Twist in BJP: Advani to declare Modi as PM candidate

Prithviraj Chavan dubs Narendra Modi's Gujarat dev model as marketing ...

Indian Express - 4 hours ago

Slamming the "Gujarat development model" theory of BJP's poll campaign committee chief Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said it was a marketing technique adopted by his NRI friends. "Crores of rupees are being spent on ...

Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh to form BJP panels for 2014 poll

Daily News & Analysis - 2 hours ago

The BJP parliamentary board Monday said it will force the Congress to fight the Lok Sabha elections on the issues of "good governance and development", and authorised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Rajnath Singh to form panels to ...

Modi not an issue in the coming general elections: Khurshid

Zee News - 29 minutes ago

"Narendra Modi is not an issue in the country and Amit Shah has no position in the state," Khurshid told reporters during a brief interaction last night on his way to Delhi from his constituency Farrukhabad. To a question on the coming Lok Sabha elections, the ...

Cong is now setting the agenda; BJP is losing the plot

Firstpost - 6 hours ago

And the BJP, with Narendra Modi in the ascendant, looked to be on course to decide the agenda based on its strongman's Gujarat governance record. Now, one can't be sure. The Congress gameplan to shift the focus away from the economy and governance ...

Buddhadeb condemns BJP's effort to bring Narendra Modi to national politics

India Today - 1 hour ago

The CPI-M said the projection of Narendra Modi by the BJP as an alternative to the neo-liberal policies of the Congress would only bring disaster for the country. Speaking at the launch of the centenary celebrations of veteran Marxist leader and former West ...

BJP board to have final say, not Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh

Economic Times - 15 hours ago

... parliamentary board will henceforth collectively endorse all major work allocation decisions related to the 2014 general elections campaign, part of the party's desire to present a united face and allay misgivings in some quarters that only Narendra Modi and ...

Political slug-fest over terror attack

Daily News & Analysis - 2 hours ago

The Congress move came after party general secretary Digvijay Singh attempted to link Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi'saddress to BJP workers in Bihar with the incident. The day after serial blasts saw a full-throated political slugfest between the BJP ...

Is Modi going to be named BJP's PM candidate by end July?

Firstpost - 10 hours ago

The report says, "Narendra Modi will be formally named BJP's prime ministerial candidate by July end, ending all ambiguity on his projection as the party's face for the next general elections and setting the stage for a direct contest between the Gujarat chief ...

Twist in BJP: Advani to declare Modi as PM candidate

Oneindia - 38 minutes ago

New Delhi, July 9: LK Advani will declare Narendra Modi as the PM candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. BJP would come up with this surprise for its followers and critics ahead of the general election which is ...

Boosted by Guwahati results, Modi eyes 15-20 seats from NE

Oneindia - 2 hours ago

New Delhi, July 9: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the BJP's poll campaign committee chief for the 2014 elections, has reportedly set a target of winning at least 15 Lok Sabha seats from the northeastern parts of the country. According to a ...

BJP will announce Narendra Modi as PM candidate this month

India Today - 8 hours ago

BJP will formally announce Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha polls by July end, sources told Headlines Today. This follows a several rounds of consultations both within the party and the RSS.

RSS mounting pressure on BJP to name Modi as PM candidate: Cong

Business Standard - 3 hours ago

Jagdambika Pal said that the suggestion to name Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate was not the decision of the party's parliamentary board or of senior leaders of the BJP, but the pressure of "people of the organisation (RSS) in Nagpur".

Narendra Modi to be made BJP's PM candidate by July-end?

Tamil India.com - 8 hours ago

Narendra Modi to be made BJP`s PM candidate by July-end? Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: A report claimed on Tuesday that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will formally be anointed as BJP's prime ministerial candidate by the end of this month.

It would be a disaster with Narendra Modi at helm: Buddhadeb

Zee News - 20 hours ago

It would be a disaster with Narendra Modi at helm: Buddhadeb Kolkata: Terming the rise of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the helm would be a disaster for communal harmony, CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday alleged ...

It would be a disaster with Narendra Modi at helm: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Economic Times - 22 hours ago

KOLKATA: Terming the rise of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the helm would be a disaster for communal harmony, CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today alleged that Trinamool Congress was also trying to hitch an alliance once ...

Modi to share key management tasks of Lok Sabha polls with BJP chief Rajnath ...

IBNLive - Jul 8, 2013

New Delhi: Gearing up for 2014 Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Parliamentary board on Monday decided that party chief Rajnath Singh will share key poll management tasks with Gujarat Chief MinisterNarendra Modi, who is the Main ...

BJP to let hardliners lead Lok Sabha campaign

Times of India - 15 hours ago

The party, sources say, is convinced that after appointment of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as the chairman of the campaign committee, only polarization of votes can see them through. And hardliners can do this job well. A 90-minute meeting of the ...

Modi's rise ominous sign for India: Left

Indian Express - 14 hours ago

"The rise of Narendra Modi is an ominous sign for the secular and democratic fabric of the country. We have to be alert on his rise. The ruling party in the state has some relations with that party, their doors are open, we will have to be alert against this danger,'' ...

BJP sees Cong attack on Modi on secular issues as diversionary

Times of India - 15 hours ago

BJP president Rajnath Singh and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi were asked to constitute committees to deal with campaign specifics at the suggestion of party veteran L K Advani, who has had reservations about Modi being made campaign committee head.

'Desperate' BJP trying to polarise nation on communal lines, says D. Raja

Business Standard - 6 hours ago

Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over media reports that it may announce Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate by the end of July, ...

It is Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi in 2014!

Sahara Samay - 18 minutes ago

It is believed that RSS that influence the crucial decisions of BJP had conveyed its backing for Modi to senior BJP leaders. If sources are to be believed party has also reached consensus over Modi's name and formal announcement will be made by the end of ...

Can Modi pull off a Thatcher?

Business Standard - 7 hours ago

As Narendra Modi inches closer to becoming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate, the predictably polarised commentary in the media has been arriving thick and fast. Depending on whom one reads, Modi is either the architect of the ...

'BJP has no faith in democracy and constitution', alleges JD (U)

Business Standard - 4 hours ago

Taking potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over reports that it may announce Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate by July end, the Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday alleged that the saffron outfit has no faith in democracy and the ...

BJP to formally announce Narendra Modi as PM candidate at end of July

Sahara Samay - 3 hours ago

Speculations are rife that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will formally be anointed as BJP's prime ministerial candidate by the end of this month that will set the stage for a direct contest between the Modi and Congress scion Rahul Gandhi. Modi's formal ...

Key tasks soon for BJP general secretaries for 2014 polls

Business Standard - 3 hours ago

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who heads the campaign committee for the 2014 elections, and party president Rajnath Singh will assign the tasks to general secretaries and some other leaders after consulting members of the parliamentary board, the ...

BJP sounds poll bugle; Modi reined in

Hindu Business Line - 22 hours ago

BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior leader L.K.Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the party's Parliamentary Board Meeting at BJP Headquarters in New Delhi on Monday. - R V Moorthy. New Delhi, July 8: The efforts of Bharatiya Janata ...

With India crying out for better governance, why is BJP looking back at Ayodhya?

Times of India - 20 hours ago

Both when Amit Shah was appointed BJP general secretary and when he was given charge of the state that holds a hefty 80 Lok Sabha seats which could decisively tilt the balance at the 2014 polls, it was very much in his capacity as Narendra Modi'strusted ...

Digvijay Singh downplays BJP's snap polls threat

Business Standard - 6 hours ago

Senior BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley and party chief Rajnath Singh were present in yesterday's meeting along with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has been appointed as campaign committee chief. Digvijay ...

Ready for snap polls: BJP

Daily News & Analysis - 1 hour ago

"Corruption, economic situation of the country, and the failure of the Congress-led government on every front will be our main issues in the polls," he said. The meeting was attended by key leaders of the party, including party's poll panel chief Narendra Modi, ...

Modi's ascent to national politics will be a disaster: CPI-M

Newstrack India - 8 hours ago

Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday said the projection of Narendra Modi by the BJP as an alternative to the neo-liberal policies of the Congress would only bring disaster for the country. Speaking at the launch of the centenary celebrations of veteran ...