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14 Oct

Folk Singer Maithili Thakur Joins BJP Ahead of Bihar Assembly Elections

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaBihar elections 2025, BJP, Dilip Jaiswal, Folk Singer, Maithili Thakur

Patna, October 14, 2025 — Popular folk singer Maithili Thakur officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, days before the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The 25-year-old singer was welcomed into the party by state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal during a ceremony held in Patna.After joining, Thakur said she would take on any responsibility assigned by the party. Earlier, she had met senior BJP leaders and expressed her desire to contest the assembly elections.Maithili Thakur, a recipient of the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2021, hails from Benipatti in Madhubani district. Alongside…

13 Oct

Punjab – Jagdeep Singh Cheema joins BJP

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsLifestyle, Politics, PunjabBJP, Jagdeep Singh Cheema, Punjab, Shromni akali dal

National Times Bureau :- In a major political development, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jagdeep Singh Cheema, the party’s General Secretary, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Cheema formally joined the BJP at the Punjab BJP headquarters in Sector 37, Chandigarh, in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu. The induction ceremony was held under the leadership of BJP Punjab Working State President Ashwani Sharma. Son of late Sardar Randhir Singh Cheema — a three-time Punjab Cabinet Minister and long-time SGPC member — Jagdeep Singh Cheema has been a prominent Akali…

12 Oct

NDA Finalizes Seat Distribution for Bihar Assembly Polls 2025

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaBihar elections 2025, BJP, HAM, JD(U), LJP(R), NDA Alliance, RLM

Patna, October 12, 2025: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has announced the distribution of seats among its allies for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. As per the agreement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) will contest 101 constituencies each. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP (R)] led by Chirag Paswan has been allotted 29 seats, while Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) will each field candidates in six constituencies.In the 2020 Bihar elections, BJP had contested 110 seats and won 74, while JD(U) fought on 115 and secured…

26 Sep

Punjab Flood Debate Turns Heated as Harjot Bains Criticizes Political Parties

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBJP, Congress, Floods, Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab Assembly

Chandigarh, September 26, 2025: Punjab Assembly witnessed a heated session on Friday as legislators debated the devastating floods that have affected the state. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains accused the Congress of politicizing the disaster instead of focusing on relief and planning for the future.Bains praised the efforts of local leaders, artists, social workers, and religious figures who assisted flood-affected communities. “Times of crisis show who genuinely stands with the people,” he said, referring to the absence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann due to illness, and added that the Congress attempted to make political gains out of the situation. “Illness…

14 Sep

Cabinet Expansion Buzz Grows as MLAs Make Beeline for CM Dhami’s Residence

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaBJP, cabinet expansion, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Shraddh Paksha, Uttarakhand politics

Dehradun, September 14, 2025: Political circles in Uttarakhand grew restless on Sunday as a string of legislators visited Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s official residence, just a day after his return from Delhi. The flurry of meetings quickly set off speculation of a possible cabinet reshuffle.By mid-morning, several MLAs, including Independent Sanjay Dobhal and ruling party members Sahdev Pundir, Khazan Dass, Suresh Chauhan, Bharat Chaudhary, Anil Nautiyal, and Pritam Panwar, held individual consultations with Dhami.Though officially described as “courtesy calls” and discussions on constituency development, the underlying political intent was hard to miss. MLA Pritam Panwar, while speaking to TNIE,…

13 Sep

Sunil Jakhar Challenges Punjab CM Over Mismanagement of SDRF Funds

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, PunjabAAP, BJP, Challenges, Cm। Bhagwant Maan, Punjqb news, Sunil jakhad

National Times Bureau :- Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Saturday accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of mismanaging the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), citing a recent CAG report. According to the report, Punjab had received Rs 9,041.74 crore in SDRF allocations up to March 31, 2023, and with subsequent releases over the next three years, the total fund amounted to Rs 12,000 crore. Jakhar claimed that the state government had failed to utilize the funds appropriately, in violation of central government norms. He added that both the Chief Minister and state ministers had acknowledged this lapse. Jakhar urged the…

29 Aug

Rahul Gandhi Condemns Violence as Congress, BJP Workers Clash in Patna

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National Times Bureau :- Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday strongly condemned the violence between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers outside the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Patna, asserting that “falsehood and violence cannot stand before truth and non-violence.” The clash erupted during a BJP protest march against derogatory remarks allegedly made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother at a stage linked to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’. BJP workers, raising slogans in Darbhanga over the same issue, marched to the Congress office at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna. Congress alleged that BJP workers vandalized the…

29 Aug

Violent Clash Erupts Between Congress and BJP Workers in Patna

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaBig news, BJP, Clash, Congress, Patna, Top news

National Times Bureau :- Tensions flared in the city on Thursday when workers of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed violently during a political demonstration. Eyewitnesses reported that the altercation began with heated arguments between members of both parties, which soon escalated into stone-pelting and physical confrontations. Several workers sustained minor injuries, while property in the vicinity was damaged in the chaos. Police forces were rushed to the spot to disperse the crowd and restore order. Law enforcement authorities have registered cases against unidentified individuals from both sides and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify those involved…

22 Aug

Sunil Jakhar Stopped by Police in Fazilka; AAP Alleges Data Theft

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhajpa, BJP, Fazilka, Punjab, Sunil jhakad

National Times Bureau :- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched its groundwork for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections by promoting eight central government schemes across towns and villages. As part of this outreach, the party has been setting up registration camps, which it claims are aimed at connecting people with welfare programmes. However, opposition parties allege that this is a strategy to strengthen BJP’s vote bank in the state. Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar was on his way to Raipur village in Fazilka district when police stopped him mid-route at the Kala Tibba toll plaza on Abohar–Dabwali road. In…

21 Aug

BJP Leaders KD Bhandari and Sushil Rinku Detained in Jalandhar Over Unauthorized Camp

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBJP, Detained, Jalandhar, Punjab

National Times Bureau :- Jalandhar Rural police on Thursday detained two BJP leaders, KD Bhandari and former MP Sushil Rinku, for allegedly planning to organize a public camp without prior permission from the administration. The detentions were carried out in Shahkot’s Rupewali area under the supervision of DSP Omkar Singh Brar. According to sources, the police received information about BJP leaders preparing to set up the camp, following which action was taken. BJP workers have begun gathering in protest after learning about the detentions. Recently, tensions have been brewing between the BJP and the Punjab government after the closure of…