BJP MLA

The Election Commission has invalidated disqualification claims against 12 Manipur BJP MLAs in a 2018 'office of profit case,' owing to their additional position as parliamentary secretaries. Earlier the state Congress, citing Manipur High Court's order prohibiting MPs and MLAs from holding governmental offices, had sought their disqualification from Governor Najma Heptulla. Responding to Heptulla's letter regarding guidance, the EC clarified… read-more

Sparking a controversy, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has once again called the Mahatma Gandhi's assasin, Nathuram Godse, as "a patriot". The Malegoan blast accused, Pragya, was reacting to Digvijaya Singh's remarks, in which he asked Godse supporters to "have some shame". The BJP MP had earlier termed Godse as "patriot" in the Parliament as well, for which she faced severe criticism and had to apologize. 

Gujarati actor turned politician Naresh Kanodia died on October 27 in Ahmedabad due to COVID-19. The 77-year-old had tested positive for the virus on October 20 and was undergoing treatment. He had also undergone bypass surgery as his condition worsened. Kanodia has acted in over 100 films and later became the BJP MLA in 2002. He passed away two days after the death of his brother and Gujarati singer Mahesh Kanodia.

On August 25, BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh’s suspension was cancelled after 13 months of 'good conduct'. He had been suspended from the party for six years, over a viral video of him dancing with guns and using abusive language. The party’s core committee took the decision after he apologized publicly. Singh "was not involved in any act of indiscipline in the past one year," party's state president Bansi Dhar Bhagat said.