Gadkari says UPA govt failed on all fronts

Last Updated: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 17:44

Wrong economic policies followed by the UPA govt and bad governance are responsible for the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities and growing unemployment, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday.

Delhi BJP chief supports phasing out of tongas

Last Updated: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 21:49

BJP`s Delhi chief Vijender Gupta on Saturday came out in support of the phasing out of tongas in the Walled city, saying the move will not only help decongest the traffic but will also do good to the tongawallas.

UP BJP chief visits disputed site, vows to build Ram temple

Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2010, 18:32

The newly appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP President Surya Pratap Shahi on Friday visited the disputed site here and vowed to construct a Ram temple there, saying it was a something related to the faith of crores of Hindus.

Outgoing BJP chief in UP welcomes appointment of successor

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 22:43

The outgoing chief of Uttar Pradesh BJP Ramapati Ram Tripathi today welcomed the appointment of senior leader Surya Pratap Shahi as the new President of the state unit of the party.

Gadkari accorded felicitation in Nagpur

Last Updated: Friday, April 16, 2010, 13:59

A grand felicitation was accorded to BJP national president Nitin Gadkari on his elevation as the party chief, here last night by a reception committee comprised of mostly his friends and partymen.

Separate Vidarbha not an emotional issue: Maha BJP chief

Last Updated: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 20:20

Strongly voicing his party`s stand on separate Vidarbha, newly appointed Maharashtra BJP president Sudhir Mungantiwar today said it is not an emotional issue but a move to help the weaker section in the state.

Russian tourists have `all kinds of vices`: Goa BJP chief

Last Updated: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 19:42

Russians tourists who come to Goa have "all kinds of vices", the Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) state unit chief Laxmikant Parsenkar Sunday said, calling on the local people not to "encourage them too much".

Gadkari formally elected BJP President

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 16:05

Nitin Gadkari, who was acting President of the BJP since December, was today unanimously elected to the top post in the presence of the party brass, making him the youngest leader ever to occupy the chair.

I am not aspiring for CM`s post: K’taka BJP chief

Last Updated: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 19:17

Asserting that his main concern was to strengthen the ruling party, the new BJP Karnataka president K S Eshwarappa on Thursday said he is not aspiring for Chief Ministership.

Khimi Ram re-elected state BJP chief

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 19:31

Himachal Pradesh BJP president was on Wednesday unanimously re-elected state party chief after the central high command gave its nod in a marathon meeting by top leaders at New Delhi Monday night, party sources said here.

Khimi Ram to continue as Himachal BJP chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 11:22

Incumbent president of Himachal Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Khimi Ram, will continue in his post. His name was cleared by BJP national president Nitin Gadkari on Monday, a senior party leader said here Tuesday.

K S Eshwarappa elected as Karnataka BJP chief

Last Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 19:08

Karnataka Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa, a backward class leader and staunch RSS activist, was today unanimously elected the President of the state unit of the ruling BJP.