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Manmohan Singh is Indias weakest PM, says Advani.

Ahmednagar, April 01 (ANI): Senior BJP leader LK Advani, said that Manmohan Singh was the weakest Prime Minister ever. While addressing a public rally in Ahmednagar Advani said Singh was in office without power. Apr 1, 2014
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BJP MP Harin Pathak expresses pain over denial of ticket

Ahmedabad, March 23 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Harin Pathak on Sunday expressed pain as he was denied party ticket for the upcoming general elections. Addressing a news conference in Ahmedabad, Pathak said that people who attacked BJP are now being inducted in the party. Harin Pathak, who has won elections for seven consecutive times as a member of BJP, was denied the ticket for Ahmedabad (East) parliamentary constituency in Gujarat in decision taken by the top party leadership on Saturday. Reportedly, Pathak has been replaced by Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal. Pathak is considered a loyalist of senior BJP leader, Lal Krishna Advani. The BJP leader also said such decisions by leadership have lowered the morale of party workers in Gujarat. Mar 23, 2014
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BJP on Saamna editorial over Advani

New Delhi, March 22 (ANI): In his editorial in Shiv Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamna', party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted the BJP for treating senior leader LK Advani unfairly. Narendra Modi's era has begun, but that does not mean it is the end of the Advani era, said the editorial. Meanwhile, reacting over this BJP said that there is no rift within the party and no leader is treated unfairly. He also said that Shiv Sena is the BJP's oldest political partner and has been with the party inspite of many difficulties. Mar 22, 2014
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Saamna hits at BJP over insulting Advani, Politicos react

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 22 (ANI): In his editorial in Shiv Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamna', party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted the BJP for treating senior leader LK Advani unfairly. Narendra Modi's era has begun, but that does not mean it is the end of the Advani era, said the editorial. Shiv Sena questioned the party for keeping Advani waiting on his seat for Lok Sabha polls. He said that this is an insult to Advani, his name should've featured in the first list. He also added that a person who was part of BJP's golden era was kept hanging till last minute. Reacting over the issue, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal said that the BJP's internal feud was open and that what Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' said was to highlight the same fact. Congress and JD (U) too slammed BJP for treating Advani unfairly and said that there is no place for senior leaders in the saffron party. Mar 22, 2014
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Trouble for BJP: Jaswant Singh miffed over ticket distribution, politicos react

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Jaswant Singh, a sitting Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling, wants to contest the polls from Barmer in Rajasthan. However, the BJP is keen on fielding Jat leader Colonel (retired) Sonaram, who quit the Congress to join BJP earlier this month, from Barmer. According to reports Jaswant, who is adamant on contesting from Barmer, will file his nomination on March 24 as an independent candidate if the BJP fails to give him a ticket from here. Reacting on this, SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that BJP is contesting for power and not the nation. Further, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that BJP is trying to attract businessmen and corrupt people into politics and that the party has got deviated from the path of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the party will take a decision soon. Mar 21, 2014
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Advani free to choose his seat: Rajnath

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that it was up to senior leader LK Advani to choose the seat he wants to contest Lok Sabha polls from. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that Advani can choose to contest either from Gandhinagar or Bhopal. He also rubbished the opinion that Advani was being sidelined in BJP. Mar 20, 2014
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Advani refuses to accept BJP nomination from Gandhinagar, Congress react

Lucknow/ Ahemdabad, March 20 (ANI): Senior BJP leader LK Advani conveyed his displeasure over the party's decision to field him from Gandhinagar. Advani is the sitting MP from Gandhinagar, a seat he has held for the last 16 years, but the now he has made it clear that he wants to contest from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Reacting over this, Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that Modi with his fascist thinking tried to kill everyone in BJP and that there is no respect for senior people in that party. Further, Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia said that Advani has had a big role in shaping up Modi's political career and now Modi is insulting Advani. Mar 20, 2014
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Politicians flay Narendra Modi for sidelining senior BJP leaders

Ahmedabad/ Rajkot/ New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Politicians on Wednesday criticized main opposition BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for hogging the limelight ahead of the parliamentary elections and disrespecting senior leaders of the party. Congress leader, Arjun Modhwadia, said senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has fallen prey to Modi's juggernaut. Mar 19, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP May Field Modi from Ahmedabad as Well

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from a seat in Gujarat also, said the party's Gujarat unit on 18 March. The party had already declared that Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Mar 18, 2014
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LS polls: Politicos react as MM Joshi questions Rajnath over Varanasi seat

New Delhi/ Nagpur, Mar 9 (ANI): A month ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the internal strife within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came out in open when the party announced its second list of candidates in a meeting. During the meeting which was attended by BJP's top brass, senior party leaders Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi questioned party president Rajnath Singh for allegedly trying to force Joshi out of Varanasi. Sources present at the party meeting said that Varanasi parliamentary seat was a major point of contention in the meeting. Joshi, the sitting MP from Varanasi asked Rajnath to make clear whether the Varanasi seat be given to him or not. Reacting on the same, NCP Leader Tariq Anwar said that the day BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was projected; there were speculations of disturbance within the party. He also added that Modi has a dictator attitude. Further, Congress Spokesperson Satyavrat Chaturvedi said that Sushma and Advani are worried about the people, who by somehow or the other means want to gain power. Meanwhile, BJP Leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that his party will discuss the matter in a meeting. Mar 9, 2014
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MTV and HUL announce six new small screen films

Mumbai, March 8 (ANI): For the very first time, MTV and Hindustan Unilever have joined hands and launched MTV films in the showbiz capital Mumbai recently. MTV Films is a unique initiative that will present six original films by six ace directors of new age Bollywood - Anurag Basu, Anurag Kashyap, Rohan Sippy, Nikhil Advani, Abhinay Deo and Shoojit Sircar. At the launch, film makers seemed quite happy and enthusiastic about this new concept.Starting March 23, 2014 at 7 PM, one movie would be aired every month, inspired by the philosophies of different HUL brands such as Sunsilk, Tresemme, Ponds, Lakme and Close Up, among others. Mar 8, 2014