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BJP trying to trap eight AAP MLAs to form government in New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi (June 13, 2014): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s India level convener Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was trying to trap ...

India: Former Army Chief VK Singh initiates “war” against next Army chief on Twitter

The opposition Congress is demanding that General VK Singh, former army chief, resign as a Minister of State (MoS) over his tweets against the officer selected to be India's next army commander, Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann makes BJP leader Rajiv Partap Rudy eat his words

Making feel presence of Aam Aadmi Party in upper as well as lower house on June 10, AAP MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann made BJP leader Rajiv Partap Rudy to eat his words.

AAP-BJP engage in politics over power crisis in New Delhi

Political parties are trying to gain political mileage out of the power crisis in the India's capital city and where as the political blame-game seems to have reached at a peak point.

West Bengal AAP-BJP rift; AAP threatens fast unto death demanding arrest of “BJP goons”

A statement of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) state president of West Bengal that the entire unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of West Bengal was being merged into BJP has resulted not into clash between both the parties but also started a rift between the both. According to media reports, the AAP volunteers threatened to sit on a fast-unto-death demanding the arrest of the attackers on Monday.

After swearing in as Finance Minister, Arun Jaitly elected leader of Rajya Sabha now

Rejected by people of Amritsar in recent Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister and BJP politician Arun Jaitley has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, while Congress' veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been made the Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House. Former Punjab chief minister captain Amrinder Singh had defeated him with a margin of over 1 lakh votes.

Aftershocks of LS results may add troubles to the relations of Punjab’s ruling allies

The astonishing performance by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab has left Punjab's ruling allies shocked, as if it was political earthquake for them. The AAP’s political emergence in Punjab has made the Badal-BJP combine to introspect.

Complete list: Narendra Modi’s Cabinet Ministers

New Delhi, India (May 27, 2014): Former Gujrat chief minister Narendra Modi yesterday swore as Prime minister of India. His oath taking ceremony was attended by various Indian and south-asian leaders, including Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif and Srilanka president M. Rajapaksa. Fourth Five ministers also took oath along with Narendra Modi at New Delhi based Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Arundhati Roy on Narendra Modi’s election victory – ‘Now, we have a democratically elected totalitarian government’

"The massive, steeply climbing GDP of India dropped rather suddenly and millions of middle-class people sitting in the aircraft, waiting for it to take off, suddenly found it freezing in mid-air," says Ms Roy. "Their exhilaration turned to panic and then into anger. Modi and his party have mopped up this anger."

Bad image of some ‘Akali ministers’ to blame for low performace in LS polls: BJP Punjab in-charge Shanta Kumar

New Delhi, India (May 23, 2014): The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) swept away recent Lok Sabha elections in India, but it's performance in Punjab was quite low.

Narendra Modi to be sworn in as India’s 14th Prime Minister on May 26

New Delhi, India (May 20, 2014): It is learnt that the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has invited Narendra Modi to be sworn in as India's 14th Prime Minister at 6 pm on Monday, May 26.

BJP formally chooses Narendra Modi be next Prime Minister of India

New Delhi, India (May 20, 2014): India's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started putting together a new government by formally choosing Narendra Modi as the leader of the parliamentary party following a resounding victory in national elections.

Cakewalk turned into nightmare for Arun Jaitley as BJP let him down, Badals failed to deliver

Amritsar, Punjab (May 18, 2104): As the saffron euphoria captures the country, Amritsar is one place where the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as Shiomani Akali Dal (Badal) are facing a major embarrassment, with senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley getting knocked down by his Congress rival Capt Amarinder Singh by a margin of over 1 lakh votes.

Worried SAD (Badal) forms panel to study poor poll performance

Chandigarh/ Punjab (May 18, 2014): The “unimpressive show” by the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in the Lok Sabha election was at the centre of discussion during the core committee meeting of the party held on the late evening of May 17 at Chandigarh.

SAD (Badal) may not enjoy clout in BJP government

Chandigarh/ Punjab (May 18, 2014): As part of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) may not have the same political clout it enjoyed during the Vajpayee government.

Arun Jaitley was defeated from 7 of 9 Assembly segments; Jaitley’s defeat hit Bikram Majithia’s image

Amritsar, Punjab (May 17, 2014): What seemed to be a close fight before polling turned out to be a one-sided contest with Congress candidate Amarinder Singh registering an win by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes. BJP's Arun Jaitly was defeated from seven of the total nine Assembly segments of the constituency.

With Narendra Modi as PM, radicalization of Indian polity on full swing – says Dal Khalsa

Hoshiarpur, Punjab (May 17, 2014): Terming the Modi wave as nothing but radicalization of Indian polity, the Dal Khalsa observed that the majority community has handed over the reigns of power to a person whose credentials and approach towards the minorities is questionable.

List of winning and loosing candidates in Punjab – Lok Sabha Elections 2014

Chandigarh/ Punjab (May 16, 2014): Results for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab has been declared by the Election Commission of India.

Results for all Lok Sabha seats declared in Punjab; Badal-BJP 6; INC 3; AAP 4

Chandigarh/ Punjab (May 16, 2014): Results for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab has been declared by the Election Commission of India. Punjab's ruling combine comprising Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and Bhartiya Janta Party has won 6 seats.

OP-ED – Hindu Supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power in India

Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a landslide victory for Indian parliament election. BJP is set to win in 283 seats, eight more than the required half way mark in 543 member House. With its allies, the tally of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to go up to 335.

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