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Kharge under pressure to deliver Cong win in home turf Kalaburagi
Kharge has also been waiting for a long time to avenge the defeat in the last Lok Sabha election in his home turf Kalaburagi. He was defeated by a margin of 95,452 votes by BJP candidate Umesh Jadhav. The defeat badly affected the veteran Congress politician hailing from the oppressed class. At a time when the BJP is in.
BJP banks big time on campaign blitz of Modi, Shah and Yogi
According to BJP insiders, the saffron party is banking heavily on the wave to be created by national leaders in the run-up to the elections. The party leadership has planned a series of meetings, public rallies, and roadshows of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to counter the heat.
BJP wins as Cong wanes in Christian-dominated Nagaland
When the Congress' organisational strength started diminishing in the northeastern states including Nagaland, the BJP started expanding its base in the region, which has 498 MLAs and 25 Lok Sabha members in eight states including Sikkim. The grand old party, which ruled Nagaland till 2003, could not win a single seat.
BJP woos Pasmanda Muslims by handing out tickets to them in UP local polls
For the first time, all parties have given tickets to Muslims in abundance.The BJP has also reposed faith in Muslim candidates this time. According to political experts, the BJP keeps on experimenting continuously, so that it can get electoral success. This is the reason why the BJP, which has so far refrained from giving tickets.
Watch | PM Modi addresses 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', calls it festival of goodness
Addressing the 100th episode of his monthly radio broadcast, the Prime Minister said: "Friends, October 3, 2014 (the day when the first episode was aired) was the festival of Vijaya Dashami and all of us together started the journey of 'Mann Ki Baat' on that day. Vijaya Dashami is the festival of victory of good over evil.
Cong pins its hopes on Rahul's unprecedented Lingayat outreach
Why so much of emphasis is laid on his outreach? Why is the BJP stung by his outreach and charges by Lingayat leaders former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi? Why is Union Home Minister Amit Shah, ther national leaders Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan reaching.
Kharge, Siddaramaiah's statements offer BJP way out of Lingayat humiliation charge
The statements by leaders of the grand old party regarding 'corrupt' Lingayat chief ministers and comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a 'poisonous snake (later withdrawn) have given the BJP much-needed ammunition to counter the narrative e the Congress spun around former CM Jagadish Shettar.
Mukul Roy returns to Kolkata, says 'I'm with BJP'
However, when mediapersons asked if his intention to meet the top BJP leadership in the national capital was successful, Roy remained quite vague. However, when mediapersons asked if his intention to meet the top BJP leadership in the national capital was successful, Roy remained quite vague. However, during his 12-day.
'Contrary to the idea of welfare state', wife of slain IAS officer moves SC against Anand Mohan's release
The plea filed by Uma Krishnaiah, the wife of G. Krishnaiah, contended that life imprisonment awarded as a substitute for death penalty has to be carried out strictly as directed by the court, and it would be beyond application of remission. The sentence of imprisonment for life given to a convict as a substitute for death.
Priyanka meets Shettar, other Cong leaders in K'taka
The meeting, held at a hotel, was also attended by prominent leaders of the Lingayat community. During the meeting, Priyanka Gandhi gave a call to ensure Shettar's victory. He will contest the May 10 Assembly election from Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency. Notably, Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah.
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