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BJP doing politics of intimidating people, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

The Allahabad High Court had earlier this month ordered no coercive action be taken against Purohit in the case

BJP leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of opportunistic anti-North Indian bias

BJPleaders on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of being an 'opportunist' and alleged that he belittled north Indians during a speech delivered in the southern state of Kerala.

BJP sweeps polls to municipal corporations in Gujarat; drubbing for Cong

The BJP on Tuesday swept elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat by winning 483 out of 576 seats. The ruling party retained power in all the six municipal corporations in the state -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The polls had been held on February 21. The main opposition Congress got a drubbing, as it won only 55 seats and failed even to open account in Surat. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put up an impressive show by winning 27 seats, all in Surat, and emerged as the main opposition in the Surat Municipal Corporation. The AAP had for the first time fielded 470 candidates across all the six corporations. The BJP won 159 out of 192 seats in Ahmedabad, 68 out of 72 seats in Rajkot, 50 out of 64 seats in Jamnagar, 44 out of 52 seats in Bhavnagar, 69 out of 76 seats in Vadodara and 93 out of 120 seats in Surat. Congress, on the other hand, won seats in single digit in three corporations, and drew a blank in Surat.

Ruckus in SDMC House; Oppn AAP raises alleged 'old scam' in education dept

Commotion prevailed in the House of the BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday as members of the opposition AAP raised slogans and held placards alleging scam in education dept

Midas touch: BJP takes dig at Rahul over Congress govt's fall in Puducherry

As the Congress government in Puducherry fell after losing majority, senior BJP ministers and leaders took a dig at Rahul Gandhi saying it was due to his "Midas touch" that the party lost power in the Union Territory soon after his visit. The Congress government in Puducherry fell on Monday after Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned ahead of the confidence vote in the Assembly with the coalition ministry reduced to a minority due to a spate of resignations of party MLAs and a DMK legislator recently. Seizing on the development, several BJP leaders, state functionaries and ministers took a dig at the grand old party and Rahul Gandhi's leadership. In a sarcastic tweet, Union minister Piyush Goyal said Rahul Gandhi's Puducherry visit to strengthen his party has "gone well". "Congress loses power in Puducherry, reducing its presence to just 3 states, along with trivial existence in Maharashtra & Jharkhand. Few years from now, Congress will only exist in the books of history," he ...

Congress loses Puducherry as CM V Narayanasamy quits before trust vote

With the exit of the Congress government here, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are the only three states in the country ruled by the party on its own

Counting of votes for 6 Gujarat municipal corporations on Tuesday

Polling for 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Feb 21

Aam Aadmi Party, BJP trade charges over Chandni Chowk Hanuman temple

The war of words between the BJP and AAP over a makeshift Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk continued Monday

Puducherry CM, cabinet members resign after losing confidence vote

The government lost the confidence vote brought due to depleted strength of 11 against opposition's 14 in the House

Elgar case: Varavara Rao gets interim bail for 6 months from Bombay HC

Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is currently undergoing treatment in the Mumbai-based Nanavati Hospital

Puducherry Chief Minister Narayanasamy seeks confidence vote in Assembly

Moving the motion, the chief minister told the Assembly that his government had the majority

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas basic mantra of BJP: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' is the "basic mantra" of the party and its mission is to work for the country and its development.

The twists and turns of the farm laws

While most of these need-based measures were mooted by the Swaminathan Commission, these were incorporated into the country's first-ever National Policy for Farmers, brought out by the UPA in 2007

BJP's mission is to work for country: PM Modi at party office bearers' meet

The BJP on Sunday passed a resolution thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reforms in the agriculture sector and for his able leadership in effective handling of the Covid-19 situation

LIVE: Follow 'Raj Dharma', reduce fuel prices, Sonia Gandhi tells PM Modi

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Congress misused govt machinery to win civic body polls: Punjab BJP chief

The Punjab BJP on Friday alleged that the ruling Congress won the civic body polls in the state by misusing the government machinery.

Sreedharan says open to chief ministership if BJP comes to power in Kerala

If BJP wins Kerala assembly polls, focus will be to bring state out of debt trap, develop infrastructure, says Sreedharan ahead of joining party

BJP will come to power in Puducherry, Telangana, NDA in TN: Kishan Reddy

The BJP will form the next government in Puducherry and Telangana while the NDA will come to power in Tamil Nadu with the mandate of the people

Bengal polls LIVE: Amit Shah promises 33% reservation for women if BJP wins

It is for the first time in the run up to the elections that Mamata Banerjee and Shah are holding rallies in the same district. Stay tuned for West Bengal election 2021 campaigns LIVE updates

'Metro man' E Sreedharan to join BJP, likely to contest Kerala polls

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008