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Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP fields Odisha ex-top cop Prakash Mishra from Cuttack

Prakash Mishra retired as the head of the Central Reserve Police Force in February 2016, and joined the BJP in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP list points to generational shift

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) list of 306 candidates announced so far for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections points to a key generational shift in the ruling party, and also underscores worries about the personal anti-incumbency of sitting MPs, particularly in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: SS Ahluwalia opts out of Darjeeling seat, says will contest from any other seat

Union Minister SS Ahluwalia has told the Bharatiya Janata Party’s leadership that he is opting out of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, and the party may chose any candidate it finds fit to contest from the constituency in West Bengal, a senior leader of the party confirmed.

2 more veterans dropped in BJP’s sixth list, no big surprises

BJP on Saturday announced 48 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections including Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Shripad Naik from north Goa and Narendra Keshav Sawaikar from south Goa.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: LK Advani opted out of Lok Sabha race, sounded out BJP about retirement

The BJP released its first list of 184 candidates for the Lok Sabha election on Thursday, and dropped many leaders over the age of 75 from the list.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP’s list out, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi, many veterans left out

Several 75-plus leaders, including Advani and others such as Guwahati MP Bijoya Chakravarty, Garhwal MP BC Khanduri and Nainital MP Bhagat Singh Koshyari did not figure in the BJP’s first list.

BJP poll panel meets to finalise names for Lok Sabha polls, but stops short of releasing list

Another meeting of the BJP’s election committee has been called on March 22 to discuss the pending names from different states and make a formal announcement.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bihar’s upper castes to get BJP ticket

Although the party has yet to announce the candidate list, the names have almost been finalised, the leaders said.

‘Pramod Sawant was Parrikar’s choice to replace him’: BJP leader

Pramod Sawant came into prominence in the state when he led a protest in 2011 as the president of the Goa wing of BJP’s youth wing against Digambar Kamat-led Congress government over alleged irregularities in the mining sector.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: ‘Grand alliance meet after Holi will decide on seat-sharing’: Hemant Soren

The claim came after he attended a meeting with Congress leaders RPN Singh and Ajoy Kimar, and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) leader Babulal Marandi at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi.

Amit Shah meets senior leaders to cement BJP-JD(U) alliance in Bihar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Friday sat down with senior leaders of the party from Bihar to iron out differences with ally Janata Dal (United).

JMM’s Soren meets D Raja, CPI may join opposition alliance in Jharkhand

Soren wrote on Twitter that he had a fruitful discussion with Raja about the contours of the grand alliance against the BJP in Jharkhand.

Uttar Pradesh BJP may drop 25% of its MPs to fight anti-incumbency

The BJP swept to power in 2014 on the back of its performance in its western and northern Indian strongholds like Uttar Pradesh, where it won 71 seats.

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP wins back N-E ally to seal pre-poll pact

Meghalaya CM and NPP chief Conrad Sangma, who too threatened to call it quits with the BJP due to the citizenship bill row, said on Wednesday that there will be no pre-poll alliance with the party.

Modi, nationalism, governance record: BJP’s 3-fold strategy to retain power

Voting for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will start on 11 April, the Election Commission said on Sunday, announcing a 7-phase schedule for the world’s biggest democratic exercise.

Age no bar as BJP eyes winning factor while distributing tickets

The BJP has an undeclared rule of not offering ministerial position to those aged above 75, and a section of the party has insisted they should not be fielded in the direct election this time.

BJP to discuss age limit of candidates at key meeting

The election for the Lok Sabha will be held between April and May and the election commission is expected to announce the schedule of the poll on March 8 or 9.

Oppn Common Minimum Programme may include urban job guarantee law

The CMP being put together by some opposition parties ahead of the summer’s Lok Sabha elections may include an urban job guarantee scheme along the lines of MGNREGA-like legislation, people with knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah reaches out to miffed UP ally, assures solution

The Apna Dal counts Patels, an Other Backward Class community, among its core support base in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

‘Oppn is leader-less and program-less,’ says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the minister for law, and electronics and Information Technology speaks of his ministries’ work over the past 58 months.

Government renews warnings to social media sites on polls

Prasad’s comments come at a time when Twitter is fighting charges of a perceived bias against right-wing handles on the micro-blogging platform. Earlier this month, Bharatiya Janata Party supporters alleged that Twitter was biased against them.

Black money to be discussed on February 21

There is no estimate as yet on the amount of illicit money stashed abroad and available in India, but the subject has remained a matter of political accusations and intense public debate during the last two parliamentary election.

Ahead of LS polls, PM Modi to review work done by MPs

A senior BJP leader familiar with developments said party MPs had undertaken several development projects over five years and published various booklets and pamphlets to publicize their work.

BJP sees Centre’s move to return undisputed land in Ayodhya to owners as step towards Ram temple construction

BJP leaders on Tuesday sought to present the central government’s move to return undisputed land in Ayodhya to its original owners, including Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, as a step towards starting “work” on building a Ram temple in the holy city of Uttar Pradesh.

PM Narendra Modi to write to 90 mn Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries, BJP MPs to seek feedback

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), or Ayushman Bharat, provides financial protection to deprived rural and urban families found eligible under categories defined by the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data. This comes to approximately 500 million beneficiaries.

BJP to live screen PM Narendra Modi’s interaction with children in all constituencies

Launched last year, Pareeksha Pe Charcha is Modi’s interaction with students ahead of their annual examinations; teachers and parents, too, take part in the event.

AGP walkout an emotional loss: Assam BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma

The 49-year-old leader, who is considered the BJP point person for the northeast where the party has made significant gains in the past three years, said he was ready to welcome the AGP if it wanted to return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

‘Doors are open for AGP if it wants to return to NDA fold,’ says Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma , 49, spoke over the Asom Gana Parishad’s (AGP) decision to withdraw support to the Assam government over the contentious Citizenship Bill, which seeks to give citizenship rights to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the likely impact of this issue on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Modi asks people to choose ‘majboot’ government, says Grand Alliance a failed experiment

Highlights: ‘Congress stalling legal process in Ayodhya case,’ says PM Modi

On the second day of BJP’s national council meet which began on Friday, top party leaders came face to face with national council members. The national council meeting is likely to be the last one before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.As opposition is forming alliances, today’s meeting focussed on BJP’s strategy against opposition for a guaranteed win in Lok Sabha 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also delivered a valedictory speech at the event. Follow highlights here: