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168 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “BJP”, published between February 2018 and October 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, Congress, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
BJP wins 60 seats unopposed in Kashmir civic polls as NC, PDP boycott
The BJP is likely to take charge of at least seven municipal committees in the Kashmir Valley without a contest, a first in Jammu and Kashmir’s electoral history. At least 60 of its candidates have been elected unopposed after the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the urban local body polls in protest against what they described as the Centre’s plan to scrap the state’s special status. Where the BJP gained Most of the unopposed wins are in south Kashmir, where only four of 20 municipalities across fiveRead More
BJP plans WhatsApp-driven campaign with ‘cell phone pramukhs’ for 2019
The BJP is preparing an extensive WhatsApp-based campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, built around a “cell phone pramukh” at each polling booth, according to two people familiar with the plan. Around 900,000 such workers, each given a smartphone, are to circulate campaign videos, audio clips, text, graphics and cartoons. How the plan works One of the sources said details of the campaign were presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several top BJP leaders roughly three weeks earlier by a senior PMO official. Under a booth action planRead More
Shiva, Ram and Vishnu: UP parties turn to deities before 2019 election
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the main parties in Uttar Pradesh appear to have each picked a favoured deity, judging by their leaders’ recent remarks. The BJP is sticking with Lord Ram, the Samajwadi Party has turned to Lord Vishnu and the Congress to Lord Shiva. Congress and Lord Shiva Congress president Rahul Gandhi, back from his Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, was welcomed in his Amethi constituency this week by hundreds of party workers dressed as Kanwariyas, devotees of Shiva, chanting “bol bam”. On Monday Shiva devotees presented himRead More
Shivpal Yadav’s morcha says it is ‘not demoralised’ by Mulayam at SP event
The Samajwadi Secular Morcha (SSM), founded by Shivpal Yadav, said on Wednesday that it was not discouraged by Mulayam Singh Yadav’s presence at a Samajwadi Party event in New Delhi. The morcha said it would keep pursuing its socialist agenda, strengthen its organisation and continue to respect the SP founder. What the morcha said SSM spokesman Deepak Mishra said the outfit was moving ahead with building its organisation. Asked about media reports that Mulayam’s photographs were missing from some banners after he attended the conclusion of the SP’s cycle yatra,Read More
Manvendra Singh’s exit and other rebels threaten BJP’s caste base in Rajasthan
Sheo MLA Manvendra Singh, son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, announced on Saturday that he was leaving the BJP. Party workers say he is the latest of several unhappy leaders who could weaken the BJP’s hold on key communities in Rajasthan ahead of the Assembly election. Manvendra Singh and the Rajput vote Manvendra Singh is regarded as influential among Rajputs in western Rajasthan. He has claimed that the community’s pride was wounded when the BJP denied his father a ticket for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. He is expectedRead More
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