Sol Pudhidhu | The cry for announcing Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial choice of the NDA grows. However, not everything is fine in the NDA camp as parties like the JD(U) have stoutly rejected Modi's candidature. Congress state secretary Munavar Baasha ta...
BJP has hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his 'vibrant Gujarat' model. The party has termed the Bihar CM's remarks 'unacceptable'.
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in his address and set a deadline for BJP to name its Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP has come out in support of Modi, slamming the Bihar CM. The rift in NDA is ...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi appears to be confident that BJP will come to power in 2014. He tears into Congress saying that dynasty politics will never benefit democracy and therefore it should not be encouraged. The lotus will bloom despite the best ...
Newshour | Narendra Modi amends the state Lokayukta and passes a new bill in the Gujarat Assembly. This new watered down bill gives the right to the CM to choose the Lokayukta in the state. Why did Modi dilute the Lokayukta?
The Janata Dal United, which is the principal ally in the NDA has asked the BJP to clarify Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's role and has demanded an NDA meeting for this issue. JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur says that the name of the Prime Ministerial candidate ...
Congress accuses Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of bribing the United States for a visa. According to Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed's tweet, the visit of US lawmakers' delegation to Gujarat was Modi's way of saying 'you give us business, we give you visa...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi suffers a setback as his keynote address at the Wharton India Economic Forum was cancelled by Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania following protests by a section of students and professors. The top US business ...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after calling on the Prime Minister today. According to Modi, it was a courtesy call after being re-elected to the state's top post. Modi said he talked for long with the PM and discussed several pending...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says he met the Prime Minister today as a courtesy. Modi is visiting Manmohan Singh for the first time since his reelection. He also says he presented a memorandum to the PM about gating the Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada ri...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Delhi to deliver a lecture at Shri Ram College of Commerce, is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The meeting is merely a customary call as Chief Ministers who visit Delhi usually meets the Prime Minister...
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi reaches Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence at 7, Race Course Road, to call on him. Modi, who is in Delhi Delhi to deliver the first Shri Ram Memorial Lecture, organised by Shri Ram College of Commerce, is meeting the...
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari is all set to get his second three-year term as the party president, with the BJP leadership and RSS brass settling on his name after a long futile search to find a successor. The party is expected to complete the formalities and make a...
The Vibrant Gujarat summit starts today. The three day programme is aimed at attracting Gujarati community spread across the world to come back to Gujarat. The summit will be graced by politicians, top CEOs and business tycoons.
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi questions the delay in the implementation of the MB Lal Committee's recommendations on the fire at IOC's Hazira terminal. In a letter to the PM, Modi questioned the delay over implementing the recommendations designed to prevent such i...
The shouts of 'PM PM' filled the air as Gujarat CM Narendra Modi walked on the stage at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. The crowd did not even allow Nitin Gadkari finish his short welcome speech. Modi started off on a humble note and talked about how he started...
Sardar Patel ground buzzes with activity as VVIPs pour in for the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. Modi was sworn-in as the CM of Gujarat by Governor Kamla Beniwal for the fourth time. He won a third consecutive election in Gujarat, with a thu...
Sardar Patel ground buzzes with activity as VVIPs pour in for the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. Top BJP leaders like Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, LK Advani and Arun Jaitely have been spotted on the stage. Also gracing the c...
Narendra Modi is all set to take oath as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive time today. The swearing-in ceremony is expected to begin at 11:30 AM. Top BJP leaders, including LK Advani, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh an...
BJP leader Narendra Modi meets Governor Kamla Beniwal to stake claim to form the government in Gujarat. He won a third consecutive election in Gujarat, with a thumping majority. The BJP won 115 of the total 182 seats in the Assembly polls held on December 13 a...
Newshour | Amid the chorus of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Modi ki Jai', BJP leader Narendra Modi addresses his supporters and delivers his victory speech. Emerging victorious by winning 115 of the State's 182 seats, the BJP has strongly established a uniform base acr...
Compared to five years ago, is the impenetrable wall of the BJP in Gujarat slowly breaking? The BJP won lesser seats this time in the State and failed dismally in Himachal Pradesh. BJP's Piyush Goyal and Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi debate on whether the Mo...
Indian social scientist Yogendra Yadav and BJP's Smriti Irani have a heated exchange of words during discussions on the Gujarat elections. While Yadav strongly believes that the re-election of Modi is a dark side of democracy, Smriti Irani thinks otherwise. Wa...
Narendra Modi as usual threw in some surprises during the victory dance - he visited Keshubhai Patel who offered him sweets. His speech, not marked by humility, but a triumphant thunder did impress many across the nation. However, when the numbers are scrutini...
Amid the chorus of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Modi ki Jai', BJP leader Narendra Modi addresses his supporters and delivers his victory speech. Emerging victorious by winning 115 of the State's 182 seats, Modi said that even if the Congress' Himachal Pradesh tally is...
While the BJP emerges victorious in Gujarat, it concedes defeat in Himachal Pradesh. Praising Narendra Modi for his development plank, BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan talks about his victory and what it means for the party.
Tamil Nadu Congress MP Gnanadesikan says that Narendra Modi won because the people in the State are scared of voting against him. He says that the party is very pleased with their victory in Himachal Pradesh and that it sets a precedent for the 2014 elections.
Former Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal accepts defeat and says that he respects the verdict of the public. BJP lost dismally in the State to Congress, while it emerged victorious in Gujarat.
Congress leader Veerbhadra Singh express happiness over the party's win in Himachal Pradesh. He said that he always knew that the party would win the elections in the State.
Narendra Modi emerges victorious in the Gujarat assembly elections creating a hat-trick of sorts. He will now go on to form a BJP-led government in the State. Rebel Keshubhai Patel's party has won two seats and the other parties have won four seats.
Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah stresses that there is zero anti-incumbency in Gujarat and that is why Modi has been able to win for the third time in a row. Amit Shah himself won the Naranpura seat, after defeating his Congress rival by a margin of 63,33...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram says that even though the BJP has won in Gujarat, if you look at the numbers, you realize that the base of BJP has shrunk, while the Congress numbers have grown. So, he says that it is the message of the Congress that has reached...
Saurabh Patel, one of Narendra Modi's close confidant, announces that the voters of Gujarat have given Modi and the BJP a mandate. He says that with Modi's victory, all that Congress has been saying about him has proven to be false. Modi's development plank ha...
Narendra Modi in a very surprising move meets rival Keshubhai Patel and falls at his feet. He asks for his blessings, despite Keshubhai calling him a traitor, amongst several other names, during the campaigns. Modi is also expected to address his supporters in...
The official counting enters the final phase and Congress slowly gives away to BJP in Gujarat. As of 4 PM BJP stands at 118 and Congress lingers on at 58. Rebel Keshubhai Patel's party has won two seats and the other parties have won four seats.
BJP leader Arun Jaitley expresses happiness over Narendra Modi's hat-trick in Gujarat, but also says that the results need to be scrutinised properly. Four seats have been won by rebels in Gujarat, and the party has lost in Himachal Pradesh, all these factors ...
The official counting enters the final phase and Congress slowly gives away to BJP in Gujarat. As of 2 PM BJP stands at 118 and Congress lingers on at 58. Rebel Keshubhai Patel's party has won two seats and the other parties have won four seats.
In a very unexpected move, Narendra Modi visits arch-rival Keshubhai Patel in Gujarat and falls at his feet asking for his blessings. Keshubhai also offers him sweets for his victory. Why is Modi trying to make peace with his rivals?
An unnamed source in Congress says that all the seven constituencies in Gujarat where Rahul Gandhi campaigned, Congress won the seats. Is the Congress trying to push the Brand Rahul too far? However, Chandan Mitra of the BJP does not agree. He says that Rahul ...
Contrary to Narendra Modi's grand development plank that he has been projecting so much during his campaigns, there are so many constituencies that are completely ignored by the BJP regime. Maninagar, which is Modi's turf, as Muslims areas that he never visits...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says that Narendra Modi's re-election is hardly a victory because he had to pull out so many rabbits out of the hat to scrape through the elections. Khurshid also says that the Congress will now concentrate on the 2014...
Modi wins from his Maninagar constituency once again for the third time in a row. Narendra Modi in a very surprising move meets rival Keshubhai Patel and falls at his feet. He asks for his blessings, despite Keshubhai calling him a traitor, amongst several oth...
Newshour | The CVoter opinion polls and the exit polls clearly indicate that the BJP might get 120 seats and leave Congress with 54. The AC Nielson exit poll has a more humble average of 116. The 116 mark is one seat below the 117 Narendra Modi garnered during...
Newshour | The second and final phase of voting in Gujarat sees a massive turnout of 70%. Both the parties, BJP and Congress, have expressed explicit confidence that they will win the elections hands down. While the opinions polls are in clear favour of BJP, w...
The polling for the remaining 95 constituencies in Gujarat finishes in the State. The CVoter opinion polls and the exit polls clearly indicate that BJP is not leaving Gujarat any time soon. According to the opinion polls, the BJP might get 120 seats and leave ...
The CVoter opinion polls and the exit polls clearly indicate that BJP is not leaving Gujarat any time soon. According to the opinion polls, the BJP might get 120 seats and leave Congress with 54. The AC Nielson exit poll has a more humble average of 116. The 1...
While the CVoter opinion polls point to a 120 seat win for BJP, AC Nielson exit poll has a more humble average of 116. The 116 mark is one seat below the 117 Narendra Modi garnered during the 2007 elections. Another opinion poll, the Chanakya poll, has suggest...
The CVoter opinion polls and the exit polls clearly indicate that BJP is not leaving Gujarat any time soon. According to the opinion polls, the BJP might get 120 seats and leave Congress with 54. The others including independents would get 8. Will the Congress...
The polling for the remaining 95 constituencies in Gujarat finishes in the State. CM Narendra Modi casts his vote from the Maninagar constituency and then expresses confidence that the party will definitely win the elections this time around too. The opinion a...
The polling for the remaining 95 constituencies in Gujarat has begun in the State. The second and final phase of the voting will decide the fates of close to 800 candidates including CM Narendra Modi. Will Modi be able to retain his seat?
The polling for the remaining 95 constituencies in Gujarat begins and the BJP could be seen encouraging the urban voters to exercise their votes. This second phase of polling could see a lot of drama as Maninagar, Modi's constituency, also goes to vote. Manina...
Newshour | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi suddenly rakes up the Sir Creek issue and turns into an issue of national security. Congress hits back by questioning the timing of the issue and demands to know why Modi is raking up territorial issues now. Will Modi's anti...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi rakes up the Sir Creek issue and turns into an issue of national security. Congress hits back by questioning the timing of the issue and demands to know why Modi is raking up territorial issues now. Modi then in an election campaign op...
The remaining 95 constituencies in Gujarat will go into polling mode on December 17 and the BJP is leaving no stones unturned during this last minute. Congress also has not been left behind as the party has offloaded senior leaders like Manmohan Singh in the S...
Newshour | The first phase of voting in Gujarat sees a whopping 68%, which has been the highest in the State so far. Narendra Modi has aggressively campaigned in the State in the last one month, but an anti-incumbency factor could work against him. Keshubhai P...
The first phase voting ends in Gujarat with 68%. However, while the voting has ended, the war of words continues. Narendra Modi has come out and said that unlike some others in the country, he is not a PM's son. His father was not even a sarpanch in a village,...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi rakes up the Sir Creek issue once again and lashes out at the UPA government. He tweeted 'They even sold coal, and with Sir Creek, they would sell the nation'. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had earlier said that he had written to Prime Mini...
The PMO categorically states that the claims of Narendra Modi about India giving away Sir Creek is baseless. The PMO has also questioned the timing of this claim. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had earlier said that he had written to Prime Minister asking him to not...
Newshour | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi earlier stated that he had written to Prime Minister asking him to not consider handing over Sir Creek to the neighbouring country of Pakistan. He said that the handing over of the area would result in the direct threatening...
The PMO categorically states that the claims of Narendra Modi about India giving away Sir Creek is baseless. The PMO has also questioned the timing of this claim. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had earlier said that he had written to Prime Minister asking him to not...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram announces that anyone who would even think that India would give Sir Creek to Pakistan is ridiculous. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had earlier said that he had written to Prime Minister asking him to not consider handing over Sir Cre...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid slams the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for indulging in cheap tactics like bringing Irfan Pathan to an election rally. Khurshid also says that as an observer he is surprised that Modi is pulling so many rabbits, dead and a...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi writes to the Prime Minister asking him to not consider handing over Sir Creek to the neighbouring country of Pakistan. He says that the handing over of the area would result in the direct threatening of security in the poll-bound Stat...
After Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, it's Congress leader Ahmed Patel's chance to take on Narendra Modi. Patel has slammed Modi on development and governance of Gujarat and questioned his two terms in chief minister's office. Patel says everybody knows...
Several American lawmakers have written to US secretary of state Hillary Clinton asking her to continue denying visa to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. In the letter, they have stated that the Minister has still not cleared his name in the 2002 Gujarat riots, and th...
In a massive relief to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, a metropolitan Court disallows Zakia Jafri from filing a protest petition in the Gulbarg housing society massacre case. The wife of slain Congress leader Ehsaan Jafri, had run out of time despite being reminded ...
Ahead of the December elections in Gujarat, oppostion Congress continues to tear into Modi. In the run-up to the elections, at a campaign rally, Congress leader Bharat Solanki equated Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to Nathuram Godse. He said in the land ...
After United Kingdom extended the olive branch to Narendra Modi, is it now the United State's turn? Speaking exclusively to Times Now, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said that Modi was free to apply for US visa whenever...
Newshour | With the UK government lifting the ban on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, it also ends a long diplomatic isolation for the leader. The UK Commission even wants to set up a meeting with the Minister to discuss trade and engage the State in the 'highest' le...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's month-long Yatra comes to an end, with the CM patting himself on the back. He says that under his rule, female literacy has been on the rise and that women have felt safe in the State. He also concluded his speech with an appeal to G...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's month-long Yatra comes to an end, with the CM patting himself on the back. He says that under his rule, female literacy has been on the rise and that women have felt safe in the State. He also concluded his speech with an appeal to G...
According to a pre-poll survey conducted by LensOnNews of well-known psephologist GVL Narasimha Rao, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is set to win a massive third successive victory with 50 per cent of the vote and 133 seats in the 182-member state assemb...
Launching a blistering attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, claims that the BJP would win a thumping majority in the coming elections. Modi launches his attack on the Congress President by asking her to come up with ...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, addressing a rally, thrashes the Congress government and Sonia Gandhi. He says that the Congress party is deliberately trying to defame the State of Gujarat. He adds that the Congress has failed to keep every promise they made to the ...
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi tried to play the hero by blaming the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi of spending Rs 1880 crore for her medical and travel expenses. However, the Central Information Commission (CIC) absolved her of all charges. But, now the strategy see...
Post his Gujarat campaign, CM Narendra Modi tears into UPA II and says that they not have a financial crisis but a credibility crisis too. He also slams the government for the corruption charges and says that the UPA has lost its right to rule. Modi defended h...
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani urges the party to stay above board on corruption issues. He says when criticising Congress of corruption, it is important for the party to have a clean reputation.
Supreme Court provided a huge relief to Modi aide Amit Shah, and allowed him to enter Gujarat. The Court rejected CBI plea against his bail and has allowed him to campaign in Gujarat for the upcoming polls. However, the Court has also delivered a massive blow ...
Newshour | Narendra Modi's Man Friday, Amit Shah, finally gets permission by the Supreme Court to enter Gujarat. Not only to enter the State but to also campaign for the upcoming important elections. Is today's Court decision on Amit Shah a victory or a setbac...
Amit Shah, a close aide of Narendra Modi, has finally been allowed to enter Gujarat. He was convicted in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in 2010. The CBI has been trying to get him back in jail as they believe that he could tamper with evidence.
Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi appeared on a live chat on Google Plus Hangout, which was hosted by actor Ajay Devgn. He fielded questions from netizens but remained mum on the Naroda Patiya case. MNS chief Raj Thackeray has demanded singer Asha Bhonsle...
News Night | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi attracts criticism for saying that malnutrition in the State is rampant because young women are beauty-conscious and not health-conscious. This has drawn a lot of flak and the Congress has criticized Modi for his 'childish...
India Today-Neilson Survey's results show that 21 per cent of the people who participated in the poll think Gujarat CM Narendra Modi will be India's next PM. Modi has quite a few allies and his share of detractors. The Gujarat riots will come back to haunt Mod...
In an interview to an Urdu daily, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, reacting to the post-Godhra riots, has said that he should be hanged if he is found guilty. The cover-page interview for Nai Dunia was conducted by former Rajya Sabha MP Shahid Siddiqui. M...
Newshour | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's hardselling tactics in Japan do not impress politicians back home. An irate Congress slams Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for making statements in Japan about his State that were untrue. Modi had said that Gujarat was the best i...
An irate Congress slams Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for making statements in Japan about his State that were untrue. Modi had said that Gujarat was the best in terms of infrastructure, power, and development, and that it was one of the best States to invest in In...
Senior BJP leader LK Advani comes out in support of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in his blog and says that there have been campaigns to malign the image of the Minister. Advani also says that there has been no other leader in India who has been so systematically a...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refuses to comment on the remarks made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wherein he slammed Gujarat CM for mishandling Gujarat riots and has also said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not happy with hi...
The RSS replies to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on his statement of a 'secular PM' for the NDA ahead of the 2014 elections. Mohan Bhagwat of RSS has responded to Nitish's comment, something that the BJP has not come out openly on. Bhagwat asks Nitish- were earlier Pr...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says NDA should declare its candidate for Prime Minister's post. And in an obvious reference to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Nitish wants the NDA's PM candidate to be 'secular', and also from a less-developed state. This has set ...
Over-riding the agenda set for the BJP state executive meet at Rajkot, Narenda Modi hijacked the dais with a speech that emphasized his role in the national scheme of things. During his 18-minute address, Modi repeatedly took potshots at the Prime Minister and...
The Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi, finds himself in the middle of a rebellion in BJP, and faces the sole challenge of uniting supporters before the polls. Though Modi is making steady headway into the national scene, with him being projected as the future PM, the ...
Despite the constitutional amendment, Nitin Gadkari getting a second term is uncertain as some of the senior leaders are unhappy with his way of functioning.
Even as the BJP is trying to present itself as a cohesive alternative to the scam-ridden Congress, the rift within the party is out in the open as senior leaders boycott Mumbai rally.
Centrestage | The internal struggles in BJP are now out in the open, and raise the question whether a divided party can really offer a responsible government.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari flays BJP remarking that the party is unable to provide sensitive governance and responsible opposition which is essential for the functioning of democracy.
Upset over RSS meddling with the BJP and Nitin Gadkari becoming the party president for a second time, senior leader LK Advani decides to boycott BJP rally.