Purandeswari

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  "If You Spit...": BJP Leader's Comment Against Bhupesh Baghel Sparks Row

  In controversial remarks, BJP General Secretary D Purandeswari on Thursday said if her party workers "spit", Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his cabinet will get "swept away".

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  Visakhapatnam To See Contest Between Political Heavyweight, 3 Debutants

  The port city of Visakhapatnam is set to witness a contest between a political heavyweight and three debutants in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 11.

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  Daggubati Purandeswari BJP's Candidate From Visakhapatnam Seat

  Former Union Minister Daggubati Purandeswari will be the BJP candidate from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency as the party decided not to field outgoing MP K Haribabu from here.

• Key Contestant: D Purandeswari

  TDP founder N T Rama Rao's daughter is in the fray as the BJP's candidate from Rajampet.

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  'It's rocking,' says BJP about alliance with Chandrababu Naidu

  The BJP announced cheerily this evening that its alliance with Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra Pradesh is "rocking" - the reassurance was offered by Prakash Javadekar this evening who said, "It's not rocky, it's rocking". Mr Naidu had suggested the opposite at a rally last evening, declaring that the partnership was placed near break point.

• Alliance with Chandrababu Naidu continues, declares BJP

  The BJP today said that it has been able to rescue its alliance with Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party or TDP. "Our alliance with TDP will continue," said BJP leader Prakash Javadekar after meeting Mr Naidu in Hyderabad today.

• Union minister Sambasiva Rao resigns over Andhra Pradesh bifurcation

  Union textiles minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao on Thursday resigned from the union cabinet to protest bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

• What guarantee of no trouble in future? Fuming Sena questions BJP

  The BJP today faced another scathing attack from its oldest partner Shiv Sena, which has come out with an editorial criticizing its handling of alliances.

• NTR's daughter D Purandeswari joins BJP

  D Purandeswari, a former Union minister and daughter of famous actor-politician NTR, today quit Congress and joined the BJP over the Telangana issue.

• NTR's daughter wants to join BJP, another strike for Congress

  Congress leader Purandeswari, the daughter of famous actor-politician NTR, says she wants to join the BJP, and will formally approach the party tomorrow.

• Andhra Pradesh legislator uses NOTA option in Rajya Sabha poll

  Daggubati Venkateshwara Rao of the Congress became the first legislator to avail None Of The Above (NOTA) option, introduced for the first time in the history of Rajya Sabha elections.

• ONGC Videsh Ltd expresses interest to bid for Tanzania blocks

  The matter came up for discussions between Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D Purandeswari and Tanzanian Industry and Trade Minister Abdallah O Kigoda at Dar-es-Salaam yesterday.

• Cabinet reshuffle: UPA's Team 2014 takes charge

  The UPA on Sunday inducted in 22 ministers in the council of ministers; 17 of them are first-timers. And these ministers, being seen as the UPA's Team 2014, began taking charge of their responsibilities today. Veerappa Moily and D Purandeswari were first to take charge as Oil Minister and Minister of State (Commerce) respectively.

• Stricter visa conditions for students who want to work in UK

  Minister of State for Human resource Development D Purandeswari said the Post-Study Work visa, which earlier allowed students to work in the UK for two years after they completed their studies, is closed from April 6, 2012.

• International status for Vizag airport soon

  Union minister of state for HRD, D Purandeswari has said that she held discussions with the defence minister MM Pallam Raju and Airport Authority of India officials recently for according international status to Visakhapatnam airport.