Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.

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  1. Indian cricketer-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) gestures while surrounded by supporters upon his return to his constituency in Amritsar on October 3, 2009. Sidhu has remained absent from his constituency for the past three months following differences with BJP high command over the appointment of Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhinna as Chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust, who Sidhu alleges worked against him during the recent parliamentary election.
  2. Indian cricketer-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) gestures to supporters upon his return to his constituency in Amritsar on October 3, 2009. Sidhu has remained absent from his constituency for the past three months following differences with BJP high command over the appointment of Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhinna as Chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust, who Sidhu alleges worked against him during the recent parliamentary election.
  3. Indian cricketer-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) is surrounded by supporters upon his return to his constituency in Amritsar on October 3, 2009. Sidhu has remained absent from his constituency for the past three months following differences with BJP high command over the appointment of Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhinna as Chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust, who Sidhu alleges worked against him during the recent parliamentary election.
  4. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  5. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  6. Firecrackers go off as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  7. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  8. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  9. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the party's Gujarat state headquarters in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2009. The BJP won five out of the seven State Assembly seats up for grabs in by-polls held on September 10, 2009.
  10. Indian opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and grandson of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Varun Gandhi (C) addresses advocates during a protest in New Delhi on November 20, 2009. Hundreds of advocates from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi marched to parliament to demand a High Court in western Uttar Pradesh state.
  11. Indian opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and grand son of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Varun Gandhi addresses advocates during a protest in New Delhi on November 20, 2009. Hundreds of advocates from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi marched to parliament to demand a High Court in western Uttar Pradesh state.
  12. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose before a portrait of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, top center, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, which coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  13. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, speaks to Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, that coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  14. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (3rd R), along with Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal (2nd R), Bharatiya Janata Party Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia (C) and Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) President Avtar Singh Makkar (2nd L) visit the Sikh shrine the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 18, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  15. Bharatiya Janata Party Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia (L), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2nd L) and Punjab state Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal (3rd L) visit the Sikh shrine the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 18, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  16. Bharatiya Janata Party Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Punjab state Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal visit the Sikh shrine the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 18, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.

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