Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of many political battles within and outside the party, who has emerged as the most formidable leader within the party. The recent developments within the party are a clear indication that the Advani [...]
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday acceded to the wishes of the party’s Parliamentary Board and agreed to become the Leader of the Opposition in the new Lok Sabha. BJP president Rajnath Singh said that Advani had agreed to continue as Leader of BJP’s Parliamentary Board”. “Therefore, it is understood that he will [...]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said here Thursday that there was a need to amend the Indian Constitution to assure a fixed term for legislatures and enhance people’s participation in the democracy. “We must amend the Constitution and have fixed term of five years for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (state [...]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said here Tuesday that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan could be considered for the prime minister’s post in the future. “The BJP has systematically groomed the second generation of its leaders for the prime ministerial post. I am amazed by the excellent work done [...]
Calling for an immediate end to the war in Sri Lanka, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Wednesday blamed the Indian government for the “failure” in containing the crisis. “It is sad to see that the UPA (congress-led United Progressive Alliance) government has failed to prevail upon the Sri Lankan government [...]
The Bharatiya Janata Party was poised to win the highest number of seats in parliament, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said here Tuesday. “So far as my assessment is concerned, it seems to me that the largest single party in the new Lok Sabha would be the BJP. It also seems to me that the [...]
Expressing apprehensions that Indian slush funds stashed abroad could be used for terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani announced here Friday that if voted to power, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would bring back the money within 100 days. Addressing the media here, Advani said the BJP has set up a special task [...]
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would bring back slush funds, estimated at $140 billion, stashed in foreign banks, within 100 days if voted to power, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani promised here Friday. Addressing the media in the country’s commercial capital, Advani said the BJP had set up a special task force to [...]
Condemning what he terms as pseudo-secularism, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani here Thursday said that its pledge to build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya was real secularism. “We have taken everything on (our) agenda. The Somnath Yatra and Swarna Jayanti Yatra were part of our agenda and the Ram temple [...]
L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “iron man” who it says will restore decisiveness to governance if elected, continued to be under Congress fire Thursday even as his own party worker stunned him by throwing a sandal at him and calling him a “fake iron man”. As the five-phase election process got underway, the [...]
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