BJP meets president, demands Gujarat governor’s removal
May 30th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Wednesday and demanded the removal of Gujarat ... Read more...
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BJP MLA arrested in Rajasthan, granted bail
May 29th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Rajasthan was arrested Tuesday for manhandling administrative officers and abusing them with casteist remarks in 2009, police said. ... Read more...
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Government fooling minorities on reservation: BJP
May 29th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A day after Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed sub-quota in jobs on religious grounds, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday slammed the Congress led-central ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP spar over Jagan arrest (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest for illegally amassing wealth triggered a spat with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Congress of ... Read more...
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Court pulls up cash-for-vote accused for wearing sunglasses
May 28th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A special court hearing the cash-for-vote case Monday pulled up an accused for sporting sunglasses during the hearing.Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal pulled up ... Read more...
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Congress loses Shimla local polls after 26 years (Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
S0himla, May 28 (IANS) In a triangular contest, the Congress was Monday voted out of power from the Shimla Municipal Corporation after 26 years of rule, its candidates for ... Read more...
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Congress using CBI against opponents, says BJP
May 28th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the Congress of using the Central Bureau of Investigation against YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy while ... Read more...
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Delhi budget session starts on a stormy note
May 28th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Delhi assembly budget session started on a stormy note Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) members attacking the government for water scarcity ... Read more...
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Jagan arrest: Congress mum, BJP terms it vendetta
May 27th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress Sunday refused to comment on the arrest of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while ... Read more...
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Nepal’s constitutional crisis worries BJP
May 27th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday voiced concern over the constitutional crisis in neighbouring Nepal, terming it a "serious setback"."Major political parties and their ... Read more...
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BJP condemns Modi’s comparison with Goebbels
May 27th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday strongly objected to the Congress comparing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, terming ... Read more...
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Became a presidential candidate incidentally, says Sangma
May 26th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Saturday said he never propagated himself as a presidential candidate but "incidentally became" one.
Sangma said it was ... Read more...
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BJP: A divided house despite patch-up moves
May 26th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) It is now out in the open that not all within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are happy with their president Nitin Gadkari getting ... Read more...
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Government stands by on petrol hike, allies protest (Roundup)
May 25th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The government Friday refused to immediately rollback the sharply hiked petrol prices but promised to take a definitive view soon under pressure from the ... Read more...
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No petrol-diesel vehicles for NDA shutdown
May 25th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The May 31 Bharat Bandh (shutdown) announced by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners may not feature any petrol or diesel vehicles, the BJP said Friday.Bharatiya ... Read more...
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BJP to campaign for Ganga
May 25th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now taken up the cause of preserving the river Ganga and announced a panel Friday led by its firebrand ... Read more...
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Congress says BJP is divided
May 25th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Congress attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday, saying it looked a splintered group."Looked from a distance, the BJP presents the spectacle of ... Read more...
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2014 polls on BJP’s mind, Yeddyurappa props Modi (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patches up and reconciles with its leaders -- with an eye to the general elections -- former Karnataka chief ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa to attend BJP meet in Mumbai
May 25th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) Another patch up is on the cards for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stating Friday that he would ... Read more...
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BJP pitches itself as Congress’ alternative, tries to smooth rifts (Roundup)
May 25th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) With two years to the 2014 general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday strongly pitched itself as an alternative to the Congress, and said ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa likely to come for BJP meet
May 24th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) After settling differences with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders may now try to resolve issues with former Karnataka chief minister ... Read more...
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Book Maneka Gandhi’s animal shelter: Court
May 24th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A Delhi court has directed the registration of a case against a veterinary hospital-cum-shelter, run by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi, for causing ... Read more...
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BJP amends constitution to extend Gadkari’s term (Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday passed an amendment to its constitution which will now enable party president Nitin Gadkari's term to be extended by ... Read more...
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Petrol price hike fuels protests, opposition ire (Roundup)
May 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Street protests rocked parts of India against a sharp hike in petrol prices that the opposition denounced as an assault on the common man.Both ... Read more...
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Modi wins, Joshi quits, BJP downplays conflict (Fourth Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) BJP's star chief minister, Narendra Modi of Gujarat, arrived here Thursday to a grand welcome to attend the national executive meet, with his bete noire ... Read more...
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BJP resolution against Kashmir interlocutors’ report
May 24th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday passed a resolution against the Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors' report, saying that it was against Kashmir's integration with India.The resolution, ... Read more...
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BJP amends constitution to extend Gadkari’s term
May 24th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday passed an amendment to its constitution which will now enable the party to extend president Nitin Gadkari's term by ... Read more...
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Railway minister leads Trinamool rally against petrol hike
May 24th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking ... Read more...
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Petrol hike hits Congress in Hatia
May 24th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) The petrol price hike has put the Congress in Jharkhand in an embarrassing situation ahead of the June 15 Hatia assembly byelection.The poll process began ... Read more...
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NDA calls shutdown May 31 against petrol price hike
May 24th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Thursday called a Bharat Bandh (nationwide shutdown) on May 31 against petrol price hike.The decision was announced by the NDA's ... Read more...
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Will bring together non-Congress parties on presidential candidate: BJP
May 24th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Keeping mum about its preferences for a presidential nominee, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said it will seek to create a consensus among non-Congress ... Read more...
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BJP leader injured while burning effigy
May 24th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 24 (IANS) A BJP local leader sustained serious burn injuries here Thursday when her sari caught fire during a protest against the fuel price hike, police said.Pallavi ... Read more...
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Modi to attend BJP meet, Joshi quits (Third Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Udaipur, May 24 (IANS) Ending days of speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Thursday that its star chief minister, Gujarat's Narendra Modi, will attend the national executive meeting ... Read more...
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Joshi quits BJP national executive, Modi to attend meeting (Second Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Joshi, known as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, Thursday resigned from the party's national executive. Modi ... Read more...
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Kerala shuts down to protest petrol price hike
May 24th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 (IANS) A statewide shutdown was called by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Thursday to protest the huge hike in ... Read more...
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