New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have taken big leads on the seats from where they are contesting. According to the Election Commission trends, Modi, contesting from Varanasi, is leading by 2,63,583 votes over his nearest rival Ajai Rai of the […]
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Article 370 will be removed if Modi returns to power: Amit Shah
Ranchi: BJP President Amit Shah said on Wednesday that Article 370 of the Constitution would be removed if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power after the Lok Sabha elections. Article 370 grants autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits the Parliament’s power to make laws concerning the state. “I assure you that Article […]
Congress moves SC over EC inaction against Modi, Shah
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission for alleged inaction on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. The Congress claimed that the two leaders have used military operations as propaganda during the election campaign but the poll panel did not act against them […]
Kavita Khanna backs Modi, but upset over Gurdaspur seat
New Delhi: Kavita Khanna, widow of veteran actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna, on Saturday said she would continue to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi even after expressing her disappointment over being overlooked for the Gurdaspur parliamentary seat where the BJP has fielded Bollywood actor Sunny Deol. In a press conference, she said she was “very upset” over […]
Congress petitions EC against Modi, Shah
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday petitioned the Election Commission against Prime Minister Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, saying both had conducted illegal rallies over the past 24 hours. “Both the PM and Amit Shah grossly and as part of a coordinated campaign carried out illegal rallies which are so brazen in the scope […]
Lalu seeked Jaitley’s help to influence CBI: Sushil Modi
Patna: Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad seeked the help of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to influence the CBI in the fodder scam cases. Lalu had requested Jaitley to stop the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from challenging the Jharkhand […]
No 2004, Modi to be PM again: Sushil Modi
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said that Narendra Modi will be re-elected as Prime Minister and people will not repeat the mistake of 2004 when the Congress-led UPA surprisingly stormed to power. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi should not daydream, Sushil Modi told the media. “People will give another chance to […]
Modi went to Pakistan for biryani: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Ayodhya: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took a pot shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he had gone to Pakistan in 2015 to eat biryani. Responding to a query over Modi’s remarks that people in Pakistan will applaud if Congress wins the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi said: “It’s their view.” […]
Nyay scheme has scared BJP, PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, here on Wednesday, the ‘Nyay’ income guarantee scheme would be a surgical strike on poverty and its announcement has ensured the BJP’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said several lakh crore rupees were given to corporates by the […]
Ahmed Patel attacks Modi for flip-flop on Pakistan
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his flip-flop policy on Pakistan and his questioning the patriotism of opposition leaders, saying that describing ideological opponents as sympathisers of terrorism also amounts to “treason”. “If Modiji talks to Pakistan, it is in national interest, but if […]