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Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the speculation of his switch over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was created by the media as he never made such a statement. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Nath was talking to reporters after reaching Chhindwara, his home turf in the state. There has been intense speculation over the future moves by 77-year-old Congress veteran Nath, despite repeated assurances from his associates and senior party leaders like Digvijaya Singh and Jitendra Singh that there are no plans for him to cross over to the BJP. Asked about it, Nath said, "You (media) are making such speculations and nobody else is saying so. Have you ever heard from me? You run the news and ask me...You should refute this news." Notably, Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya recently said the BJP does not need Kamal Nath and its doors are closed for him. Meanwhile, when asked about farmers being affected by hailstorms and unseasonal rains recently i

Updated On: 27 Feb 2024 | 2:05 PM IST

Addressing an event in Indore on Sunday, Rajnath Singh hailed Kailash Vijayvargiya and called him Hardik Pandya of the politics of the state

Updated On: 30 Oct 2023 | 10:30 AM IST

With the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections around the corner, the BJP has intensified its efforts by roping in its union leaders

Updated On: 04 Oct 2023 | 7:31 PM IST

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said that he is still in disbelief that he got the party ticket and is a contender in the upcoming MP election

Updated On: 27 Sep 2023 | 12:30 PM IST

Altercations over candidate selection affect the party's last-mile connectivity in West Bengal, writes Radhika Ramaseshan

Updated On: 28 Mar 2021 | 7:58 PM IST

Barring exceptions, the "go-to" men are rooted in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its student front, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), and have since moved to the BJP organisation.

Updated On: 21 Mar 2021 | 8:39 PM IST

West Bengal police arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi in Purba Bardhaman district, about 130 km from Kolkata, on Tuesday night

Updated On: 24 Feb 2021 | 2:24 AM IST

BJP national secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday said the CAA would be implemented in West Bengal soon

Updated On: 12 Dec 2020 | 11:35 PM IST

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said the Centre and the saffron party were keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal

Updated On: 05 Dec 2020 | 11:40 PM IST

The first meeting of the task force was convened via a video conference

Updated On: 16 Apr 2020 | 10:54 PM IST

Akash said some civic officials were razing even those houses which are in a good condition, by declaring them as dilapidated

Updated On: 26 Jun 2019 | 9:56 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijayavargiya recently went to Athens. Apparently finding it impossible to do without Indian food, he searched for an Indian restaurant and found one with a Ganesh statue outside it. Assuming it was run by an Indian he went inside and had a meal that was quite good. Later, he found out the restaurant was owned by a Pakistani. "But the food was good, I have to say," he said grudgingly.

Updated On: 03 Sep 2016 | 9:51 PM IST