Tens of thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists laid siege to the capital on Wednesday, nearly crippling it, to denounce rising food prices. It was the party's first show of strength since president Nitin Gadkari took charge in December.
According to the Election Commission, the Biennial elections will be held on March 21, 2016 for 13 Rajya Sabha seats in six states. Therefore, the ruling BJP has confidence that they will get enough majority to pass the GST in the Parliament.
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister for Commerce and Industry said today while addressing the Karnataka BJP Women's Executive Meeting, that her Ministry has recommended to the Ministry of Finance to raise tax holiday for start-ups from 3 years to 7.
Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructure in Maoist-infested Bastar region, Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Wednesday.
Traffic snarls are expected in the New Delhi and central Delhi areas Wednesday due to the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) rally against price rise. The traffic police has asked the public commuting in these areas to use the metro to avoid traffic jams.