It’s not a fight between BJP parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi over the BJP’s PM slot anymore. BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has also put senior leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj in the race.

It’s not a fight between BJP parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi over the BJP’s PM slot anymore. BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has also put senior leaders Arun

In Uttarakhand, “Khanduri is zaroori (chief minister B.C. Khanduri is needed)” for the ruling BJP. Banking on Mr Khanduri’s clean image and hoping that recent announcements made by the BJP government in the hill state, which also includes a “strong” Lokayukta and better healthcare, primary school, transport facilities, other than jobs for youth, will help the party regain its credibility, which had been dented during Mr Khanduri’s predecessor Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank’s tenure.

Cashing in on the popularity of Tamil song Kolaveri Di, the BJP will soon unveil a parody of the song, to be titled Hera Pheri Ji, as part of its election campaign in the poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand.

The BJP might be banking on Uttarakhand chief minister B.C. Khanduri’s “clean image” and his “mass appeal” to retain power in the hill state but Mr Khanduri is finding his new Assembly constituency, Kotdwar, tough to win.

The RSS assessment of the coming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, differs from that of the BJP.

While the BJP is hopeful of taking its tally in the politically important stat

The RSS assessment of the coming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab differs from that of the BJP.

Invoking divine intervention ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP will organise “maha aarti” in Assembly constituencies in the state.

Blame it on Wednesday’s bad weather in the national capital area, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari could not attend three public rallies in Uttarakhand, where the party is in power. However, a tech-savvy Mr Gadkari still managed to address these rallies in Ranipur, Vikas Nagar and Rishikesh through his cellphone.

It’s cow and cow urine which seem to be dominating BJP’s electoral plank in the Hindu-dominated Uttarakhand. If the party retains power, it will now only promote “gau mutra ark” (cow urine distillate). In addition to medicine, the products range from cow dung toothpaste, detergents and aftershave.