After BJD leaders Bhatruhari Mahtab and Sidhant Mohapatra joined the BJP, Biju Janata Dal leader Muzibulla Khan on Thursday called them a "big zero" and said that the leaving of the two leaders wouldn't impact the BJD.
The media advisor to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti questioned the timing of the BJP's decision to remove AFSPA, stating that despite the BJP's substantial presence in both the UT and at the Centre for the past five years, they hadn't considered repealing AFSPA earlier.
Reacting to the BJP fielding Krishnanagar royal family's 'Rani Maa' Amrita Roy against Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool Congress leader said that the only 'Raja' Bengalis know of is Raja Ram Mohan Roy, and the only 'Rani' we know of is Rani Rashmoni.
Punjab Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Thursday questioned the BJP why it was not giving tickets to party workers if they have done good work, and why they are bringing in people from outside and other parties.
After the BJP sparred with the police over an alleged assault on some people during a Holi celebration at Chengicherla, party MLA T Raja Singh on Thursday said he was placed under house arrest as he had planned to visit the incident site.
In the welcome ceremony of BJP leader K.L. Thakur, former Chief Minister and opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur expressed confidence in the BJP's triumph in both the upcoming Lok Sabha and Himachal Pradesh assembly by-elections, slated for June 4.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday expressed confidence in the BJP victory in the state saying, "I am fully confident that lotus is going to bloom everywhere in Uttarakhand."
Bharatiya Janata Party's new recruit, Sita Soren on Thursday said that it is only the BJP where women are treated with respect, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing a huge role in strengthening women's empowerment in the country.
Reacting to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statements that 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Jai Hind' were first raised by two Muslims, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that our country's history is much more complicated than the black-and-white versions that someone in the "BJ
"The BJP is ready for the second phase of nominations. The people of UP believe that the party will win all 80 seats, including Moradabad and Rampur seats," the Deputy CM said.
Responding to a query on what if Arvind Kejriwal wants to join the BJP and the implications for his legal cases, Piyush Goyal stated unequivocally, "People who have looted the country, who have made tall claims and promises to the people of Delhi and let down the mandate of the people, wi