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Rahul, Rajnath and Nitish hit Jharkhand campaign trail

December 4, 2009 India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hit the campaign trail in Jharkhand Friday.
Rajnath Singh arrived here Thursday night. He is to campaign at four places that go to polls in the third phase of assembly elections Dec 8. A BJP leader said the [...]

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In a way, my term is president has come to an end, says Rajnath

November 17, 2009 India

New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh who tenure ends on December 31, said that he is not averse to quitting as BJP president if there is an early consensus on his successor.

“In a way, my term as president has come to an end. At the right time, I will hand over the reins to the [...]

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Rajnath supports Yeddyurappa, says he’s here to stay

November 2, 2009 India

New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh has come forward in support of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, saying he would continue in office.

Though, Reddy brothers — Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy and Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy — from Bellary are not satisfied with the move and the impasse is still on.
Both the brothers have [...]

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Rajnath Singh wants Raje to resign, Advani and Jaitley thinking

October 16, 2009 India

Vasundhara Raje, former Rajasthan CM was asked by the party to resign two months ago, the decision on which was still pending.

The BJP party took up the matter again for her resignation this Thursday, but the decision is yet pending. The matter will be discussed again in the BJP parliamentary board meeting slated for October [...]

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Rajnath advocates integrated plan to tackle Maoists

September 30, 2009 India

Maoist militancy is a major problem that India faces now and the Congress-led central government should work on an “integrated action plan” to tackle the scourge, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said Wednesday.
Singh reached here on a day-long trip to the Maoists infested Chhattisgarh to visit family members of his party’s Lok Sabha [...]

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Rajnath Singh meets Mohan Bhagwat to discuss BJP crisis

August 28, 2009 India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat here late Thursday evening in the wake of the crisis gripping the party.
Singh held a one-on-one with Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters, reportedly to discuss the crisis in the party, sources said.
The RSS is the ideological parent of the BJP.
Bhagwat, [...]

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All is well with BJP, claims Rajnath Singh

August 27, 2009 India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said here Wednesday that “all is well with the party.”
Singh was here to offer condolences to the family of former BJP minister Sheema Rizvi, who passed away earlier this week.
Asked about the bickerings in the party, he said: “Just wait and watch; and let me assure you that [...]

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Rajasthan BJP suspends two Raje loyalist MLAs

August 19, 2009 India

The Rajasthan unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday suspended two party legislators on disciplinary grounds for supporting former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who last week defied the party leadership’s directive to quit as leader of opposition in the state assembly.
“Two MLAs, Rajender Singh Rathore and Gyan Dev Ahuja, have been suspended from the primary [...]

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Rajnath skirts Jaswant issue in Shimla

August 19, 2009 India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, who arrived here Tuesday evening for the party’s brainstorming session, refused to speak further on senior leader Jaswant Singh’s praise for Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his latest book.
Rajnath Singh reached here for his party’s three-day chintan baithak (brainstorming session) beginning Wednesday, and only said “no comments” [...]

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Rajnath confident Raje will toe party line

August 16, 2009 India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Sunday said he was confident Vasundhara Raje would quit as leader of opposition in the Rajasthan assembly while she softened her stance and agreed to abide by the party leadership’s decision.
Rajnath Singh had asked her Wednesday night to resign from the post after the party’s debacle in the [...]

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