Politician Promise

Comparing himself with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he was being criticised for failing to perform up to people’s expectations in the just-concluded general elections. “I am being criticised presently for not being able to deliver as per expectations everyone had from me,” he said, apparently referring to [...]

The BJP on Saturday accepted the people’s verdict in the Lok Sabha polls with “due respect” and promised to play “constructive opposition” even as it prepared to do soul-searching for the “collective” failure. Senior leader L K Advani, who was projected as the NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate, virtually took responsibility for the defeat by insisting that [...]

HYDERABAD: Former BJP national president Bangaru Laxman has criticised the UPA government for keeping in cold storage the proposal to provide reservations for SCs in the private sector . Addressing a ‘Chintan Baitak’ of State BJP Dalit Morcha here on Tuesday, he said the UPA Government had allocated a meagre Rs.35 crore.State BJP president Bandaru [...]

Ludhiana, May 10: Asserting that the country is in the grip of a severe crisis, BJP President Rajnath Singh on Sunday held the Congress responsible for it and promised complete waiver of outstanding farmers’ loans besides giving them new ones at four per cent interest if NDA is voted to power. “The country is passing [...]

Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on Saturday promised one rank one pension to ex-servicemen and a new scheme of pension for farmers above the age of 60, if voted to power. Addressing a rally here in support of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s son Anurag Thakur, the NDA leader [...]

HOSUR: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Krishnagiri Parliamentary constituency G. Balakrishnan has promised to set up an automobile cluster in Hosur. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, he vowed to find a solution to the water problem haunting the Krishnagiri district. He also said that said that he would follow former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s 5-point [...]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Arun Jaitley has said that if voted back to power, a commission would be formed to investigate the role of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the high-profile Bofors arms scandal. New Delhi / Rai Bareli, Apr 29 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Arun Jaitley has said [...]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promise to revive the economy in 100 days on Saturday kicked off a war of words between Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves to party supporters during an election campaign, in Guwahati. ( PTI Photo) BJP, with the latter latching on to the claim as an admission by Congress that [...]

Lucknow Promising to investigate graft allegations against top SP and BSP leaders if voted to power, the BJP today accused the two parties of serving the”same agenda” - indulging in corruption, promoting caste-based politics and having a soft corner for fundamentalist outfits. “The agenda of the SP and BSP is the same, only the names of [...]

With four Lok Sabha seats at stake in this tech hub, the ruling BJP today unveiled the ‘Namma Bengaluru Action Plan’ that would transform the city in the next three years with world class infrastructure. Speaking at a press conference here, BJP General Secretary H N Anant Kumar today said the saffron party was committed to [...]

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