The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is actively seeking a new party president following the appointment of incumbent JP Nadda to the Modi 3.0 cabinet. Several names are being considered, including Vinod Tawde, K Laxman, Sunil Bansal, and Om Mathur. The BJP is also contemplating the possibility of appointing its first female president, acknowledging the growing influence of women voters.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda will host an elaborate dinner for the newly elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs after their swearing-in ceremony on Sunday. The menu will feature specially curated summer delicacies, including juices, shakes, stuffed litchi, matka kulfi, and mango cream. Traditional dishes like Jodhpuri sabzi, dal, dum biryani, and Punjabi cuisine will also be served. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and his newly appointed cabinet ministers will attend the dinner before taking oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda stated that the party has become stronger and now operates independently, emphasizing that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an ideological organization. Nadda made these remarks during an interview when asked about the RSS’s role within the party compared to the era of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Political heavyweights will take center stage in India on Saturday as Congress and BJP intensify their Lok Sabha election campaigns in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a public rally in Yamuna Khadar, while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address an election meeting in Chandni Chowk. Meanwhile, BJP president JP Nadda will hold rallies in Himachal Pradesh, and the Varanasi court will hear the Gyanvapi case. Other notable events include a state-level meeting in Hassan to discuss protests against Prajwal Revanna and a statewide agitation by the BJP-led Tripura government against the CPI(M). The Indian Army will also receive its first Hermes-900 drone.
Karnataka Police have summoned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda and the party’s IT-cell head, Amit Malviya, in connection with a tweet posted by BJP Karnataka that allegedly targeted the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) community. The tweet, which was posted on May 4, 2019, has been deemed offensive and has sparked a complaint with the Election Commission. Police have asked the BJP leaders to appear before the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru within seven days. The investigation into the matter is currently ongoing.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda claimed that Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Congress Party, had cried for terrorists after the Batla House encounter in 2008. He made this accusation during an election rally in Bihar’s Madhubani, alleging that the Congress and its allies always support those who try to weaken India. Nadda questioned Gandhi’s relationship with traitors and the reason behind her sympathy for terrorists. His remarks were a reference to Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s 2012 statement that Gandhi had shed tears after seeing images from the Batla House encounter case. However, another Congress leader, Digvijaya Singh, refuted this claim in the same year.
BJP national president JP Nadda announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended health coverage of Rs 5 lakh to individuals over 70 years of age, including the transgender community. This move fulfills the party’s manifesto commitment to include senior citizens and the transgender community in the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Nadda emphasized the BJP’s achievements in recent years, including expanding electricity access, promoting women’s empowerment through the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, and constructing millions of houses for the underprivileged.
