Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News
07 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiUP Assembly elections 2022: Final phase of polling underway
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 began at 7 am on Monday.
04 Mar 2022
KarnatakaBJP MLA's controversial remark on student's death in Ukraine
Arvind Bellad, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Karnataka, has courted controversy with his remarks on the recent killing of an Indian student in Ukraine.
03 Mar 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP Elections 2022 phase 6: Voting underway in 57 seats
The voting for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 began at 7 am on Thursday.
28 Feb 2022
ManipurManipur elections: Voting underway in 38 seats in first phase
Polling to elect members of the state legislative assembly in the northeastern state of Manipur began on Monday morning.
24 Feb 2022
IndiaRajasthan: BJP MLAs to return government's iPhone 13 'gift'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Rajasthan have decided to return the state government's 'gift' of iPhone 13 to ease the state government's "financial burden."
22 Feb 2022
KarnatakaSix arrested for Bajrang Dal member's murder in Karnataka's Shivamogga
The police in Karnataka's Shivamogga district have arrested six people in connection with the murder of Harsha—a 26-year-old member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal.
21 Feb 2022
KeralaCPI(M) worker hacked to death in Kerala; party blames RSS
A worker associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was allegedly hacked to death in the Kannur district of northern Kerala early on Monday, local police said.
20 Feb 2022
KanpurUP elections: FIR against Kanpur Mayor for sharing EVM photos
An FIR has been registered against BJP's Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey after she took and shared photos of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) inside the polling booth.
17 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiBJP trying to defame Punjab, Punjabiyat: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh
Two days before the assembly elections in Punjab, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged people to vote for Congress in the state and cautioned people against BJP's "divisive policies."
12 Feb 2022
UttarakhandUttarakhand CM Dhami promises Uniform Civil Code if re-elected
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday promised to implement a Uniform Civil Code in the state if his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retains power in the upcoming elections.
11 Feb 2022
PunjabBefore Punjab elections, Channi's nephew sent to 14-day judicial custody
A court in Punjab on Friday sent Bhupinder Singh "Honey" to judicial custody for 14 days in a case of illegal sand mining.
10 Feb 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP elections: Yogi Adityanath warns state 'may become Kashmir, Bengal'
As Uttar Pradesh goes to poll on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state could become West Bengal, Kerala, or Kashmir if the voters "make a mistake."
10 Feb 2022
HyderabadWhat is China's role in the Statue of Equality controversy?
The Statue of Equality, the 216 feet seated Ramanujacharya idol in a temple in Hyderabad, has created a dispute among Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
09 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshCongress promises to create jobs, waive loans in UP manifesto
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released the party's election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh polls on Wednesday.
08 Feb 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka schools and colleges shut as hijab row escalates
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday ordered all high schools and colleges to remain shut for the next three days.
08 Feb 2022
Samajwadi PartySP releases manifesto for UP, promises to make farmers debt-free
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday released the party's manifesto for upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
08 Feb 2022
Samajwadi PartyBJP promises jobs, electricity, gas in manifesto for UP elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, due to begin this week.
05 Feb 2022
KarnatakaRahul Gandhi, BJP leaders weigh in on Karnataka hijab row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke out on the controversy over Muslim students' demand to wear the hijab (a traditional headscarf) during their college classes.
03 Feb 2022
Samajwadi Party150+ candidates in UP elections phase 1 face criminal cases
A whopping 156 candidates contesting in the first phase of upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms.
03 Feb 2022
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi slams Amit Shah over 'shoe-incident', BJP hits back
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday in Parliament and sought an apology from him.
02 Feb 2022
IndiaMamata Banerjee re-elected as TMC chairperson; seeks anti-BJP parties' cooperation
After being re-elected as the chairperson of Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought the cooperation of all anti-BJP fronts in the country to oust the saffron party from power in 2024.
02 Feb 2022
Arunachal PradeshChinese army tortured, gave electric shocks to Indian teen: MP
Miram Taron, the 17-year-old teenager from Arunachal Pradesh who went missing on the India-China border in January, was given electric shocks by the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) of China, said Tapir Gao, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from the state.
28 Jan 2022
Supreme Court Of India'Unconstitutional': Supreme Court revokes suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Maharashtra Assembly's decision to suspend 12 members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
26 Jan 2022
Narendra ModiIn PM Modi's R-Day attire, a message for poll-bound states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sported a traditional cap from Uttarakhand at the 73rd Republic Day celebrations in the heart of New Delhi.
25 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathAhead of UP elections, Congress leader RPN Singh joins BJP
Former Union Minister and Congress leader RPN Singh on Tuesday quit the party just weeks ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
25 Jan 2022
MaharashtraMaharashtra MLA's son among 7 students dead in car accident
Seven college students, including the son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vijay Rahangdale, died after their car fell off a bridge in Maharashtra in the early hours of Tuesday.
24 Jan 2022
MaharashtraFadnavis hits out at Shiv Sena over Thackeray's 'Hindutva' remark
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis hit out at the Shiv Sena over Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's remark that the BJP uses Hindutva for power.
23 Jan 2022
Samajwadi PartyUP elections: India's tallest man, Dharmendra Pratap Singh, joins SP
Dharmendra Pratap Singh, said to be India's tallest man, joined Samajwadi Party on Saturday ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
20 Jan 2022
Uttar PradeshPoster girl of Congress' 'ladki hoon...' campaign joins BJP
Priyanka Maurya—the face of Congress party's "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" (I'm a girl and I can fight) poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh—has joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of state elections.
19 Jan 2022
Narendra ModiVijay Rawat, brother of late CDS Bipin Rawat, joins BJP
Colonel (Retired) Vijay Rawat, the younger sibling of the late Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Wednesday.
19 Jan 2022
Samajwadi PartyWho is Aparna Yadav, BJP's new recruit from Mulayam's family?
Aparna Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law, added a fresh twist to the political scene in Uttar Pradesh after she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday.
16 Jan 2022
Samajwadi PartyBefore UP elections, former IPS joins BJP, ex-minister joins SP
After his recent voluntary retirement, former IPS officer Asim Arun joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lucknow on Sunday.
15 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath to contest UP polls from Gorakhpur
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday confirmed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Gorakhpur (Urban) constituency.
14 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP elections: Major upset for BJP; 7 defectors join SP
Former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Ministers Dharam Singh Saini and Swami Prasad Maurya joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday.
13 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathBJP MLA Mukesh Verma quits; 7th resignation before UP elections
Weeks before the Uttar Pradesh elections, Shikohabad MLA Mukesh Verma announced his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday morning.
12 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathSwami Prasad Maurya: Why this BJP dissenter now faces arrest
A month ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections, Swami Prasad Maurya tendered a shocking resignation as a minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led state government on Tuesday.
11 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathLED raths, door-to-door campaigns: BJP's plan for UP elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh will begin a door-to-door campaign across the state from Tuesday.
10 Jan 2022
GoaGoa: BJP Minister quits before elections; may join Congress
Goa Minister Michael Lobo on Monday resigned as a minister and as an MLA ahead of Assembly elections in the state scheduled next month.
06 Jan 2022
Narendra ModiPresident expresses concern over Modi's security breach; CCS interferes
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday voiced his displeasure at an alleged breach of security during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab.
29 Dec 2021
Andhra PradeshAndhra BJP chief promises liquor at Rs. 70 if voted
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit president Somu Veerraju on Tuesday promised to bring down prices of liquor in the state if the party is voted to power.