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Gandhi's can't see beyond their coterie: BJP on Congress RS nomination
In-charge of BJP's National Information and Technology Department Amit Malviya tweeted, "The Chintan Shivir clearly didn't serve any purpose. Soon after, Congress saw high profile exits. Now it has disappointed it's Rajasthan, Chattisgarh (both election bound) and Maharashtra units by denying nomination to locals for RS. The Gandhis can't see beyond their coterie."
BJP names 16 candidates for RS polls; Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka
The party has fielded Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka and Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra. In a statement, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said that the party's Central Election Committee has approved 16 names for the Rajya Sabha elections. BJP has fielded finance minister Sitharaman and actor-turned-politician Jaggesh from Karnataka, while Kavita Patidar will contest from Madhya Pradesh. From Maharashtra, Union minister Goyal and Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde have been fielded.
Hardik Patel hints at joining BJP next week
Patel in a programme on a TV channel has hinted that he is joining the BJP, and the party will decide from which constituency he will contest the assembly elections. He also said that he is going to lead an Ekta Yatra from Somnath temple to the Statue of Unity.
Speculations galore as BJP's Dilip Ghosh relieved of Bengal affairs
Although the announcement on this count was officially made in New Delhi by the BJP's national President J.P. Nadda, the rippling effect of that development has led the ball of speculation roll in West Bengal. Questions are making the rounds on why Ghosh, under whose leadership the BJP achieved its best-ever results in any election in West Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by bagging 18 out of 42 seats, was relieved from the affairs of the party organisation in the state.
No differences with Nitish Kumar: RCP Singh
Amid uncertainty over his Rajya Sabha nomination, union minister and senior JD-U leader R.C.P Singh on Wednesday denied having differences with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
BJP plans to make inroad among backward Muslims
The BJP is also planning to identify individuals among the backward Muslim community for leadership role in the party and government as a trust building measures to draw maximum benefits in the upcoming assembly polls and ultimately general elections 2024. The saffron party believes that the most of the votes its gets are from the backward Muslim communities who are also beneficiaries of many welfare schemes of the union and party ruled state governments.
BJP leader hacked to death in Chennai
The incident occurred at Chindarapet in Chennai. Balachandran was facing life threats and was provided a personal security officer (PSO) by the Tamil Nadu home department. The murder of Balachandran has raised serious issues of law and order in Chennai as a small-time financier was hacked to death publicly in a busy traffic junction.
Kejriwal has an old habit of taking credit for Centre's work: BJP
The AAP government also claimed that Delhi was going to equal the national record of inducting the most number of buses simultaneously by inducting 150 e-buses into its fleet. The Delhi government has also offered free travel to people for three days in electric buses.
With Arjun Singh's exit, Suvendu Adhikari's importance in Bengal BJP increases
The BJP's central leadership, on Monday, has entrusted Adhikari to take charge of the party's organisation set-up in Barrackpore and fill up the structural vacuum created out of the exit of Singh, who rejoined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday evening.
BJP Lok Sabha member Arjun Singh rejoins Trinamool Congress
He was greeted back into the party by Trinamool General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the party office at Camac Street in central Kolkata. Other top Trinamool leaders, MLAs, and ministers from the North 24 Parganas district were present on the occasion.
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