Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News
18 Jul 2023
Congress PartyIt's INDIA v/s NDA: 26-party joint opposition alliance named INDIA
The joint opposition front led by the Congress finalized a name for the alliance on the second day of its second meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2023
Delhi PoliceDidn't arrest Brij Bhushan because he 'cooperated': Delhi Police
The Delhi Police has said it didn't arrest outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the WFI's now-suspended Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar, both charged with sexual harassment, as they "cooperated" with the investigation.
18 Jul 2023
Congress PartyOpposition's 26 vs NDA's 38: Parties gear up for 2024
In a show of strength against the 26 opposition parties meeting in Bengaluru to unite ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said 38 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners will meet in New Delhi on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2023
Narendra Modi'Hardcore corruption conference': PM Modi slams opposition meeting, dynasty politics
In a scathing attack on the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said their mantra was only aimed at benefiting themselves and their families.
17 Jul 2023
Lok Sabha ElectionsUPA's name may be changed at Bengaluru opposition meet: Report
The alliance of opposition parties formed to dethrone the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Centre in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections will reportedly no longer go by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) name.
17 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarAjit Pawar meets uncle Sharad Pawar for 2nd consecutive day
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders from his faction arrived at YB Chavan Center, Mumbai, to meet party president Sharad Pawar for the second consecutive day.
17 Jul 2023
Tamil NaduED raids TN minister, son; Stalin points at Opposition meet
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly carried out raids at the premises of Tamil Nadu's Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his son Gautham Sigamani, an MP, in four locations, including Chennai and Viluppuram.
17 Jul 2023
S JaishankarJaishankar, O'Brien among 11 to be elected to Rajya Sabha
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien are among 11 leaders set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha.
17 Jul 2023
Lok Janshakti PartyUncle vs nephew: LJP factions reluctant on BJP's merger attempt
In a bid to prevent the division of votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called on both factions of Bihar's erstwhile Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) to merge.
17 Jul 2023
Congress PartyWhat's on agenda as 24 opposition parties meet in Bengaluru
The leaders of 24 opposition parties will meet in Bengaluru on Monday and Tuesday to develop their plan to challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
16 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarNCP crisis: Rebel leaders pay surprise visit to Sharad Pawar
In a new twist to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) crisis, rebel party leaders led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met party supremo Sharad Pawar at Mumbai's YB Chavan Centre on Sunday and sought his blessings.
16 Jul 2023
Madhya PradeshMP woman gang-raped, BJP leader's son among accused: Report
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's son is reportedly among four persons accused of gang-raping a woman and sexually abusing her minor sister in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.
16 Jul 2023
Raghav Chadha'Positive development': AAP as Congress opposes Delhi ordinance
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday said the Congress's announcement to oppose the Centre's controversial Delhi ordinance was a "positive development."
16 Jul 2023
Congress PartyCongress to not support Centre's Delhi ordinance; backs AAP
In a major development, the Congress on Sunday said that it was opposed to the Centre's controversial Delhi ordinance, essentially backing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital.
16 Jul 2023
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)AAP's big decision on attending joint opposition meeting today
Top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will meet on Sunday to decide whether the party will attend the second joint opposition meeting in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Monday and Tuesday, reported NDTV.
16 Jul 2023
Congress PartyCongress may take 'nuanced approach' on UCC: Report
Several top leaders of the Congress—including P Chidambaram, Salman Khurshid, Manish Tewari and KTS Tulsi, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Vivek Tankha—held a closed-door meeting on Saturday to discuss the party's stand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
16 Jul 2023
Lok Sabha Elections2024 polls: Om Prakash Rajbhar, ex-SP ally, joins BJP-led NDA
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Chief and former ally of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), Om Prakash Rajbhar, officially returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
15 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat polls: Coin flip decides winner on 344 seats
While the final results of the panchayat elections in West Bengal are yet to be declared, the fate of 344 seats in gram panchayats and panchayat samities was reportedly decided by a coin toss, The Indian Express reported.
15 Jul 2023
DelhiBJP, AAP play 'blame game' over Delhi floods
The recent floods that wreaked havoc in several parts of Delhi triggered a political blame game between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
13 Jul 2023
BiharPatna: BJP workers clash with police over teacher recruitment policy
The Bihar Police reportedly used water cannons, tear gas, and batons on Thursday to stop Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, protesting against a reported scam in the recruitment of teachers, from marching toward the Bihar Assembly.
13 Jul 2023
PatnaBihar: BJP leader reportedly killed in lathi charge during protest
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Kumar Singh allegedly succumbed to injuries after a lathi charge in Patna, Bihar, the party said on Thursday.
13 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Ajit Pawar may get finance ministry, say reports
Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister, will get the finance ministry in the portfolio distribution, News18 reported, quoting sources.
13 Jul 2023
FloodHaryana: Woman slaps JJP MLA visiting flood-affected areas
Furious over floods and the breach of a small dam in Haryana's Kaithal district, a woman slapped Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) MLA Ishwar Singh on Wednesday when he arrived to meet those affected by the flood.
12 Jul 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghBrij Bhushan caught 'making advances' toward woman wrestler: Police chargesheet
The Delhi Police chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) outgoing chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has "technical evidence" showing him "making advances" toward one of the women wrestlers, according to The Indian Express.
12 Jul 2023
Trinamool CongressBengal panchayat elections: TMC sweeps, BJP finishes distant 2nd
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made a clean sweep in the West Bengal panchayat elections, winning a majority of positions.
11 Jul 2023
MaharashtraMaharashtra: BJP leader calls Uddhav Thackeray 'chief of hijras'
The political battle in Maharashtra intensified further on Tuesday as Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane called former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray the "chief of hijras (eunuchs)."
11 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat election results: TMC wins over 12,000 seats
The counting of votes for the West Bengal panchayat elections was underway amid tight security on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghBrij Bhushan 'sexually harassed, molested wrestlers,' says Delhi Police chargesheet
The Delhi Police's chargesheet in the sexual harassment case against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said he was "liable to be prosecuted and punished for offenses" of harassment, molestation, and stalking.
11 Jul 2023
Jammu And KashmirArticle 370's abrogation: SC to hear pleas from August 2
The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitutional Bench on Tuesday said that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from August 2.
11 Jul 2023
West BengalWest Bengal panchayat elections: Counting begins amid tight security
The counting of votes for West Bengal's panchayat elections started at 8:00am on Tuesday in 339 counting venues across 22 districts of the state in the presence of security forces and CCTV cameras.
10 Jul 2023
Manish SisodiaSupreme Court to hear Manish Sisodia's bail plea on Friday
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia's bail plea in the Delhi liquor policy scam case on Friday.
10 Jul 2023
West BengalWest Bengal: Repolling in 696 booths; violence-related deaths reach 20
The repolling for the West Bengal panchayat elections—which were previously held on Saturday—began at 7:00am on Monday in 696 booths across 19 districts of the state.
09 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Rumors of discontent grow ahead of another cabinet expansion
To include more Shiv Sena MLAs, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, and rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs, the Mahayuti-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition government in Maharashtra would expand the state cabinet this week, reported The Indian Express.
09 Jul 2023
Chirag PaswanWill decide soon: Chirag Paswan on return to NDA
Chirag Paswan, the national president of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has dropped hints of his return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
09 Jul 2023
Uniform Civil CodeArunachal Pradesh: BJP's ally NPP opposes Uniform Civil Code
The National People's Party (NPP)—a coalition partner of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—decided to oppose the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, reported PTI.
09 Jul 2023
TelanganaBJP holds meeting in Hyderabad amid cabinet reshuffle rumors: Report
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a high-level strategy meeting in Telangana's Hyderabad on Sunday as the party prepares for the crucial assembly elections this year and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
09 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat polls: Death toll in poll-related violence reaches 20
The death toll in poll-related violence during Saturday's West Bengal panchayat polls reportedly stood at 20 as of Sunday morning after a worker of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was allegedly stabbed to death in Malda's Baishnavnaga.
08 Jul 2023
Eknath ShindeMaharashtra: 54 MLAs get 7-day deadline to avoid disqualification
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Saturday reportedly issued notices to 54 MLAs—including 40 from the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 14 legislators of the Shiv Sena (UBT)—seeking their response to disqualification petitions against them.
08 Jul 2023
Madhya PradeshMP: Man forced to lick another person's feet, 2 held
While the outrage over the recent urination incident in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi has yet to subside, another unpleasant incident has reportedly taken place in the state.
08 Jul 2023
Narendra ModiWhy PM Modi's Telangana visit is significant for BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for several infrastructure projects worth Rs. 6,100 crore in Telangana on Saturday.
