The B S Yeddyurappa Government, on Tuesday got a comfortable majority in the Karnataka Assembly as it won five of the eight seat in the by elections held on December 27. The remaining three seats were won by the JD(S), while Congress did not get a single seat.
The BJP clarified on the reports regarding the theft of a huge sum of money from its headquarters in the capital and said that these were “exaggerated” and was “not a fact”.
Around Rs2 crore was reportedly missing from a safe, kept in the accounts room, next to BJP President Rajnath Singh’s office. The ‘theft’ was reportedly detected on December 26 by the Deputy Accounts Officer Nalin.
The party sources have set up an internal inquiry and have engaged the services of a private detective agency. However no complaint has been lodged with the police.
Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur. BJP has made no other changes in the State unit for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Venkaiah Naidu, incharge of the State; Ramdas Agarwal, National Treasurer and the State President O P Mathur were present at the meeting. Senior BJP leader and former Home Minister, Gulab Chand Kataria proposed Raje's name which was unanimously approved.
Jammu, Dec 17 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh has said that the Indian Government should take stern action against Pakistan for allegedly defying the opinion of the international community.
Addressing a news conference in Jammu on Tuesday, Singh said it is time for New Delhi to take some concrete measures.
New Delhi, Dec 16 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the decision of the government to slash interest rates as part of its initiative to spur demand amid a global crisis.
Government banks lowered interest rates to 8.5 per cent on home loans for buying a new home costing up to 500,000 rupees and 9.25 per cent for loans between 500,000 rupees to two million rupees.