It was the BJP that betrayed me when one of its members made the Rs 150-crore bribery allegation against me without evidence.
It is not that the people want a BJP government or Modi as PM. The Nation wants to teach a lesson to those who have ruined the nation.
Even though no offer has come, I will certainly accept an offer if it comes from the BJP to join the government.
Ever since Modi became prime minister, he has given a free rein to his ministers and BJP functionaries to create an environment of communal tension and violence.
In many parts of the country, like South India, people don't bother much about the nationalist passions that BJP was attempting to rouse for electoral benefits.
From an organisation point of view, I want the BJP to be the bright national political party in all the states of India and having an impact on social life.
I don't write off any political party. I believe in strengthening the BJP and winning elections and not depend on writing off parties.
For the BJP, the conversion of Bengal's cultural Hindu into a political Hindu is a long-standing project.
Let me clarify to you, I am not team B for BJP. We are always team A, the winning team.
I think the BJP is a joke. It is a party of semi-literates and has fascist tendencies. Such a party can never have real roots in India because Hinduism is the antithesis of fascism.
Since my childhood I always knew that India was a land of scarcity but this has changed ever since the BJP started ruling our country.
My aim is to project that the BJP is not only an alternative but a better alternative to the Congress.
Hung verdict would have meant anger against previous govt; Clear verdict to BJP shows people voted for hope and aspiration.
People have understood the designs of opposition parties, especially of BJP. It could trigger Hindu-Muslim riot in Uttar Pradesh before the state Assembly elections and people should beware of this.
This whole business of calling farmers all kinds of cheap names, such as Khalistanis, Urban Naxalites, was resorted to by BJP to weaken and damage the farmers' battle against the farm laws.
The BJP brand of Hindutva was originally rooted in middle-class disenchantment with secular hypocrisies; Modi's version is defined simply by hard-edged hatred.
My father, while touring Ramanathapuram, came to know about my affiliation with the BJP when newspapers carried articles about the new faces of the party.
All political parties with secular credentials are bound to align and unite in fighting against communal forces. So, when the time comes, I believe that the SP and the BJP will join the Mahagathbandhan at the national level.
AAP was formed to expose the Congress's scam. We could never think of an alliance with the Congress, but to fight the BJP we have to think of something like that.
There is no Modi wave. He has to attend so many rallies because there is no wave and also, BJP doesn't have a face to project.
There are many politicians who are from the Congress or the BJP or the Aam Aadmi Party who are all my friends and who are all young politicians between the ages of 27 and 35.
The CPI need not worry about the BJP, which is working for people's betterment, or its coalition. Let the CPI realise that it is part of a very weak coalition.
The BJP has a positive outlook towards the country and that is my philosophy towards life.
The Congress and BJP both have refused to waive off farm loans from nationalised banks. I have shared that our party will do this if voted to power.
The BJP doesn't believe in vote-bank politics. We believe India is above everything.
The biggest challenge in my life was to stay determined about my decision to join BJP and make a mark for myself without any hurdles.
A time would come when nobody in the State would dare antagonise the BJP if they were to conduct politics in Tamil Nadu.
During Congress rule terrorism was countered effectively and firmly, whereas during the BJP regime terrorists were treated like guests and released in their own country.
BJP should direct our Ministers to wear traditional and modernised Indian clothes while abroad. In coat and tie, they look like waiters.
Anyone leaving the Congress' camp and joining - or even indirectly praising - the BJP-led NDA coalition immediately stands the risk of losing this Congress-issued certificate of secularism. It is a travesty!
BJP and RSS leaders used to attack my government over the construction of Dalit memorials and statues, including of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, in Lucknow and Noida.
I have got popularity. BJP workers have given me unmatched love. They admire me so much that I feel humbled.
In Bengal, at the state level, the Congress and Left are working with the BJP. At the national level, for the greater good, we feel we must work together in Parliament.
A victory for the BJP means a victory for prosperity and development.
I want to join BJP as a party worker. I am not craving for any post or opportunity to contest any elections.
I have made it clear that I am supporting Modi for his work. This does not mean that I am supporting BJP.
Modiji is a BJP worker, and crores of karyakartas are proud of the fact that an ordinary worker has become a beloved personality in India and abroad.
Politics being done by BJP and Congress by leveling accusations at each other over India-China border issue is not in the interest of the nation. It is a matter of great concern.
It's clear that the RSS is directly taking key decisions on behalf of the BJP. RSS policies are not compliant with our country's interests. The RSS doesn't accept secularism.
BJP's agenda was all wrong. They claimed that India was shining. Is it a utensil which will shine when rubbed? They fooled the people by these slogans and tried to divide them on the lines of religion.
BJP is not going to the people only to form a government. We have come to the people to give stability and a development oriented government.
The BJP, undoubtedly, is a party with a mission. Spreading hatred and religious discord, indulging in state-sponsored violence and fake encounter killings, and resorting to divisive politics have been integral to this mission.
We don't worry about our future because all BJP leaders are accustomed to sit in the opposition. We have spent our life in the opposition.
From the CAA to farm laws, all sorts of legislations have been imposed by the BJP aimed at disturbing peace and stability of Punjab and the nation as a whole.
It is unfortunate that a party like the Congress, which had a role in social reforms as part of the national movement, has aligned with RSS and BJP.
When I had won the elections two times, the atmosphere of Rampur was completely different. But the BJP's Hindu vote, they always voted for me and ensured my win.
As far as the Congress and the BJP go, we should not forget that they have not even apologized for the genocides in 1984 and 2002, which the Indian society as a whole holds them responsible for.
The BJP has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and is determined to equip the Indian armed forces with modern and hi-tech equipment and take steps to restrict illegal immigration.
In 2012, I had joined BJP to get some help for my schools for the orphans that are run in Delhi and Kolkata. However, no help came to my school. So, I have not been in any party politics.
The Kargil war will be an issue that will hurt the BJP.
If BJP and its allies have been chosen by the people in state after state across regions, it is due to the good governance that Modi has successfully implemented and the 'can do' spirit of New India that he resonates.
BJP is a national party which runs the central government, and if I can take a decision on the future of all these parties, I must be a capable person. I am grateful that everybody is accepting my capability.
People are sick of the political system and the players in the system - BJP, Congress, Akalis. They want a good alternative and those who can deliver.
Modi is country's PM, not BJP's PM only.
The BJP is an optimistic party. Our strength and our democratic values are such that even a poor person from a backward section - like me - has been nominated as a Prime Ministerial candidate.
Every party faces ups and downs. After independence, parties like Jansangh and BJP had been finished.
Unlike the Congress and BJP, which seek vote on communal lines, I seek votes on issues.
The Congress and regional parties may fight against each other in certain states, but they will get united at the national level against BJP for forming the coalition government.
I am not partisan in my economic thinking. We work with any number of state governments, many of which are BJP governments.
I have come to know that in BJP married women get nervous when their husbands go near Modi, fearing that like him their husbands may also leave them.
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