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Former Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joined the BJP on Thursday along with his wife Renuka Bishnoi here in the presence of senior party leaders, including state Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Bishnoi, son of former chief minister Bhajan Lal, has been an MLA for four terms and MP for two terms while his wife is also an ex-MLA. Khattar welcomed him into the party at a ceremony at the BJP headquarters and said his induction will help the organisation. He noted that Bishnoi has been supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and backed the BJP during the recent Rajya Sabha polls despite being a Congress MLA. Lauding Modi as a "great prime minister", Bishnoi said it would not be wrong to describe him as "India's best prime minister" who always thinks about the country and the poor's welfare. Bishnoi, who was a BJP ally earlier before joining the Congress, also lauded Khattar, saying his reputation remains spotless despite being chief minister for over … [Read more...] about Ex-Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joins BJP

Aam Aadmi Party AAP candidate Durgesh Pathak was on Sunday morning leading over his BJP rival Rajesh Bhatia by a margin of over 1,000 votes at the end of the fifth round of counting of votes for the Rajinder Nagar assembly bypoll. At the beginning of the counting Pathak was leading with over 1,500 votes but the the lead margin reduced to 1,153 by the end of fifth round as counting of votes began on Sunday morning. After the fifth round of counting, Pathak had secured nearly 50 per cent of the votes counted, according to official data shared by authorities. Bhatia was behind him with 45.6 per cent share of the votes counted in the first round. Congress candidate Prem Lata was trailing with a meagre 1.99 per cent vote share, according to the official data. Bypoll to the crucial assembly seat had taken place on June 23 with a low turnout of 43.75 percent. Fourteen candidates are trying their luck in the contest, largely seen as a battle between a confident AAP and a … [Read more...] about Rajinder Nagar bypoll: AAP’s lead over BJP in fifth round of counting reduces to over 1,000 votes

(Image: AP) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Lok Sabha bypolls in Rampur and its candidate was leading in Azamgarh by elections as the counting of votes was in the final stages on June 26. In Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, BJP candidate Ghanshyam Lodhi was leading with a margin of over 42,000 votes, while the party's nominee Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' was ahead in Azamgarh by over 11,500 votes, according to the latest numbers shared by Election Commission of India. BJP's national general secretary (Organisation), BL Santosh said the party had won the Rampur seat. "History being made. BJP wins Rampur LS by election by 37,797 votes . Azamgarh is also about to win . Death knell to communal, divisive, minority appeasement politics . Mandate for politics of Vikas practiced by PM Narendra Modi ably assisted by CM Yogi Adityanath ," Santosh said in a tweet. History being made. @BJP4India wins Rampur LS by election by 37797 votes . Azamgarh is also about to win . Death … [Read more...] about UP bypolls: BJP wrests Rampur Lok Sabha seat from SP, leading in Azamgarh; history being made, says BL Santosh

Yashwant Sinha The July 18 presidential election is much more than a personal contest and is a step towards resisting the authoritarian streak of the government, the Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday. In an interview to PTI, Sinha said he was not in any ’dharma sankat’ over not getting the support of his son, Jayant Sinha, a BJP MP. ”…he follows his ’Raj Dharma’, I will follow my ’Rashtra Dharma’,” he said. ”This election is more than merely the election of the president of India. This election is a step towards resisting the authoritarian policies of the government. This election is a message to the people of India that there should be resistance to these policies,” he told PTI. On the BJP-led NDA nominating Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader, for the presidential election, the former Union minister said elevating an individual does not ensure the elevation of the whole community and the BJP’s projection of Murmu was nothing more than political … [Read more...] about My son will follow his ‘Raj Dharma’, I will follow my ‘Rashtra Dharma’: Yashwant Sinha on BJP MP Jayant Sinha

Shiv Sena MLA With the Centre providing Y-plus security to Maharashtra’s rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, the party on June 27 claimed it was now evident that the BJP was "pulling the strings" amid the current political turmoil in the state. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' likened the rebel Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde to "big bulls", and alleged that they have been "sold" for Rs 50 crore. The Centre on Sunday extended Y-plus security cover of CRPF commandos to at least 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, officials earlier said. Those who were provided the security cover include Ramesh Bornare, Mangesh Kudalkar, Sanjay Shirsat, Latabai Sonawane, Prakas Surve and 10 others. Their families living in Maharashtra will also be secured, the officials had said. About four to five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandos, in shifts, will be securing each MLA once they are in Maharashtra, they added. The editorial in 'Saamana' said, "Finally, the BJP has been unmasked. They were … [Read more...] about BJP pulling strings in Maharashtra, claims Shiv Sena on Y-plus security to rebel MLAs

ajit pawar (Image: Twitter/@AjitPawarSpeaks) While the movement of Shiv Sena chief and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis has been at the core of discussions related to Maharashtra’s political turmoil, there is one politician who has managed to stay off the limelight. It is this politician – NCP’s Ajit Pawar — who is now being discussed in hush-hush voices over cups of tea in drawing rooms. Leaders and ministers of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government have been curiously analysing his role in the political mess that spilled over Maharashtra soon after the cross-voting in the Legislative Council elections. “Better keep an eye on Ajit Pawar. He went missing for two hours leaving his security behind amid the ongoing crisis,” said a senior minister in the government, on condition of anonymity. So what happens to junior Pawar, if the BJP … [Read more...] about The mysterious case of Ajit Pawar: Distrust among MVA amid talks of BJP forming govt

(Representational image; Credit: Reuters) The BJP faces an arduous task of beating an anti-incumbency of over 24 years when it enters the Assembly poll ring in Gujarat and the saffron party is expected to encounter tough challenge from the opposition Congress and the new entrant AAP in its bid for a record-equalling seventh straight term in office, according to political analysts. The BJP has reworked its strategy to retain Gujarat, a party stronghold where polls are due by 2022-end, and if it succeeds in achieving the goal, it will match the record of the Left Front which won seven Assembly elections in a row in West Bengal. The CPI(M)-dominated alliance ruled the eastern state from 1977 to 2011. Gujarat's ruling party, which was reduced to a tally of under-100 (99 seats) out of the total 182 in the 2017 elections for the first time in the six consecutive elections it won since 1995, has taken major steps to fight anti-incumbency like changing the entire government, … [Read more...] about BJP desperate to win Gujarat polls, but anti-incumbency, Congress pose challenges: Analysts

Rajyavardhan Rathore Asserting that the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur was not merely a murder but a "terror attack", the BJP on June 29 held the Congress government in Rajasthan responsible for the grisly crime and claimed that terror outfits are flourishing in the state due to its appeasement policy towards one community. BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore slammed Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for terming the incident as a murder, and said Lal’s killing was not an isolated incident but marked continuation of a series of crimes linked to religious bigotry. Not a week has gone by when some "jihadi" incident has not happened in the state, he told a press conference. Killers filmed his killing and made the video viral to terrorise the country, he said, calling it a terror attack. Rathore also hit out at Gehlot for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make an appeal for peace as there is communal tension in the country, saying the chief minister should … [Read more...] about BJP terms Kanhaiya Lal’s killing terror attack, says Rajasthan government’s policies encouraging extremists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File photo) Denied permission to attend a global conference in Singapore, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided to head to Gujarat and campaign for his party in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming assembly elections. Kejriwal had requested Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena seeking permission to visit Singapore to attend the ‘Eighth World Cities Summit and WCS Mayors Forum’, but the request was turned down arguing that the Delhi government does not have an exclusive domain over the issues to be discussed at the conference, and hence it would inappropriate for him to participate in it. Kejriwal later directly approached the external affairs ministry, and also wrote to the Prime Minister but still didn’t get the political clearance to travel abroad. The tussle between the Delhi government and the LG has escalated … [Read more...] about Battleground Gujarat | BJP-AAP tussle intensifies as Arvind Kejriwal goes on the offensive

Jayant Sinha BJP leader and former minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha on Monday asserted that there is no 'mehngai' (inflation) and the Opposition has been looking for it but is unable to find it. Participating in the debate on price rise in Lok Sabha, Sinha contended that the government has ensured that the "thali" (plate) of the poor is full of eatables and the people are shielded from the impact of inflation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis. Hitting out at opposition parties for doling out freebies, he said, "There are a lot of the 'revadi' people. In Rajasthan also choorma is being made and ghee is being added to it. We have to be careful of those making choorma, sandesh, jalebi, and those reveriwalas who are destroying the country." In a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, he said, "Delhi people have got a halwaai who keeps making jalebi and he has taken that to Punjab and now since elections are coming, that … [Read more...] about Opposition looking for ‘mehngai’, but it is not there: BJP leader Jayant Sinha