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Leaked Liberhan Commission report ‘indicts’ Advani, triggers furore in House

Faced with angry protests from the Opposition over leak of the Liberhan Commission report, ‘indicting’ the Sangh Parivar for the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, the government will release the panel’s findings on Tuesday. A meeting of the Cabinet has been called to discuss the issue on Tuesday and approve the Action Taken Report that is required to be submitted along with the... 

RSS, L K Advani agree on BJP transition plan

There were signs of the prolonged crisis in BJP moving towards a resolution with RSS brass wrapping up discussions on the party’s future course of action over a breakfast meeting with L K Advani on Sunday with the veteran leader expected to “operationalise” the roadmap. The decision of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and two senior Sangh figures to call on Advani and the brief statement... 

Sudheendra Kulkarni quits Bharatiya Janata Party

Sudheendra Kulkarni, a key aide of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani and previously of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has ended his association with the party over “ideological differences”. He, however, maintained that his decision had nothing to do with the expulsion of Jaswant Singh over his book “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence”. “I... 

Vasundhara Raje to meet L K Advani, Rajnath Singh

The drama over former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s removal from the opposition leader’s post in the state assembly may end on Saturday as she is expected to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh and senior leader L K Advani. “Whether she will be able to meet Rajnathji is not clear as yet. But most likely she will meet Advaniji. However, no one knows... 

Meira Kumar to be unanimously elected Speaker in LS today

New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar will be elected unanimously the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha today. Kumar is the consensus candidate of the ruling UPA and the opposition BJP.   She is the only candidate in the fray after nominations were filed on Tuesday. All the 14 sets of nomination papers are in her favour. The nominations had the signatures of leaders of all... 

Advani wants politicians to be idealistic

New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, May 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party   Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani has said politics had to rise above personal agenda. “Anyone who comes to politics must have a motivation, which goes far beyond any personnel agenda. It has to be idealistic,” said Advani, who was here to thank his campaign team. Meanwhile, Congress hopefully got a shot in the arm when... 

BJP will emerge as the single largest party on counting day: Rajnath will emerge as the single largest party on counting day: Rajnath

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday told reporters here that the BJP will emerge as the single largest party and NDA will form the next government after votes are counted on May 16. “BJP will emerge as the single largest party and BJP-led NDA will get a majority or will fall short by a small margin in which case I am confident that other... 

Naidu says BJP to accept support from anyone backing Advani as PM

Hyderabad, May 12 (ANI): Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said his party would accept support from whoever is willing to support L K Advani as Prime Minister. Talking to reporters upon his arrival here, he said, “We will accept support from anyone backing Advani as Prime Minister and talk to others only after the election results are out.” Hoping that BJP-led NDA will show... 

BJP will emerge the single largest party after polls: Advani

Bhopal, May 8 (ANI): Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said that he expected his party to emerge as the single largest party after this year’s general elections. During a stop over at Raja Bhoj Airport here on his way to Kolkata from Chennai, Advani told reporters he had no doubt that the Congress would be left far behind after the elections. (ANI)  Read More →

Advani questions CBI clean chit to Quattrocchi

Gandhinagar, Apr 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani on Tuesday strongly questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation’s decision to remove the name of the lone surviving suspect in the Bofors payoff case Ottavio Quattrocchi from the Interpol’s list of most wanted persons. “Overall the performance of CBI in the last five years, it should be investigated. In... 

Advani claims BJP will emerge as the single largest party

Unnao/Rampur/Ahmedabad, Apr 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani has said his party would become the single largest party in the next Parliament. “The BJP is going to emerge as the biggest party in the Lok Sabha elections. Once the result of the election is out, you will see that National Democratic Front led by BJP will form coalition government,”... 

Advani confident of getting mandate

Bangalore /Tirupathi, Apr 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani has expressed confidence that his party led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would get people’s mandate in the general polls. Advani, who was unveiling the party’s ‘Vision Document’ on infrastructure development for the country, here on Tuesday, said that the NDA would... 

Advani raises poll pitch, targets Congress

New Delhi, Apr.17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani today demanded that the UPA Government should make efforts to bring back the black money deposited by Indians in foreign banks and also raise the issue at an upcoming G-20 meet. Advani, who was unveiling a report of a four-member task force of the party formed to look into the issue of Indian black... 

Advani skips PM’s farewell dinner for Chatterjee

New Delhi, Apr.15 (ANI): Leader of Opposition L K Advani skipped a farewell dinner for former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday evening.   Advani’s skipping of the dinner comes amid a bitter war of words between him and Dr. Singh.   Advani has described Singh as the weakest Prime Minister the country has seen, while Singh has countered... 

L K Advani flays Congress over infiltration issue

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s first election rally in Assam at Kheroni, about 210 kiometres from capital Guwahati, the National Democratic Alliance’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress for failing to address the burning problem of illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, and pledged to tackle the same effectively if the... 
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