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TopicMembership drive

Topic: Membership drive

Why even BJP MPs, MLAs are struggling to meet enrolment targets as UP membership drive hits roadblocks

The party has set targets for leaders to achieve by 15 October when the drive ends. Some leaders have hired private agencies to enlist new members.

Congress membership drive strongest in Telangana, Karnataka; lacklustre in poll-bound Gujarat

The two states account for 23 per cent of the new Congress recruits, The Print has learnt. But here's why the party shouldn't gloat just yet.

Congress membership drive in Goa ends up a dud, only 2,600 new recruits in 2 months

Though the response in Goa has been poor, Congress plans to expand the pilot digital membership project to three districts of Gujarat and four of UP.

BJP adds 17 lakh members in Delhi as polls near, hopes to topple Kejriwal’s AAP govt

The BJP had set a target of 10 lakh new members to add to its existing base of 14 lakh. The party has been out of power in Delhi since 1998.

In a first, BJP to carry out on-spot verification of those signing up to be a member

BJP says move will ensure state units do not inflate the number of people joining the party, and that only genuine individuals are registered as members.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.