Tag: BJP
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Rajasthan Guv Mishra’s 6-question reply to CM Gehlot’s urgent Assembly session request
Political crisis in Rajasthan has deepened amid the furore between the Sachin Pilot-led rebel faction and CM Ashok Gehlot’s camp of Congress loyalists. Rajasthan CM has been mulling over convening an assembly session to prove his majority. However, Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra questioned CM Gehlot over his request to convene an Assembly session ‘when his ... -
We are not anti-Hindu, says DMK
Ushering in the election season true BJP-style, a serendipitous video and a twitter war has brought Hindus to the centre of the debate in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, the BJP’s ideology stands clear. And, for now, alone. It might not have yet successfully replicated here the messaging that has served it so well across ... -
Fate of Rajasthan government to be decided by the high court
A petition by Sachin Pilot and his rebel MLAs against the disqualification notices sent to them is coming for hearing tomorrow. A bitter drama has been playing out in Rajasthan since last week with Sachin Pilot in open rebellion against his party. While he has said that he is not joining the BJP, political pundits ... -
BJP demands ouster of TMC govt after MLA’s death
A party delegation from West Bengal met with the President two days after one of its MLAs was found dead in suspicious circumstances. Two days after the unnatural death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray in Bindal village in North Dinajpur district, a delegation from the state unit met President Ram Nath Kovind asking for ... -
Sachin Pilot’s gambit in Rajasthan fails
Stripped of his cabinet position and presidency of the state unit, all eyes are on the young Congressman in anticipation of his next move. After Sachin Pilot and his MLAs failed to attend the second consecutive Congress Legislative Party meeting on Tuesday, it was decided to remove him from the post of Deputy Chief Minister ... -
Crisis in the desert: Pilot’s sidelining with 30 MLAs puts Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s government in minority
The political tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot has taken a dramatic turn as the leaders of ruling party engage in a leadership tug of war. The political scene in Rajasthan is set for a showdown as Pilot claims that Gehlot’s party doesn’t have majority as 30 MLAs have ... -
BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over absence from Parliamentary Committees
Even as the Congress steps up its criticism over the handling of the China crisis, the BJP has accused Rahul Gandhi of skipping nearly a dozen parliamentary committees on defence. Since June 15, when 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a skirmish with the Chinese at the Line of Actual Control, the Congress has ... -
A dozen Scindia loyalists inducted into MP cabinet
The much-awaited cabinet expansion in Madhya Pradesh saw the majority of the ministerial berths being awarded to the supporters of Jyothiradiya Scindia. Three months after Jyothiradiya Scindia’s defection from the Congress to the BJP toppled the Congress-led government in the state, Madhya Pradesh finally has an expanded cabinet. Until now, the government had been functioning ... -
BJP flexes digital muscles for Bihar campaign
The party, which has always been a trendsetter when it comes to the use of technology in political campaigns, has big plans for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. With COVID-19 and social distancing norms, political rallies don’t seem to on the agenda any time soon. But elections must go on and parties are preparing ... -
Who took Chinese money: Congress, BJP trade barbs
The ruling party had accused the Gandhi family of accepting Chinese funds while the Congress hit back with allegations that Chinese firms have been contributing to PM CARES. The past few days have seen tense exchanges between Congress and BJP on who has been taking Chinese money. Earlier in the week, the BJP Law Minister ...
