Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics
10 years, 3 months ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics

India TV News  

New Delhi: In the six decades he was in electoral politics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, awarded the Bharat Ratna on Wednesday, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventually became India's only non-Congress Prime Minister to last a full five years in office. In the short but tumultuous period he presided over the destiny of the world's largest democracy, Vajpayee - the consummate diplomat he was - stunned the world by making India a declared nuclear state and then almost went to war with Pakistan before making peace in the most dramatic fashion. In the process, Vajpayee's popularity came to match that of Indira Gandhi - a woman he admired for her guts even as he hated her politics. This trait made him the Prime Minister when BJP's allies concluded they needed a moderate to steer a hardliner party widely seen as pro-Hindu.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Journey Through Political Turbulence: The Fall And Rise Of A Resilient PM
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Journey Through Political Turbulence: The Fall And Rise Of A Resilient PM

ABP News  

Atal Bihari Vajpayee would always be known as the man with no haters. As India celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, let's take a look at his remarkable political journey, particularly during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India. 1998 Lok Sabha Elections However, the 1998 general elections transformed Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political fortunes. While Atal …

Opinion: 100 Years Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Former PM’s Legacy Goes Beyond Politics. Poet-Statesman’s Heart Beat For India
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Opinion: 100 Years Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Former PM’s Legacy Goes Beyond Politics. Poet-Statesman’s Heart Beat For India

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“हार नहीं मानूंगा, रार नहीं ठानूंगा, काल के कपाल पे लिखता मिटाता हूं गीत नया गाता हूं ” These golden words of poet and statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee truly reflect what he stood for. Following the Janata Party’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections that year, Vajpayee became the external affairs minister in Morarji Desai’s government. In the 1996 Lok …

AB Vajpayee architect of India’s transition into 21st century: PM Modi
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AB Vajpayee architect of India’s transition into 21st century: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the architect of India’s transition into the 21st century and said the BJP stalwart ushered in reforms that set the stage for India’s economic surge, abandoning an economic philosophy which encouraged cronyism and stagnation. Modi said, “He stands tall as a statesman who continues to inspire countless people.”The prime minister said …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee 100th birth anniversary: CM Dhami, Rajat Sharma attend special programme in Dehradun
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee 100th birth anniversary: CM Dhami, Rajat Sharma attend special programme in Dehradun

India TV News  

Atal Bihari Vajpayee birth anniversary: A special event was organised in Dehradun on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of former prime minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday. Vajpayee became Prime Minister of India thrice Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born in 1924 and he was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was architect of India’s transition into 21st century: Modi
3 months ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was architect of India’s transition into 21st century: Modi

The Hindu  

Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee a day before his 100th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called him the architect of India’s transition into the 21st century. In 1998, when Vajpayee took oath as Prime Minister, Mr. Modi said the nation was going through a period of political instability with four general elections in …

From the India Today archives (2011) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The right humanist
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From the India Today archives (2011) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The right humanist

India Today  

The jury is still out on who is the best prime minister India has had so far. Is Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then, the best prime minister in India’s history? "Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the best PM India has never had," was the refrain among many Indians during at least two previous decades. According to me, a far greater achievement of …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath, not a first when 3 Nehru-Gandhis are in India’s Parliament
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath, not a first when 3 Nehru-Gandhis are in India’s Parliament

Firstpost  

As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes her debut in Parliament today, she joins her brother Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, and also Rajya Sabha member Sonia Gandhi as a fellow legislator. However, this is not the first time that such a combination has formed in India’s Parliament involving the Nehru-Gandhi family Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today; joins brother Rahul, mother Sonia in Parliament

Live Mint  

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan took oath as Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on November 28. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Party of India. Congress party's Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan won the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in a by-election …

Priyanka Gandhi secures her first poll victory, pips LDF and BJP to win Wayanad by 4 lakh votes
4 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi secures her first poll victory, pips LDF and BJP to win Wayanad by 4 lakh votes

Live Mint  

Priyanka Gandhi wins in Wayanad: Congress candidate and debutant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat vacated by her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after he retained Rae Barelli. Of the 16 candidates who contested, the main contenders were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was making her electoral debut, CPI-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, a …

Lok Sabha Bypoll: Wayanad records lowest-ever turnout. ‘A big thank you…,’ says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
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4 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Bypoll: Wayanad records lowest-ever turnout. ‘A big thank you…,’ says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Live Mint  

Wayanad Lok Sabha seat recorded a voter turnout of 64.24 percent in the bypoll on November 13, Election Commission of India said. In the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Wayanad recorded 72.92 percent voter turn out. In 2014, the seat recorded 73.25 per cent voter turnout while in 2009, when the first Lok Sabha election was held from the seat, the …

Wayanad’s tryst with history
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad’s tryst with history

The Hindu  

The Congress flag fluttered in the air as Anokhe Lal Tiwari waved it from a motely crowd that had gathered at Pozhuthana Bazaar, near Vythiri, in Wayanad to listen to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. “If she gets elected from Wayanad, she will be in Parliament with her mother Sonia Gandhi, a Rajya Sabha MP, and her brother Rahul Gandhi, who is …

Wayanad Bypoll: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Political Journey and Family Legacy
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Wayanad Bypoll: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Political Journey and Family Legacy

News 18  

The upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election is significant as it will be Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's first electoral contest. Her family's legacy in the constituency, including Rahul Gandhi's victory and Sonia Gandhi's multiple wins, will be a major factor in her campaign. The by-election will also test Priyanka's ability to connect with voters on a personal level and uphold her family's …

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
7 months ago

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday. “Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary,” Mr. Modi said in a post on X. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also paid tribute to the former PM and said that Rajiv Gandhi, with his unprecedented …

Rahul Gandhi to relinquish Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala's Cong unit chief drops hint
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi to relinquish Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala's Cong unit chief drops hint

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected from two seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections -Wayanad in Kerala and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. Now, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief K Sudhakaran has dropped a big hint indicating that Gandhi will likely relinquish the Wayanad seat. While addressing a public meeting on Wednesday, Sudhakaran indicated that Rahul Gandhi might retain the …

'Narendra Modi barely escaped...': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over Lok Sabha results
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Narendra Modi barely escaped...': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over Lok Sabha results

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is being credited for his party's unexpected performance in the Lok Sabha elections, claimed on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi barely escaped a defeat in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi. Kozhikode: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by party leader Ramesh Chennithala. The Congress, belying exit polls that had completely written off the party, won …

Will Rahul Gandhi give up Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala Congress chief drops major hint
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Rahul Gandhi give up Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala Congress chief drops major hint

India TV News  

Wayanad Lok Sabha seat: Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran on Wednesday hinted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might give up the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Here's what K Sudhakaran said During a public event organised to thank Rahul Gandhi's supporters, Sudhakaran hinted that the Wayanad MP might relinquish his seat. Rahul Gandhi won Wayanad seat by margin of over 3.6 …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

India's past prime ministers whose parties had much fewer seats than BJP's 240 – Firstpost
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India's past prime ministers whose parties had much fewer seats than BJP's 240 – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The 2024 Lok Sabha election saw PM Narendra Modi’s BJP mustering 240 seats, 32 short of the majority mark of 272. We take a look Five Indian prime ministers' parties have scored a tally of below 240 seats in the previous Lok Sabha elections. Graphic made by Firstpost via pmindia.gov.in The Bharatiya Janata Party, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lost …

Lok Sabha Election Results: From Irani to Omar to Adhir Ranjan, biggies who concede defeat | DETAILS
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results: From Irani to Omar to Adhir Ranjan, biggies who concede defeat | DETAILS

India TV News  

The results of the 18th Lok Sabha elections were declared by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday. The biggest shocker came from Amethi - the Gandhi family bastion where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was defeated by BJP leader Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha election 2019. Maneka Gandhi suffers defeat Another big upset in the state was the defeat …

Rahul Gandhi scripts landslide victory again in Wayanad
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi scripts landslide victory again in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi scripted a huge victory in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 3,64,422 votes over his nearest rival Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India. Mr Gandhi could win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad with a record majority of 4,31,770 votes. In the 2019 Lok sabha elections, Gandhi secured a majority of …

Election Results 2024: BJP MP Shankar Lalwani wins from Indore by record margin of 11.75 lakh votes, NOTA creates record
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: BJP MP Shankar Lalwani wins from Indore by record margin of 11.75 lakh votes, NOTA creates record

The Hindu  

BJP's sitting MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani won on Tuesday by a record margin of 11,75,092 votes in a contest where NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters opting for the 'none of the above' option in the Lok Sabha elections. For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page In Tikamgarh seat, Union minister Virendra Kumar emerged victorious …

Rahul Gandhi registers huge victory at Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, wins by margin of over 3.6 lakh votes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi registers huge victory at Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, wins by margin of over 3.6 lakh votes

India TV News  

Wayanad Election Results 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi registered a massive victory from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, MI Shanavas from INC won the seat and was polled 377,035 votes with a vote share of 41.20%. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Rahul Gandhi from INC won the seat with a margin of …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Here's how Wayanad people reacted on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Raebareli
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Here's how Wayanad people reacted on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Raebareli

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has received the Lok Sabha election 2024 ticket from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, having already contested from Wayanad in Kerala in the second phase on April 26. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi While Rahul is the sitting MP from Wayanad, his decision to contest from Raebareli has received a mixed response from the people in the constituency in …

Election 2024: ‘Garibi Hathao’ to ‘Abki Baar 400 Paar,’ 10 slogans that shaped Indian politics
11 months ago

Election 2024: ‘Garibi Hathao’ to ‘Abki Baar 400 Paar,’ 10 slogans that shaped Indian politics

Live Mint  

Political slogans have always been integral to Indian elections, both in Lok Sabha and assembly elections. 1- Abki Baar 400 Paar- 2024 For the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, seeking a record third term, has set a target of winning 400 seats. Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani once described the campaign as …

PM Modi's Rajya Sabha dig at Sonia Gandhi: 'Those who can't fight and win...'
11 months ago

PM Modi's Rajya Sabha dig at Sonia Gandhi: 'Those who can't fight and win...'

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took an apparent dig at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for relinquishing her Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat to become a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan. PM Modi first referred to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's earlier Rajya Sabha membership from Rajasthan and then said, "Another leader from the party has gone to Rajya Sabha …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amethi Congress leader denies BJP joining rumors amid viral photo with Smriti Irani
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amethi Congress leader denies BJP joining rumors amid viral photo with Smriti Irani

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress leader Vikas Agrahari has refuted reports of him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party after an image of him went viral. Agrahari denied reports of him joining BJP and said he "never left" the Congress, adding that the “party is in his blood and soul.” "I never left Congress. Earlier, there were reports that Vikas Agrahari …

India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?
11 months, 1 week ago

India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?

Al Jazeera  

More about Modi’s BJP, Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and other parties that are central to the world’s largest democratic exercise. Here is a look at the main parties vying for the Lok Sabha seats this year: Bharatiya Janata Party Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP claims to be the world’s largest political organisation, with almost 180 million members. Indian National Congress …

Once upon a time: When just ₹40,000 was enough for Atal Bihari Vajpayee to win Lok Sabha polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Once upon a time: When just ₹40,000 was enough for Atal Bihari Vajpayee to win Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

n the times when contesting an election is a costly affair, it may sound unbelievable that former Prime Minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee had contested and won his first Lok Sabha polls in 1957, with an election fund of less than ₹41,000. Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressing a rally at India Gate lawns demanding recognition of Bangladesh and release …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | BJP's Jitin Prasada seeks to ride the 'Modi wave' to win in Pilibhit
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | BJP's Jitin Prasada seeks to ride the 'Modi wave' to win in Pilibhit

The Hindu  

Dressed in a white kurta-pyjama and with a saffron scarf around his neck, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit, Jitin Prasada reads out the names of a few local party workers from a paper at a public meeting in Pilibhit. Mr. Prasada and Anoop Pradhan Valmiki are the only ministers from the Uttar Pradesh cabinet …

PM Modi ‘proud’ to witness Bharat Ratna award ceremony for Lal Krishna Advani: ’He played pivotal role in…’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi ‘proud’ to witness Bharat Ratna award ceremony for Lal Krishna Advani: ’He played pivotal role in…’

Live Mint  

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday conferred the Bharat Ratna upon veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar were present at Lal Krishna Advani's residence on the occasion. While acknowledging Lal Krishna Advani's pivotal role in shaping modern India, PM Modi said that he is proud of getting the chance to …

Why Digvijaya Singh is Rahul Gandhi's ideal politician
1 year ago

Why Digvijaya Singh is Rahul Gandhi's ideal politician

India Today  

When Rahul Gandhi began his political journey in 2004, most Congress observers said that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh was his guru. However, over the years, Digvijaya has, on multiple occasions, showcased that he is the Congressman that Rahul sees as an ideal—the latest being the Madhya Pradesh stalwart’s decision to contest the Lok Sabha election. In response …

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Which big names were dropped in BJP's second list & who replaced them?
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Which big names were dropped in BJP's second list & who replaced them?

Firstpost  

BJP announced second list candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024. The list that has 72 names has dropped at least 25 sitting MPs from 10 different states Bharatiya Janata Party announced second list of candidates for Lok Sabha Polls. States covered in BJP’s second candidate list Below are the state-wise details of candidates named in BJP’s second list: Tripura - …

Top news of the day: February 28, 2024
1 year ago

Top news of the day: February 28, 2024

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh political crisis | Assembly budget session adjourned sine die; Congress rushes observers to Shimla Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on February 28 that he has not resigned and the government would complete its five years. Indian civilian team reaches Maldives to replace Indian military personnel manning 3 aviation platforms Ahead of the March 10 deadline …

Sonia, two BJP leaders elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
1 year, 1 month ago

Sonia, two BJP leaders elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Madan Rathore and Chunnilal Garasiya were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Tuesday, which was the last day for withdrawal of nominations for biennial elections to the Upper House. Two seats are falling vacant on the retirement of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister and BJP …

Bharat Ratna 2024: India’s top civilian award conferred on 5 eminent persons
1 year, 1 month ago

Bharat Ratna 2024: India’s top civilian award conferred on 5 eminent persons

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 9 February that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, alongside agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Earlier, politician and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, and politician and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani were announced to be conferred with India's highest civilian honour. 3) …

Bharat Ratna awarded to 5 people so far in 2024, highest in a single year
1 year, 1 month ago

Bharat Ratna awarded to 5 people so far in 2024, highest in a single year

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, alongside agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao This year's five recipients surpass the four awarded in 1999, marking the highest number of Bharat Ratnas awarded in a single …

Honour and exception: The Hindu Editorial on the Bharat Ratna and its recipients
1 year, 1 month ago

Honour and exception: The Hindu Editorial on the Bharat Ratna and its recipients

The Hindu  

The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the country, has been conferred on 50 people since 1954. As it happens with an extraordinary assertion of popular sovereignty, the Ram Janmabhoomi movement changed the country at several levels; the Supreme Court of India, by 2019, unanimously ruled in favour of the temple that was inaugurated by Mr. Modi on January …

Co-founder of BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's closest confidant, LK Advani held several ministries
1 year, 1 month ago

Co-founder of BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's closest confidant, LK Advani held several ministries

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister L K Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. From being one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party to being the longest-serving president of the saffron brigade, LK Advani has been credited with crafting the party's rise through …

'His Career Ended Brutally But...': Sonia Remembers Former PM Rajiv Gandhi on His 79th Birth Anniversary
1 year, 7 months ago

'His Career Ended Brutally But...': Sonia Remembers Former PM Rajiv Gandhi on His 79th Birth Anniversary

News 18  

On the 79th birth anniversary of India’s former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, his wife and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi talked about the cruel ending of her husband’s political career when he was assassinated for working for the development of the country. Speaking at the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, Sonia Gandhi said, “His political career ended brutally, …

BJP’s leader hits out at Rahul Gandhi, says ’Cong used Amethi like chewing gum’
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP’s leader hits out at Rahul Gandhi, says ’Cong used Amethi like chewing gum’

Live Mint  

Day after Congress announced that Rahul Gandhi would be contesting from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Bhartiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi took a dig at the grand old party and said that Congress has ‘used Amethi like a chewing gum’. Rahul Gandhi had lost the Amethi seat to Bhartiya Janata Party leader …

India greatly benefited from Vajpayee's leadership: PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

India greatly benefited from Vajpayee's leadership: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 16 paid homage to BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary and said India greatly benefited from his leadership. He joined President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and many members of his Cabinet and leaders from different parties in a prayer meeting at 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of the former Prime Minister. …

Jaishankar files his Rajya Sabha nomination papers
1 year, 8 months ago

Jaishankar files his Rajya Sabha nomination papers

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday filed his Rajya Sabha nomination papers at the Gujarat assembly in Gandhinagar in the presence of chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state Bharatiya Janata Party chief C R Paatil. External affairs minister S Jaishankar filing his Rajya Sabha nomination papers. With all your good wishes and blessings, I submitted my nomination for Rajya …

May, PMs & 2014: How Modi's Rise To Power Marked The End of 'Nehruvian India’
1 year, 9 months ago

May, PMs & 2014: How Modi's Rise To Power Marked The End of 'Nehruvian India’

The Quint  

First, the authors would like to use electoral data to dispel a myth revolving around Narendra Modi both among his critics and fans: that he is a towering colossus in the Indian political landscape the way Nehru and Indira Gandhi were. Yet, his electoral track record is not too great compared to that of India’s first prime minister. The Congress …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit his former constituency Wayanad
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit his former constituency Wayanad

India TV News  

Rahul Gandhi Wayanad visit: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit his former constituency Wayanad in Kerala tomorrow, the first time after his disqualification as an MP over 'Modi' defamation case. Rahul Gandhi's reaction to disqualification Gandhi, who has been granted bail till April 13 in the defamation case by a Surat court in Gujarat, took a dig at the Modi …

Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow, gets deadline
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow, gets deadline

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to vacate his government-allotted bungalow at 12, Tughlaq Lane by April 22, days after he stood disqualified as a Lok Sabha member. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House complex in New Delhi on Friday, This was Rahul Gandhi's forth term as Lok Sabha MP, first elected in 2004 from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi …

Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha, opposition leaders hit out at BJP
2 years ago

Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha, opposition leaders hit out at BJP

Live Mint  

With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from the Lok Sabha following a lower court found him guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison, political leaders have spoken out in open and alleged BJP is behind the conspiracy. Indian Democracy Om Shanti.” Congress leader and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on 24 March hit out at …

BJP recalls Vajpayee’s trailblazing contributions on his birth anniversary
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP recalls Vajpayee’s trailblazing contributions on his birth anniversary

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that the party was ready to form government in Telangana where it would bring Rama Rajyam. He was speaking at a function held to mark former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s 98th birth anniversary at Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Bhavan here on Sunday. OBC morcha national president Dr K. Laxman said that BJP …

Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 'man of masses,' on his 98th birth anniversary
2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 'man of masses,' on his 98th birth anniversary

India TV News  

India is celebrating the 98th birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee today. The Padma Vibhushan, which is the country's second-highest civilian honour, was conferred upon Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1992. Besides politics, the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is also known to be an eloquent speaker and prolific writer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid …

D-Day for Congress as It Votes to Elect Sonia’s Successor: List of Non-Gandhi Chiefs at Helm Since 1947
2 years, 5 months ago

D-Day for Congress as It Votes to Elect Sonia’s Successor: List of Non-Gandhi Chiefs at Helm Since 1947

News 18  

It’s a D-Day for Congress who will vote today in the historic election to pick the successor of Sonia Gandhi who led the party for around two decades. She took over party’s control from Sitaram Kesri following the 1998 Lok Sabha polls and has been at the helm since then barring a two-year period between 2017-19 when Rahul Gandhi became …

Lalu Prasad Yadav says his strategy for 2024 Lok Sabha election is ‘Hatana Hai…’
2 years, 7 months ago

Lalu Prasad Yadav says his strategy for 2024 Lok Sabha election is ‘Hatana Hai…’

Live Mint  

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government the Rashtriya Janata Dal 's party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav told the media that his strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election is to defeat the Modi government. Yadav's RJD Party has again come into power in Bihar as his son Tejashwi Yadav has re-joined hands an alliance with Janata …

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