The organisation is led by Masarat Alam Bhat, interim chairman of the hardline faction of All India Hurriyat Conference, earlier led by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Bhat has been in jail since 2010 for his alleged involvement in violent protests in the Kashmir valley.

The meeting was conducted to formulate the party's strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. In 2019, the Trinamool Congress won 22 seats but faced stiff competition from the BJP, which won 18 seats.

According to BJP sources, an election management committee for Bengal is likely to be formed soon, comprising both old guards and new entrants, including central observers.

Hazra's removal comes after he was critical of the party's functioning in the state for some time. The decision is being seen as a message to dissidents within the party to stick to organisational discipline ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Noida man, who worked in the transport sector till five-six months ago, said he regretted making those comments.

Amit Shah and JP Nadda will arrive in West Bengal tonight and hold a series of key organisational meetings with the BJP leaders. This visit is crucial keeping in view the 2024 fight in which the Opposition parties in the state, and at the national level, have come together to take on the BJP.

2036 Olympics: "It will host the 2036 Olympics (if India's bid is accepted). The government has allocated Rs 4,600 crore for Sardar Patel sports complex and Rs 600 crore for Navrangpura sports complex (in Ahmedabad city). This will be India's biggest sports complex," Amit Shah said.

The BJP's two-day national office-bearers and state presidents meeting concluded in the national capital on Saturday. PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah addressed the party leaders and asked them to ensure bigger victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls than the party achieved in 2019.

Home Minister Amit Shah, while moving the amendment in the Lok Sabha, said a delegation from the Indian Medical Association had written to him in this regard.

The three bills will replace the Indian Penal Code-1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act-1898, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, respectively. Scroll down to read key highlights of new criminal laws adopted by Lok Sabha.

Amit Shah in Lok Sabha: "Three proposed criminal laws will free people from colonial mindset and its symbols," said Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha today.

Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi challenged her audience to imagine how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have reacted if they were in opposition today.

Two intruders had jumped off the visitors' gallery of Lok Sabha into the chamber. A total of six people have been arrested so far. The Opposition has been demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the matter, leading to repeated adjournments in the Parliament.

Rajasthan CM Swearing-in ceremony: Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath to Bhajan Lal Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah among various other senior leaders.

Parliament security beach probe: An FIR registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Parliament security breach revealed the insights of the case and showed the meticulous planning done by the accused.

Vishnu Deo expressed a commitment to fulfilling all guarantees and poll promises of PM Modi over the next five years. The BJP govt aims to address key issues, leveraging momentum gained from the swearing-in ceremony and aligning its policies with the party's manifesto for betterment of Chhattisgarh.

Both bills were passed amid several Opposition leaders raising issues to reinstate the statehood of the erstwhile state and announce elections there. Last week, both bills were passed by the Lok Sabha.

Amit Shah retorted to RJD MP Manoj Jha's remarks on Kashmir in Rajya Sabha and said "Kashmir is of Indians, and India is of Kashmiris".

Amit Shah came down heavily on Congress for its stance on Article 370 and said that when big decisions are taken for the country, responsibilities are owned for them. He said that there was a rise in separatism and terrorism due to Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also hailed the Supreme Court's decision.