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The Annamalai question: Can BJP become a force in Tamil Nadu without him?
The BJP in Tamil Nadu is back at the crossroads. The exit of Annamalai, its former state chief and arguably one of its most recognisable leaders, has once again raised a question the party has been grappling with for years: Can the BJP grow in Tamil Nadu without a strong local face? While formally ending his association with the saffron party, Annamalai said his views on the state's political direction no longer aligned with those of the party leadership.
TVK's rapid rise influenced Annamalai's BJP exit? Leader may tap disenchanted Vijay voters
CHENNAI: K Annamalai's resignation from BJP and the launch of a new political movement would harm the saffron party in TN the most, and the impact would be felt by all other parties - in varying degrees. Senior BJP functionaries like state vice-president Karu Nagarajan and Coimbatore south district president K Vasantharajan have announced their resignation from BJP, marking the first wave of exits from BJP. "Annamalai has a special quality and vision, so we support him," Nagarajan said.
'Why hate India?' BJP hits back at Kapil Sibal over 'ashamed to live in India' remark
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal over his remarks criticising the ruling party, accusing him of "hating India" and remaining silent on incidents such as the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal. The saffron party's response came a day after Sibal said he was ashamed to be living in a country where the party in power would use "any means" to destroy the foundations of democracy, while referring to the alleged attack...
How BJP is building its UP pitch well before 2027 election battle
As the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh — with 80 Lok Sabha seats and 403 assembly constituencies — is widely seen as the “gateway to Delhi.” Riding high on its sweeping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections, which brought the party to power in the state for the first time, the BJP has now shifted its focus to UP. When Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls early next year, the saffron party will have completed nearly a decade in power in the state.
'Do ghaz ki doori': Adhir Choudhary on BJP keeping distance from rebel Trinamool MLAs
Former West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on Wednesday alleged that corruption allegations against some of the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs is forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently came to power in the state for the first time, to keep its distance from them. However, he alleged that the BJP is encouraging these legislators to form a separate group, as this would allow the saffron party to have its way in the state assembly. Choudhary's remarks...
'Arrest me if you want': Mamata accuses BJP of using police to break TMC
Alleging that BJP was trying to break the Trinamool Congress ( TMC), Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the saffron party to “arrest her if they want”, her words coming shortly after police denied TMC permission for a sit-in at Rani Rashmoni Avenue on June 2. “Trinamool will protest on June 2 even without police permission, a mic or a stage. We will protest in Delhi if they don’t let us protest in Kolkata,” the former CM said in a Facebook video.
Cong vs regional parties: Why assembly poll results may not change INDIA bloc's power dynamics
When regional parties had come under one banner as the INDIA bloc ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to fight the BJP, the pressure was on the Congress to fight for a meaningful role and stay relevant in the opposition space. Not only were these regional leaders reluctant to accept the leadership of the grand-old-party, many even wanted to keep it out by openly advocating for a non-BJP, non-Congress front. Cut to 2026After a string of electoral reverses over the last year, the space and...
Speculation mounts over TMC’s MPs, its heft in INDIA bloc
As TMC faces its biggest crisis in West Bengal, there is growing speculation over the future of its contingent of MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the impact developments in Bengal will have on the heft of the second largest opposition party within INDIA bloc and its overall ramifications on Opposition’s capacity to take on the govt, especially as the Mamata Banerjee-led party has been a most vociferous critic of BJP-led NDA govt at Centre. How the split within TMC in West Bengal following...
Full Bengal cabinet today: BJP balances old-versus-new, regional aspirations
Kolkata : The need to strike a balance among Bengal’s various regions and between BJP veterans and new entrants was among the factors that weighed heavily on the party leadership during the selection of ministers who will be sworn in on Monday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari wrote on his X handle on Sunday that 35 ministers will take oath in the first expansion of the council of ministers since Bengal’s first BJP govt took up office on May 9. The govt is now functioning with six ministers,...
TMC's twin revolt: Is BJP the biggest beneficiary?
Trinamool Congress, born from the grassroots in 1998, is seeing the ground slip from beneath its feet, with rebels asserting themselves in the assembly and Parliament. In 2011, Mamata Banerjee's party ended 34 years of Left rule in West Bengal, making her the state's first woman chief minister and ushering in a 15-year stint in power. But when the TMC suffered its first electoral defeat at the hands of the BJP in 2026, the bigger challenge emerged after the results.