Vote Jihad

'Vote jihad' and fake narratives will not work in the upcoming Maharashtra election and the Mahayuti alliance will return to power after the November 20 polls, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that "jihadis" across the border are supporting the Samajwadi Party and the Congress who are appealing for "vote jihad" here.

Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is time for voters to decide if 'vote jihad will work or Ram Rajya'.

Latching on to the "vote jihad" remark by Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece Maria Alam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the woman leader had "exposed" the INDIA bloc's strategy for the ongoing Lok Sabha election.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Tuesday filed a case against Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam after she called for a "vote jihad" in favour of the INDIA bloc candidate from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat.

The BJP hit out at the Congress over Mr Patil's remarks and accused it of playing vote bank politics.

Mr Patil had made the controversial remark at a book launch event in the national capital on Thursday, drawing flak from the BJP, which hit out at the Congress for "Hindu hatred" and "vote bank politics."

The Bharatiya Janata Party today released its manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections. The document states that the party, if voted to power, would bring a jail term for those found guilty of indulging in 'love jihad'.

The BJP is confident that the alternate rule of UDF and LDF fronts in Kerala would be broken in the April 6 assembly polls as people are yearning for a change and would vote for the BJP-led NDA, whose poll plank is development and not "love jihad", a top party office bearer said.

Amid protests by the Opposition, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly today passed by voice vote a bill aimed at curbing religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriage.

After declaring the BJP would launch a campaign against "love jihad" if voted to power in Assembly elections due next year, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said next on the state's agenda would be to ensure interfaith marriages happen out of free will

As couples prepare to celebrate Valentine's Day, a promise lurking in the BJP manifesto threatens to pour cold water on their enthusiasm: "Anti-Romeo squads" which will come into operation if the party is voted to power. But there appears to be some confusion about how it will be implemented.

'Vote jihad' and fake narratives will not work in the upcoming Maharashtra election and the Mahayuti alliance will return to power after the November 20 polls, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that "jihadis" across the border are supporting the Samajwadi Party and the Congress who are appealing for "vote jihad" here.

Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is time for voters to decide if 'vote jihad will work or Ram Rajya'.

Latching on to the "vote jihad" remark by Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece Maria Alam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the woman leader had "exposed" the INDIA bloc's strategy for the ongoing Lok Sabha election.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Tuesday filed a case against Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam after she called for a "vote jihad" in favour of the INDIA bloc candidate from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat.

The BJP hit out at the Congress over Mr Patil's remarks and accused it of playing vote bank politics.

Mr Patil had made the controversial remark at a book launch event in the national capital on Thursday, drawing flak from the BJP, which hit out at the Congress for "Hindu hatred" and "vote bank politics."

The Bharatiya Janata Party today released its manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections. The document states that the party, if voted to power, would bring a jail term for those found guilty of indulging in 'love jihad'.

The BJP is confident that the alternate rule of UDF and LDF fronts in Kerala would be broken in the April 6 assembly polls as people are yearning for a change and would vote for the BJP-led NDA, whose poll plank is development and not "love jihad", a top party office bearer said.

Amid protests by the Opposition, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly today passed by voice vote a bill aimed at curbing religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriage.

After declaring the BJP would launch a campaign against "love jihad" if voted to power in Assembly elections due next year, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said next on the state's agenda would be to ensure interfaith marriages happen out of free will

As couples prepare to celebrate Valentine's Day, a promise lurking in the BJP manifesto threatens to pour cold water on their enthusiasm: "Anti-Romeo squads" which will come into operation if the party is voted to power. But there appears to be some confusion about how it will be implemented.