New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA was on Monday predicted to retain power in Maharashtra with a huge majority, with IANS-C-Voter Exit Poll giving it between 192 and 216 seats in the 288-member Assembly. The BJP-Shiv Sena combine had bagged 185 seats in the last Assembly elections held in 2014, after which a government headed by […]
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Sushil Modi deletes tweet on Nitish as Bihar CM
Patna: Senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi deleted his tweet soon after posting it in which he had supported Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to lead the NDA in the 2020 Assembly polls, contrary to some party leaders demanding chief ministerial post for the BJP. Sushil Modi, considered […]
NDA partner JD(U) opposes Triple Talaq Bill
New Delhi: NDA partner Janata Dal (United) on Thursday opposed the contentious Triple Talaq Bill which was moved by the government in the Lok Sabha. Participating in the discussion over The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 moved by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, JD(U) member Rajiv Ranjan Singh said his party […]
No rift with BJP, all well in NDA: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that there was no rift between the JD-U and its ally BJP, adding that all was well in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state. “There are no differences with the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). Our (JD-U’s) relation with the […]
JD-U is with BJP, will remain part of NDA: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that his party Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and will remain a part of the NDA but was not ready to be a part of the new Narendra Modi government as it did not want a “symbolic representation”. “We are with […]
JD-U not to be part of Modi government: Nitish Kumar
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that his Janata Dal-United would not be part of the Narendra Modi government. He called the BJP’s offer of participation in the Modi-led ministry “symbolic representation.” “We got the BJP’s offer (for one ministerial post).. discussed it in the party and conveyed yesterday (Wednesday) itself […]
‘Ram ka kaam ho kar hi rahega’: Mohan Bhagwat in Udaipur
Jaipur: Days after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) scripted a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that “Ram ka kaam karna hai, Ram ka kaam ho kar hi rahega (Ram’s work needs to be done and Ram’s work will be done).” Bhagwat made the comments during […]
Modi elected leader of BJP and NDA parliamentary party
New Delhi: Narendra Modi was elected the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party at a function in Central Hall of Parliament on Saturday. “I am happy to announce that the BJP parliamentary party has unanimously elected Narendra Modi as its leader,” BJP President Amit Shah announced. […]
NDA sweeps Bihar with 39/40 seats, Mahagathbandhan routed
Patna: The rout of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which led the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, has been the biggest shock in these elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has swept the state, bagging 39 of the 40 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan parties — RJD, HAM, VIP, RLSP — have all been completely decimated. […]
Modi wave takes BJP 8 to 14 seats in northeast, NDA tally 17
Agartala/Guwahati: Powered by the “Modi wave”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was alone set to win 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in eight northeastern states, against 8 in the 2014 polls. With three NDA constituents – the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Nagaland, the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, the National People’s […]