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  'Ready to Quit as Minister And MP if Corruption Proved,' Says Nitin Gadkari

  Nitin Gadkari, who has been facing opposition attacks over alleged irregularities by a company linked to him, declared today that he was "ready to quit a minister as well as MP if charges of corruption against me are found correct."

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  Protests Over Gadkari Stall Parliament as Government Scrambles to Push Bills

  A day before the Budget Session of Parliament ends, the government is still scrambling to push key bills through and the Opposition remains resolute that it will stall proceedings, like Monday, demanding the resignation of Union minister Nitin Gadkari.

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Denies Commercial Interest in E-rickshaws

  The ruling BJP today denied that Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari's decision to end a ban on e-rickshaws was aimed at favouring a company allegedly linked to his family.

• Seeking my call records could be outsourced operation of government, says Arun Jaitley

  BJP leader Arun Jaitley today alleged that attempts to seek his call record details could be an outsourced operation of the government or a private "rogue" effort and sought to know whether the Delhi Police are trying to protect the mastermind behind it.

• Nitin Gadkari questioned by Income Tax officials

  Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari was on Thursday questioned for over four hours by Income Tax authorities in connection with the probe into alleged dubious investments in Purti group of companies.

• Income Tax body asks Nitin Gadkari to apologise for alleged threat

  Demanding apology from former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari for an alleged threat to Income Tax officials, its association today claimed the remarks were aimed at hindering a free and fair probe into Purti group investments and sought security for those handling the case.

• Sharad Pawar shares solar auto rickshaw ride with Nitin Gadkari

  Union Minister Sharad Pawar today shared a solar autorickshaw ride with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari at 'Agro Vision 2013', an agriculture exhibition organised in Nagpur.

• Congress on its way out, income tax department needs to realise that: Nitin Gadkari

  Nitin Gadkari arrived in his home town of Nagpur today to a massive welcome by his supporters, a day after he was replaced as the president of the BJP, largely because of allegations of financial malpractice by a company he founded in 2000.

• The high drama surrounding the choice of the new BJP president

  The BJP has formally announced Rajnath Singh as its new president. Mr Singh has been appointed to the post till 2015. He was elected unopposed. Much drama and politics birthed his second term as the leader of the party.

• Nitin Gadkari resigns; Rajnath Singh likely to be next BJP president

  Rajnath Singh has been picked as the new president of the main opposition party, the BJP, which will continue the tradition of electing its leader unopposed. Current president Nitin Gadkari, who is expected to reach Delhi on a late night flight from Mumbai, has resigned. Sources say he is likely to formally propose Mr Singh's name as his successor....

• Nitin Gadkari's two statements reflect BJP conundrum over second term

  BJP President Nitin Gadkari today suggested that the scaling up of an income tax investigation into a business empire he helped found will not keep him from getting an unprecedented second term tomorrow.

• I have been denied nomination by the party: Mahesh Jethmalani to NDTV

  Mahesh Jethmalani, a lawyer and dissident within the BJP, says he would like to put up a "token contest" against Mr Gadkari, but has been told he does not qualify.

• For Nitin Gadkari, income tax investigation scales up at crucial moment

  The journey of BJP president Nitin Gadkari towards an unprecedented second term has run into trouble, with the Income Tax department scaling up its investigation into alleged malpractices by a business empire he helped found in 2000.

• Ram Jethmalani suspended from BJP for indiscipline; his remarks meant to help Congress, says party

  The BJP has suspended senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani from the party with immediate effect. Mr Jethmalani has, in the last few days, openly taken on the party, especially over the issue of the appointment of the new CBI chief. He had written to BJP president Nitin Gadkari, slamming the party's opposition to the appointment, inst...

• Clean chit for Nitin Gadkari: Tweets reflect RSS fine print

  In a surprising new twist in the controversy surrounding corruption allegations against Nitin Gadkari, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy tweeted today saying he hasn't given a clean chit to the BJP president. But minutes later he deleted it.