BJP’s youth wing to conduct opinion poll on black money

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday hailed party general secretary Rahul Gandhi for his efforts to introduce internal democracy in the student and youth wing of the party. The efforts of Rahul Gandhi to introduce internal democracy by holding organisational election in the Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (NSUI) can be called as revolutionary from political point of view, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters.

September 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - As many as 1.3 million young people have sent in applications for membership of the Congress' youth wing in Tamil Nadu within two weeks of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state. According to Congress officials, the membership enrolment drive for the party's state youth wing started by Rahul Gandhi has got a huge response.

September 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - A whopping 1.3 million youngsters have sent in applications for membership to the Congress party' youth wing in Tamil Nadu within two weeks of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state. According to Congress officials, the membership enrolment drive for the party's state youth wing started by Rahul Gandhi has got a huge response.

August 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Delegates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) have re-elected the chiefs of their Youth and Wanita (women) wings, setting the pace for the party's plenary meeting and elections next month. MIC Youth coordinator T.

August 16th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) plans to push the age limit for the membership of its youth wing from 40 to 45 "to enable the party to have a new generation of leaders". The age limit for MIC youth and its executive committee members will be extended in order to let more people join the youth wing, MIC president S.

July 16th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The son of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu has said he will not contest the party poll, ending speculation that his father was promoting him to eventually succeed him.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Sunday asked the party's youth wing to remain committed to the ideology of "cultural nationalism" and not be disappointed with the electoral reverses. "We are proud of being part of a party that has a strong ideological base.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday issued notice to B.L. Sharma Prem, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the North-East Delhi constituency, for violating the model code of conduct with his alleged hate speeches.

May 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Saturday censured Akhilesh Das, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, for making derogatory remarks about his rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Nafisa Ali. 'Election Commission is of the considered opinion that Dr.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday issued notice to Kailash Joshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Bhopal seat, for violating the model code of conduct. Joshi 'printed and distributed some calendars among the electors in Sehore and Bhopal with a view to soliciting votes', the notice said according to an Election Commission statement.

April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani today demanded that the UPA Government should make efforts to bring back the black money deposited by Indians in foreign banks and also raise the issue at an upcoming G-20 meet. Advani, who was unveiling a report of a four-member task force of the party formed to look into the issue of Indian black money in foreign banks, said it was more dangerous than the black money circulated inside the country.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has reiterated that the result of opinion/exit polls should not be published from Tuesday evening till the conclusion of polls May 13. 'The result of opinion/exit polls carried out at any time cannot be published, publicised or disseminated in any manner, during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in the first phase of election and till the conclusion of poll in the last phase of election,' the Election Commission said in a statement Tuesday.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday banned the publication or telecast of opinion or exit polls 48 hours before the last hour of polling in single-phase balloting. In cases of multi-phase elections or elections announced simultaneously for different states, the poll panel banned the publication of exit and opinion polls in the period starting 48 hours before the close of first day of voting till the end of last day of balloting.

January 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Close on the heels of the Congress party's announcement that it would field a number of youth in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday said her party would give youth 50 percent of its poll tickets. 'Encouraging youths is a long-term policy of the BSP and in the interests of the country and 'Sarvasamaj' (the entire society), the party will provide 50 percent of tickets for the Lok Sabha poll to youth,' a press release cited Mayawati as saying.

January 27th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Congress general secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi is visiting this Gujarat city Friday to woo youths in the state to join the party, a senior Congress party leader said Wednesday. The Congress is conducting party elections in the state for its youth wing, said Ashok Tanwar, president of the All India Youth Congress.