Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, joins BJP
India | May 19, 2022 16:38 ISTSources say that Jakhar may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from some other state and also responsibility for Punjab.
Sources say that Jakhar may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from some other state and also responsibility for Punjab.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the meeting and address the party workers.
BJP president J P Nadda will chair the meet and all its national office-bearers besides state party chiefs, in-charges and general secretaries (organisation) in Rajasthan will attend the meeting.
Although dates are yet to be finalized, preliminary works to turn the maiden visit of Nadda after being appointed as the national president a success are underway, sources added.
PM Modi asserted that the BJP governments at the Centre and states have worked to take welfare schemes to every beneficiary without any discrimination and biases, reflecting the motto of "sabka saath, sabka vikas".
PM Modi cited a number of welfare schemes of the government targeting different segments of society and asked MPs to reach out to people with their details.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath for his second consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The ceremony saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several Union Ministers in presence at Lucknow's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium having a crowd of more than 50,000 in attendance.
Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi celebrated 'Holi' with supporters and party colleagues. Nadda celebrated the festival with party workers and leaders at his official residence at Motilal Nehru Marg.
After a massive win for the saffron party in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Yogi Adityanath will also meet party workers involved in the management of elections to thank them and boost their morale.
"In Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi has been blessed for the fourth time consecutively- 2014 Lok Sabha, 2017 Vidhan Sabha, 2019 Lok Sabha and now, in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections," the BJP president said.
BJP President JP Nadda also claimed that the Samajwadi Party deceived the NISHAD party, and it was the BJP that worked to fill the plate of the people.
Addressing a joint press conference, BJP president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the party will get a massive majority in Uttar Pradesh and those hoping for any dilution in the party's mandate would be disappointed.
Electronics and Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told PTI that the matter has been reported to the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), and an investigation is on. BJP sources said Nadda's account was compromised briefly.
Apparently, the strong winds generated by the chopper's landing caused the dilapidated boundary wall of the college to collapse.
During poll meetings in Balachaur and Rupnagar, Nadda trained his guns at the ruling Congress over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He alleged that Congress members were involved in the riots.
The three parties -- BJP, Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) of Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD (Sanyukt) of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa will announce manifesto for the Punjab polls together.
Earlier, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted to notify that he has tested positive for the infection. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has also tested positive. All the leaders are in home isolation.
BJP had planned to organise the candle light rally from Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Ranigunj to Paradise X Roads in Secunderabad on Tuesday evening. The rally was to be led by JP Nadda and several BJP leaders.
JP Nadda said that Telangana CM Chandrashekhar Rao acted in frustration due to the BJP's win in a recent bypoll and the popular support the party has been receiving in the state.
The committee is headed by Shiv Pratap Shukla. Apart from him, it comprises Mahesh Sharma, Abhijat Mishra and Ram Bhai Morakiya.
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