Karnataka | Amit Shah indicates that BJP-JD(S) alliance is for the long haul
8 months, 2 weeks 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 committee of alliance partners, emphasised its importance in effectively reaching out to people. Referring to the roadshow taken out by Mr. Shah at Channapatna along with Mr. Kumaraswamy and Mr. Vijayendra, sources in the BJP said it was an instance of driving home a point that leaders of both the parties are united. Mr. Shah is learnt to have got details about the combine’s political position in each of the 14 Lok Sabha seats that are scheduled to go for the polls in the first phase.

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No room for factional politics in party: Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra
1 week, 2 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 …

Differences in party will be resolved soon: BS Yediyurappa
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Yatnal replies to BJP central leadership's notice, defends criticism of Karnataka unit
2 weeks, 6 days 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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3 weeks 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: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations about rift in Karnataka’s Janata Dal party, the MLAs have clarified that they are together and nobody can split the party. After the Channapatna by-poll result, where Nikhil Kumaraswamy defeated Congress’ CP Yogeeshwara, there were reports about MLA being unhappy about party leadership. CP Yogeeshwara, who recently joined the Congress party, said that if party high command allows, …

BJP leaders to visit Delhi to complain against Karnataka leadership
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

BJP-BDS alliance to continue in Karnataka
6 months ago

BJP-BDS alliance to continue in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU---Buoyed by the success of Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal Secular alliance in the recent Lok Sabha in Karnataka winning 19 seats together, leaders of both the parties expressed willingness to continue their alliance to contest the ensuing elections to City Corporations, Zilla Panchayat among others. At a felicitation function held in Bengaluru to the newly elected Lok Sabha members of …

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka
6 months, 1 week ago

How Lingayat-Vokkaliga Alliance Propelled BJP-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The catalyst behind the coalition’s synergy was a tacit understanding between the elites of the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas. By forging a new combine under the National Democratic Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party along with the Janata Dal won 19—17 for the BJP and 2 for the JD—of the State’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. This again happened in the early …

DK Shivakumar attacks Amit Shah over Karnataka sex scandal, questions BJP-JDS alliance
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DK Shivakumar attacks Amit Shah over Karnataka sex scandal, questions BJP-JDS alliance

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, asking why the BJP was still in alliance with the Janata Dal despite knowing about MP Prajwal Revanna's alleged sex scandal. Shivakumar was reacting to Amit Shah's criticism of the Congress government in Karnataka for not taking timely action against Revanna. Priyanka Gandhi should …

The importance of Karnataka
8 months ago

The importance of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka is seen as an outlier in the political map of South India for its willingness to back the Bharatiya Janata Party. In all of 130 Lok Sabha seats in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the Union territory of Puducherry, it is the 28 constituencies in Karnataka that the BJP banks on to …

Watch | Will the BJP-JD(S) alliance work in Karnataka?
8 months, 1 week ago

Watch | Will the BJP-JD(S) alliance work in Karnataka?

The Hindu  

Among the big changes to the contours of Karnataka’s political landscape this Lok Sabha election is the pre-poll “partnership of convenience” between old rivals BJP and JD. The pact between BJP and JD was formed to mutually benefit both parties through the consolidation of the Lingayat and Vokkaliga vote banks, all to defeat a common political foe - the Congress. …

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru
8 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Amit Shah to take out roadshow in Channapatna with HDK on April 2
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Amit Shah to take out roadshow in Channapatna with HDK on April 2

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party central leaders are set to publicly campaign along with coalition partner Janata Dal leaders for the first time on Tuesday when Union Minister and BJP strategist Amit Shah will embark on a roadshow in the Channapatna Assembly segment of the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency along with JD State president H.D. Before the roadshow, Mr. Shah is …

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) hold their first joint coordination meeting
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) hold their first joint coordination meeting

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal held their first joint coordination meeting on Friday and passed a resolution to contest the parliamentary election together, aiming to win all 28 seats in Karnataka. According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting was attended by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, ex-chief minister BS Yediyurappa, Karnataka BJP election in-charge Radha …

Devegowda Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for BJP-JDS Alliance in Lok Sabha Polls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Devegowda Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for BJP-JDS Alliance in Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Over the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal Secular jointly contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, National President of Janata Dal Secular and former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda observed on Friday that "It is not going to be easy for BJP-JDS to challenge the Congress party in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls considering their resources" and stated …

BJP-JD(S) In alliance, yes; but yet to take off in Karnataka
9 months ago

BJP-JD(S) In alliance, yes; but yet to take off in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

However, the enthusiasm seen in the initial days of forging the alliance is not visible anywhere except in Bangalore Rural. For example, BJP’s support will be crucial for JD in Gowda’s home district Hassan, and the regional party’s support can greatly help BJP in the Bangalore North LS seat. Apart from many other seats, the BJP needs JD in Mysuru, …

Amit Shah gives ‘winning formula’ to Karnataka BJP to sweep all 28 Lok Sabha seats with ally JDS in state
10 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah gives ‘winning formula’ to Karnataka BJP to sweep all 28 Lok Sabha seats with ally JDS in state

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has given state leaders a “winning formula” for the Lok Sabha elections to win all 28 seats in Karnataka in alliance with JD, by converting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity into votes, state BJP president BY Vijayendra said on Sunday. "Amit Shah's Mysuru visit was successful.He said that in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls the …

2024 polls: Amit Shah, JP Nadda to hold BJP’s organisational meet in Kolkata today
11 months, 4 weeks ago

2024 polls: Amit Shah, JP Nadda to hold BJP’s organisational meet in Kolkata today

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda will hold at least three organisational meetings in Kolkata today to prepare the party’s strategy in West Bengal for the coming 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda at a party meet. Senior BJP leaders said this is uncommon …

‘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 …

Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra formally takes charge as Karnataka BJP president
1 year, 1 month ago

Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra formally takes charge as Karnataka BJP president

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday formally assumed charge at the state party office here. Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa congratulates son BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa. READ | Congress Karnataka unit to be revamped after 5 assembly polls: Jarkiholi Vijayendra, who had earlier served as the party's state unit's general secretary and vice-president, …

BJP, JD(S) leaders congratulate Vijayendra over elevation, Cong takes 'dynasty politics' dig
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP, JD(S) leaders congratulate Vijayendra over elevation, Cong takes 'dynasty politics' dig

Hindustan Times  

The leadership of BJP's new alliance partner in Karnataka -- JD -- was among the political leaders who congratulated B Y Vijayendra on his appointment as the new president of the saffron party's state unit. The BJP on Friday appointed Vijayendra, the younger son of veteran leader and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, as its state unit president. BJP, …

Yediyurappa’s son madechief of Karnataka BJP before 2024 polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Yediyurappa’s son madechief of Karnataka BJP before 2024 polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday appointed first-time lawmaker BY Vijayendra, the son of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, as the president of its Karnataka unit, marking a generational shift in the critical southern province and underlining the continued influence of the Lingayat strongman even after his retirement. Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa congratulates son BY Vijayendra …

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa is new state president
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa is new state president

Live Mint  

Almost six months after losing the assembly elections in Karnataka, the Bhartiya Janata Party appointed Vijayendra Yediyurappa as the president of the state unit on Friday, as per a report by Hindustan Times. “BJP National President Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed Shri Vijayendra Yediyurappa, MLA as State President of Karnataka, BJP. The appointment of Vijayendra Yediyurappa as the chief …

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 …

‘No difference in party’: Kumaraswamy on BJP-JD(S) tie-up amid report of dissent
1 year, 2 months ago

‘No difference in party’: Kumaraswamy on BJP-JD(S) tie-up amid report of dissent

Live Mint  

Karnataka's former chief minister and Janata Dal leader HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday informed that all members of JD have unanimously voted to continue the alliance with Bhartiya Janata Party for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. HD Kumaraswamy said, "In today's meeting our senior party leaders unanimously have given an endorsement to continue the alliance between BJP and JD.There is no …

JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy seeks blessings from BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru
1 year, 2 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 …

Poll pact: JD(S) Muslim leaders decide to take a call on political future after district-level interactions
1 year, 2 months ago

Poll pact: JD(S) Muslim leaders decide to take a call on political future after district-level interactions

The Hindu  

With Muslim leaders in the Janata Dal having become restive after the formal announcement of the party’s entry into the BJP-led NDA, former Chief Minister H.D. Party sources indicated that the leadership is likely to meet the Muslim leaders to explain the party’s situation to ally with the BJP and attempt to iron out the differences. It also did not …

HD Kumaraswamy, Amit Shah, JP Nadda to hold talks on BJP-JDS alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
1 year, 3 months ago

HD Kumaraswamy, Amit Shah, JP Nadda to hold talks on BJP-JDS alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

Karnataka: Janata Dal leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy is meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi to discuss the alliance with BJP in Karnataka for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to media ahead of this meeting, Kumaraswamy said, "Today we are meeting the Union Home Minister and BJP national President. Prior to …

BJP activists told to play nice', no rogue behaviour
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP activists told to play nice', no rogue behaviour

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: No more shenanigans. These were the instructions Union home minister Amit Shah issued to three top BJP leaders in the state during individual meetings before returning to Delhi after attending the Telangana Liberation Day celebrations here on Sunday. Shah met with state BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, former state party chief and BJP national general secretary …

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 …

Karnataka: Electoral tie-up talks with BJP premature, says JDS leader Kumaraswamy
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka: Electoral tie-up talks with BJP premature, says JDS leader Kumaraswamy

India TV News  

JDS-BJP ties: Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday termed the talks of an electoral tie-up with the BJP for the next year’s Lok Sabha polls as “premature” and said that there is still a lot of time remaining for the elections. Speculations have been rife that Kumaraswamy may join hands with the BJP and for this purpose, he …

Karnataka: Yediyurappa to lead BJP agitation against Congress from July 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka: Yediyurappa to lead BJP agitation against Congress from July 4

Hindustan Times  

Announcing that BJP will hold protests both inside and outside the Assembly during legislature session, demanding the Congress government in the state to implement its poll guarantees, veteran party leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will lead agitations in front of Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, from July 4. Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka chief minister …

Amit Shah Telangana Rally Priyanka Gandhi Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Panchayat Polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Amit Shah Telangana Rally Priyanka Gandhi Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Panchayat Polls

ABP News  

Bolstered by its win in Karnataka, the Congress is now gearing up for the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana. PRIYANKA GANDHI TO KICK-OFF CONGRESS'S MADHYA PRADESH POLL CAMPAIGN Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to kick off the party's campaign for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls in Jabalpur. Explaining the choice of …

BJP Targets Multiple States After Karnataka Poll Rout
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP Targets Multiple States After Karnataka Poll Rout

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After the Karnataka poll rout, the BJP has begun targeting Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Telangana, among other states. Top party leaders ranging from home minister Amit Shah and party president J.P. Nadda are expected to criss-cross the country holding rallies and public meetings. Sources said that simmering differences within the Madhya Pradesh unit was being addressed and …

All eyes on Congress’s Karnataka decision as Opposition leaders gear up for strategy meet
1 year, 7 months ago

All eyes on Congress’s Karnataka decision as Opposition leaders gear up for strategy meet

The Hindu  

The long-awaited Opposition meeting hinges on the Congress putting its house in order in Karnataka and having a Chief Minister in place. Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar is already building the ground to hold the meeting in Patna, proposing it as a neutral venue, especially for the regional parties, as opposed to Delhi, which was the …

Karnataka elections: BJP’s strategy and challenges
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka elections: BJP’s strategy and challenges

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru At a party meeting sometime towards the end of 2022, Union home minister Amit Shah is learnt to have expressed annoyance over the lack of preparations by the leaders of the Karnataka unit if the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming assembly polls. The leader said that Shah, who is also the party’s chief strategist, was disappointed with the …

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations
1 year, 7 months ago

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

The Hindu  

The electoral arena in Karnataka in the run-up to the State Assembly elections 2023, on May 10, has turned out to be a battleground that is outpacing any other in living memory. There are many reasons being advanced for this: Karnataka has been the stepping stone of the Bharatiya Janata Party to South India and needs to be retained at …

Karnataka Election 2023: Amit Shah Holds Roadshow in Hassan, Says Congress Has Casteist Nature
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Election 2023: Amit Shah Holds Roadshow in Hassan, Says Congress Has Casteist Nature

News 18  

Karnataka Election 2023 Updates: With the Karnataka assembly elections inching closer, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a massive roadshow in the state’s Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts on Monday. He said the May 10 polls were all about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development politics versus Congress’ appeasement politics, and defended the state BJP government’s decision to scrap the four per …

Meetings, public interaction and poll analysis all in day's work for Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Meetings, public interaction and poll analysis all in day's work for Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State BJP leaders accorded Union minister Amit Shah a grand welcome upon his arrival at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening. Senior leaders, led by state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, MLA Etala Rajendar and MP Dharmapuri Arvind, welcomed Shah. As the Union minister had a packed schedule, his meeting with the …

Shah meets senior BJP leaders in Bengaluru, discusses key issues
1 year, 8 months ago

Shah meets senior BJP leaders in Bengaluru, discusses key issues

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday held a meeting with senior state and national leaders in Bengaluru to discuss the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy for the Karnataka elections, with a focus on the exit of key leaders and the Lingayat vote base, people aware of the matter said. Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday held a meeting with …

Upendra Kushwaha meets Amit Shah, sparks speculation
1 year, 8 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha meets Amit Shah, sparks speculation

Hindustan Times  

Upendra Kushwaha met Union home Amit Shah late on Thursday and sparked speculation that the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal could join the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. The meeting came two months after Kushwaha resigned from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal or JD and floated RLJD. A second BJP leader, who did not want to be named, said when …

Troubleshooter Amit Shah Hyderabad visit to give BJP a boost
1 year, 8 months ago

Troubleshooter Amit Shah Hyderabad visit to give BJP a boost

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In yet another clear signal that the BJP means business in Telangana, and is serious about coming to power in the state, Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Hyderabad on April 23. If everything goes as planned, Shah, who has a reputation for his organisational abilities and has often served as the BJP's main election strategist, …

BJP will form government in Karnataka again: Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP will form government in Karnataka again: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 16, 2023 said the BJP will form a government again in Karnataka, where Assembly elections are scheduled next month. Addressing a public meeting in south Goa, Mr. Shah took a swipe at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks on BJP's victory in "small states" of Goa and Uttarakhand earlier. Mr. Shah said …

Amit Shah strategises for Lok Sabha polls with Maha BJP-Sena leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Amit Shah strategises for Lok Sabha polls with Maha BJP-Sena leaders

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Union home minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Mumbai, held a series of meetings with party leaders at the Sahyadri guesthouse at Malabar Hill on Saturday night. The leader reportedly discussed the situation in the state in the context of the next Lok Sabha elections and the preparations for the upcoming local body polls expected …

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base
1 year, 8 months ago

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base

The Hindu  

As election dates have been announced for Karnataka, one of the most keenly watched contests, for the BJP, the challenge is not just to retain the lone southern State in its kitty, but to look at a broadbasing of its support base beyond just the former Chief Minister B.S. The big mystery for a while has been why, with Mr. …

‘Move ahead with PM Modi for the developement’: Amit Shah in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Move ahead with PM Modi for the developement’: Amit Shah in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Amit Shah mounted an attack on the Congress party during the poll campaign in Karnataka’s Raichur on Sunday. ‘Move ahead with PM Modi for the developement’: Amit Shah in Karnataka Speaking at Raichur, Amit Shah said, “The Congress party had destroyed Karnataka when they were in power. People in the state are clearly with PM Modi and I …

Bengaluru: Amit Shah insists on receiving bouquet from Yediyurappa's son
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: Amit Shah insists on receiving bouquet from Yediyurappa's son

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday arrived in Bengaluru to attend the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' for southern states and union territories. Union home minister Amit Shah at former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's residence in Bengaluru on Friday. READ | Amit Shah to campaign in Karnataka on war-footing, visit state twice in next 5 days …

Before Breakfast with BSY, Amit Shah Drops Major Hint on Karnataka Poll Role for Ex-CM’s Son
1 year, 9 months ago

Before Breakfast with BSY, Amit Shah Drops Major Hint on Karnataka Poll Role for Ex-CM’s Son

News 18  

Home Minister Amit Shah touched down in poll-bound Karnataka for back-to-back visits within a span of five days. Along with Yediyurappa, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel, party’s General Secretary in charge of Karnataka Arun Singh were among those in attendance. On Shah’s arrival at Yediyurappa’s residence, the home minister insisted on receiving the flower bouquet …

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