According to a viral video of the event, the state anthem of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Thai Vazthu played on stage during a BJP election campaign event in Karnataka's Shimoga was stopped midway by Senior BJP leader KS Eswarappa and asked to play Karnataka state anthem.
Giving clarification on senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa's controversial statement, BJP's National General Secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday, said there are many "patriots among Muslims" who vote for BJP, but the party doesn't want any vote from the people having "Pakistani mindset".
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday denied having made any decision by the party on the Lingayat chief minister and said that the meeting convened by senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa was to take stock of the political situation in the state.
Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar also alleged that none of the directions issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under section five of the Environment Protection Act has been implemented. The directions of the NGT also haven't been implemented at th
Accusing the saffron party of politicising the Biranpur incident, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the daughters of senior BJP leaders marrying Muslims is "love" and on contrary to this, anyone doing the same is termed as "Jihad". Bhupesh Baghel had a telephonic conversation with rela
Amid rumours of dissent in the ranks following the unveiling of the party's first list of candidates for the ensuing Karnataka Assembly polls, former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said the party was trying to pacify those not happy with the choice of candidates.
Days after stoking controversy in the State with his remarks that Balasaheb Thackeray and Shiv Sainiks had no role in Babri Masjid demolition on December 6 1992, Maharashtra minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday said that he will ring up Uddhav Thackeray and clarify
Senior BJP leaders on Sunday attended the CEC meeting for the Karnataka Assembly elections scheduled to be held next month at the party headquarters in the national capital.
Senior BJP leader and Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lambasted Rahul Gandhi for his allegation of favouritism to Adani by the Modi government.