Congress candidate Abhijit Govindrao Wanjarri has won the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections for the second consecutive time, defeating BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohle by 3,271 votes.
The BJP criticised National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his comments that Pakistan’s efforts to raise the Kashmir issue internationally were helping Kashmiris, and demanded an apology.
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut says India needs Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership more than ever amid the regime change controversy. She also expresses condolences following the Kolkata Durga Puja stampede that claimed 19 lives.
BJP president Nitin Nabin is scheduled to visit Durga Puja pandals and attend party programmes in Patna on October 17 and 18. The administration has announced traffic restrictions, diversions and exemptions for emergency vehicles.
Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, 98, was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi with a chest infection on Friday evening. He is under observation, and his condition remains stable.
The BJP is preparing a nationwide outreach campaign to counter Congress claims over electoral roll revision and the Election Commission. Party leaders are expected to use a 24-page dossier to present the party’s position.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday hit out at the BJP over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at the Chief Minister’s Camp Office, saying it signals that the Punjab elections will be held on time and accusing the BJP of launching its election campaign in the state through investigative agencies.
With the BJP left without any issue to take to the people in Punjab, the Modi government has now resorted to the blatant misuse of central investigative agencies, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at the camp office of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann just months before the Assembly elections exposing its desperation to gain a foothold in the state.
With the BJP left without any issue to take to the people in Punjab, the Modi government has now resorted to the blatant misuse of central investigative agencies, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at the camp office of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann just months before the Assembly elections exposing its desperation to gain a foothold in the state.
Vote counting for six bypolls across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry is underway. BJP candidates lead in Bengal and Assam, while TVK faces competition from AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
Delhi Police have registered an FIR after Srinagar resident Fahim Nazir alleged that he was assaulted during a Congress protest in New Delhi while carrying a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.