The Bharatiya Janata Party is mobilising leaders and resources for a major push in West Bengal, focusing on four core issues as it aims to unseat the Trinamool Congress in the upcoming assembly elections.
As per the education ministry sources, it is expected to clarify concerns about recently implemented UGC rules on discrimination in higher education. The new regulations aim to address caste-based and other forms of discrimination but have sparked protests on social media.
The Koraput district in Odisha administration has withdrawn its earlier order banning the sale of non-vegetarian food items on Republic Day.
Traffic curbs and diversions will be in place across central Delhi as the full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade is carried out between Vijay Chowk and India Gate.
The election, however, marks a quiet but significant first in the party's history. Senior leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi will not feature on the BJP's voter list for the presidential election — a departure from every such poll since the party's founding in 1980.
A fire broke out at the house of BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad in Delhi early on Wednesday, prompting emergency responders to act swiftly.
This move comes weeks after delivery workers across platforms staged strikes in late December, raising issues around working conditions, delivery pressure and lack of social security.
After extensive voter name deletions in Uttar Pradesh, especially in urban regions, the BJP central leadership has set the party into a high-alert operational mode, assigning workers and leaders to focus entirely on voter enrolment and recovery efforts.
A parliamentary committee meeting has raised concerns over the minimal recruitment of former servicemen in government jobs, despite a mandated quota.
The BJP's key message in the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls will highlight: "If you want to live safely, vote for BJP; if you want to live with dignity, vote for BJP." The party's target is to win 160–170 seats this time, and therefore, extra caution will be exercised in candidate selection.
