Today's Witness Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 06:37 AM, ( Updated at 24x7 Daily )
Political News
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 12:16:AM
The new president of the BJP wanted to have his team in place as early as possible, at the latest by the end of February. The senior leaders of the party also wanted to make the oath-taking ceremony a memorable one by announcing some of the team members but in between a second thought emerged to wai
The new national president of the BJP, after taking over the charge, is in full swing to keep up the tempo of the last era. Ram Madhav, once a very powerful general secretary of the BJP, was sent into the wilderness during Nadda's tenure and kept himself engaged with the India Founda
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 12:17:AM
The BJP is increasingly establishing a nationwide presence. Since 2014, the party has been exerting continuous efforts to become the exclusive ruling party across all Indian states and at the central government, according to sources. Strategists are working tirelessly, round the
The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and chief of Shiv Sena (Shinde), after winning 29 seats in the BMC election, had to take all his winning candidates to a hotel under his control. People say it was the suspicion of poaching by some party, say the BJP, to have the majority after getting
Everyone is guessing about the formation of the new BJP team. Some say that it will be a mixture of young and old, but some want a team of young persons, as the president is also only 45 years old, according to the source. Sources say that B L Santosh and Sunil Bansal are likely to be retained till
Shubhendru Adhikari is getting nervous with the approaching state elections. To have some assurances on the projection of the CM face, Adhikar had a meeting with four members of parliament close to him and asked them to meet the senior-most leader of the party and government to express concern over
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 19 January, 2026 11:20:PM
Last month Nitin Nabeen was appointed as the Working President of the BJP. Everyone was surprised by the unexpected selection, leaving many stalwarts who had been aspiring to become the working president or the party president, the source says. Now it's set to hand over the charge of full-
The BJP is seriously trying to grab power from the TMC after the assembly elections but so far has not managed to raise any important subject to woo the voters of West Bengal. In the absence of any important issue to corner the TMC, the BJP is raising the very old issue of shifting of an crucial pro
The continuous defeats in elections seem not affected the leaders of the Congress party and still they are behaving mischievously with electoral partners source says. The latest issue is keeping DMK - an important ally in I.N.D.I.A - into a confused state by not decide I G seat sharing formula like
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 19 January, 2026 11:21:PM
It's unbelievable that the BJP defeated Shiv Sena (Uddhav) in the BMC elections. The BMC's budget is more than that of some state governments, and from here only Uddav Thackre used to get financial support to run the party, a source says. People say it's only because patch up between Raj
Kerala state is going for the assembly elections soon, and the Congress party is seriously trying to regain power. To decide the strategy, the state president called an important meeting attended by only eleven members, and, most importantly, Tharoor was not invited, the source says. The member of p
After defeat in the assembly elections, the BJD is still not recovered from the shock, and party members are feeling suffocated due to the lack of clear-cut guidelines and a message from the leader, Navin Patnaik, to rejuvenate the party, a source says. Navin Patnaik is also unable to devote much ti
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 19 January, 2026 11:22:PM
The entire Uttarakhand is boiling with the disclosures on the Ankita Bhandari case. The party's well-wishers were expecting that Dhami's failure to handle the issue delicately would cost him his chair of chief ministership, but as news comes out, the source says he has again been given a fre
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 19 January, 2026 11:23:PM
It's strange but true that most young leaders maintain good personal relations amongst themselves irrespective of their different ideologies or affiliations to the parties source says. The BJP is trying to accommodate leaders from all castes and creeds and the PM himself takes to promote
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 19 January, 2026 11:24:PM
One time, very strong political leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, and the son of the ex-CM of Haryana, Bhajan Lal, is a champion of changing loyalty, and probably for this reason, no political party now takes him seriously, the source says. At present, he is along with his son in the BJP. His son Bhavy got a
Vishwanath Chaturvedi, a lawyer involved in political cases, is currently confused about the relationship between the Congress Party and the Samajwadi Party. According to sources, Chaturvedi has filed a legal case against Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. The case is presently pending in court,
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 12 January, 2026 10:54:PM
The century-old party is trying many formulations and combinations to pose formidable challenges to the ruling party. The cadre is disillusioned: many party leaders have already left, putting personal gain first, and the pace of new joiners is very slow, a source says. Bringing these problems to the
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 12 January, 2026 10:55:PM
The legal luminaries are a little surprised by the speed at which the Supreme Court is reversing its own orders within a few months. Some have argued that the changes are likely to create doubts about their validity, which is not correct in the context, as our source indicates. The Aravalli ca
Yogi Adityanath expresses a strong desire for cultural unification across the region. Currently, relations with neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal are somewhat strained due to various political and historical factors, according to the source. D
It's generally difficult to get parole from courts for a commoner, but the influential do not need to worry about it. The most glaring example is Ram Rahim, who is called a spiritual guru but was convicted by the court of law under serious charges for 20 years, according to the source. Last time
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:36:PM
Recently in Dhaka S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India and the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, were seen shaking hands and having a brief exchange of words. Both were there to attend the last ritual of ex-PM Khalid Zia of Bangladesh. The corridors of
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:37:PM
Most likely, the assembly elections in Punjab will be in 2027, but the Akali Party and AAP have already begun serious campaigning, according to a source. AAP issued a poster and slogan that the “Akali Party will vanish from Punjab as Dinosaurs” according to the source. In response to thi
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:38:PM
The leaders who defected from TMC became heroes in the BJP, and the party tried, through them, to defeat Mamta Banerjee and her TMC in West Bengal, a source says. Sudhendu Adhikari and Arjun Singh did not achieve the desired results in the past elections. Now, the main architect of the BJP's ele
One Mayur Shinde of Thane, Maharashtra was originally in the Shinde’s Shiv Sena party. He tried his best to get a ticket for the local body but the party did not consider him, in a hurry to get a ticket to contest, he joined the BJP, but unfortunately, he could not manage and then he sought a
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:39:PM
Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar are likely to join hands. If this happens, Supriya Sule is likely to get a ministerial seat as the state minister in an important ministry in the central cabinet, a source says. Sharad Pawar will become the mentor of the party. If Supriya’s performance is considered
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:09:PM
Sushmita Dev daughter of a very strong and popular Congress leader of Assam, one time very close to Rahul Gandhi and an important member of the core team of Rahul Gandhi left the party and joined the TMC source says. She was immediately given a Rajya Sabha seat in 2024. Recently Garav Gogoi, preside
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:41:PM
If you are close to the power, nothing to worry about. The rules can be twisted or amended even after clear court directions, the source says. This came to light again during a PLI hearing. The PLI was to secure the government accommodation vacated by the occupiers, who are not eligible to hold it,
The rumours that both factions of the NCP would join hands have been floating in corridors of power for many months but no concrete move has been made so far or seen on the ground. But this time, very fruitful discussions between all concerned took place and something will be seen on the grounds soo
It's not a secret that Sharad Pawar is having a very close relationship with the top leadership of the BJP. The leadership of the NCP sometimes extend their mature advice in politics to the BJP on some very complex situations source says. Sharad Pawar is also a political mentor to Rahul Gandhi a
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:42:PM
Just after returning from a foreign tour on the 2nd, Akhilesh Yadav called a meeting of his core group at his residence to chalk out the strategy for the coming assembly elections of UP, sources say. In discussions, most leaders noted that the BJP is well ahead in campaigning, and the SP is just tal
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:43:PM
A group of Congress leaders came to Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to discuss state party affairs. By chance, Sonia Gandhi could not meet the delegation, and Priyanka Gandhi had to take charge, the source says. During discussions, Priyanka asked the leaders, Where are the main opposi
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:21:PM
The Lok Sabha Speaker hosts a tea party for all members every year on the last day of the session. This year, Priyanka Gandhi was probably deputed by Sonia Gandhi to attend in Rahul Gandhi's absence. It’s said that Priyanka was very casual and freely interacted with all senior leaders incl
The BJP has introduced a new bill to replace the name of MNREGA with a new name and some deletions and additions G=RAM G. The MNREGA has been monitored since the UPA government under Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee. The changes would also reduce the importance and hard
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:14:PM
The Congress party is in search of a new working president. Congress President is not keeping good health and to support him party seriously needed a young and dynamic hand to take the burden source says. The name of Sachin Pilot is taking rounds for the working president but some predict that one t
The party of so-called character and discipline is passing through the litmus test on both fronts. This winter the leaders of the BJP are not shivering with cold but sweating due to the heat generated by the Ankita murder case source says. The case which was almost buried has come out like a ghost w
Nitin Nabeen has taken charge as the working president of the BJP. Initially, it was understood that he was having backing for the number two of RSS but recently RSS has made it clear that selection of the working president is enternal matter of the BJP exclusively. It's presumed that to pursue
In the last state elections, AAP spoke about the achievements of the Delhi government, the personal popularity of Arvind Kejriwal and defeated all established political parties. Mann became Kejriwal's choice and took oath as the CM, sources say. From then on, he has been considered a hanger-on o
Strangely the two parties of the ruling combination of Maharashtra did very well in the local body elections. Even the BJP was surprised by the results. This happened only under the fear that if they are rejected by their respective roots, the BJP will not hesitate to throw them out of the ruling co
Five times MLA from the Bankipura seat Nitin Naveen has been elevated to the Working President of the BJP. It is most likely that he will be brought to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar only source says. The assembly seat and one ministerial position is likely to be available soon for the aspirants source
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:22:PM
Soon five Rajya Sabha seats will be available in Bihar. Three will go to the BJP and two are likely to go to the JD(U) source says. It's almost sure that one BJP quota seat will go to Nitin Naveen and the other will go to Pawan Singh source says. The fight is for only one seat. Chirag Paswan wan
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 22 December, 2025 10:32:PM
In the BJP whatever responsibilities are given to a party leader, he or she tries to the maximum to perform and in any case fails then party high command immediately replaces without any consideration but in contrast in the Congress party despite severe charges and wrong doing if the leader is close
It was a pleasant surprise to the party workers when the CM of the state, where the SIR process is underway says that more than 4 crores voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls and cautioned the party workers to be very vigilant to ensure that names of the supporters of the party are
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 22 December, 2025 10:31:PM
Once the most powerful and influential state president of the BJP, after inevitable misunderstandings, lost the confidence of the high command and was silently replaced as state president by another political leader, who was then given the charge of vice president in the state, a source says. An ex-
No one knows, how the BJP functions and all the moves in the party are unpredictable. Sanjay Saraogi will probably lead the party in Bihar source says. A leader from the Vaishya community won for the sixth time from the Darbhanga seat. He is originally from Sekar in Rajasthan. Umesh Sahani of VIP th
The people in general are realising that Priyanka Gandhi is working on a different agenda in the party, and as a witness, quote the picture where she is in the tea party of the Speaker and laughing along with the PM and Defence Minister, source says. The PM could not control his laugh when she said
In the recently held municipal elections in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor, the Congress member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, could not secure a victory for his party's candidates in the local body elections. The BJP got the victory despite, as he said, very aggressive campaigning by the senior
In a family function of Udai Singh, ‘ Pappu Singh’, ex-MP of Purnia from the BJP, Prashant Kishore was also present. Pappu Singh is the President of Jan Suraj Party and Prashant Kishore is the leader of the party. It’s obvious that the media were also there to extract some news, an
Recently Sidhu visited the house of the ex-CM of Punjab, Capt. Amrinder Singh. It seems that after long discussions of about ninety minutes, Siddhu was advised by the ex-CM to hasten his decision to remain in the Congress or come back to the BJP because the BJP is likely to contest the coming state
The elevation of Pankaj Chaudhary, considered either a strategic jackpot or a clever move by the party, raises many eye brows. No one expected that this seven-term Member of Parliament would be appointed as the state president of the BJP, according to sources. It appeared that his caste affiliation
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 15 December, 2025 01:35:PM
After a gap of at least two years, not the party President but the BJP has announced the name of the Party’s working President and remained silent on the name of the party President. During the session, some senior members of the party met the PM in his parliamentary office to urge him to anno
