vote-bank politics

Jangipur (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened the BJP's pitch on identity and infiltration in poll-bound West Bengal, promising to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to end what he called the "politics of appeasement", while asserting that the party would not...

Hyderabad, April 6 Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday of "facilitating" illegal infiltration for "vote-bank politics".Sanjay Kumar, who met Bengali families living in Hyderabad on Monday evening, urged them to reach...

Ram Krishna Nagar/Lakhipur, April 4 BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Congress of betraying the people of the northeast and manipulating their sentiments, while asserting that it was his party's governments that had "bridged the gap" between the region and the rest of the country.He alleged...

Jaipur, April 1 – A remark made in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has sparked a political row, with Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) MP Rajkumar Roat calling it an affront to the tribal community and demanding an apology.Roat, an MP from the Banswara-Dungarpur...

Tinsukia/Dhemaji (Assam), March 29 BJP chief Nitin Nabin asserted on Sunday that the party will achieve a hat-trick in Assam by forming the government for the third consecutive term.Addressing an election rally in support of Margherita candidate and sitting BJP MLA Bhaskar Sharma, Nabin also...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday intensified the BJP's campaign for the West Bengal Assembly elections by publishing a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, framing the election as a battle not just for the state, but for the country's security.Addressing the...

New Delhi, March 17 – Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly criticized the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.He accused them of petty politics over renaming rural employment schemes and of ignoring the real benefits provided to the poor under the Modi...

Kaithal (Haryana), March 14 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday criticized the opposition parties, saying they had ruled the country for many years, but they only engaged in appeasement and vote-bank politics.He said that after independence, the opposition ruled the...

Moga (Punjab), March 14 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that a law banning religious conversions will be brought in Punjab if the BJP forms the government in the state after the 2027 Assembly polls.Addressing a "badlav" (change) rally here, Shah raised the issue of religious...

Guwahati, March 6 – Raijor Dal leader Akhil Gogoi accused the BJP of using the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) as its "political oxygen" in Assam on Friday, alleging that the ruling party depends on the regional outfit to sustain its political narrative ahead of elections.Speaking at...