The caste factor has always dominated in the Gir Somnath district of Gujarat or in Saurashtra, which is one of the reasons why Congress is believed to have registered a win in all four constituencies here in the 2017 Assembly elections. The BJP has given tickets to candidates on a caste basi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Matiala assembly constituency Gulab Singh Yadav was allegedly thrashed by his party workers on Monday for selling Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections tickets, claimed the BJP.
The Opposition had alleged mismanagement by the BJP government behind the incident in which a century-old suspension bridge fell into the Machchhu river.
Addressing a press conference in the national capital on Monday, the BJP leader alleged that AAP leader Bindu Shriram was told to pay Rs 80 lakh for getting a ticket to contest the December 4 polls to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
But people are of the opinion that they have been witnessing development under the BJP for a number of years and one should not judge the performance of the party based on a single tragic incident.
"Security is the topmost priority for us. Those who ruled before the BJP government came, their politics had become a victim of familialism and corruption. The lives of youth, farmers, businessmen, and entrepreneurs were played with. The previous government also did the sin of criminalizing
The local residents of Gujarat's Dhoraji have expressed confidence in the BJP forming government in the state once again in the upcoming Assembly polls stating that they do not need any other party as the ruling BJP works for the people.
The women of the district said that the government has paid attention to the safety and security of women. They exuded confidence that the BJP will come back to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Calling Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an "insult" of the state and the Maratha ruler, Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday asked the BJP leaders to protest against him.
Responding to the governor's statement, Raut also dragged the ruling Eknath Shinde Sena faction and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) into the controversy, asking who would the rival Sena faction and the BJP call an 'old icon' next.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted roadshows in Vapi city in the Valsad district of Gujarat as the BJP ramps up its election campaign to be in power in the state.
The war of words between them started after the BJP leader on Thursday said that TRS MLC and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha called up Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and expressed her wish to join the Congress party.