BJP’s senior leader and NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate, L.K. Advani stressed the need to take hard steps for country’s economic growth. He warned that India can face meltdown, causing large scale lay-offs following the impact of the global slowdown. India needs stern actions and willpower to bring the situation to normal level. He was speaking in a meeting with top corporate leaders to discuss impact of global slowdown. 

New Delhi, Nov 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that India needs to restore economic confidence hit by the global credit crisis by helping struggling industries, boosting infrastructure spending and dramatically improving governance.

BJP''s senior leaders including leader in parliament Lal Krishna Advani held a meeting with industrialists to have a better understanding of the impact of the global crisis on the Indian economy.

During the meeting, Advani said that India was facing a serious economic crisis as it heads into elections in 2009.

BJP leader Yashwant Singh said the economy could take a hit if the government did not manage its finances properly.

New Delhi, Nov 19 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Vijay Jolly, contesting against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, from New Delhi Assembly constituency offered prayers for his victory here today.

Jolly, after offering prayers told reporters that he sought God''s blessings to solve drinking water crisis of the people of the constituency.

Breaking his silence on Malegaon main accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Leader of Opposition L K Advani openly came out in support of the sadhvi, saying that he was shocked and outraged by the way the sadhvi was being treated by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad.

New Delhi, Nov 18 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that if voted to power it would execute Afzal Guru, convicted in 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.

BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Vijay Kumar Malhotra said this while releasing the party’s election manifesto along with other leaders on Tuesday (November 18) for the Delhi state assembly polls.

Malhotra blamed the state’s ruling Congress party for delaying the execution of Afzal Guru.

New Delhi, Nov 15 : Senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lal Krishna Advani inaugurated website of V. K. Malhotra, party''s chief ministerial candidate of Delhi on Saturday.

Malhotra has been pitched against ruling congress Chief Minister of New Delhi Shiela Dikshit.

Five states including Delhi are going to polls during November and December to elect new Assemblies.

Advani on the occasion said that his party has always been technologically advanced.