JP Nadda appointed BJP working president

The posting came since the party president, Amit Shah, is now a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet.

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· Jun 17, 2019 · 08:08 pm

BJP has still not reached its peak in terms of electoral performance, says Amit Shah

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been tasked with increasing the party’s membership by 20%, said a BJP leader.

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· Jun 13, 2019 · 05:51 pm

Mumbai: Actor Isha Koppikar joins BJP months ahead of Lok Sabha elections

She was appointed the working president of the saffron party’s Women Transport Wing.

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· Jan 28, 2019 · 10:08 am

Shatrughan Sinha must quit the BJP if he is unhappy, says Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi said the actor-turned-politician had ‘fallen into the bad company’ of Yashwant Sinha, a BJP leader who has been critical of the party.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 10:45 am

In a setback to Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MP Saumitra Khan joins BJP

The legislator, who represents Bishnupur in the Lok Sabha, alleged that ‘a syndicate raj [rule] and police raj’ has taken a stranglehold on the state.

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· Jan 09, 2019 · 05:33 pm

Actor Moushumi Chatterjee joins the BJP ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections

She was inducted into the party in the presence of BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.

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· Jan 02, 2019 · 09:36 pm

Nitin Gadkari says BJP chief is responsible for poor Assembly election results

The Union minister’s remark comes days after he denied saying that the party ‘leadership should own up to defeat’.

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· Dec 25, 2018 · 11:24 am

Ram Jethmalani and BJP jointly move court to withdraw his suit against his expulsion from the party

The senior lawyer was expelled from the party for criticising the leadership in 2013.

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· Dec 06, 2018 · 07:58 pm

In Kerala, BJP removed its state chief a month ago – but can’t convince RSS on his replacement

The BJP leadership reportedly prefers K Surendran, a loyalist of former chief V Muraleedharan, but the RSS wants someone who can end factionalism in the party.

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· Jun 24, 2018 · 07:30 am

BJP appoints new party chiefs in Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

Amit Shah also named Somu Veerraju the state convener of the election management committee in Andhra Pradesh.

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· May 13, 2018 · 03:40 pm

‘Stop giving masala to the media’: Narendra Modi issues gag order to BJP members

The prime minister said that only designated spokespersons should comment on matters concerning the party.

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· Apr 22, 2018 · 07:08 pm

'Lightweight leaders and rank outsiders': The BJP's choice of Rajya Sabha candidates causes disquiet

The list includes former Congressman Narayan Rane, party spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao and businessman Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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· Mar 13, 2018 · 12:30 pm