Purandeswari

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".

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.