NDA allies together on coal scam: Sharad Yadav
August 30th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav said Thursday that his party was with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner BJP in its protest over the ... Read more...
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Vice president’s poll: Numbers favour Ansari, says UPA
July 16th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Incumbent Hamid Ansari, who is the ruling UPA's nominee for the Aug 7 vice presidential poll, has an edge over his rival Jaswant Singh, ... Read more...
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NDA to finalise vice presidential nominee Monday
July 15th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance will finalise its vice presidential nominee Monday amid Najma Heptulla's name doing the rounds, party leaders said.The ... Read more...
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BJP for vice presidential contest, to seek NDA nod (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it will contest the Aug 7 vice presidential poll but failed to decide its candidate due to ... Read more...
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BJP for vice presidential contest, to seek NDA nod (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it will contest the Aug 7 vice presidential poll but failed to decide its candidate due to ... Read more...
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BJP to discuss vice presidential poll with NDA allies
July 10th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Treading with caution over the vice presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to call a meeting of its National Democratic Alliance ... Read more...
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Sangma files nomination, says it’s victory of tribal unity (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Terming it a "victory of tribal unity", National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Thursday filed his nomination papers for the July 19 ... Read more...
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Sangma files nomination, says it’s victory of tribal unity
June 28th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Terming it a "victory of tribal unity", National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Thursday filed his nomination papers for the July ... Read more...
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BJP to decide presidential nominee Thursday
June 20th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to decide its presidential candidate Thursday, party sources said.The sources said Wednesday that party leaders, including Sushma ... Read more...
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NDA meet on presidential candidate begins in Delhi
June 17th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, the main opposition group in parliament, began here Sunday to decide upon supporting United ... Read more...
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Divided BJP discusses option of backing Sangma
June 17th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's core committee Saturday weighed the options of backing P. Sangma for the post of president, even as a section within ... Read more...
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NDA to wait and watch: Advani (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is closely watching the developments on the presidential elections and will wait for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to ... Read more...
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BJP tries to bridge gaps on presidential contest (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Indore, May 2 (IANS) Amid differences over the presidential contest, the BJP Wednesday tried to bridge the gap with its leader Sushma Swaraj meeting Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president ... Read more...
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NDA allies to meet, decide strategy for Parliament’s winter session
November 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani called for ouster of the Congress-led government, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders will meet ... Read more...
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14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma
March 7th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 7 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the ... Read more...
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Key NDA allies not in favour of banning Jaswant’s book
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Khalid Akhter
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Jaswant Singh's book that got him expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now creating fissures in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), ... Read more...
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National mandate for Congress, demise of divisive politics (Comment)
May 17th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Gilles Verniers
Although it is yet too early to draw conclusions or formulate a detailed analysis from the results of India's 15th general elections, there is a series of significant ... Read more...
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Akali-BJP alliance under pressure (Poll Curtainraiser - Punjab)
May 12th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Two days of rallies by top national leaders in Punjab may have generated renewed voters' interest in Lok Sabha elections but whether it will affect Wednesday's poll ... Read more...
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NDA showcases unity at Ludhiana rally (Lead/Rroundup)
May 10th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 10 (IANS) It was meant to be an election rally before the fifth and final phase of polling, but the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rally in this industrial city ... Read more...
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NDA rally historic, proves we are united: Advani
May 10th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Sunday said the "historic" and successful rally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners here has sent a ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar shares stage with Modi at NDA rally (Lead)
May 10th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 10 (IANS) After having categorically stated that he would not share the stage with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar attends NDA rally, TRS too joins in
May 10th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 10 (IANS) Sweeping aside all speculation of his switching sides, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar arrived in this industrial city of Punjab Sunday afternoon to ... Read more...
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Not in touch with other parties: Nitish Kumar
May 10th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 10 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, who is being wooed by major political parties, Sunday denied that he or his party was in touch with ... Read more...
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Now Rahul Gandhi targets Chandrababu Naidu
May 9th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), May 9 (IANS) After having raised quite a storm in national political circles by his praise of opposition leaders like Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, Congress general secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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All eyes on Nitish Kumar at NDA’s Sunday rally in Ludhiana
May 9th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 9 (IANS) As the BJP-led NDA puts up its biggest political show of Punjab during this poll campaign with a rally in this industrial city Sunday, all eyes will ... Read more...
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NDA to hold show of strength in Punjab Sunday
May 5th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to put up a big show of strength with its allies at a political rally ... Read more...
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NDA allies root for Advani as PM, not Modi
May 4th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Key allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have made it clear that only L.K. Advani and not Gujarat Chief ... Read more...
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Rights groups ask NDA allies not to nominate Varun
March 23rd, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Rights groups Monday wrote an open letter to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to ensure that Varun Gandhi does not get nominated as a Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Over 65 percent polling recorded in Rajasthan
December 4th, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): The voters turn out in Rajasthan was good with 65 to 68 per cent polling being reported for 200 assembly seats.The polling went off peacefully in ... Read more...
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UPA Govt bound to fall as its strength in LS is not more than 250, claims BJP
July 15th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Pankaj YadavNew Delhi, July 15 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra today claimed that the Congress-led UPA Government was bound to fall on July 22 because the ruling coalition was ... Read more...
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BJP hopes the juggernaut will roll on to next Lok Sabha
May 25th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) After romping home to an unprecedented victory in Karnataka, a jubilant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday asserted the juggernaut is going to roll on to win the ... Read more...
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Most NDA allies absent at meeting over price rise
April 22nd, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's clarion call against price rise has gone unheeded by majority of its allies in the National Democratic Alliance. Only two NDA partners, Shiv ... Read more...
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Vajpayee will remain guardian of party, says Rajnath
December 11th, 2007 - 8:00 pm ICT by admin
Shimla, Dec 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Sngh today said that former Prime Minister and party veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee will continue to play the role of a guardian of ... Read more...
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