INTERVIEW | D Raja: 'Ram Temple consecration is a BJP-RSS event, how can Opposition parties attend it?'
11 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW | D Raja: 'Ram Temple consecration is a BJP-RSS event, how can Opposition parties attend it?'

New Indian Express  

Days after the Opposition alliance naming Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge as its chairman, CPI general secretary D Raja spoke to Preetha Nair about seat-sharing talks, asserting that all the constituents are ready for 2024 polls. All the constituents are bound by a strong commitment that secular, democratic parties must come together and put up a collective fight against the BJP. Seat-sharing talks are taking place informally as well as formally between parties. All parties are aware that the end of the Budget session will lead to the countdown to the announcement of Lok Sabha polls.

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RSS steps in to help BJP in Maharashtra after Lok Sabha 2024 poll debacle
3 months, 2 weeks ago

RSS steps in to help BJP in Maharashtra after Lok Sabha 2024 poll debacle

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai In the backdrop of the poor performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, its ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has swung into action to help the party in the upcoming assembly polls. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with CM Eknath Shinde pays floral tribute to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder Keshav Baliram …

BJP's Working Commitee Meeting In UP, First Big Meeting Post LS Elections | ABP News
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Working Commitee Meeting In UP, First Big Meeting Post LS Elections | ABP News

ABP News  

The meeting of the State Working Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh will be held on 14th July i.e. In this meeting, prominent leaders of BJP will also address the workers, mainly BJP National President JP Nadda, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak. Bharatiya Janata Party will also …

Keeping up with UP | SP out to counter BJP with their new temple town hero
6 months ago

Keeping up with UP | SP out to counter BJP with their new temple town hero

Hindustan Times  

After the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, the Bhartiya Janata Party wanted to ride a ‘temple wave’ in the 2024 general elections. Throwing cold water on BJP's confidence and campaigning, the veteran Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad, a nine-time MLA, won the seat on the slogan of 'Na Mathura, Na Kashi, Abki Baar Awadhesh Pasi'. …

JDU clears stand on Lok Sabha Speaker's post ahead of election on June 26, says 'Will support...'
6 months, 1 week ago

JDU clears stand on Lok Sabha Speaker's post ahead of election on June 26, says 'Will support...'

India TV News  

Janata Dal spokesperson KC Tyagi said they will support the person nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the post of Speaker in the NDA government ahead of the election on June 26. On the Lok Sabha speaker, JDU spokesperson KC Tyagi said, "TDP and JDU are with the NDA. “The Speaker is always of the ruling party because its …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP bigwigs camp in Kashi before Phase-7
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP bigwigs camp in Kashi before Phase-7

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi constituency has had an array of Bharatiya Janata Party heavyweights making frequent visits for one final push for the crucial Lok Sabha seat, which is among the 13 going to the polls in Uttar Pradesh in the seventh and last phase of the general elections on June 1. With Poorvanchal going to the polls on …

Mallikarjun Kharge's Posters Defaced In Front of Bengal Congress HQ After His Snub At Adhir
7 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge's Posters Defaced In Front of Bengal Congress HQ After His Snub At Adhir

News 18  

A day after he snubbed West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for questioning TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s loyalty to the INDIA bloc, several posters and hoardings of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge were defaced with ink in front of the party’s state headquarters here on Sunday. This is the handiwork of the TMC which wants to create differences between senior …

Lok Sabha polls: Raja Bhaiya to remain neutral, urges supporters to vote as per their will
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Raja Bhaiya to remain neutral, urges supporters to vote as per their will

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ: Seven-time MLA from Kunda and president of Jansatta Dal Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya has announced that he will not support any political party or candidate in the Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile, both the BJP and Samajwadi Party candidates contesting for the Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency approached Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh seeking support in the polls. It …

Amit Shah says if INDIA bloc comes to power, it will put Babri lock at Ram temple
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah says if INDIA bloc comes to power, it will put Babri lock at Ram temple

The Hindu  

Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said if the coalition of Opposition parties comes to power after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, it will put a "Babri" lock at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. At a rally in support of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, the BJP candidate from Lakhimpur …

Lok Sabha Polls: Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks on Lord Shiva, Ram spark row, BJP reacts sharply
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks on Lord Shiva, Ram spark row, BJP reacts sharply

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stirred controversy with his remarks concerning Lord Shiva and Ram in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Chhattisgar's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that Kharge has once again made it clear that Congress considers Lord Ram as its enemy. Lok Sabha elections 2024 The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.
8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

Polling ended in all the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu on April 19 in the first phase of the 2024 general elections as the BJP’s ambition to emerge as a force challenging Dravidian parties in the State was tested. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the State multiple times during election campaigns, as the BJP sought a foothold in …

Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.

The Hindu  

There is no dearth of contentious and polarising issues in the crucial battlefield of western Uttar Pradesh, which has a sizable Muslim electorate, and the increasingly vehement nature of political discourse here seems to reflect the deep-rooted communal fault lines in the region. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won seven - Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Kairana, Nagina, Moradabad, Saharanpur …

BJP high command in favour of Cabinet berth for Purandeswari, says party election in-charge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP high command in favour of Cabinet berth for Purandeswari, says party election in-charge

The Hindu  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM BJP election in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Siddharth Nath Singh on April 6 announced that the party high command has already decided to induct its Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha constituency candidate D. Purandeswari into the Union Cabinet. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha constituency office here, Mr. Singh said, “There is a strong …

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, …

TD-JS-BJP leaders make last minute changes to field winning candidates
8 months, 4 weeks ago

TD-JS-BJP leaders make last minute changes to field winning candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The three-party opposition alliance led by the Telugu Desam is making last minute changes in their proposed lists of contestants, mainly in some Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies to give an opportunity for those having a better chance of winning. The Jana Sena will contest from 21 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats, while the BJP will fight …

Dissidence Within BJP Leaders Over Allotment of Alliance Seats
9 months ago

Dissidence Within BJP Leaders Over Allotment of Alliance Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: There is a dissidence within the cadres of Bharatiya Janata Party over allotment of seats in the district of Dr. B.R. The BJP high command, in its frequent meetings during formation of the alliance with Telugu Desam and Jana Sena, has been seeking the Rajamahendravaram and Kakinada seats. BJP aspirants suffered a shock when the Kakinada assembly constituency went …

2024 Lok Sabha election | Prakash Ambedkar remains ambivalent over MVA tie-up; will clear stand on March 26
9 months ago

2024 Lok Sabha election | Prakash Ambedkar remains ambivalent over MVA tie-up; will clear stand on March 26

The Hindu  

Continuing to maintain an ambivalent stance towards forging an alliance with the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday said his party would announce its decision on March 26 on whether it would contest the Lok Sabha election independently or go along with the MVA. While Mr. Ambedkar hinted ominously that the VBA may not …

Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls
9 months ago

Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Bihar state Congress is waiting for Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s approval to declare the seats to be contested in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls beginning April 19, said a senior leader of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday. RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav said seat-sharing talks is almost final. BPCC chief Akhilesh Prasad …

Lok Sabha polls: Congress, NCP mock BJP amid buzz of its poll tie-up with Raj Thackeray
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Congress, NCP mock BJP amid buzz of its poll tie-up with Raj Thackeray

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Congress and NCP on Wednesday criticised the BJP over the meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Raj Thackeray, asking if the ruling party was low on confidence and how it would seek votes from north Indians if it ties up with the MNS head. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray met Shah on Tuesday in New …

Why is BJP trying to woo Raj Thackeray's MNS in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024? Know here
9 months ago

Why is BJP trying to woo Raj Thackeray's MNS in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024? Know here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: As the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections has been announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party's outreach to old and new alliance partners continues. Amid this, to ensure it gets maximum seats in Maharashtra, the party is in talks with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, the nephew of Late Bal Thackeray. BMC elections Another reason why …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA Announces Seat-sharing Deal For Bihar, BJP To Contest 17 Seats, JDU 16
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA Announces Seat-sharing Deal For Bihar, BJP To Contest 17 Seats, JDU 16

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage On Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Chirag Paswan And All Of Us Are Satisfied, Says LJP Chief Raju Tiwari Bihar LJP chief Raju Tiwari, on party getting five seats in NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls …

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu
9 months ago

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu

The Hindu  

NDA’s seat sharing agreement was announced on March 18 at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, with the BJP set to fight 17 seats, one more than its biggest ally in the State, the Janata Dal at 16 seats, alongside Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan to fight on five seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Morcha …

Lok Sabha polls | O. Panneerselvam faction submits wishlist of 15 seats to BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | O. Panneerselvam faction submits wishlist of 15 seats to BJP

The Hindu  

A host of Lok Sabha constituencies, representing all regions in the State, forms part of the wishlist of 15 seats submitted by the group headed by O. Panneerselvam, the AIADMK’s expelled coordinator, to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is seeking to head an alliance for the 2024 polls. Central Chennai, Arani and Sriperumpudur in the north; Thanjavur, Tiruchi and Nagapattinam …

BJP hints at contesting LS, Odisha Assembly polls alone as talks with BJD near dead end over seat sharing
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP hints at contesting LS, Odisha Assembly polls alone as talks with BJD near dead end over seat sharing

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: As the BJP-BJD alliance and seat sharing talks remained inconclusive in the national capital, the Odisha unit of the saffron party has said that it may field candidates in all the 147 assembly and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. Alliance talks met hurdles: Sources Sources said that the alliance talks between Naveen Patnaik’s BJD …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 BJD Leaders Not Sure About Retaining Seats Impasse Seat Sharing BJP Naveen Patnaik Odisha
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 BJD Leaders Not Sure About Retaining Seats Impasse Seat Sharing BJP Naveen Patnaik Odisha

ABP News  

Leaders and legislators of the Biju Janata Dal have said that they were unsure whether they could contest the next elections as the BJD and BJP held separate meetings to discuss the possibility of forging an alliance before the upcoming elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly. According to a PTI report, Odisha Chief Minister BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu meets BJP top brass amid buzz over pre-poll alliance
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu meets BJP top brass amid buzz over pre-poll alliance

India TV News  

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the potential for an alliance between the TDP and the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. Seat sharing - a bone of contention Last month in February, Naidu met with Amit Shah and BJP …

Bihar BJP Lok Sabha nominees discussed; final call post central poll panel nod
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar BJP Lok Sabha nominees discussed; final call post central poll panel nod

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s state election panel has discussed the probable candidates for national polls this summer but a final decision would be taken after the central poll committee’s nod in the next few days, a top leader aware of the matter said. Two warring Lok Janshakti Party factions, Hindustani Awam Morcha of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, …

Lok Sabha elections: TDP-Jana Sena to discuss seat-sharing with BJP today
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: TDP-Jana Sena to discuss seat-sharing with BJP today

India TV News  

Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan are expected to discuss seat-sharing with central BJP leaders in New Delhi on Thursday as part of the proposed 3-party alliance for the general elections in Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu Desam sources say there will be discussions on seat sharing with the BJP, although both Telugu Desam and …

Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party along with the party’s Central Election Committee are working together to finalise the candidates to contest for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the southern state. Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday BJP stalwart and former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa said that the list will mostly be …

BJP-JD(S) seat sharing to be finalised in a week’s time
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP-JD(S) seat sharing to be finalised in a week’s time

The Hindu  

The seat-sharing agreement between Janata Dal and BJP is in the final stages and will be finalised in about a week’s time, former Prime Minister and JD Supremo H.D. Probably there could be one more meeting before finalising the seat,” the former Prime Minister told presspersons here after Rashmi Rame Gowda took over as the JD women wing president. On …

JJP sets up committee to clear air on alliance with BJP in Haryana
9 months, 3 weeks ago

JJP sets up committee to clear air on alliance with BJP in Haryana

The Hindu  

The Jannayak Janta Party on March 3 constituted a coordination committee to hold discussions with the National Democratic Alliance to clear the air on the party’s possible alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls within a week. Keeping an eye on the Jat and Scheduled Caste votes, the JJP also reiterated its demand …

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: At least seven Samajwadi Party MLAs skipped a crucial party meeting on the eve of the Rajya Sabha elections. The development has fueled speculations that some SP leaders may support BJP in Tuesday's Rajya Sabha elections. Rajya Sabha elections on February 27 The February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness a high-pitched electoral …

Jayant Chaudhary directs RLD MLAs to vote for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Jayant Chaudhary directs RLD MLAs to vote for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary has directed all his party MLAs in the UP Vidhan Sabha to vote for the BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections in the state on Tuesday. Jayant directs RLD MLAs to vote for BJP in RS polls He has also asked all his MLAs to participate in the meeting convened by chief minister …

Lok Sabha elections: 'Political parties have right to make promises in poll manifesto', says CEC Rajiv Kumar
10 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: 'Political parties have right to make promises in poll manifesto', says CEC Rajiv Kumar

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The voters have full right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said today and made it clear that the matter is however, sub judice. Political parties have a right to make promises in their election manifestoes and the electorate has a right to know …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'No issues over alliance and seat-sharing with BJP', says JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy
10 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'No issues over alliance and seat-sharing with BJP', says JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy

India TV News  

Karnataka news: JD President HD Kumaraswamy today said there are no issues with respect to his party's alliance with the BJP, and also regarding seat sharing between the two parties in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, and they are said to have held …

Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress poll campaign from Uttarakhand today
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress poll campaign from Uttarakhand today

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will launch the party's campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and address a public meeting in Dehradun on Sunday. The party had sought the district administration's permission to hold the public meeting on the Parade ground but it was not allowed as the venue has been renovated as part of the Dehradun Smart City project …

Lok Sabha election 2024: DMK, Congress to hold seat sharing talks today
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: DMK, Congress to hold seat sharing talks today

Live Mint  

The Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will kick off seat-sharing negotiations for the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The seat sharing talks for the Lok Sabha polls 2024 will be held at DMK Headquarters - Anna Arivalayam - in Chennai. According to a report by Deccan Herald, apart from Mukul Wasnik, the Congress team will also comprise …

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka BJP on Saturday chalked out a series of programmes, including a women’s convention at the district level, a wall painting campaign with the slogan “BJP for the third time, Modi once again” in each hobli, and beneficiary meetings. “It has been decided that the party will meet beneficiaries of Central …

Kharge, Revanth to prep up Congress for LS polls, to address BLAs in LB Stadium
11 months ago

Kharge, Revanth to prep up Congress for LS polls, to address BLAs in LB Stadium

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will address Congress booth-level agents from all districts at LB Stadium on Thursday to gear up the party machinery for the Lok Sabha polls. BLAs played a key role in the Congress’ victory in the recent Assembly polls by taking the party's Six Guarantees and poll promises to the …

BJP accuses Trinamool Congress government of trying to refrain people from participating in Ram temple consecration ceremony
11 months ago

BJP accuses Trinamool Congress government of trying to refrain people from participating in Ram temple consecration ceremony

The Hindu  

The West Bengal BJP on January 22 accused the TMC government of trying to refrain people from participating in the celebrations of Ram temple inauguration in various parts of the State, aligning with the consecration ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya. "As the country is celebrating the Ram temple inauguration, the TMC government in Bengal is trying to stop people …

DMK forms three teams for election work, seat-sharing talks and preparation of manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha polls
11 months ago

DMK forms three teams for election work, seat-sharing talks and preparation of manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The DMK on Friday, January 19, 2024, announced the formation of three teams for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections this year. These teams would be in charge of overseeing election work, holding seat-sharing talks and preparing the party’s election manifesto. DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced the formation of a team to coordinate and oversee …

Lok Sabha polls: Kumaraswamy meets Shah, Nadda, discussion on seat-sharing after Ram temple consecration
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Kumaraswamy meets Shah, Nadda, discussion on seat-sharing after Ram temple consecration

India TV News  

Lok Sabha polls: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD state president HD Kumaraswamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda in the national capital to discuss the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Discussion on seat-sharing after Ram temple consecration During his meeting with the key BJP leaders, Kumaraswamy had an open discussion on the JDS-BJP alliance, …

This is a political project of BJP and RSS: Jairam Ramesh on Pran Pratishtha ceremony
11 months, 1 week ago

This is a political project of BJP and RSS: Jairam Ramesh on Pran Pratishtha ceremony

Deccan Chronicle  

Days after Congress turned down the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Temple on January 22, Congress General Secretary in Charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday described the event as the "political project" of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.Speaking with ANI at Mokokchung during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress leader said, "Every …

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?
11 months, 1 week ago

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?

The Hindu  

On January 10, the Congress put out a statement that its top leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, would not be attending the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. While declining the invitation through a statement, the party made certain points - One was the temple was a long-standing “political project” …

Ram Mandir | Consecration rituals begin at Ram temple in Ayodhya
11 months, 1 week ago

Ram Mandir | Consecration rituals begin at Ram temple in Ayodhya

The Hindu  

Rituals in the run-up to the Ram Temple consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22, started inside the complex on Tuesday in Ayodhya with the anushthan set to continue till January 21. On Tuesday, prayaschita and Karmakuti Poojan took place at the temple complex, while the parisar pravesh of Lord Ram’s idol will be carried out on Wednesday. On January 22, …

Congress Leaders Observe Ram Mandir Ceremony, Despite Party Rejecting Invite
11 months, 1 week ago

Congress Leaders Observe Ram Mandir Ceremony, Despite Party Rejecting Invite

The Quint  

Even as the Congress party’s leadership has declined the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January, many of its leaders and functionaries are observing the event, and some have decided to visit Ayodhya as well. Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge, his predecessor Sonia Gandhi, and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend …

'Siddaramaiah's name has Ram but he acts like Kalanemi': Hanumangarhi priest on Ayodhya row
11 months, 1 week ago

'Siddaramaiah's name has Ram but he acts like Kalanemi': Hanumangarhi priest on Ayodhya row

Hindustan Times  

Hanumangarhi temple priest Mahant Raju Das on Sunday attacked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for declining the invitation to attend the Pran Prathistha ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah "Siddaramaiah is such a good name, associated with Lord Ram, but his actions are like that of Kalanemi.Their worry about Babar, about attackers and the way …

Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah receive invitation for Ram Temple consecration ceremony on January 22
11 months, 1 week ago

Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah receive invitation for Ram Temple consecration ceremony on January 22

India TV News  

Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh along with Bhartiya Janta Party National president JP Nadda on Saturday received invitations to attend the consecration ceremony of the auspicious Ram Temple on January 22. Sharing the same on social media platform X in Hindi, VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, "National President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Defense Minister …

MP LS Polls: Ayodhya Ram Temple, 'Modi Guarantees' to Ride BJP's Poll Juggernaut
11 months, 1 week ago

MP LS Polls: Ayodhya Ram Temple, 'Modi Guarantees' to Ride BJP's Poll Juggernaut

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: BJP plans to achieve its target of winning all the 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls by riding piggyback on the Ram temple issue. A roadmap to hype the Ram temple consecration ceremony, scheduled to be held on January 22 at Ayodhya, across the state and maintain the tempo in the run up to …

Karnataka CM backs Congress' stand to skip Ram temple event in Ayodhya; BJP slams move
11 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka CM backs Congress' stand to skip Ram temple event in Ayodhya; BJP slams move

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday defended the Congress high command’s decision not to attend the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya saying the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre has turned a religious event into a political affair. Chief minister Siddaramaiah said the BJP has turned the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya into a political …

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