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Hiccups On Route to ‘Target 350’ for 2024, Amit Shah Warns Ministers

New Delhi: BJP ministers who failed to carry out allotted tasks as part of laying the groundwork for 2024 elections were given a stern warning by party chief JP Nadda and chief strategist Amit Shah at the brainstorming session held yesterday. Sources told NDTV that ministers who did not visit parliamentary constituencies allotted to them for the mandatory recce, were told off  by Mr Shah, sources said."We are there because of the organisation. The government is there because of the organisation. The organisation should be given preference," the ministers were told, sources said."Prime Minister Narendra Modi is most popular. Anyone can win on PM Modi's name. But if there is no organisation on the ground, we will not be able to take advantage of it," the sources quoted him as saying.For 2...
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Opinion: Amit Shah’s Big 4 – The Men In Charge Of 2024

A day after the BJP held an important meeting to prep for the next general election, the party's strategy for 2024 is taking shape.JP Nadda, the 61-year-old president of the party, whose three-year term expires in January, will get an extension, say sources. JP Nadda runs the party with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who, along with the PM, is clear that there should be no leadership change that could distract the BJP from winning an unprecedented third term.PM Modi, JP Nadda and Amit ShahJP Nadda gets along with both Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, but most importantly, does not mind the public optics of always deferring to Shah when it comes to party affairs. At the BJP's Mission 2024 meet held yesterday with party workers and BJP ministers, Amit Shah occupied the foreground and held for...
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“BJP Using Central Agencies As Political Tools”: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said BJP is trying to destabilise the governmentShillong: Politics in the Northeastern state of Meghalaya seems headed for some tumultuous times with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma-led National People's Party (NPP), the coalition leader in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) where BJP is a partner, alleging that the BJP was using Central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as "political tools". This comes a week after BJP hinted that it was considering breaking away from the ruling alliance in the state. Assembly elections are likely to be held in Meghalaya early next year.Prestone Tynsong, the Deputy Chief Minister and National Vice-President of NPP, today alleged in Shillong that...
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5 Manipur MLAs From From Nitish Kumar’s JDU Formally Join BJP

JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh said on Saturday that the merger was done by BJP using money power.New Delhi: Five Janata Dal (United) MLAs, who merged with the ruling party BJP, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party President JP Nadda in the national capital on Sunday.According to a statement from Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Friday, Kh. Joykishan Singh, Ngursanglur Sanate, Md Achab Uddin, Thangjam Arunkumar and LM Khaute merged with the ruling party BJP."The Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) Members of Legislative Assembly(MLAs) with the BJP under the tenth schedule of the Constitution," stated the Legislative Assembly Secretariat.The merger of JD(U) MLAs with BJP has delivered a big j...
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BJP To Celebrate PM Modi’s Birthday As Seva Pakhwara

Under the "Seva Pakwara", the party will organise exhibitions on PM Narendra Modi at the district level.New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17 for a period of 16 days as Seva Pakhwara (service fortnight).BJP national president JP Nadda is planning an extensive programme for PM Modi's birthday and for this he has given instructions to all the party workers and leaders to celebrate it as "Seva Pakhwara".BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh has written a letter to all party workers regarding programmes."Seva Pakhwara" will be celebrated from September 17 till the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, on October 2.Under the "Seva Pakwara", the party will organise exhibitions on PM Naren...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Meets BJP Chief JP Nadda

Mr Chouhan met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the evening.New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday met BJP president J P Nadda in New Delhi at the latter's residence.This was Mr Chouhan's first meeting with the BJP president after he was dropped from the party's parliamentary board, its highest decision-making body, earlier this month.Besides Mr Chouhan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was also dropped from the BJP's parliamentary board following its reshuffling.In the ongoing meeting, many organisational issues and the party's plan for assembly polls next year are likely to be discussed, sources said."Met BJP national president J P Nadda in New Delhi today and apprised him about the works and efforts being made for public welfare in the...
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When Will CBI Probe “Money For Op Lotus”: Manish Sisodia To BJP Chief

Manish Sisodia said he has answered all questions posed by the BJP about the excise policyNew Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today claimed he has answered all questions posed by the BJP about the excise policy and CVC report on classrooms and asked its chief JP Nadda when will the CBI probe the "source of money for operation lotus" in Delhi.Speaking in the Delhi assembly, Mr Sisodia also dubbed the BJP a "bacha chor" party while referring to the arrest of a BJP corporator in an alleged child kidnapping case.After completion of CBI search of his lockers in a Punjab National Bank in Ghaziabad, Mr Sisodia spoke in the assembly and said he has got a "clean chit" from the federal probe agency.He also asked Mr Nadda to answer when will the CBI launch a probe in corruption a...
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“Congress Is Shrinking Due To Lack Of…”: BJP Chief JP Nadda

JP Nadda said that Congress is losing ground because it failed to reconcile local and national goals.Guwahati:  In a sharp attack on Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Monday, claimed that the grand old party was losing ground because it failed to reconcile local and national objectives."Why did Congress, the nation's oldest political party, continue to shrink? Why has it been getting weaker? due to the lack of integration between local and national aspirations," Mr Nadda said.Attacking the Opposition further, the BJP chief said people who have been associated with the party for more than 40 years are leaving because they realised it is a family party only."People who have been members of the Congress party for more than 40 years are leaving the party....
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Nitish Kumar Party JD(U)’s Lone MLA In Arunachal Pradesh Joins BJP

Several Zila Parishad presidents and members in Arunachal Pradesh also joined the BJP on Thursday.New Delhi: The lone JD(U) MLA in Arunachal Pradesh, Techi Kaso, on Thursday officially joined the BJP along with his supporters in the presence of party president J P Nadda.Several Zila Parishad presidents and members in Arunachal Pradesh also joined the BJP.Welcoming them into the party, Mr Nadda in a tweet said the joining of Kaso and other leaders will further strengthen the organisation."By discharging their role in the development of the state, all of the leaders will take the development journey of BJP to new heights," Mr Nadda said.With Mr Kaso's joining, the BJP's strength in the 60-member House went up to 49.अरुणाचल प्रदेश के वरिष्ठ नेता श्री टेची कासो जी, जिला परिषद अध्यक्षों, जिल...