Politics

During the Lok Sahba elections held earlier this year, the social media played a major role in BJP's massive win.

The process for organisational elections in the party has already begun, which would culminate with the election of a new party President in 2014.

BSP also announced to go it alone in the upcoming elections.

Representatives from Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Kisaan Sangh were also present in the meet.

Sharma said that the reason for his resignation was the "discrimination" with the Jammu-based 'daily wage' workers of the PHE department.

Disclosing details of his assets, he said the reports about the rise in his wealth had been done without checking facts.

The counting of votes will take place on December 23 in both the states.

The Editor of the weekly, however, stood by the article and stoutly refuted Congress' allegations.

"The BJP government must come clean on black money and reveal names at one go. The selective leaking, rumour mongering and innuendo will not do," the Trinamool Congress said.

Congress' tally dropped from 24 in 2009 to 10 seats.

Pankaja, Munde's eldest daughter and sitting BJP MLA, defeated her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde, a NCP nominee from Parli Assembly seat by 25,895 votes.

"It seems NCP had decided their course of action long back," said the party leader on the condition of anonymity.

The DMK supremo said that the case took shape after then Janata Party chief and now BJP leader Subramanian Swamy filed a petition with the Governor against Jayalalithaa.

"The Modi wave continues to sweep the country and BJP will come to power with thumping majority if elections are held in Delhi again," General Secretary of Delhi BJP Ramesh Bidhuri said.

Modi lauded the BJP workers for the party's emphatic win in the two states.

Fighting anti-incumbency and allegations of corruption, the Congress ended a distant third in both Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections.