Keeping up the trend of power legacy in Indian politics, at least 20 candidates contesting in the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections are sons and daughters of prominent political leaders.
The OBC face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra and former deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who had joined the Union Cabinet for the first time a week back, was all set to spearhead the party's campaign in the upcoming assembly polls in the state to wrest power from the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine.
It contained details from a telecom company on a threatening text message reportedly sent by his brother Pravin days before allegedly shooting him.
Sibal, who is also looking after the telecom ministry, claimed that change of telecom policy by the then communication minister Pramod Mahajan in 1999 from the auction model to the revenue share model eventually led to the first come first serve controversy of 2001.
'The word 'ally' in a coalition is misleading because it suggests someone who is always for you and with you. This is incorrect.' 'They are always for themselves and sometimes with you,' explains Aakar Patel.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday night announced his retirement from active politics saying henceforth he would not contest elections.
The July 11 blasts as also the September 8 Malegaon explosions highlighted the continued threat of terrorism in the state.
Reliance Infocomm, headed by Mukesh Ambani, on Tuesday decried the sustained campaign to malign it and its leadership, saying vested interests have tried to sensationalise the allocation of shares.
The election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
Police have arrested three Nigerian nationals from Delhi following an interrogation of Sahil Zaroo, who allegedly procured drugs for the late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul and his aide Bibek Maitra, and recovered narcotics.
Declining to confirm whether Rajnath Singh had been nominated as the next party chief, BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan told reporters, "I have no information on this."
The notice will ask Bharti and her supporters asking why they should not be expelled from the party.
Khurana sent the apology letter to Advani through party General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, party sources said.
When the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 1999, its campaign managers claimed they did not know much about how to use money. Thus, the Election Commission would not be able to question their campaign expenses. "We learnt most of our tricks from the Congress leaders," said late party leader Pramod Mahajan who was made election in charge by the party for highlighting the achievements of Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and the campaign was named as India Shining.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's two-day 'Chintan Baithak' began at Cherai on Wednesday to discuss the party's strategy for the local bodies elections in September and the assembly polls due next year.
Nirupam impressed upon the PM the need for a inquiry into the shares matter given the fact that the telecom ministry under Mahajan and later changed rules almost daily to suit a particular player.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will now handle the key Communication and Information Technology ministries too.
'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in Maharashtra. Now, they aren't finding brides.' 'This issue has now snowballed into a social crisis. In 2014 and 2019, they had voted for the BJP.'
Former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha has been made a vice-president.
'The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are addressed, caste fault lines would wither away. But, this is next to impossible in a short span of three-four months.'
If Pramod Mahajan were to be alive today, the Bharatiya Janata Party would have shed the long-time ally Shiv Sena and gone it alone in Maharashtra.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani Wednesday broke his Bharat Suraksha Yatra and rushed to Mumbai.
Former deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha Najma Heptulla would contest from Rajasthan.
But all these voter identity cards are fakes.
Singh joined the party at the BJP headquarters in the presence of general secretaries Pramod Mahajan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and UP leaders Kalraj Mishra and Vinay Katiyar.
All hi-tech at BJP silver jubilee celebrations
Chouhan was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Balram Jakhar.
Khurana says the media misconstrued his remarks.
The BJP is trying to resolve the four-day old crisis set off by Khurana's expulsion.
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