Narendra Modi’s defining moment will come after Gujarat poll -
Neerja Chowdhury, DNA
The message from Mumbai was mainly Narendra Modi. It is not as if the BJP’s recent national executive endorsed Modi’s candidature for prime minister. But he managed to hijack the meet and the signal went out that he is the most powerful leader in the BJP who could be its PM candidate. |
Keshubhai, others meet to form common strategy against Modi -
Ahmedabad, May 30 - Disgruntled BJP leaders along with those who had quit the party today came together at former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel's residence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and declared that "Emergency was better than Modi's rule." |
In election year, Modi embarks on mission to woo Muslims -
Ahmedabad, May 29 - In his bid to wean away Muslim voters from Congress' fold in election year, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is making efforts that include experimenting social engineering and even shedding his saffron persona to woo the community towards BJP. In what appears to be a well thought out strategy, Modi is holding a meeting of the state BJP Minority Cell at Staff Training College in Gandhinagar tomorrow to "ponder" over the ways to bring Muslims to BJP, a party functionary said.
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Cong compares Modi to Goebbels -
New Delhi, May 26 - Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his criticism of the UPA, Congress today said the soul of Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels seemed to have entered the "frustrated" Gujarat Chief Minister and accused him of crossing the "Laxmanrekha". "Gujarat Chief Minister is a frustrated man. It seems the soul of Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister during the Nazi regime of Hitler in Germany, has gone inside him. He has crossed all limits.
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No major decisions possible in BJP sans Modi: Thackeray -
Mumbai, May 26 - The national executive meeting of BJP, held in Mumbai, has made it amply clear that no important decisions can be taken in the party by sidelining Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray said today. Thackeray's hard-hitting comments about the goings-on in his party's old ally came in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' here. "Modi's consent had to be obtained to pave way for Nitin Gadkari's second term as BJP chief and for that, Sanjay Joshi had to be made the sacrificial lamb," Thackeray said.
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BJP should promote Modi as PM candidate: Yeddyurappa -
Bangalore, May 25 - Showering encomiums on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for good governance, Karnataka BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday said the ongoing party national executive at Mumbai should deliberate on promoting him as Prime Ministerial candidate, among other issues. |
Gadkari to stay chief, but Modi shows he’s the boss -
Mohua Chatterjee & Ajay Umat, Times of India
Narendra Modi showed up at the meeting of BJP's national executive on Thursday after the leadership and RSS caved in to his demand for the ouster of his bete noire Sanjay Joshi from the important party body, in a capitulation which solidifies the Hindutva hardliner's standing as the strongest party leader. |
Modi has his way as Joshi quits ahead of BJP national meet -
Mumbai, May 24 - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today had his way forcing the resignation of his bete noire Sanjay Joshi from the BJP National Executive after which he decided to attend the two-day meeting which he had earlier planned to boycott. |
Sanjay Joshi resigns ahead of BJP National Executive -
Mumbai, May 24 - BJP leader Sanjay Joshi, bete noire of the Gujarat Chief Minister, today resigned ahead of the party National Executive meeting beginning here, a move seen as an effort by the party president to buy peace with Narendra Modi. |
Massive petrol price hike is failure of Cong led UPA: Modi -
Ahmedabad, May 23 - Reacting to the steep hike in petrol prices, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today termed the step as failure of the Congress led UPA government. "Massive hike in petrol prices is a prime example of the failure of Congress led UPA government. This would put a burden of hundreds of crores on Gujarat," Modi, wrote on his twitter account.
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