About 30 activists of the BJP's youth wing protesting the UPA-II government's corruption scandals were detained when they tried to march towards Connaught Place in central Delhi.

BJP termed the UPA's report card as a "non-report card" that hid all the scams and revealed only what was convenient to the ruling dispensation.

BJP on Wednesday expressed reservations over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as CAG, saying there could be a ‘conflict of interest’ as he will be auditing defence deals in which he had a role as Defence Secretary.

The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP for playing negative politics and said the party would achieve a hat-trick of sitting in the opposition after the 2014 general elections.

BJP on Wednesday sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country a leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister.

The ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab on Tuesday notched up an emphatic win in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections held on May 19.

If polls are held today, the BJP is likely to emerge as the single-largest party with 137 seats while the Congress is predicted to finish at second position with its tally dropping to 116, according to an opinion poll by Headlines Today-CVoter opinion poll.

BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday appeared defensive on appointment of Narendra Modi's close confidant Amit Shah as in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. He said that giving him the responsibility was "not a crime" and it was not done under any pressure.

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s probable prime ministerial candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha polls Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended party's Parliamentary Board meeting in national capital.

The BJP on Sunday appointed party general secretary Amit Shah, considered close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as in-charge of Uttar Pradesh.