Jaitley said the geographical expansion of the BJP in Kerala, after Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the South, and the 11 per cent vote share in West Bengal were 'important milestones'.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, Arun Jaitley on Monday took a swipe at the Congress party saying it is merely a crowd around a (Gandhi) family and it should be made a more structured party.
Arun Jaitley, leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Bharatiya Janata Party's strategist, is getting ready to take on the United Progressive Alliance in the coming Budget session of Parliament. Jaitley's legal background and his envious reach in New Delhi's media is a potent combination helping his party to push its political agenda. He spoke exclusively to Sheela Bhatt on the Uttar Pradesh election.
Jaitley was rushed to the hospital on July 4 following high blood pressure.
Jaitley presents NRI award to G P Hinduja.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday denied existence or the tabling of any internal report prepared by Bal Apte at the three-day Chintan Baithak (brainstorming session) on reasons for the party's debacle in this year's general election. He also justified the expulsion of Jaswant Singh from the party.
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
Irked by angry reactions to his Facebook post on 'World UFO Day' on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley withdrew the message within hours.
Jaitley, while reviewing the security situation of Jammu and Kashmir at a high level meeting, also asked the forces to deal firmly with the inimical elements but ensure safety of the innocent people, officials said.
He said it may take up to 3 weeks for all the 2 lakh cash vending ATMs to operate normally as each one has to be calibrated individually to dispense new sized notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 besides lower denomination currency of Rs 100.
Jaitely's statement comes amidst the escalating tension between Indian and Pakistan.
Urvashi Rautela has been seen in the stands on several occasions cheering Rishabh Pant though there is no hint of a romance between the swashbuckling batter and the sultry actress, both of who hail from Uttarakhand.
There are high hopes that the Budget for 2014-15 to be presented in Parliament may actually not tinker with the threshold limit or the other tax slabs but could provide reliefs by incentivising savings.
Jaitley said the government has created transparent environment.
The Congress said arrogance of the BJP has touched its zenith as it turned 'blind' to farm distress.
Noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani will represent Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the civil and criminal defamation suits filed against him by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Friday said Emergency is no longer possible in the country as media censorship is not possible in the digital era and amendment to the Constitution has ensured that people cannot be detained without a cause.
The dates of general elections in 2019 and the presentation of the final Budget of the Modi government are so far removed from each other that Jaitley is not under any pressure to present a populist Budget. Instead, he could well unveil an array of schemes and proposals that he believes are necessary for the economy, even if a few of them could be unpopular, says A K Bhattacharya.
India's growth, he said, remains resilient with low inflation, fiscal prudence and low current account deficit, talking about robust structural reform measures.
Amid a controversy over the recent the JNU row, the BJP said freedom of expression does not give a right to call for the country's destruction.
With less than a month left for campaigning to end in Amritsar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Arun Jaitley is still facing one question in almost all his interactions with media -- Will sitting MP Navjot Singh Sidhu canvass for him?
While Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen starred with the willow for SRH, Mitchell Marsh's all-round show went in vain as Delhi went down at home.
He said taxation has to be rationalised to make Indian products competitive.
Arvind Kejriwal said that Arun Jaitley's claim that he holds high public character was "frivolous".
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will also participate in the meet.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that at a time when the private sector has been somewhat conservative in investments, public investment always takes the lead.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday termed the communal violence bill as "the most obnoxious piece of legislation in independent India", saying had it been in place earlier, it would have resulted in punishment of the members of only the majority community over the Muzaffarnagar riots.
It would be difficult to stick to the Budget numbers unless the departments are reined in their expenditure plans.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday brushed aside concerns of Parliament's upcoming monsoon session being disrupted over the Lalit Modi controversy, saying some people may be relevant to TV channels but not to governance.
The corporate income tax breaks make up a relatively small part of $80 billion in business giveaways.
Opener Shubham Rohilla struck his fourth first-class hundred to take Services to 279 for 4 against defending champions Saurashtra
Jaitley said future transactions would be substantially digital as India moves towards a less-cash society
In a scathing letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party's senior leader Arun Jaitley has made a number of allegations against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised rebel leader Jaswant Singh saying he was "over reacting" to the denial of ticket to him from Barmer.
The finance minister is in Singapore for The Singapore Summit.
Jaitley, the first Union minister to meet Jaya since her conviction, manages to secure the AIADMK's conditional support to the government's crucial legislations in the Rajya Sabha.
Totackle the serious challenges faced by the banking sector, the government will bring in more professional management and boards in the banks.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley visited the aircraft carrier INS Viraat in Mumbai on Saturday.
DDCA will add two more practice pitches to the main square of the Feroz Shah Kotla besides replacing 15,000 old bucket seats for the ODI World Cup.
Though not a blockbuster budget it does not undermine the fact that key issues were addressed and the finance minister certainly did not under-deliver, says Vatsal Srivastava.
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