Yogi Adityanath's caste recalibration: BJP expands cabinet to reclaim UP’s social coalition before 2027 pollsYogi Adityanath Cabinet Expansion 2026: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's cabinet expansion is a clear political signal. The B...
12 May, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet expansion sharpens BJP’s micro-caste strategy ahead of 2027 pollsUttar Pradesh government has expanded its cabinet. The move focuses on smaller caste groups within OBC and Scheduled Caste segments. This s...
10 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
04 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
How BJP's 'Saini gambit' in Haryana involves targeting non-Jat voters?In Haryana, BJP aims to form a coalition of non-Jat voters for 2024 Lok Sabha elections despite farmer dissatisfaction. Analysts believe th...
25 May, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP's two ploys for two statesHowever, BJP did not hesitate to easily break its alliance with JJP, a party like RLD in Haryana. While BJP shared two seats with RLD, incl...
14 Mar, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
Like Jats, BJP always thinks of Kisans, India's security: Amit ShahET had reported earlier that Shah had taken control of the UP election. Shah was the brains behind the BJP's emphatic victory in UP since 2...
27 Jan, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
View: Behind JJP's move to ally with BJP, the aim is to end a 14-year long power drought for ChautalasBy supporting the BJP, JJP has taken a complete u-turn on its stand during the campaign when it vowed not to support the BJP post the resul...
26 Oct, 2019, 01.40 PM IST
The Jat stumbling block for BJPFive of BJP’s six top Jat leaders were handed a humiliating defeat. Apart from the anti-incumbency, BJP’s Jat leaders were not seen represe...
25 Oct, 2019, 06.56 AM IST
The mad scramble for Sapna Choudhary: Why parties are chasing a singer-dancerLargely unnoticed in cities, Chaudhary is a mega star in rural areas where her stage shows attract huge crowds.
04 Apr, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
BJP banks on last-minute change of heart of JatsHowever, another major Jat outfit - Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti - is not impressed and its national president Yashpal Mali...
10 Feb, 2017, 09.41 PM IST
BJP best bet for Jats in UP: Amit Shah to community leadersShah told the Jat leaders that it was the BJP which had fought for their reservation in education and government jobs, which is currently i...
08 Feb, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
Jat leaders say they will vote against BJP in UP, Punjab polls"We have decided to work for defeat of BJP as the party has cheated the Jats on reservation issue in Haryana," Choudhari Omvir Singh, found...
23 Jun, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
BJP fears Jat quota may alienate traditional votersSections within BJP and its ideological parent RSS are abuzz about the political ramifications of the grant of reservation to Jats in Harya...
01 Apr, 2016, 05.13 AM IST
Haryana government to bring in bill for OBC quota to Jats: BJPBuckling under pressure, BJP announced that a Bill for giving OBC status to Jats will be brought in the coming Haryana Assembly session.
22 Feb, 2016, 12.04 AM IST
Explaining BJP’s Jat problem and the reservation bogeyBJP’s conundrum is that its 2014 victory in Haryana was powered by Jat votes but the Jat reservation bogey has its leaders in a fix.
20 Feb, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Haryana assembly elections: BJP interested in forming an alliance with the Indian National Lok DalThe three-year-old alliance between the BJP and the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) is tottering just before the assembly elections in the st...
01 Jul, 2014, 04.02 AM IST
Narendra Modi, caste affiliations major factors in Rajasthan pollsA group of Jat men are playing cards. They are angry with Congress for denying a ticket to their leader Harendra Mirdha.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.59 AM IST