Jitin Prasada joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah amid rift with Congress leadership
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah amid rift with Congress leadership

India Today  

Congress leader and former Union minister Jitin Prasada has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jitin Prasada met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Wednesday morning before joining the BJP. Earlier, BJP MP Anil Baluni had tweeted that an eminent personality will join the party on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Delhi and sparked speculation around Jitin Prasada joining the BJP. Jitin Prasada is among G-23, the Congress’s rebel group which demanded overhauling of the party organisation after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle.

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'Not hesitant to fight LS poll against Amit Shah,' says Sonal Patel, Congress candidate in Gujarat's Gandhinagar
8 months, 1 week ago

'Not hesitant to fight LS poll against Amit Shah,' says Sonal Patel, Congress candidate in Gujarat's Gandhinagar

New Indian Express  

GANDHINAGAR: Sonal Patel, whom the Congress has fielded against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, said she was not at all hesitant to fight the upcoming election against the senior BJP leader. In an interview to PTI, Patel said, "I had not asked for a ticket from the party as I was busy with Congress's …

Amit Shah embarks on day-long visit to Rajasthan
10 months ago

Amit Shah embarks on day-long visit to Rajasthan

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah commenced his daylong visit to Rajasthan, beginning with his arrival at Bikaner on Tuesday. Shah's itinerary includes addressing a crucial meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's state election committee in Bikaner, gearing up for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Engaging with party workers Following the session with the state election committee, Shah is slated to …

Congress a ‘cut, commission & corruption’ party: Amit Shah at Karnal
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress a ‘cut, commission & corruption’ party: Amit Shah at Karnal

Hindustan Times  

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Congress, terming it a party of ‘Cut, commission and corruption’, and accused it of obstructing the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya for decades. From left: Haryana BJP president Naib Saini, Union home minister Amit Shah, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and state home minister Anil Vij …

Four Union Ministers to participate BJP\'s poll campaign in TS
1 year, 2 months ago

Four Union Ministers to participate BJP\'s poll campaign in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP has not yet announced its candidates but two of its tallest leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah have held three meetings between them in 10 days. Now, four more Union ministers will arrive in Telangana to participate in poll campaigns at different places over five days starting October 14. Union defence minister …

Four Union Ministers to participate in BJP\'s poll campaign in Telangana
1 year, 2 months ago

Four Union Ministers to participate in BJP\'s poll campaign in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP is yet to release the list of candidates for the Telangana Assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Adilabad on Tuesday and four more Union ministers are expected to take part in the campaigning in Telangana soon. The Telangana BJP leaders have chalked out a plan to organise meetings and also 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 …

Amit Shah chairs all-party meeting to discuss Manipur situation
1 year, 5 months ago

Amit Shah chairs all-party meeting to discuss Manipur situation

Hindustan Times  

An all-party meeting, convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, began here on Saturday to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur. Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Union Minister & RLJP chief Pashupati Kumar Paras, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and others during an all-party meeting on violence in Manipur, in New …

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 …

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 …

Maharashtra: Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Mumbai to discuss polls strategy
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Mumbai to discuss polls strategy

India TV News  

BMC polls 2023: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening arrived in Mumbai. Home Minister Shah will meet BJP leaders of Maharashtra ahead of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, other civic polls to chalk out the strategy of the party. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar, Tourism …

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Gujarat\'s Gandhinagar
1 year, 9 months ago

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Gujarat\'s Gandhinagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar : Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is scheduled to attend the 49th dairy industry convention organised by the Indian Dairy Association in Gandhinagar arrived in the city on Saturday. Shah will later launch a Free food campaign at Civil Hospital in Gandhinagar in the afternoon, and then inaugurate Nardipur pond and lay the foundation stone and e-inaugurate various …

Amarinder Singh joins BJP: How Captain's entry will aid the saffron camp in Punjab
2 years, 3 months ago

Amarinder Singh joins BJP: How Captain's entry will aid the saffron camp in Punjab

Firstpost  

With Amarinder Singh’s joining, the BJP has gained a strong Sikh face in Punjab. Former Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh joined BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Kiren Rijiju, BJP leader Sunil Jakhar & BJP Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma. pic.twitter.com/kXatMlvPVP — ANI September 19, 2022 Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Kiren Rijiju, BJP leader Sunil Jakhar …

Punjab: Seven Congress, 2 Akali Dal leaders join BJP during Amit Shah's visit
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab: Seven Congress, 2 Akali Dal leaders join BJP during Amit Shah's visit

Firstpost  

Former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, and Sundar Sham Arora were among the seven Congress leaders who joined the BJP on Saturday Chandigarh: In yet another setback to the Congress, seven Congress leaders including four former ministers joined the Bharatiya Janta Party at the party office in Chandigarh on Saturday. Former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, …

Ahead of Punjab Assembly polls, sitting Congress MLAs join BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of Punjab Assembly polls, sitting Congress MLAs join BJP

India TV News  

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly election, former India cricketer Dinesh Mongia and sitting Congress MLA Fateh Singh Bajwa joined the BJP on Tuesday in the presence of Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Besides Bajwa, Balwinder Singh Laddi, sitting MLA of Congress from Punjab, also joined the BJP on Tuesday. These joinings came a day after former Punjab chief minister Amarinder …

'Will Not Remain in Congress, but Won't Join BJP': Amarinder Singh
3 years, 2 months ago

'Will Not Remain in Congress, but Won't Join BJP': Amarinder Singh

The Quint  

Singh said that party is going downhill, with senior leaders being completely ignored and not given a voice. "This election will be very different with Congress, AAP, Akali Dal, factions of the Akali Dal, and there may be another front emerging too. Singh's comments came a day after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence, amid widespread speculation …

Amarinder Singh to join BJP? Former Punjab CM likely to call on PM Modi day after meeting Amit Shah
3 years, 2 months ago

Amarinder Singh to join BJP? Former Punjab CM likely to call on PM Modi day after meeting Amit Shah

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, Amarinder met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, triggering talks over his future move after resigning as CM. After his meeting that lasted for about 45 minutes, Singh tweeted "met Union Home Minister …

Captain joining BJP? Amarinder Singh meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi
3 years, 2 months ago

Captain joining BJP? Amarinder Singh meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi

India Today  

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter's official residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. In the wake of his resignation as the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh made a number of public statements hinting that he felt he had been "humiliated" by the Congress party's national leadership. Veteran Congress …

Miffed with party MP's demand for North Bengal UT, BJP's Alipurduar district president to join TMC
3 years, 6 months ago

Miffed with party MP's demand for North Bengal UT, BJP's Alipurduar district president to join TMC

India Today  

Alipurduar district BJP president Ganga Prasad Sharma has announced his decision to leave the Bharatiya Janata Party and join the Trinamool Congress, protesting against Alipurduar MP John Barla's demand for a separate North Bengal UT. Seven top BJP leaders from Alipurduar district BJP, including Ganga Prasad Sharma, arrived in Kolkata on Saturday to join TMC. Ganga Prasad Sharma accused the …

Amit Shah likely to visit Gujarat on June 20-21
3 years, 6 months ago

Amit Shah likely to visit Gujarat on June 20-21

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit his home state Gujarat for two days on June 20 and 21, sources said on Thursday. Though there has been no official communique about Shah's visit yet, but sources said the Home Minister is likely to inaugurate two flyovers near Gandhinagar on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway, one over the Vaishnodevi Circle and …

With Jitin Prasada Joining BJP & Rakesh Tikait Meeting Mamata, A Big Picture View is Emerging in UP
3 years, 6 months ago

With Jitin Prasada Joining BJP & Rakesh Tikait Meeting Mamata, A Big Picture View is Emerging in UP

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh is in a political churn. The Congress’s depletion was evident in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when Rahul Gandhi, the putative president, lost Amethi, the Gandhis’ pocket borough, to the BJP and migrated southward to Kerala. In the 2017 Assembly elections, the Congress tied up with the SP in the belief that the projection of two “youths”—Akhilesh Yadav …

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril
3 years, 6 months ago

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril

Firstpost  

Prasada’s induction will further wear away whatever’s left of the Congress and the Gandhis in Uttar Pradesh, even if it does not yield dividends for the BJP Uttar Pradesh is in a political churn. The Congress’ depletion was evident in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when Rahul Gandhi, the putative president, lost Amethi, the Gandhis’ pocket borough, to the BJP …

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that there must be some reason behind Jitin Prasada's decision to quit the party and join the ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party. "I am not against what Jitin Prasada did as there must be some reason which hasn't been disclosed, but joining BJP is something I cannot understand," Sibal, one of the …

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark
3 years, 6 months ago

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark

India TV News  

Newly inducted BJP leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday said that his decision to switch sides was well-thought as he was aware of the situation of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Prasada's reply came following Mallikarjun Kharge's statement that he was never ignored in the party. When asked about Madhya Pradesh Congress' now-deleted tweet calling him garbage, Prasada said, "I won't …

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return
3 years, 6 months ago

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return

India Today  

For three generations, Prasadas were Congressmen. Now, Jitin Prasada has quit the party to join the BJP about eight months from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Jitin Prasada lost two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, failed to make a mark in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2017 and achieved nothing in West Bengal Assembly election 2021 as Congress …

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Jitin Prasada, a former Union minister and prominent member of the Congress’ young brigade that is headed by Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the BJP ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Prasada, one of the signatories to the letter written by the "G-23" to the Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi, demanding major course correction …

'Jaane wale jaate rehte hain...': Mallikarjun Kharge on Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

'Jaane wale jaate rehte hain...': Mallikarjun Kharge on Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP

India TV News  

Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over Jitin Prasada joining the BJP. Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. “Jitin Prasada joining BJP is like a big slap on our face. …

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?

Firstpost  

Before his death, Prasada Sr who had contested and lost against Sonia Gandhi for the leadership of Congress was totally disillusioned with the Congress and Gandhis, in particular On 23 March, 2019, Congress had survived a scare of losing Jitin Prasada to the BJP. Even as Jitin Prasada suffered another humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, forfeiting deposit …

Who is Jitin Prasada?
3 years, 6 months ago

Who is Jitin Prasada?

India TV News  

In a major setback for the Congress party months ahead of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasada also served as a minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as MoS for Steel. He was also among the 23 Congress leaders who called for an organisational …

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls

Op India  

On Wednesday, former union minister and Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh, Jitin Prasada called it quits and joined BJP at the party headquarters in New Delhi. #LIVE – Huge Setback for Congress, Jitin Prasada Joins BJP https://t.co/70PIjeGixp — News18 June 9, 2021 Earlier in the day, BJP MP and National spokesperson Anil Baluni had informed, “An Eminent personality will join …

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP

The Quint  

He was one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2020, calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making, and "full-time, visible leadership". He was tasked with Bengal’s election campaign but that didn’t go down well with the Congress after Prasada publicly criticised the party’s decision to ally with the Indian Secular Front, led …

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career

News 18  

In a setback for the Congress ahead of the 2022 state assembly polls, former Union minister and party leader Jitin Prasada, who had been disillusioned with the grand old party, switched over to the BJP on Wednesday. Prasada, who was also part of the G-23 group in Congress that had written a letter registering its dissent with the party leadership, …

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Prasada's induction into the BJP is seen as a massive gain for the party ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. "If there is any political party or a leader standing for the interests of the nation today, given the situation that our country …

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP

India Today  

Jitin Prasada has made a switch anticipated for quite some time. Long considered as one of the closest aides of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Jitin Prasada had been sulking within the party for being “ignored”. Jitin Prasada is said to have developed differences with the Gandhis around the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election when Rahul Gandhi joined hands with Samajwadi …

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada
3 years, 6 months ago

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada

India Today  

On the morning of June 9, when Congress leader Jitin Prasada visited Union home minister Amit Shah at his residence with Union minister Piyush Goyal, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind about the purpose of his visit. And as Uttar Pradesh goes to election in less than a year, being a Brahmin face, Prasada will come in useful for …

No point being in a party if you can't help people: Jitin Prasada on leaving Congress
3 years, 6 months ago

No point being in a party if you can't help people: Jitin Prasada on leaving Congress

India Today  

Congress leader and former Union minister Jitin Prasada, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, has said there was no point being in a party "if you cannot help the people". Jitin Prasada joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal at the party headquarters in New Delhi. BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who left the Congress last year …

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP

India Today  

As senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday severed ties with the party and joined BJP, the party’s Chhattisgarh unit took a jibe at him and thanked him for leaving. In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, soon after Jitin Prasada joined BJP in Delhi, Chhattisgarh Congress quipped, “Jitin Prasada ji ka Congress party chhodne ke liye dhanyavaad ”. Jitin Prasada …

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a key member of 'Group of 23' that has sought an urgent organisational overhaul, on Thursday said it was "unfortunate" that the party was targetting its own member Jitin Prasada when it needed to target the ruling BJP with "surgical strikes". Congress needs to target the BJP with surgical strikes instead of wasting its energy …

Congress Dissenter Jitin Prasada Faces Backlash in UP, 'Official' Targeting Miffs Kapil Sibal
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress Dissenter Jitin Prasada Faces Backlash in UP, 'Official' Targeting Miffs Kapil Sibal

News 18  

Despite voices of dissent being quelled and Congress leaders reaffirming their faith in the Gandhis, the letter signatories seem to be facing their colleagues’ wrath. Miffed by fresh opposition cropping up with the party, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that it is unfortunate that Prasada is being “officially” targeted in UP Congress. “Unfortunate that Jitin Prasada is being officially …

Congress should target BJP with surgical strikes, not its own Jitin Prasada: Kapil Sibal
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress should target BJP with surgical strikes, not its own Jitin Prasada: Kapil Sibal

India Today  

Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a key member of 'Group of 23' that has sought an urgent organisational overhaul, on Thursday said it was "unfortunate" that the party was targetting its own member Jitin Prasada when it needed to target the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party with "surgical strikes". The Lakhimpur Kheri District Congress reportedly passed a resolution demanding action against Prasada, …

'Sack him': Jitin Prasada faces heat in UP Congress for writing letter to Sonia Gandhi
4 years, 3 months ago

'Sack him': Jitin Prasada faces heat in UP Congress for writing letter to Sonia Gandhi

India Today  

Three days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi said she does not have any ill feelings against the 23 Congress leaders who wrote her a letter demanding a leadership overhaul of the party at all levels, Congress leader Jitin Prasada faces heat in his home turf of Lakhimpur Khiri in Uttar Pradesh. The local district unit of the Congress party has …

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