Bharatiya Janata Party

What's happening in Lakshadweep: Development or onslaught on Cultural heritage [Explained]

The Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation, 2021 (LDAR 2021), has drawn flak from all quarters for not only being 'autocratic' but also for endangering the islands' cultural heritage and delicate ecosystem in the name of development.

May 28, 2021

Post-poll violence in West Bengal: NHRC to conduct spot inquiry [details]

Local law and order enforcement agencies appear not to have acted to stop such violations of human rights.

May 4, 2021

Kamal Haasan loses in Coimbatore South to BJP

Superstar and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder, Kamal Haasan lost the Coimbatore South seat by a margin of 1,500 votes against BJP women's wing national President, Vanathi Srinivasan.

May 3, 2021

Turncoats from TMC fail to lift BJP in West Bengal elections

The Trinamool Congress is poised to retain power in West Bengal for a third straight term, while BJP emerges badly dented by the dismal performance of some of its candidates who were given tickets after they had jumped ship from the Trinamool

May 3, 2021

Mamata's high octane battle against former TMC top lieutenant [details]

Here's a look at TMC Supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's squeaker fight in Bengal's Nandigram with BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who emerged victorious in the end.

May 2, 2021

Kerala election results 2021 LIVE: LDF creates history, BJP ends with zero seats

Most of the post-poll surveys had suggested that LDF led by Pinarayi Vijayan will win Kerala legislative assembly elections

May 2, 2021

"I will not Shut up. Keep trying": Actor Siddharth's reaction to BJP troll

Actor Siddharth attacked by the BJP Tamil Nadu IT cell by leaking his phone number as a result of which he had received more than 500 calls of abuse, rape and death threats to him and his family for over 24 hours.

Apr 30, 2021

Politics derail serious vaccination drive, next phase from May 1 turns more challenging [Details]

Over one crore doses still available with states, UTs for consumption, but politics derail serious vaccination drive, as the next phase from May 1 is more challenging.

Apr 28, 2021

BJP MLA asks Govt to acquire SII, slams its CEO Adoor Poonawalla over vaccine price

Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, a senior BJP MLA from Gorakhpur, has compared Serum Institute of India (SII), CEO, Adar Poonawalla with a 'dacoit' and also asked the government to 'acquire' the company under the Epidemic Diseases Act.

Apr 23, 2021

J&K BJP curbs activities in party headquarters amid rising COVID cases [Details]

Leaders are asked not to visit the office to avoid entry of the public amid rising COVID cases.

Apr 15, 2021

West Bengal Assembly Elections phase 1 polling: The game of thrones intensifies

Across 30 assembly segments, Fate of 191 canditates, will be decided by 73 lakh voters in west bengal assembly elections 2021.

Mar 27, 2021

Most hated political party in Kerala: This survey claims it's BJP

59.5 percent of the participants who took part in the survey said that the LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan should get a second term

Mar 20, 2021

Onscreen Lord Ram joins BJP, three decades after Sita [Twitter reactions]

Last year, amidst lockdown, Doordarshan once again showcased Ramayan which was originally telecast in 1987

Mar 18, 2021

BJP leader Dilip Gandhi passes away, PM expresses grief

Former Union Minister and BJP leader Dilip Gandhi, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on Wednesday during treatment. He was 70.

Mar 17, 2021

BJP Mandi MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found dead at Delhi residence; investigation underway

In a shocking incident, BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Ram Swaroop Sharma was found dead at his residence in Delhi on Wednesday, March 17.

Mar 17, 2021

BJP announces 17 candidates for TN polls; see full list here

Tamil Nadu elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting will take place on May 2. BJP has now released the names of contesting candidates.

Mar 14, 2021

Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as U'khand CM; PM Modi congratulates

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand in Dehradun on Wednesday. This comes a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat stepped down as the state's chief minister.

Mar 10, 2021

Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP, says "I'm A Pure Cobra"

National Award winning Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s mega show at Kolkata's iconic brigade parade ground.

Mar 7, 2021

Mamata to contest from Nandigram, take BJP head on

After announcing Trinamool Congress' list of 291 candidates for the high octane Assembly polls beginning this month, party supremo Mamata Banerjee made her intention clear on Friday that she will only contest from Nandigram in East Midnapore district, considered a stronghold of newly-inducted BJP leader and once close aid to the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari.

Mar 5, 2021

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is BJP's CM face in Kerala

Hours after E.Sreedharan, 88, often referred to as Metroman said it will be his last working day with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) since work at the Palarivattom flyover was complete ahead of schedule, state BJP president K.Surendran said that is why the Metroman will be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate.

Mar 4, 2021