BJP national President JP Nadda has appointed Adesh Kumar Gupta as the Delhi unit president of BJP.
The Aam Aadmi Party ended the BJP's 15-year-rule in the Municipal of Delhi poll in results announced on Wednesday.
Despite losing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party fared well in trans-Yamuna areas, including northeast Delhi that was rocked by communal riots in 2020, but its performance took a hit in the city's northern and southern parts of the city, data showed.
Like a group of schoolboys listening to their principal, Bharatiya Janata Party National President Jagat Prakash Nadda along with BJP leaders Manoj Tiwari, Adesh Gupta, Anil Baluni and others hear Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's monthly broadcast Mann Ki Baat at the BJP HQ in New Delhi, March 27, 2022.
Polling for the municipal elections in Delhi will be held on December 4 and votes will be counted on December 7.
Several BJP leaders had earlier hinted that the party might go for the mayor's post despite losing the civic polls.
Jindal had come under attack on social media after his tweet about Prophet Mohammed on June 1.
Chandrashekhar, in one of his letters, had also alleged that he had met AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and that he was asked to arrange Rs 500 crore for AAP's expansion in southern states.
'The joining put the party in a spot not only because the area was an anti-CAA protest venue, but also because it is being linked to the February riots in northeast Delhi'
'Social worker Shahzad Ali, gynecologist Dr Mehreen, former Aam Aadmi Party worker Tabassum Hussain along with a large number of Muslim brothers and sisters joined the Bharatiya Janata Party,' said the Delhi BJP statement.
During his address in the Delhi assembly, Kejriwal also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the movie for political gains.
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta in a ceremony at the party office on Thursday welcomed with garland the BJYM members, attracting the ire of the Aam Aadmi Party.
The drive is undertaken a day after Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the party-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to identify illegal constructions of 'rioters' in Jahangirpuri and demolish them using bulldozers.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Wednesday attended a ceremony to rename South Delhi's 'Muhammadpur' village to 'Madhavpuram', saying the locals did not want to associate themselves with any "symbol of slavery".
An organisational overhaul in Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party is afoot in the light of the party's defeat in the MCD election, the party leaders said on Thursday.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in an order last week prohibited Chhath Puja celebrations at public places, including riverbanks, water bodies and temples, in view of the COVID-19 situation.
In a letter to Saxena, the BJP's West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma demanded Maliwal's removal from her position.
According to SDMC officials, the drive was planned for Thursday in the Jasola-Sarita Vihar area to remove permanent and temporary encroachments from roads and government land.
Party sources claimed that many BJP MLAs and MPs are upset over the chosen candidates, with the party symbol withheld on eight seats due to dispute over ticket distribution.
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Jindal said that he had tweeted asking a question to those attacking and insulting Hindu deities and it was not aimed at hurting the religious sentiments of any community.
BJP leaders and workers gathered outside the DJB's zonal office in Civil Lines area on Monday. They alleged that people in the city were facing a crisis due to the "poor" water supply.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation Wednesday launched an anti-encroachment drive as part of a 10-day action plan to remove illegal structures from areas within its jurisdiction including Shaheen Bagh, the venue of gathering for the protracted anti-CAA protests in 2019.
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked the Kejriwal government to rename 40 villages with "Mughal era names" after freedom-fighters, artistes, and "martyrs" including Ankit Sharma and Ratan Lal who were killed in communal riots in the city in February 2020.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation will launch a month-long anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas under its jurisdiction, civic authorities said on Monday, adding that the dates are yet to be decided.
November 14 was the last day for filing nominations for the high-stakes Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections for 250 wards.
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Bagga has been highly vocal against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on social media.
Sources in the AAP claimed that the chief minister was 'extremely displeased' with Gautam.
Most candidates hailing from political families emerged victorious in the Delhi civic polls, while the richest contender faced a drubbing.
BJP general secretary Arun Singh said that during the course of the meet, discussions will be held on farm laws, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and upcoming state polls.
The results of this election, largely touted as a three-cornered contest among a spirited AAP, a confident BJP and a hopeful Congress, may have ramifications beyond the national capital.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday drew flak as videos purportedly showing its jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain receiving massage and meeting visitors in his prison cell emerged, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress demanding his sacking and questioning the 'silence' of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled civic bodies in Delhi are set to be dissolved in the next five days, with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation's term set to end on Wednesday.
The anti-defection law does not apply to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls.
The BJP, which exit polls predicted would suffer a massive defeat, put up a spirited fight.
'The fire burning on the streets because of BJP's hateful politics will not light up homes'
Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai alleged in a press conference that Delhi police on the instruction of PMO put up banners carrying photos of PM Modi at venue of Van Mahotsav programme on Saturday night.
Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation as well as the central government and demanded to stop the action.
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