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  • Himanta Sarma, Sarbananda Sonowal to meet Nadda today, decision on CM likely

    Almost a week after winning the Assam Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to decide on the name of its Chief Ministerial nominee today in a crucial meeting called by the central leadership of the party.

    Party sources stated that incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam strongman and minister in his cabinet Himanta Biswa Sarma have been summoned to the national capital to decide the leadership issue in the state and will meet party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda before noon.

    The BJP has stormed back to power in the crucial Northeastern state retaining its hold on the government.

    However, it is understood that the party has been facing issues over selection of Chief Minister.

    Sonowal is considered a leader with clean image and belongs to Assam’s indigenous tribal community.

    However, a section of the party feels that Himanta would be a better choice considering his strong organizational skills and appeal with the masses.

    Sources stated that the party is expected to make an announcement on the new CM of the state soon after customary meeting of the party’s parliamentary board.

    BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a comfortable majority in Assam winning 75 seats of the total 126 constituencies. While BJP secured 60 seats, about 33 its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) bagged nine and six seats respectively.

    In recently concluded assembly elections, the BJP secured 60 seats, while allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) bagged nine and six seats respectively.

  • Nadda, Piyush Goyal pay tributes to Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: BJP President JP Nadda and Union Minister Piyush Goyal paid tributes to social reformer and educationalist Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary for became an inspiration for women’s education.

    “Tributes to ‘Krantijyoti’ Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary, the inspiration for women education, the first teacher of modern India. Your distinguished contribution to the eradication of social evils and women empowerment is exemplary,” Nadda tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi).

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal also paid tributes to Phule for dedicating her life for women empowerment and education.

    “My tributes to Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary, who struggled for women’s empowerment, self-reliance, and education, and dedicated her life for it. Her efforts for the upliftment of women brought about a change in the attitude of the society and also brought awareness in the society,” Goyal tweeted.

    Phule was a social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra.

  • Happy Birthday JP Nadda: PM Modi, Amit Shah and others wish BJP President on his birthday

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah wished the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda on his birthday on Wednesday.

    Prime Minister praised the BJP chief for his skilled and inspiring leadership that is taking the party to new heights.”Many congratulations to BJP National President JP Nadda ji on his birthday. Under his skilled and inspiring leadership, the party is constantly touching new heights. I wish they always be healthy and longevity,” the Prime Minister tweeted in Hindi.


    “Happy Birthday to Shri JP Nadda ji, Honorable National President of Bharatiya Janata Party. Under your leadership, the party is constantly moving ahead with strength. I pray to God for your healthy life and longevity,” tweeted Shah (roughly translated from Hindi).

    As per the official website of the BJP, Nadda, who originally hails from Himachal Pradesh, was born on 2 December 1960 in Patna, Bihar.

    After completing his BA from Patna University, he studied LL.B from Himachal Pradesh University. He actively participated in various movements run by Jai Prakash Narayan during his young age.

    In June 2019, Nadda was elected the National Working President of the BJP and in January 2020, the National President of the party.

  • Amit Shah and JP Nadda to visit Bengal every month till elections

    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh has said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party’s national president JP Nadda will visit the state every month till the end of assembly elections in the state. Elections for the 294-member assembly of West Bengal are to be held in April-May of the year 2021.

    Mr. Ghosh said that both the top leaders of BJP will visit different states every month before the assembly elections in the state to take stock of the party organization. Mr. Ghosh told reporters, “Amit Shah and JP Nadda will come separately every month till the end of the assembly elections. The dates are yet to be finalized. Their regular visits will increase the enthusiasm of the party workers.

    ‘Party sources said that Amit Shah is likely to visit two consecutive days every month, while JP Nadda’s visit will be for three days. Lashing out at the Congress-CPI-M alliance, Dilip Ghosh said that people have rejected both the parties long ago.

  • Shah arrives at Nadda’s residence, congratulations for victory in Bihar assembly elections and by-elections

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated BJP President JP Nadda at the residence of BJP President JP Nadda for winning the Bihar Assembly Elections and the grand success achieved in the by-elections in various states. He congratulated the visiting National President JP Nadda at the residence of the BJP in the victory. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nadda, all of us activists are dedicated to the overall development of the country.

    In a very exciting contest in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) achieved a magical figure of majority by sweeping 125 seats out of 243 seats, while the Grand Alliance had The account came to 110 seats. Even though the NDA has won a majority in the election, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is leading the opposition ‘Grand Alliance’, has emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the second largest party with 74 seats after counting of votes for nearly 16 hours.

  • JP Nadda To BJP Workers At Organisational Meet In Bengal ‘: Expose All Corruption In TMC

    BJP national president JP Nadda on Monday directed the party workers to expose all the corruption in the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal. In an emergency organizational meeting held with BJP workers in Siliguri, Nadda directed them to inform people about the tyranny of the ruling party and the culture of cut-money in the state.

    After the meeting, West Bengal BJP General Secretary Sayantan Basu told reporters that detailed discussion was held on the preparations for each Assembly constituency in light of the upcoming elections. Nadda laid emphasized on enhancing the performance and efficiency of the party at the booth level.

    Basu said the BJP national President expressed dissatisfaction with the TMC’s terror in the state. BJP workers in Bengal are facing fierce struggle every day and he also expressed concern over the killing of more than a hundred party workers. Besides, the State Government’s negligence in dealing with Coronavirus pandemic was also discussed in the meeting, he added. 

    During his day-long visit to North Bengal, JP Nadda paid tributes to Tagore Panchanan Burman at a ceremony at Nauka Ghat and later visited the Anandamoyi Kalibari Temple.

  • BJP’s elections in Bihar, JP Nadda said in Gaya – PM Modi frees farmers by bringing farmers law

    BJP national president JP Nadda said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi freed the farmers of India by bringing the farmers law. Now the food giver will not have to go round to place to take account of his hard work. The BJP president, who was on a tour of Bihar, said these things during a public meeting held at Gandhi Maidan. 

    Nadda said that the NDA government did better for education. 14 medical colleges were opened in Bihar under the NDA rule. We made separate budgets for students in five years. 

    The BJP president said that our party was always ahead for the development of Bihar. Nadda said the Nitish government has changed the picture of Bihar. He lashed out at the opposition saying that elections are held for development.

    Before coming to Gaya, BJP National President JP Nadda offered prayers at the Mahavir Temple in Patna. After this, Nadda reached JP residence at Kadamkuan and garlanded the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan. During a brief interaction with the media on this occasion, Nadda said that JP was tortured a lot during the imposed emergency of the Congress, but he did not turn from the path of truth. JP worked to shake the foundation of the Congress against corruption, nepotism, unemployment.

  • Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

    According to a release by the President Ram Nath Kovind’s office, Goyal will hold the charge of this Ministry in addition to his existing portfolios.

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution by President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday.

    According to a release by the President Ram Nath Kovind’s office, Goyal will hold the charge of this Ministry in addition to his existing portfolios. Goyal is the Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry in the Cabinet.

    He is replacing late Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who passed away following an illness on Thursday.

    Paswan, who hailed from Bihar, passed away at the age of 74 at AIIMS, Delhi.