik's candidature
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are at loggerheads over the nomination of Nawab Malik for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
30 Oct 2024
Congress PartyRajasthan Congess, BJP spar over ban on calling cows 'strays'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Rajasthan government has issued an order discouraging the use of the term "stray" for cows, calling it "insulting" and "inappropriate."
30 Oct 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra polls: Uncertainty looms over 15 seats as nominations end
The nomination process for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections ended on Tuesday with 7,995 candidates filing 10,905 nominations for the 288 assembly seats.
30 Oct 2024
Maharashtra AssemblyBJP opposes NCP's candidate Nawab Malik in Maharashtra elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opposed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s decision to field Nawab Malik from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
29 Oct 2024
Eknath ShindeShinde Sena MLA missing after being denied assembly poll ticket
Shrinivas Vanga, a member of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has reportedly gone missing after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
29 Oct 2024
Bangladesh'Stir up Hindu-Muslim tensions...': Soren on Sarma's 'Jharkhand mini-Bangladesh' remark
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of dividing society and ignoring the marginalized.
28 Oct 2024
Andhra PradeshWhy Hyderabad imposed month-long prohibitory orders
The Hyderabad Police have banned processions, protests, and public meetings in the city for a month.
28 Oct 2024
DY ChandrachudCJI Chandrachud addresses controversy over PM Modi's Ganesh puja visit
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has weighed in on the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting his home for Ganesh Puja. He said such meetings do not entail discussions on judicial matters.
27 Oct 2024
Congress PartyCongress MLA booked over 'rejected goods' remarks on Sita Soren
Jharkhand Congress leader Irfan Ansari is in hot water for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sita Soren.
27 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'Want to kill me?': Kejriwal claims BJP plotted his attack
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of allegedly attacking him during his padyatra in Vikaspuri, West Delhi, on Friday.
26 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi BJP chief hospitalized after dip in Yamuna
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Virendra Sachdeva was hospitalized on Saturday, nearly 48 hours after he took a dip in the heavily polluted Yamuna River.
24 Oct 2024
MohaliPunjab BJP expels Satkar Kaur, arrested in drug peddling case
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab has expelled its leader and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Satkar Kaur, after her arrest in a drug trafficking case.
24 Oct 2024
Akhilesh Yadav'Congress-mukt Bharat.'..: BJP leader's jibe at SP-Congress alliance
The Congress party has opted not to contest the upcoming by-elections for nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats and will instead support the Samajwadi Party (SP).
24 Oct 2024
Aksai ChinBJP accuses DMK of sharing India's 'incomplete' map, demands apology
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu has accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of sharing a map of India that allegedly excludes Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin.
23 Oct 2024
KeralaWho is Navya Haridas, the 'accidental' politician challenging Priyanka Gandhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Navya Haridas as its candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming bypolls.
23 Oct 2024
Yogi AdityanathPosters of Adityanath saying 'batenge to katenge' surface in Mumbai
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, posters of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have appeared in Mumbai.
20 Oct 2024
Eknath Shinde'Darshan' in-charge fired after Shinde's son enters temple's sanctum sanctorum
The Mahakaleshwar temple administration in Ujjain has dismissed Vinod Chouksey, who was in charge of managing darshan arrangements, following a row over the entry of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son inside the temple's sanctum sanctorum.
20 Oct 2024
Nitish KumarEx-Union Minister RCP Singh to quit BJP, form own party
Former Union Minister RCP Singh has announced his decision to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and form his own political party.
20 Oct 2024
Baijayant Jay PandaOdisha tribal woman sends PM Modi ₹100; his response?
A tribal woman from Sundargarh district in Odisha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by giving ₹100 to him.
19 Oct 2024
Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentVijaya Rahatkar, former BJP women's wing chief, appointed NCW chairperson
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) by the central government.
18 Oct 2024
Amit ShahHaryana government announces free dialysis services for kidney patients
The newly formed Haryana government has announced free dialysis services for chronic kidney patients at all government hospitals in the state.
17 Oct 2024
MumbaiBJP's Saharanpur chief resigns after actress alleges sexual exploitation
Puneet Tyagi, the city unit chief of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has resigned after being accused of sexual exploitation.
17 Oct 2024
HaryanaNayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM for 2nd time
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana.
17 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Everyone wants Jayant Patil to...': Sharad Pawar's big hint
Hinting at a larger role for Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Jayant Patil after next month's assembly elections, party chief Sharad Pawar expressed that it was the collective desire for Patil to "take responsibility to rebuild the state."
16 Oct 2024
Arvind KejriwalMake me CM again: Kejriwal in letter to Delhi voters
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has kicked off the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) "Jan Sampark" campaign ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
16 Oct 2024
Jammu And Kashmir'No green corridor...stick-waving': Omar Abdullah's 1st order as J&K CM
Omar Abdullah, in his first decision as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, chose public convenience over protocol.
16 Oct 2024
ChhattisgarhBJP MP claims 'ghost' blocking progress, proposes lemon cutting ritual
Superstition has once again taken centrestage in Chhattisgarh, and politics isn't far behind.
16 Oct 2024
Amit ShahSaini's oath advertisement out in newspapers before key BJP meet
A government advertisement in newspapers has all but confirmed Nayab Singh Saini's return as Chief Minister of Haryana.
15 Oct 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly poll results on November 23: ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on Tuesday.
15 Oct 2024
Kolkata PoliceKolkata: Prohibitory orders issued ahead of Durga Puja carnival
The Kolkata Police has banned gatherings of five or more people in and around Red Road, the venue for Tuesday's Durga Puja Carnival.
14 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Haryana Congress in-charge resigns after party's assembly poll defeat
Deepak Babaria, the Congress's Haryana unit in-charge, has tendered his resignation after the party's defeat in the state assembly elections.
14 Oct 2024
HaryanaAfter Haryana loss, Rahul to review Congress's Maharashtra poll preparedness
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting to review the party's preparedness for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election.
12 Oct 2024
HaryanaHaryana government's oath-taking ceremony on October 17, Modi to attend
The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana will be sworn in on October 17, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced.
12 Oct 2024
JabalpurMadhya Pradesh: BJP faces internal turmoil as MLAs express discontent
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is reeling under internal unrest, with several party MLAs openly voicing their displeasure.
11 Oct 2024
Congress Party'Rahul not...': BJP says INDIA will make LoP post rotational
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday suggested that the opposition INDIA bloc may be considering making the Leader of Opposition (LoP) position in the Lok Sabha rotational.
11 Oct 2024
Akhilesh Yadav'Nitish, withdraw support...': Akhilesh vs BJP over JP garland row
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from the Narendra Modi government, citing an incident where "a socialist" was barred from garlanding the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan.
10 Oct 2024
HaryanaCongress to form fact-finding committee after Haryana poll loss
The Congress party is planning to set up a fact-finding committee after its shocking defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections, ANI reported, citing sources.
10 Oct 2024
Narendra ModiHaryana: Which BJP MLAs are likely to get cabinet positions
After securing a historic third consecutive victory, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now preparing to form the new government in Haryana.
09 Oct 2024
Article 370'Foolish' to expect Article 370 restoration from BJP: Omar Abdullah
National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah has said that hoping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—the party that scrapped Article 370—to restore it is "foolish."
09 Oct 2024
Congress Party2 independent MLAs join BJP after Haryana election results
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana got a major boost with two Independent MLAs—Devender Kadyan and Rajesh Joon—joining the party.
