Tag: Gandhi
Varanasi Soaked In Poll Colours Ahead Of Holi
Call it Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi -- the city is little bothered about life around and takes it as it comes. But when it comes to politics, everyone has a strong view on the subject. With voting in the state assembly polls due only days ahead of the Holi festival, the streets of the holy city are abuzz with discussions, rumours, and diverse viewpoints.....
'PM Go Back' Posters Come Up In Gandhinagar Ahead Of Modi Visit
"PM Go Back" posters came up outside the BJP headquarters on the outskirts of Gandhinagar on Tuesday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Gujarat. ....
Many Memorable Firsts In 2017 UP Assembly Elections
The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered for innumerable reasons. While, like most similar tests at the hustings, this one too had its share of the avoidable -- be it use of words like KaSaB, gadha (ass) or below the belt jibes against political opponents, there were many firsts in the staggered, seven-phased polls spread over a month of voting.....
Need Strategy Shift To Beat BJP: Omar Abdullah
Political parties need to shift their strategy from criticism to positive alternate if they want to beat the BJP, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.....
BJP's UP Win Bigger Than 2014: Prasad
The BJP's grand showing in Uttar Pradesh is bigger than its win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Union Minister of Law Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.....
UP Voters Rose Above Caste For BJP Win: Minister
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the BJP's cruising to victory in Uttar Pradesh was an indication that voters in the state have risen above caste for the first time.....
No Question Of Rahul Stepping Down: Digvijaya Singh
Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said there was no question of party Vice President Rahul Gandhi stepping down, in the wake of the poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.....
Amarinder Thanks Rahul For Congress' Punjab Win
Congress Punjab head and its Chief Ministerial candidate Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday credited the party's stellar electoral performance to party President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul.....
It's Congress Revival, SAD Routed Due To Leaders' Arrogance: Sidhu
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday dubbed the Congress victory in Punjab assembly elections as its "revival" and blamed SAD's rout on its leadership's "arrogance and turning treasury into personal property".....
Planned Celebrations Give Way To Silence At Kejriwal House
It was to have been a day of celebrations. But as it became clear that the AAP had lost badly in Punjab and Goa, gloom enveloped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here.....
