Politics

The minister rejected the Opposition’s charge that the BJP was using withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a poll plank in the run-up to assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra.

Reddy is making efforts to build bridges with the Centre as the state is reeling under an acute financial crisis and mounting expenditure bill following the introduction of numerous new doles.

Without naming any country, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said there have been cases where governments fell within few months because of weak leadership.

The list of 90 party workers include 40 people who were stripped of their organisational posts after disciplinary action was initiated against them last week.

BJP MPs and actors Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, and Manoj Tiwari, along with MP and Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans, are scheduled to visit Haryana where the BJP is seeking another term in office.

Khadse said he has appealed to party workers in his constituency Muktainagar to ensure thumping victory for his daughter Rohini Khadse, who has been fielded by the BJP from the seat in North Maharashtra.

BJP's allegations that Pakistan is benefiting from the Congress party's statements on the issue of Article 370 are surprising, said the Thiruvananthapuram MP.

While former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar quit the election committees of the party, the Mumbai Congress's former chief Sanjay Nirupam said he would not take part in the election campaign after the name he recommended for the polls was "rejected".

Since returning to power at the Centre in May, the BJP has won over a number of leaders in the two states to its camp. Its former ally TDP has been hit the hardest by the party.

The notice asks administrators or 'admins' to dissuade group members from making any political comment or criticism which may trigger altercations, a police officer said.

Nitesh Rane won the 2014 Assembly polls from Kankavli seat in Sindhudurg district on a Congress ticket by defeating the then BJP MLA Pramod Jathar.

The Prime Minister should also take it seriously. Otherwise it sends a wrong message to the people of Karnataka, a BJP MLA said.

The five-member committee was headed by the state PCC vice-president and former legislative council chairman V R Sudarshan and former minister Basavaraj Rayareddy.

Amit Shah also told them to refrain from making any off-the-cuff remarks on the National Register of Citizens as it might lead to more confusion among the people which might have a negative impact on the BJP.

The Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP have decided to not attend the session alleging the BJP government was not taking any action to curb incidents of crime in the state.

Top BJP leaders including Jai Ram Thakur have toured the area twice during the past two months and has announced and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 150 crore.