Shillong, Oct 23 (UNI) Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has ruled out an immediate cabinet reshuffle, downplaying the impact of recent political defections in the state.
Patna, Oct 23 (UNI) RJD Working President and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate the Bihar Legislative Council elections by adding fake voters to electoral rolls, while a clash between rival political camps in Mokama and a late-night police visit to an RJD candidate’s residence added to the political tension surrounding the polls.
Siliguri, Oct 23 (UNI) Police have arrested three people, including the prime accused, Shatru Ghosh, in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old BJP worker, Samir Ghosh, at Ramkeli in the Mahadipur area under English Bazar police station in Malda district.
Mumbai, Oct 23 (UNI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today launched a blistering attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the viral ''Friendship File'' audio clip controversy, denouncing it as a "direct murder and rape of democracy". .
Panchkula, Oct 23 (UNI) The Haryana BJP on Friday convened a high-level Core Committee meeting at its state headquarters, Panchkamal, in Panchkula, under the chairmanship of state in-charge Smriti Irani, with a focus on strengthening the party organisation, improving coordination among its functionaries and expanding grassroots outreach.
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (UNI)BJP Telangana State President N Ramchander Rao participated in the ‘Desha Rakshana–Dharma Rakshana’ Chandi Homa Yagam organised in Mallapur under the auspices of BJP Mahila Morcha leader Geetha Murthy’s family, with the objectives of safeguarding the nation and preserving Sanatana Dharma.
Kakinada, Oct 22 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today ridiculed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leadership for resorting to alleged diversionary tactics, accusing the opposition of manufacturing claims of nomination obstruction to evoke public sympathy ahead of the local body polls.
Aizawl, Oct 22 (UNI) The Congress and the BJP in Mizoram traded accusations over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with the Congress alleging an attempt to delete more than 13 crore voters and the BJP defending the exercise as necessary to ensure free and fair elections.
Ranchi, Oct 22 (UNI) BJP spokesperson Shobha Yadav on Thursday demanded a white paper on the implementation of Jharkhand’s Mukhyamantri Sarathi Yojana, seeking details of skill training, job placements, unemployment allowance and expenditure under the scheme.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) Senior Odisha BJP leader Jatin Mohanty on Thursday criticised former chief minister Naveen Patnaik for his alleged support for those involved in the arrest of two key organisers of the Gen-Z movement, Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das, and demanded their immediate release.
MC RajanChennai, Oct 22 (UNI) Shedding his saffron skin and trying to occupy the pro-Tamil political space, former Tamil Nadu BJP president K.Annamalai has decided to take on Prime Minister Modi head-on, ridiculing the BJP for manufacturing enemies at all times, and castigating the saffron party for forgetting that it has been in power for more than a decade.
Panchkula, Oct 22 (UNI) Haryana BJP has set a three-month target to constitute 11-member committees at every polling booth, state president Dr Archana Gupta said on Thursday after organisational meetings led by state in-charge Smriti Irani and co-in-charge Bhola Singh.
Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct 22 (UNI) Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday said the party was preparing to contest all 117 assembly seats in the 2027 Punjab elections, asserting that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre effectively meant a BJP-led government, but without explicitly ruling out an electoral alliance in the state.
Hyderabad, Oct 22 (UNI) BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday demanded that the Congress government address unresolved issues affecting tribal communities, particularly those concerning Podu lands, instead of making promises during elections.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday made its fiercest attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of having links with foreign-based organisations to create “anarchy and chaos” in India, calling him a “gaddar”, a “traitor”.
Panchkula, Oct 22 (UNI) BJP Haryana in-charge Smriti Irani began a two-day organisational review on Thursday, seeking feedback on the 42 Assembly constituencies the party failed to win in the last election and examining ways to strengthen its local organisation.
Bengaluru, Oct 22 (UNI) Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Thursday criticised the Karnataka government over its decision to extend Mysuru Dasara decorative lighting, demanding at least one hour of daily three-phase electricity supply to farmers facing drought conditions.
Sirsa, Oct 21 (UNI) Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh on Wednesday demanded a white paper on 20 key election promises as the BJP government completed two years of its third term, accusing it of failing to address unemployment, farmers’ grievances, crime and corruption. .
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (UNI) The Opposition BJD on Wednesday questioned the detention of CJP leaders Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka, stressing the need to uphold democratic rights and the rule of law while slamming BJP state president Manmohan Samal for his criticism of Naveen Patnaik.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday drew a political link between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai and the US Department of Justice releasing a photograph featuring Jeffrey Epstein and union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, asking BJP and RSS workers whom they believed was being blackmailed.
Bengaluru, Oct 21 (UNI) Electricity consumers in Karnataka could face an additional burden of up to 50 paise per unit in the October-November billing cycle, with the proposed hike triggering a political confrontation over power procurement costs and the Congress government''s handling of the state''s electricity requirements.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (UNI) The Odisha BJP on WEdnesday accused BJD president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik of backing “anti-India forces”, alleging that his demand for the release of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das reflected support for attempts at a “Bangladeshi-style violent regime change”.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday condemned the killing of four civilians in the latest outbreak of violence in Manipur, accusing the BJP of failing to restore peace and demanding answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah over the prolonged crisis.
By BD NarayankarBengaluru, Oct 20 (UNI) The Karnataka Legislative Council elections to four graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies have emerged as a test of coordination between the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) alliance and an opportunity for the ruling Congress to demonstrate its electoral strength, with the outcome also drawing attention ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (UNI) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP of compromising Odisha’s mineral revenue and failing to protect the state’s interests in the Mahanadi and Kotia disputes, alleging that political compulsions and the party’s dependence on the TDP at the Centre had weakened its resolve.
Satara, Oct 19 (UNI) Political developments in Satara have gathered momentum following the announcement of the Mahayuti alliance''s candidate for the Pune Graduate Constituency election, with differences within the BJP and the uncertain stance of its alliance partners raising concerns over the coalition''s prospects.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Keeping the heat on the Congress over the sexual harassment allegations against Congress MP Angamcha Bimol Akoijam, who was a professor at JNU, the Delhi BJP Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Morcha, on Monday, staged a protest demonstration near the Congress office, questioning grand old party’s silence on the matter, and demanding the MP''s resignation.
Bhubaneswar, 19 Oct (UNI) BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday questioned the BJP government’s commitment to Odisha’s territorial integrity after Andhra Pradesh announced local body elections in Kotia, a disputed border region in Koraput district, asking whether the BJP’s pre-2024 poll promise of a permanent solution to the dispute had been reduced to a electgion slogan.
Aizawl, Oct 19 (UNI) BJP Mizoram president and MLA K. Beichhua on Monday criticised protests led by the CJP in Delhi and other places, accusing the protesters of creating unrest while attempting to undermine India''s democratic system.
Lucknow, Oct 19 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has announced that the party will release its ‘Jan-Man Manifesto’ on November 26, coinciding with Constitution Day, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Lucknow, Oct 19 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has announced that the party will release its election manifesto on November 26, Constitution Day, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has demanded an independent, impartial and transparent investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court into the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, accusing the BJP-led government of protecting influential individuals while criminal action has been concentrated on junior employees. He alleged that more than four months after the scandal came to light, the authorities had neither publicly disclosed the amount allegedly stolen nor adequately established accountability among senior functionaries of the .
Ravi SarrafNew Delhi, Oct19 (UNI) Ramsharan Nautiyal, father of renowned singer Jubin Nautiyal, rejoined the Congress on Monday in the presence of party general secretary and Uttarakhand in-charge Kumari Selja and Uttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal at the party headquarters at 24 Akbar Road in New Delhi.
Ambala, Oct 18 (UNI) Ambala Sadar Municipal Council''s Ward 6 councillor, Sandeep Sharma, today severed ties with Chitra Sarwara''s camp and joined the BJP along with his supporters in the presence of Haryana Energy, Transport and Labour Minister Anil Vij.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Goa government, alleging rampant corruption, the transfer of ordinary people’s land to wealthy industrialists and a systematic assault on democratic institutions. Addressing a major public meeting at the MCC Ground in Margao, South Goa, at the culmination of the Congress’s 28-day ‘Goy Rakhonn Yatra’ (Save Goa Yatra), Gandhi also targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of “vote theft”, declaring that the party would continue its fight to .
Lucknow, Oct 18 (UNI) Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav has asked all party workers to remain vigilant at their respective polling booths as the BJP is conspiring to create fake votes.
Bengaluru, Oct 18 (UNI) Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday urged the BJP to learn a lesson from the stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, saying political parties should show empathy towards victims rather than politicise such tragedies.
Hubballi, Oct 18 (UNI) Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Sunday alleged that the reported sting operation had raised questions about political manoeuvring within the ruling Congress and predicted that the party''s internal differences over leadership would become more pronounced after the October 23 Legislative Council elections.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of seeking to capture democratic institutions and remain in power indefinitely, asserting that the pursuit of a change of government through elections was a legitimate democratic exercise, while attempts to perpetuate power at any cost undermined the democratic process.
Mumbai, Oct 17 (UNI) Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Navnath Ban today criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut over his remarks on regime change, accusing him of speaking in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while threatening political instability.
Nagpur, Oct 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe on Saturday criticised the BJP for organising lavish Garba events amid drought-like conditions and farmers’ distress in the state, alleging that crores of rupees were being spent on festivities while affected farmers were receiving only Rs 5,000 in financial assistance.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) The Odisha Congress on Saturday accused the BJP-led state government of failing to safeguard Odisha’s territorial interests in the disputed Kotia region, questioning Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s silence over Andhra Pradesh’s reported move to conduct panchayat elections in the area.
Shimla, Oct 17 (UNI)The Himachal Pradesh BJP on Saturday challenged the Congress to provide evidence of the alleged wrongful deletion of eligible voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, asserting that the omission of names from draft lists did not automatically mean that voters had been deprived of their right to vote.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) The Odisha BJP on Saturday hailed the Centre and the state government for their initiatives to strengthen the skill development ecosystem, including a Rs 250-crore project to upgrade the Cuttack ITI cluster and a Rs 450-crore scheme to provide industry-relevant training to 4.20 lakh youths across the state.
Solapur, Oct 17 (UNI) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday accused the BJP of retaining Maharashtra''s finance portfolio following the death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, alleging that his wife, Sunetra Pawar, would not be entrusted with the key department.
Lucknow, Oct 17 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday targeted the BJP over the state of the banking system, raising 12 questions concerning bank closures, deductions from customers’ accounts, cyber fraud, loan accessibility and the problems faced by bank customers and employees.
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) Congress leader and Punjab affairs in-charge Sachin Pilot today met the family of slain anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh, popularly known as Jhota, in Mansa and accused the BJP of raising the state''s drug problem only when elections were approaching, while criticising the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over deteriorating law and order.
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (UNI) BJP Telangana President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday demanded that the Congress government immediately resolve the demands of National Health Mission (NHM) employees who have been protesting for better wages, job security and other benefits.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Congress chairman of Media and Publicity Pawan Khera on Friday defended the Opposition’s demand for a change of government through democratic means, accusing the BJP of conflating its government with the Indian Republic and warning that attempts to portray peaceful protests as a conspiracy for “regime change” undermined the principles of parliamentary democracy.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government, declaring that its anger over calls for “regime change” reflected a government increasingly uncomfortable with political opposition.Khera, in contrast, has insisted that the Opposition intends to change the government through elections and accused the BJP of viewing dissent as a threat.
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (UNI) BJP Telangana President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday said welfare programmes launched by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government had benefited crores of women across the country, while accusing the Congress government in Telangana of failing to ensure women’s safety.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 16 (UNI) Police have registered a case against Kerala BJP state vice-president and former DGP R Sreelekha over her controversial remarks against Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, at a party meeting in Punalur, Kollam district.
Mumbai, Oct 16 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut apologise not only to the Supreme Court but also to Maharashtra''s 14 crore residents and the country''s 140 crore people, accusing him and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading misleading information about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with their INDIA bloc allies, are conspiring to create anarchy in the country under the guise of political resistance and saving democracy, Odisha BJP spokesperson Smruti Pattnaik alleged on Friday.
Hyderabad, Oct. 16 (UNI) Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday accused the Congress of aligning with forces allegedly seeking to destabilise the country and demanded that the party clarify its stand on remarks about bringing about a Bangladesh-style “regime change” in India.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Congress chairman of Media and Publicity Pawan Khera on Friday defended the Opposition’s demand for a change of government through democratic means, accusing the BJP of conflating its government with the Indian Republic and warning that attempts to portray peaceful protests as a conspiracy for “regime change” undermine the principles of parliamentary democracy.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) CPI national secretary and Rajya Sabha MP P. Sandosh Kumar has urged JD(U) president Nitish Kumar to withdraw his party’s complaint against CJP leaders over their protest at Jantar Mantar and reconsider his alliance with the BJP, accusing the ruling establishment of cracking down on dissent and undermining democratic freedoms.
Agartala, Oct 16 (UNI) The BJP-led government in Tripura faced a serious embarrassment after Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma of TIPRA Motha, an ally of the ruling alliance, confronted protests and “Go Back” chants from a group of women at Bachaibari in Asharambari in Khowai district on Thursday.
Chandigarh, Oct 15 (UNI) A Delhi court''s summons in a criminal defamation case against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has been affixed to the gate of his residence in Gurugram after repeated attempts to serve him, according to the complainant''s lawyer, ahead of a protest planned in the national capital on October 16.
Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut today alleged that a BJP functionary is being shielded in the Ankita Bhandari murder case and criticised the Centre over the appointment of Dushyant Gautam as Governor of Sikkim.
Gadchiroli, Oct 15 (UNI) A BJP-nominated corporator of Aheri Nagar Panchayat in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.2 lakh from a contractor in connection with an electrical works contract, officials said.
Itanagar, Oct 14 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Arunachal Pradesh, on Wednesday said the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) should be viewed in the context of national security, water resource management and the changing strategic situation in the region, asserting that preliminary feasibility studies should not be mistaken for a decision to begin construction.
Pune, Oct 14 (UNI) The Mahayuti alliance appears divided over the Pune Teachers’ Constituency election, with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena extending support to independent candidate Sachin Sanap after its own nominee, Mangesh Chivte, withdrew from the contest at the last moment.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday condemned the alleged violence by BJP workers inside a government office at Satyabadi in Odisha’s Puri district, accusing the state government of repeatedly condoning such incidents.
By Manoj Bhadra Amethi, Oct 14 (UNI) Giving a strong message to the opposition, particularly the Congress, before the assembly polls, three rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs, Rakesh Pratap Singh, Abhay Singh, and Vinod Chaturvedi, on Wednesday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Uttar Pradesh BJP president and union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary and BJP general secretary and former union minister Smriti Irani.
Mumbai, Oct 14 (UNI) BJP Maharashtra chief spokesperson Navnath Ban on Wednesday accused opposition parties of opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to facilitate the re-inclusion of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas in the voter list.
Chennai, Oct 14 (UNI) Reiterating his oft-repeated demand for the ouster of CEC C.Gyanesh Kumar over SIR row, Opposition DMK President and former CM M.K.Stalin on Wednesday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for arresting CJP''s Ashutosh Rana and Saurav Das for protesting against Vote Chori and warned that more young people they jail, more ordinary citizens with no political affiliation will take to streets and show the true power of people to them.
Panchkula, Oct 14 (UNI) Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta has pledged to donate her organs after death and announced plans to launch a statewide organ donation awareness campaign, calling for dedicated teams in every district to mobilise donors and expand public participation.
Panchkula, Oct 13 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today called for an intensified grassroots mobilisation drive to strengthen the BJP''s Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha across the state, saying the organisation must move beyond political representation to become an effective bridge between marginalised communities and government welfare programmes.