SPECIALS  »   General elections 2009

Kamal Nath's election challenged Press Trust of India, Wednesday July 1, 2009, Jabalpur A petition has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the election of Union Minister for Surface Transport Kamal Nath from Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency for allegedly suppressing actual expenditures incurred on helicopter rides during campaign. More»

Who will succeed Khanduri? Press Trust of India, Wednesday June 24, 2009, New Delhi Uttarakhand BJP MLAs began a crucial meeting here on Wednesday to elect their leader after Chief Minister B C Khanduri quit yielding to pressure from dissidents. Tourism Minister Prakash Pant and Health Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal are the front runners for the post. More»

BJP sacks Uttarakhand CM Press Trust of India, Tuesday June 23, 2009, New Delhi The BJP high command has asked BC Khanduri to step down as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and he may put in his papers on Tuesday or Wednesday. Party is yet to decide on replacement. Prakash Pant and Ramesh Pokhriyal are frontrunners for Uttarakhand Chief Minister's post. All Uttarakhand BJP MLAs have been called to Delhi to meet and elect new leader on Wednesday. More»

Jaitley not to attend BJP meet NDTV Correspondent, Friday June 19, 2009, New Delhi The BJP battles for the future as it deals with dissent and a war of succession after its disastrous performance in the elections. The party's office bearers are meeting on Friday evening to decide on the agenda for the national executive that begins on Saturday. They will also work out the contours of the party's political and economic resolutions, that is, the road ahead. More»

Now, Mishra criticises BJP NDTV Correspondent, Friday June 12, 2009, New Delhi After senior leader Jaswant Singh, the NDA's former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra has criticised his Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign going into elections. Mishra said the public did not like the politics of negativism adopted by the BJP. Speaker on NDTV’s Walk the Talk, Mishra said that the Hindutva message did not go down well. In fact, he said that BJP should have just cut out Varun Gandhi. More»

BJP: The divide within worsens NDTV Correspondent, Wednesday June 10, 2009, New Delhi After their disastrous performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the rift within the BJP appears to be widening. Sources have told NDTV that Darjeeling MP and senior party leader Jaswant Singh is the latest to join the chorus of questioning voices within the party. He has questioned how the party is being run. More»

Munda elected LS Deputy Speaker Press Trust of India, Monday June 8, 2009, New Delhi BJP's Karia Munda was on Monday unanimously elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha by a voice vote. Leaders cutting across party lines backed the nomination of the seven-term tribal MP from Jharkhand for Deputy Speaker after the Congress-led UPA offered the post to the Opposition as per convention. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar declared that Munda has been elected Deputy Speaker of the House. More»

Cong to make changes in AICC Press Trust of India, Sunday June 7, 2009, New Delhi In a bid to give a new thrust to the organisation after the Lok Sabha elections, Congress would soon bring in major changes in the AICC and is likely to follow the 'one-person-one-post' formula. The changes will be in tune with party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's focus on building the organisation to remain fit for the forthcoming Assembly elections. More»

Women’s bill unlikely in Budget session Press Trust of India, Sunday June 7, 2009, New Delhi The much-delayed Women's Reservation Bill may not come up in the Budget session of Parliament as it has to be scrutinised by a new Parliamentary panel. A Union minister, who declined to be identified, said work needed to be done on the Bill, which was before the Standing Committee on Law and Justice. More»

Who'll sit next to Advani? Rahul Srivastava, Friday June 5, 2009, New Delhi For many of us in school, it was all about sitting next to our friends or best friend in class. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders it seems haven't outgrown that stage. It's not such an innocent thing for BJP leaders in Parliament. They just want to sit next to the boss, Lal Krishna Advani. More»