BJP leaders to visit Delhi to complain against Karnataka leadership
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP leaders to visit Delhi to complain against Karnataka leadership

The Hindu  

The undercurrent of dissidence in the Opposition BJP appears to be gaining momentum again as party’s disgruntled leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Thursday announced that a delegation of like-minded leaders would visit Delhi to complain against the party’s State leadership. Mr. Yatnal, who held a meeting with other leaders Ramesh Jarkiholi, Kumar Bangarappa, and Pratap Simha, in Bengaluru, told media persons that a number of BJP leaders were not happy with the way the organisation was being managed by its State leadership. He said the like-minded leaders in the party would meet in Bengaluru soon to hold deliberations before planning a Delhi visit to meet the central leaders. Mr. Yatnal had attacked Mr. Vijayendra and Mr. Yediyurappa even in the recently concluded legislature session and asked the party leaders to come out their grip.

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Worried over continuing tussle between rival camps, ‘neutral’ group of BJP leaders wants central leadership to put the house in order
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Worried over continuing tussle between rival camps, ‘neutral’ group of BJP leaders wants central leadership to put the house in order

The Hindu  

The prolonged squabble between the two rival camps in the Bharatiya Janata Party — the rebels and those loyal to State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra — has caused concern among leaders in the “neutral” group in the party who are worried that the party organisation and cadre, particularly grassroot workers, are being adversely impacted. Frustrated over the unabated fight between …

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side
3 weeks, 1 day ago

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side

India Today  

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition heralded as the most promising Opposition front to counter the BJP’s political dominance, is now riddled with fractures that seem to be growing deeper by the day. Rahul’s repeated attacks on Savarkar, a highly polarising figure, drew sharp criticism from the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Nationalist Congress Party, …

No room for factional politics in party: Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra
3 weeks, 5 days ago

No room for factional politics in party: Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Sunday said there is no room for factional politics in the party, and organising meetings was unacceptable. Amid factional rift within the state BJP, a few "like-minded" party leaders and former legislators led by former minister M P Renukacharya had recently said they plan to hold a mega rally in Davangere in the …

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress
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1 month ago

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The 10-day winter session of the state legislature that commences in Belagavi on Monday is likely to put a lid on factionalism and power politics within the Ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP for the time being. In the BJP camp, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka is likely to take along all the legislators …

Differences in party will be resolved soon: BS Yediyurappa
1 month ago

Differences in party will be resolved soon: BS Yediyurappa

New Indian Express  

SHIVAMOGGA: Former chief minister and BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa has said that senior BJP leader and Vijayapura City MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal is not an outsider, and he is upset over some issues that will be resolved very soon. Speaking to the media at his residence in Shivamogga on Wednesday, Yediyurappa said that his desire is to unite the party …

Karnataka BJP rebel MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to meet party's high command in New Delhi
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP rebel MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to meet party's high command in New Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s rebel BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal will be meeting the party’s high command on Wednesday in New Delhi. BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi, who is a close aide to Yatnal told reporters that the latter is going to explain Om Pathak, member secretary of BJP’s disciplinary committee. We have the same stance on the issue as the party, and it …

Yatnal replies to BJP central leadership's notice, defends criticism of Karnataka unit
1 month, 1 week ago

Yatnal replies to BJP central leadership's notice, defends criticism of Karnataka unit

India Today  

BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Wednesday disclosed that he had explained to the party’s central leadership what he described as “adjustment politics, grand corruption, and dynastic politics” within the Karnataka unit of the BJP. Yatnal stated that he had submitted a six-page response to the BJP Central Disciplinary Committee member secretary Om Pathak for his “tirade against the state-level …

BJP Infighting In Karnataka? Yatnal Camp To Submit Memorandum On Waqf To JPC In New Delhi
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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP Infighting In Karnataka? Yatnal Camp To Submit Memorandum On Waqf To JPC In New Delhi

ABP News  

As the entire Basanagouda Patil Yatnal camp of the BJP is now in New Delhi, BJP MLA of that camp, Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday said they are in the national capital to submit their report to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf and not for any other purpose. Yatnal along with a few senior BJP leaders, including MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, …

Karnataka BJP district presidents seek disciplinary action against Basanagouda Yatnal
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP district presidents seek disciplinary action against Basanagouda Yatnal

India Today  

Tensions within the Karnataka BJP have escalated, as 32 district presidents have formally urged the party’s central leadership to take disciplinary action against Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. In response, BJP Central Disciplinary Committee member secretary Om Pathak has summoned Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for a meeting on December 4, following his ongoing criticisms of the state party leadership. …

BJP notice to Yatnal over remarks on Vijayendra
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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP notice to Yatnal over remarks on Vijayendra

Hindustan Times  

The central disciplinary committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday issued a show cause notice to its MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal due to his continued defiance of the state party leadership, particularly his open criticism of state BJP president BY Vijayendra and accusing him of maintaining close ties with state Congress president DK Shivakumar. Basanagouda Patil Yatnal Pointing out …

BJP notice to Yatnal over remarks on Vijayendra
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP notice to Yatnal over remarks on Vijayendra

Hindustan Times  

The central disciplinary committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday issued a show cause notice to its MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal due to his continued defiance of the state party leadership, particularly his open criticism of state BJP president BY Vijayendra and accusing him of maintaining close ties with state Congress president DK Shivakumar. Basanagouda Patil Yatnal {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

"Notice has come for fourth time...": Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on high command's action
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1 month, 1 week ago

"Notice has come for fourth time...": Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on high command's action

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal who has received a show cause from the BJP over his remarks against the state-level party leadership said that this is the fourth time the party has issued the notice. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal said that he would presents facts regarding the state of the BJP in Karnataka to the BJP …

BJP MLA Yatnal Questions Authenticity of Show Cause Notice
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP MLA Yatnal Questions Authenticity of Show Cause Notice

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Taking cognizance of his utterances against State leadership, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Disciplinary Committee served a show cause notice to party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and asked for his reply within 10-days. However, Yatnal questioned the authenticity of the show cause notice to him and stated “What’s the guarantee that the show cause notice is sent by the …

Karnataka BJP rebel MLA Basanagouda Patil gets show cause notice from party's high command
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1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP rebel MLA Basanagouda Patil gets show cause notice from party's high command

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal got a show cause notice from the party's Central Disciplinary Committee on Monday after his recent rebellious attitude towards BY Vijyaendra, the party president of the state unit. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was also asked to refrain from bypassing the state president BY Vijyaendra in any decision related to the BJP. The show …

BJP Central Disciplinary Committee issues show-cause notice to senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP Central Disciplinary Committee issues show-cause notice to senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal

The Hindu  

The BJP Central Disciplinary Committee on Sunday has issued a show-cause notice to “rebel” leader and senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for allegedly violating party’s discipline by indulging in public attacks at party leadership. Rebels in Delhi Incidentally, the rebel leaders including Mr. Yatnal have reached Delhi on Sunday night to meet the party central leaders. The show-cause notice says: …

Bypoll defeat intensifies dissent: It's BJP vs BJP in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Bypoll defeat intensifies dissent: It's BJP vs BJP in Karnataka

India Today  

Troubles in the BJP’s Karnataka unit are spilling over, with a rift between party leaders setting them at each other’s throats, after the by-election results in which the ruling Congress won all three assembly seats. The Karnataka BJP has typically struggled with factions, and Vijayendra’s appointment as party chief did not go down well with some party leaders. While Yatnal …

BJP serves show cause notice to MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP serves show cause notice to MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The BJP's Central Disciplinary Committee has served a show cause notice to Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for "continuing tirade against the state level party leadership" asking him to reply within 10 ten days. "Your tirade against the state level party leadership and your defiance of party directives and making public pronouncements and stance in contravention of party's official …

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal - BJP's notice to Karnataka MLA Yatnal amid public spat with state party chief - Karnataka News
1 month, 1 week ago

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal - BJP's notice to Karnataka MLA Yatnal amid public spat with state party chief - Karnataka News

India Today  

The BJP national leadership has intervened in the public confrontation between senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and state BJP chief BY Vijayendra, which has sparked an internal rift within the party in Karnataka. The party high command has issued a show-cause notice to Yatnal, who has been consistently attacking Vijayendra and accusing him of promoting dynasty politics and contributing to …

Vijayendra’s loyalists meet seeking action against MLA Yatnal
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1 month, 1 week ago

Vijayendra’s loyalists meet seeking action against MLA Yatnal

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka BJP leaders loyal to state president BY Vijayendra convened a meeting at the residence of BS Yediyurappa on Sunday, seeking action against MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. Yatnal, who represents the Vijayapura assembly seat, has accused Yediyurappa and Vijayendra of contributing to the BJP’s losses in recent bypolls and has also spearheaded a separate protest against the Wakf Board The …

Rift in Karnataka BJP: Leaders supporting State chief Vijayendra to seek expulsion of rebel leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, his followers
1 month, 1 week ago

Rift in Karnataka BJP: Leaders supporting State chief Vijayendra to seek expulsion of rebel leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, his followers

The Hindu  

Amid the growing internal bickering in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s State unit, a group of leaders owing allegiance to party’s State president B.Y. Vijayendra have announced that they will shortly be meeting national leaders to demand the expulsion of rebel leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and his followers. BJP’s fight is against Waqf Act, not individuals: Basangouda Patil Yatnal Mr. Renukacharya …

BJP Faces Internal Strife Over Yatnal’s Waqf Property Campaign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP Faces Internal Strife Over Yatnal’s Waqf Property Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Bidar: The BJP's efforts to address the contentious Waqf property issue are being overshadowed by internal dissent, with Bijaypur MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal’s ‘Jana Jagruti Samavesha’ campaign exposing fissures within the party’s Karnataka unit. His campaign inspired similar protests across Karnataka, prompting the BJP state leadership to organize demonstrations in district headquarters. Meanwhile, State BJP general secretary P Rajeev criticized …

Internal BJP rift erupts in Karnataka over Waqf protests
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Internal BJP rift erupts in Karnataka over Waqf protests

India Today  

BJP MLA from Karnataka’s Vijayapura seat Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, and his team, organised a protest in Bidar against the alleged Waqf Board land encroachments, allegedly without the prior approval of the state party leadership. The internal rift within the BJP became apparent as the banners announcing the protest prominently featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, and Union …

Karnataka BJP MLA blames state in-charge for 'humiliating defeat' in bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP MLA blames state in-charge for 'humiliating defeat' in bypolls

India Today  

Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on Sunday blamed internal party dynamics and "adjustment politics" for the BJP's tepid performance in the Karnataka bypolls. Yathnal singled out Arun Singh, the party’s state in-charge, accusing him of being a messenger of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and his son, BY Vijayendra. He urged the BJP leadership to reconsider its strategy, asking …

Congress in Odisha protests BJP leaders’ death threat to Rahul
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress in Odisha protests BJP leaders’ death threat to Rahul

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Congress workers and leaders staged a demonstration in Bhubaneswar on Thursday protesting against the derogatory statements made by BJP and Shiv Sena leaders against party leader Rahul Gandhi. Hundreds of party workers marched from the Congress Bhawan to the Kharavela Nagar police station and filed complaints against Union minister Ranveet Singh Bittu, Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Singh, BJP functionary …

Vote INDIA Alliance to End Modi's Barbarian Rule: Sitaram Yechury
8 months ago

Vote INDIA Alliance to End Modi's Barbarian Rule: Sitaram Yechury

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Secularism and fundamental rights guaranteed to Indian citizens under the Constitution are facing a severe threat from Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, underlined CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury here on Wednesday. Campaigning in support of the INDIA alliance candidates in Tadepalli of Guntur district, Yechury said, “The Prime Minister’s latest remarks on Adani and Ambani are a sign …

Slugfest after Kumaraswamy takes BJP leaders to meet seer
9 months ago

Slugfest after Kumaraswamy takes BJP leaders to meet seer

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru In its attempt to consolidate the Vokkaliga vote bank in the southern parts of the state, the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday paid a visit to Sri Adichunchanagiri mutt in Vijayanagara to seek the blessings of Nirmalanandanatha seer, who is the head of the Adichunchanagiri Math, to which both Congress leader DK Shivakumar and Janata Dal …

Karnataka | Amit Shah indicates that BJP-JD(S) alliance is for the long haul
9 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka | Amit Shah indicates that BJP-JD(S) alliance is for the long haul

The Hindu  

Apart from giving the final touches to the BJP’s poll strategy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Karnataka on Tuesday is learnt to have indicated that the party’s alliance with the JD is for the long haul. According to sources, Mr. Shah, who began his visit to the State by presiding over a meeting of the coordination …

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has alleged that Congress leader and his opponent Rahul Gandhi has evaded from visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya fearing the Muslim fundamentalists. If Rahul’s secularism is not one-sided, he should have visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, siad Mr. Surendran, who is also the State president of …

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The BJP State unit is looking forward to the visit of its key strategist Amit Shah to Bengaluru on Tuesday, to provide a final touch to the party’s strategies as it hopes that his visit would help strengthen its poll preparations. The party is confident that Mr. Shah’s visit will help ensure better co-ordination with its coalition partner, the JD, …

BJP leaders skip office-bearers’ meeting
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leaders skip office-bearers’ meeting

The Hindu  

The dissatisfaction among the Bharatiya Janata Party State leaders seems to have cast a shadow on the party’s office-bearers and core committee meetings held on Tuesday. According to information, BJP Andhra Pradesh former State president Somu Veerraju, Rajya Sabha member G.V.L..Narasimha Rao, BJP State vice president Vishnuvardhan Reddy, and Y. Satya Kumar were some of the leaders who did not …

Odisha: BJP Leaders, Workers Look to PM Modi’s March 5 Visit for Clarity on Party’s 2024 Mission
10 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: BJP Leaders, Workers Look to PM Modi’s March 5 Visit for Clarity on Party’s 2024 Mission

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: All eyes are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit in the first week of March when he will address a public rally at Chandikhol in Jajpur district, apart from participating in some government programmes. The BJP state leaders and workers believe that the PM would clear the air about the party’s Odisha mission with regard to the forthcoming Lok …

Cong's Jitendra Singh accuses Himanta Sarma of poaching. Assam minister responds
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong's Jitendra Singh accuses Himanta Sarma of poaching. Assam minister responds

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Jitendra Singh on Tuesday lashed out at Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of trying to poach the grand old party leaders. The Congress leader alleged that the BJP targeted party leaders including Rahul Gandhi and PCC chief Bhupen Borah, and peddled fake news about other leaders. Congress general secretary in-charge for Assam Jitendra Singh The …

Mallikarjun Kharge asks PM Modi over tea meeting about BJP poaching Opposition leaders, his reply
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge asks PM Modi over tea meeting about BJP poaching Opposition leaders, his reply

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mallikarjun Kharge has said he had a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a 'tea-talk' about BJP poaching opposition party leaders where he asserted to him that it was being done by scaring them. "During a tea meeting in Parliament where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present, I asked him how many people are you …

Karnataka BJP leaders court arrest as they try to lay siege to CM's office in Bengaluru
11 months ago

Karnataka BJP leaders court arrest as they try to lay siege to CM's office in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

BJP legislators in Karnataka were taken into preventive custody when they tried to lay siege to the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office as part of their protest against the alleged failures of Congress government on Wednesday. BJP legislators and leaders led by the party state president B Y Vijayendra staged a sit-in demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue near Vidhana …

‘Congress leaders should be last ones to talk about Ambedkar’: CT Ravi hits back to Priyank Kharge in Keragodu flag row
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Congress leaders should be last ones to talk about Ambedkar’: CT Ravi hits back to Priyank Kharge in Keragodu flag row

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka leader CT Ravi on Tuesday attacked Congress, saying that its leaders should be the last ones to talk about BR Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India. CT Ravi was reacting to Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge's post on X, where he alleged that the BJP placed religion above the nation and quoted …

Kharge writes to Shah over Rahul Gandhi's Yatra in Assam: ‘Police allowed BJP workers…’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharge writes to Shah over Rahul Gandhi's Yatra in Assam: ‘Police allowed BJP workers…’

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday over the alleged security lapses during party leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam. Kharge also mentioned the January 21 incident in which Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah sustained injuries after a group of people allegedly attacked the party's outreach programme in Nagaon district. …

Top news of the day: January 04, 2024
1 year ago

Top news of the day: January 04, 2024

The Hindu  

IND vs SA second Test | India levels series against South Africa in shortest ever Test in history India beat South Africa by seven wickets to share the honours in the two-match series as the second Test ended inside five sessions Cape Town on January 4. Remarks against PM Modi | Supreme Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings against Congress …

Cm Siddaramaiah Asks BJP MLA To Take Corruption Charge to a Logical End
1 year ago

Cm Siddaramaiah Asks BJP MLA To Take Corruption Charge to a Logical End

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday asked Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to take his allegations to a logical end against BJP senior leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s government of indulging in about Rs 40,000 crore corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic and wanted Yatnal to submit documents in his possession to retired Justice Nagmohan Das who …

‘We will take Yatnal into confidence, everything will be fine in Karnataka BJP’: Vijayendra Yediyurappa
1 year, 1 month ago

‘We will take Yatnal into confidence, everything will be fine in Karnataka BJP’: Vijayendra Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Amid resentment within, among a section of leaders, over his appointment as Karnataka BJP president, B Y Vijayendra on Sunday said, everything will be fine, and every one including senior party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, who is upset, will be taken into confidence. Every leader has his own opinion and based on everyone's opinion our central leadership will decide," Vijayendra …

BJP leadership did not take Karnataka cadre into confidence: Sadananda Gowda
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP leadership did not take Karnataka cadre into confidence: Sadananda Gowda

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party failed to take its Karnataka unit leaders into confidence after the party lost the assembly elections earlier this year, former Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. Former Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda urged the central leadership not to harbour any resentment towards the state leaders {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

Firstpost  

The BJP lampooning came in the wake of statements by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar since Thursday he vented frustration with Congress for ignoring the alliance goals. After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lambasted Congress for ignoring INDI Alliance for the sake of the upcoming five state elections, BJP took a dig at the Opposition unity bloc, calling it devoid of …

Tamil Nadu: BJP delegation calls on Governor
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu: BJP delegation calls on Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The BJP delegation, led by former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, which came to Chennai to investigate and prepare a report on the alleged ‘atrocities and harassments’ on their party members, submitted a memorandum to Governor R N Ravi listing the false cases foisted on their cadre by the State’s law enforcement agencies. The delegation, comprising Sathyapal …

Support for disgruntled BJP, Congress leaders spurs protests across Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

Support for disgruntled BJP, Congress leaders spurs protests across Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Protests by angry supporters of BJP and Congress leaders who failed to secure tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls continued across Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. Videos surfaced of several supporters of BJP leader and former MLA Munnalal Goyal, who was denied a ticket from Gwalior East Assembly segment, gathering outside the palace of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Meanwhile, several women …

Discontent continues in Karnataka BJP as ex-CM questions JD(S) ties
1 year, 2 months ago

Discontent continues in Karnataka BJP as ex-CM questions JD(S) ties

Hindustan Times  

Even as senior BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister Sadananda Gowda has caused a stir by alleging that the party’s alliance with the Janata Dal was formalised without keeping state leaders in the loop, some in the party have suggested that these concerns may stem from the caste churn that the move could produce that could affect their political …

Sadananda Gowda expresses concerns over BJP-JD(S) alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

Sadananda Gowda expresses concerns over BJP-JD(S) alliance

Hindustan Times  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sadananda Gowda has expressed concerns regarding the formation of an alliance with the Janata Dal, saying that the decision-making process had sidelined the state leaders in Karnataka. However, without making this effort anywhere, the decision was taken without discussion with any state leaders or the core committee, which includes former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, a …

JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy seeks blessings from BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru
1 year, 3 months ago

JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy seeks blessings from BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Nikhil Kumaraswamy, a Janata Dal leader and the son of former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, on Sunday morning met with Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader BS Yediyurappa at his residence in Bengaluru. On being asked about the JD leaders including Vice President Syed Shafiulla Saheb's resignation from the party, Nikhil Kumaraswamy said that the party would be taking up …

INDIA group will edge BJP out in ’24: Kharge
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA group will edge BJP out in ’24: Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Voting patterns and data suggest the INDIA alliance will succeed, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said ahead of the Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad over the weekend that will see his handpicked team coming together for the first time. Mallikarjun Kharge In an interview that comes just ahead of the end of his first year as party chief, Kharge, 81, …

Madhya Pradesh: Lukewarm response to poll yatra, defections worry BJP brass
1 year, 3 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Lukewarm response to poll yatra, defections worry BJP brass

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ’s central leadership has again stepped in amid worries over the lukewarm response to the Jan Ashirvad Yatra being undertaken to drum up support ahead of the polls in Madhya Pradesh due this year and a series of defections to the Opposition Congress, functionaries aware of the matter said. A functionary said BJP chief JP …

BJP chief attacks INDIA bloc on ‘dynastic politics’
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP chief attacks INDIA bloc on ‘dynastic politics’

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Saturday attacked the newly formed opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, accusing its leaders of indulging in “dynastic politics” to take their families forward. BJP president JP Nadda attacks opposition INDIA bloc leaders, accusing them of indulging in ‘dynastic politics’. “The Trinamool Congress is not working for West Bengal’s progress but to …

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