May 21, 2018 08:58 AM IST
"Under the Congress regime, the most prosperous region of Northeast, with immense potential of tourism, was only known for corruption and lack of development but today under PM Narendra Modi's leadership the narrative has change from 'briefcase' politics to development politics," he said.
May 21, 2018 08:52 AM IST
"The Prime Minister's initiative to sign the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh will lead to development in the region and within five to ten years the ports in the neighbouring country will carry goods produced in the northeast," he said.
May 20, 2018 09:38 AM IST
In his first comments after BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa resigned as the chief minister of Karnataka, Shah maintained the party did not indulge in any manipulation, and said rather it was the Congress which not only indulged in horse-trading but has "bought the entire stable".
May 17, 2018 02:39 PM IST
In a tweet, he also expressed hope that the new BJP government in the state under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guidance will fulfil people's aspirations.
May 17, 2018 11:39 AM IST
The Congress had yesterday termed Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the government as "murder of democracy and trampling of Constitution".
May 14, 2018 12:08 PM IST
“Under the Black Money Act, 4 charge sheets have been filed against P Chidambaram and his family for possessing and operating several illegal assets and accounts in foreign countries,” Shah tweeted.
May 14, 2018 08:26 AM IST
The meeting comes ahead of a convention of the national executives of all the seven 'morchas' of the party on May 17 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to address the gathering and chart out a roadmap for them in the last year of his government's term, a BJP leader said.
May 12, 2018 03:40 PM IST
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar alleged that no cabinet meetings were being held, adding that people were frustrated over this lack of governance.
May 10, 2018 05:55 PM IST
The BJP would win at least 130 seats in the 224-member assembly and there was no need to take any party's support, he claimed.
May 10, 2018 05:12 PM IST
Painting the town saffron, festoons and BJP flags fluttered all along Badami in north Karnataka as Shah gave a final push for the party, which seeks to return to power in the only southern state it had ruled.
May 09, 2018 04:53 PM IST
In a number of tweets, Shah hit out at the Congress, saying that it should be ashamed of itself as everything about the party was "fake - their tears for the poor, their claims of development, their commitment to social justice."
May 09, 2018 01:14 PM IST
Asked if the government was planning for simultaneous elections, Amit Shah said that it would not be possible because a political consensus is yet to be formed on the issue.
May 09, 2018 11:09 AM IST
A quick guide to where the prime minister, the Congress president and BJP’s national president are expected to campaign on Wednesday, days before the Assembly polls.
May 08, 2018 05:20 PM IST
This is not the first time Gandhi has spoken about his prime ministerial ambition.
May 07, 2018 07:47 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi has coined a number of names for the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government during his election rallies and said there was “ease of doing murders” in Karnataka and that it was a “10% government” that takes commission to do a job.
May 04, 2018 09:52 PM IST
Hitting out at Gandhi, Shah said, "I heard the statement of Rahul baba that his party is going to form the government in Madhya Pradesh. I wanted to know on what basis his party is going to form the government."
May 04, 2018 05:54 PM IST
Accusing the Congress of defaming 'sanatan dharma' and Hindus, BJP president Amit Shah today said Rahul Gandhi should apologise for projecting the concept of "Hindu terror" and dishonouring the country.
April 27, 2018 06:23 PM IST
Giving a ticket to seven members from the Reddy clan, which is embroiled in an alleged Rs 50,000 crore mining scam, seems to have gone against the BJP in Karnataka, leading to a furious debate and embarrassment for several party leaders.
April 27, 2018 06:05 PM IST
Reddy claimed it has been on for the past three months. " ... for the past fortnight, the tapping is happening for"almost 18 hours a day. There are teams from Gujarat, Jaipur"and Delhi involved in the activity and boys associated with"BJP and its affiliated organisations are working in these"teams from Karnataka," he said.
April 26, 2018 06:56 PM IST
The central leadership had zeroed in on Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as a replacement for Ashok Parnami, who has resigned, to lead the state unit as it prepares for the assembly polls scheduled to be held later this year, sources said.
April 25, 2018 05:04 PM IST
Shah arrived at the RSS headquarters in the city's Mahal area around 12.20 pm and left at 4.40 pm.
April 23, 2018 09:30 PM IST
Mounting a fresh offensive, Gandhi also accused the ruling party of not allowing Parliament to run and said the "only one interest" Narendra Modi has is in himself and in becoming prime minister again, without being perturbed by deaths of Dalits, atrocities against minorities and rape of women.
April 23, 2018 07:20 PM IST
Party president Amit Shah was disallowed from garlanding a statue of B R Ambedkar during poll campaign and its workers were not even allowed to hoist party flags atop their houses, BJP General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Muralidhar Rao told reporters here. "
April 23, 2018 02:31 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a nationwide campaign to safeguard the Constitution and protect the rights of Dalits and backward classes
April 23, 2018 02:27 PM IST
Congress’s rally addresses the apprehensions within the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes against any slacking of strong bail provisions in the Prevention of Dalit Atrocities Act. It addresses any fears of reservation provisions in the Constitution being tinkered with. And issues concerning security concerns of the religious minorities.
