Cong MLC urges Sonia to declare Rahul PM nominee

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 17:08

Congress MLC P Sudhakar Reddy today said he has sent a memorandum to AICC President Sonia Gandhi urging that party vice-president Rahul Gandhi be declared Prime Ministerial candidate.

Won`t name any candidate for PM`s post: Congress

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 19:26

Congress on Sunday said it will not declare any names for the party`s prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Narendra Modi: From tea vendor to PM candidate

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 19:39

For one who sold tea as a boy at a railway station in Gujarat, Narendra Modi has had a meteoric rise in Indian politics, catapulting from an untested chief minister of 2001 to the prime ministerial candidate in just 12 years.

Narendra Modi as newly appointed BJP`s PM candidate, pledges 2014 election victory

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 18:56

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has been announced as the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate for 2014, on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge victorious in the upcoming 2014 General elections.

Chouhan rules himself out of prime ministerial race

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 15:29

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, projected as a likely contender to Narendra Modi for BJP`s prime ministerial candidate, on Sunday appeared to rule himself out from the race.

Congress will take final decision on PM candidate: Janardan Dwivedi

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 18:18

Congress on Saturday hinted that declaration of Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate cannot be ruled out, dismissing as "personal opinion" certain comments of senior leader Digvijay Singh in this regard.

C.P. Thakur wants JD(U)-BJP alliance to remain intact

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 13:07

Senior BJP leader C.P. Thakur expressed hope that the alliance between his party and the Janata Dal (United) remains intact.

PM candidature issue not on national executive`s agenda: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 19:13

BJP`s national executive meeting, to take place in Goa in June, would discuss the strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, but steer clear of the issue of Prime Ministerial candidate, a senior leader said.

No BJP leader is ruled out for PM candidate: Sushma Swaraj

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 22:12

No BJP leader has been ruled out as Prime Ministerial candidate, senior leader Sushma Swaraj said when asked if L K Advani`s name will be discussed for the top post.

Narendra Modi as PM? Celebrities tussle at Taj Litfest

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 22:36

More than literature, it was politics that got highlighted at the concluding day of the Taj Literature Festival Sunday with a tussle over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate.

BJP under Sangh Parivar pressure on Modi as PM candidate

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 20:32

BJP appears to have come under pressure from Sangh Parivar on the choice of Narendra Modi as its next Prime Ministerial candidate.

Narendra Modi is very capable, popular leader: Rajnath Singh

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 20:10

Continuing to dodge the issue of Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Sunday maintained that the decision in this regard would be taken by the party`s Central Parliamentary Board (CPB).