Votebank Politics

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an exclusive interview with NDTV said he does not indulge in "vote bank politics" and so, unlike the Congress, will not link politics with issues linked to the Muslim community.

"Rising above vote politics, PM Modi has, in the last nine years, ensured equitable development of every region and justice to all," he said at a public rally.

The British government does not have a say on organising or rejecting a "petition debate", sources in the British High Commission in New Delhi said a day after India called in the country's envoy to express its disapproval of the discussions on farmers' protest and press freedom in the British parliament on Monday. India had termed the discussion a...

Nitish Kumar's decision to vote against the instant Triple Talaq bill, should it come up for passing in the Rajya Sabha, has drawn fire from ally BJP. While the party's central leaders are silent, its Rajya Sabha member and leader from Bihar, CP Thakur, made a jibe within hours of the JD(U) announcement.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday claimed the condition of Muslims living in the state was better than anywhere else in the country.

In Rajasthan's Ajmer today for the grand finale of Vasuyndhara Raje's 'Gaurav Yatra', Prime Minister Narendra Modi ripped into the Congress, accusing the party of indulging in votebank politics and appealing the people to give Vasundhara Raje a second term in power. Rajasthan has lately followed the trend in southern states like Kerala and Tamil Na...

With the Congress aggressively wooing the Patel vote bank, Gujarat's ruling BJP is likely to focus on winning over the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) ahead of next month's elections in the state, say party leaders.

BSP president Mayawati today demanded the immediate dismissal of the Khattar government over the violence in Haryana, saying such "shameful surrender" to votebank politics needed to be condemned.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today sparked a major controversy by saying in a column that Muslims in the country were suffering due to vote bank politics and that revoking their voting rights would solve their problems.

Narendra Modi today said Bangladeshi infiltrators who were allowed into the country for votebank politics would have to go back, while refugees who have been thrown out of Bangladesh on religious grounds would be greeted with open arms.

Taking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee head on, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today accused her of playing votebank politics and said no real 'parivartan' (change) has taken place in the state during TMC rule.

Rebutting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that minorities were feeling "insecure" in BJP-ruled Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused him of playing votebank politics.

It's the battle to capture a votebank, that comprises 16 percent of Bihar 's total population. With Assembly elections in the state starting in four days, politicians are going all out to try and win over Bihar's sizeable Muslim population."People should be wary of forces that try to divide society, and should also be wary of those who side with th...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an exclusive interview with NDTV said he does not indulge in "vote bank politics" and so, unlike the Congress, will not link politics with issues linked to the Muslim community.

"Rising above vote politics, PM Modi has, in the last nine years, ensured equitable development of every region and justice to all," he said at a public rally.

The British government does not have a say on organising or rejecting a "petition debate", sources in the British High Commission in New Delhi said a day after India called in the country's envoy to express its disapproval of the discussions on farmers' protest and press freedom in the British parliament on Monday. India had termed the discussion a...

Nitish Kumar's decision to vote against the instant Triple Talaq bill, should it come up for passing in the Rajya Sabha, has drawn fire from ally BJP. While the party's central leaders are silent, its Rajya Sabha member and leader from Bihar, CP Thakur, made a jibe within hours of the JD(U) announcement.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday claimed the condition of Muslims living in the state was better than anywhere else in the country.

In Rajasthan's Ajmer today for the grand finale of Vasuyndhara Raje's 'Gaurav Yatra', Prime Minister Narendra Modi ripped into the Congress, accusing the party of indulging in votebank politics and appealing the people to give Vasundhara Raje a second term in power. Rajasthan has lately followed the trend in southern states like Kerala and Tamil Na...

With the Congress aggressively wooing the Patel vote bank, Gujarat's ruling BJP is likely to focus on winning over the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) ahead of next month's elections in the state, say party leaders.

BSP president Mayawati today demanded the immediate dismissal of the Khattar government over the violence in Haryana, saying such "shameful surrender" to votebank politics needed to be condemned.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today sparked a major controversy by saying in a column that Muslims in the country were suffering due to vote bank politics and that revoking their voting rights would solve their problems.

Narendra Modi today said Bangladeshi infiltrators who were allowed into the country for votebank politics would have to go back, while refugees who have been thrown out of Bangladesh on religious grounds would be greeted with open arms.

Taking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee head on, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today accused her of playing votebank politics and said no real 'parivartan' (change) has taken place in the state during TMC rule.

Rebutting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that minorities were feeling "insecure" in BJP-ruled Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused him of playing votebank politics.

It's the battle to capture a votebank, that comprises 16 percent of Bihar 's total population. With Assembly elections in the state starting in four days, politicians are going all out to try and win over Bihar's sizeable Muslim population."People should be wary of forces that try to divide society, and should also be wary of those who side with th...