Sulking Father, Belligerent Son Bring Royal Drama for BJP in Kullu; Nadda, CM Rush in for Firefighting
2 years, 1 month ago

Sulking Father, Belligerent Son Bring Royal Drama for BJP in Kullu; Nadda, CM Rush in for Firefighting

News 18  

Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu was in the news so far for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to enjoy the Kullu Dussehra this month. The BJP’s headache is Maheshwar Singh, its former MLA from Kullu who has also been a multiple-time MP in the past and former party president of the state. Singh says his son Hiteshwar no longer listens to him “since he is married” and he has been unable to convince him to withdraw as an Independent candidate from the adjoining Banjar seat in Kullu. Maheshwar Singh’s long meetings — first with Nadda and then Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur — have not resulted in any breakthrough yet as he has said his supporters are upset and he will decide only after speaking to them in Kullu. A senior BJP leader looking at Himachal Pradesh told News18 that the fight is close in both the Kullu and Banjar seats and rebel candidates like the Singh father-son duo can spoil the BJP’s chances here.

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Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month ago

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD alliance, will take place on Saturday. The by-polls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, …

Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?

Hindustan Times  

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar/Beed: Marathwada, comprising eight districts in central Maharashtra, played a significant part in skewing the numbers against the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections six months ago. Marathwada, which has 46 assembly seats, has seen many stalwart leaders such as Raosaheb Danve, Pankaja Munde and Pratap Chikhalikar, backed by former chief minister Ashok Chavan, lose their seats …

The Apaksha factor that could tilt the Maharashtra election results
1 month, 1 week ago

The Apaksha factor that could tilt the Maharashtra election results

New Indian Express  

Are Apaksha candidates – rebel independents – a curse or boon? There are over 7000 candidates fighting the elections and the presence of independents in such large numbers has turned many bipolar contests into triangular fights and in some places even multipolar ones. Shirish Chaudhari, who is close to deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, is contesting as an independent against …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
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Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

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Vidarbha braces for Cong-BJP showdown
1 month, 1 week ago

Vidarbha braces for Cong-BJP showdown

Hindustan Times  

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Dynastic politics in focus with kin of MPs in fray in Assam bypolls
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Dynastic politics in focus with kin of MPs in fray in Assam bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

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Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance will find a way to address the issue of rebels contesting against the alliance's candidates in Assembly polls. He said that senior leaders of the Mahayuti alliance will sit and decide the way forward before the last date of filing nominations.

JMM and BJP Battle It Out in High-Stakes Saraikela Assembly Contest
2 months ago

JMM and BJP Battle It Out in High-Stakes Saraikela Assembly Contest

India TV News  

JMM fielded Ganesh Mahali against BJP's Champai Soren in the Saraikela assembly election. The contest will be interesting to watch as both candidates are seasoned politicians with a lot of experience. Mahali recently resigned from the BJP after being denied a ticket, while Champai Soren recently quit JMM and joined the BJP.

Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A day after the ruling BJP announced its first list of 67 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, the party faced rebellion with minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Dass Napa who were denied ticket quitting the party. Napa quit the party after being denied ticket while former minister Karan Dev Kamboj also stepped down as …

Bring 100 MLAs, form government: Akhilesh Yadav's 'monsoon offer' amid BJP rift speculation
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Bring 100 MLAs, form government: Akhilesh Yadav's 'monsoon offer' amid BJP rift speculation

New Indian Express  

While Yadav did not name anyone in his post, a senior SP leader said on the condition of anonymity that it was a message for those in the BJP who were dissatisfied with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and wanted to cross over. "The SP won 111 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and if we get the support …

UP BJP chief meets PM Modi amid Yogi Adityanath vs Keshav Maurya rift buzz: Report
5 months, 1 week ago

UP BJP chief meets PM Modi amid Yogi Adityanath vs Keshav Maurya rift buzz: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculation of differences between Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy, Keshav Prasad Maurya, UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The meeting took place amid the buzz of a planned organisational shake-up in Uttar Pradesh, weeks after the BJP's shocking Lok Sabha polls debacle in the state. Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh …

Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback
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Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports of alleged infighting within its Uttar Pradesh unit. Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the BJP government in the state is unstable and fighting among themselves. Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister and BJP …

KP Maurya, Nadda meeting in Delhi sparks speculation on BJP's election strategy in Uttar Pradesh
5 months, 1 week ago

KP Maurya, Nadda meeting in Delhi sparks speculation on BJP's election strategy in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya met Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Tuesday, as the party works out its strategy following its poor performance in the crucial state in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. However, Maurya's meeting with Nadda carried significance following his organisation is always bigger than government remarks at the state party's extended executive …

Keshav Maurya counters Akhilesh Yadav's 'fight for chair' jibe at UP government
5 months, 1 week ago

Keshav Maurya counters Akhilesh Yadav's 'fight for chair' jibe at UP government

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘infighting’ jab at the Uttar Pradesh BJP drew a sharp reaction from Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday. Yadav had alleged that governance had become a casualty in the fight for chair in the UP BJP, alluding to the reported rift between Maurya and his boss, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Taking a jibe …

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya meets BJP chief JP Nadda, holds discussions on upcoming byelections: Sources
5 months, 1 week ago

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya meets BJP chief JP Nadda, holds discussions on upcoming byelections: Sources

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday held a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda. This was the first executive meeting time after the BJP's poor show in the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh. According to the BJP spokesman, closed-door sessions were held in which party lawmakers placed their views before the National …

No decision yet on Mahayuti’s CM candidate, says Maharashtra BJP chief
6 months ago

No decision yet on Mahayuti’s CM candidate, says Maharashtra BJP chief

The Hindu  

There has been no discussion about who will be the chief ministerial candidate of the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ coalition in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on June 19. He added that the party’s central leadership and alliance partners would take a decision on this, while affirming that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis continues to be …

Kurian: The surprise BJP choice from Kerala
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Kurian: The surprise BJP choice from Kerala

Hindustan Times  

George Kurian, an advocate and Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary, was inducted into the Union council of ministers under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar pose for a group picture with the newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Council of Ministers during a ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, on …

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet

The Hindu  

Koderma MP Annapurna Devi and Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the tribal-dominated State of Jharkhand were inducted into the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9. Once a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Ms. Devi quit the party months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and moved to the BJP. Mr. Munda …

View: Why PM Modi's third term is historic, and why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar won't dump BJP?
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View: Why PM Modi's third term is historic, and why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar won't dump BJP?

Hindustan Times  

A day after an underwhelming electoral result for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his cabinet colleagues at Lok Kalyan Marg office and delivered the bottom line that the NDA was going to form the government at the Centre for the third time. Narendra Modi being felicitated by party leaders JP Nadda and Amit Shah, TDP chief N Chandrababu …

From Kangana Ranaut to Hema Malini: New parliament to have many celebrity faces
6 months, 2 weeks ago

From Kangana Ranaut to Hema Malini: New parliament to have many celebrity faces

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, With voters favouring many celebrity faces trusted and new this election season, eyes will be on the performance of first-time MPs like Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as they take their place in the 18th Lok Sabha along with returning star-politicians Hema Malini and Manoj Tiwari. Hema Malini, another popular face from Hindi cinema, was elected for a …

Four-time MP and BJP’s candidate Preneet Kaur has a tough poll battle on her hands in Patiala
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Four-time MP and BJP’s candidate Preneet Kaur has a tough poll battle on her hands in Patiala

Hindustan Times  

Preneet Kaur, four-time MP, former external affairs minister of state, and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Patiala, faces a tough electoral fight to win the seat. The former Patiala royal family – to which Singh belongs -- has dominated the constituency’s political landscape, representing the constituency since 1998. Kaur is fighting against ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Balbir Singh, …

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana
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Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

Hindustan Times  

KUSHINAGAR: In the land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the Samajwadi Party is striving to secure a maiden win in a seat it has repeatedly failed to capture despite the sizable presence of its core support base—Muslims and Yadavs. The Samajwadi Party has fielded …

Lok Sabha polls: Kangana sweats it out against royal scion in Mandi
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Kangana sweats it out against royal scion in Mandi

New Indian Express  

MANDI: Among the most watched duels this poll season is the one at Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, where Bollywood ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut is cutting her electoral teeth on behalf of the BJP against Vikramaditya Singh of the Congress. Her opponent is a pedigreed minister in the Sukhvinder Singh ‘Sukhu’ government, as he is a scion of the erstwhile Rampur royal family. …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
7 months ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

BJP expels singer-politician Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate
7 months ago

BJP expels singer-politician Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday expelled Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2024 against the National Democratic Alliance 's official candidate as an Independent candidate from the Karakat seat. We will give a new dawn to Karakat.” Earlier, Pawan Singh's mother Pratima Devi withdrew her candidature from Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha seat. Rashtriya Lok …

Himachal elections: Congress raises pitch as CM Sukhu targets BJP over ‘regional bias’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Himachal elections: Congress raises pitch as CM Sukhu targets BJP over ‘regional bias’

The Hindu  

With the Parliamentary election and crucial byelections in Himachal Pradesh drawing near, the ruling Congress party has sharpened its attack on the Bharatiya Janta Party, as both parties are embroiled in a direct electoral battle in the hill State. Hitting out at the BJP, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on May 10 accused the previous Chief Minister and at present …

BJP and Congress Lock Horns in Crucial Polls Northern Karnataka
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP and Congress Lock Horns in Crucial Polls Northern Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

MANGALURU: May 7th marks a crucial electoral showdown in the Northern Karnataka region, with 14 constituencies, including Kalyana-Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka, heading to the polls. In the 2019 election, BJP had won all these seats.This electoral spectacle features a noteworthy lineup of candidates, including two Union Ministers, two former Chief Ministers, and the children of three Karnataka Cabinet Ministers, alongside …

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination papers on Monday, quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bam reached the district collector office along with sitting BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola to withdraw his nomination. “We welcome Akshay Kanti Bam Ji Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore into the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra …

Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam from Indore withdraws nomination, joins BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam from Indore withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Op India  

Once again, adding to the string of setbacks for the Congress party during the current Lok Sabha elections, Akshay Kanti Bam, its candidate from Indore, withdrew his nomination on Monday. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Indore Lok Sabha constituency, situated in Madhya Pradesh, witnessed a significant victory for the BJP as Shankar Lalwani clinched the seat with an …

Maharashtra elections 2024: It’s a close fight in Marathwada and Vidarbha
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: It’s a close fight in Marathwada and Vidarbha

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: On Friday, eight Lok Sabha constituencies from Marathwada and Vidarbha, crucial regions in the great electoral battle, will go to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Of the eight seats, six are held by the ruling alliance, one is with the Shiv Sena, while the independent Amravati MP is now a BJP candidate from …

Maya throws down challenge to Congress, fields a Yadav from Gandhi bastion
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maya throws down challenge to Congress, fields a Yadav from Gandhi bastion

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party has fielded an OBC candidate from the Yadav community, Thakur Prasad Yadav, from the Gandhi family bastion Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the BSP candidate RS Kushwaha was the runner-up, whereas Congress candidate Sonia Gandhi won the seat. Congress leaders close to the Gandhi family, such as Arun Nehru, …

Lok Sabha polls: Is Mayawati’s game plan unnerving BJP, SP?
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Is Mayawati’s game plan unnerving BJP, SP?

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party was considered a non-player after party chief Mayawati announced to go solo in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. This could not only make the contest triangular on UP’s 80 Lok Sabha seats, but on some seats, BSP candidates are likely to be in direct contest with either the NDA or INDIA bloc candidates. The ‘jumbo …

Pappu gets a push as Purnea RJD leader workers vow support
8 months, 1 week ago

Pappu gets a push as Purnea RJD leader workers vow support

Hindustan Times  

Five-time MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who is in the fray for the Purnea Lok Sabha seat as an Independent, appears to be gaining in support from the local cadres of the RJD, who have ditched their party’s nominee Bima Bharti in his favour. Pappu Yadav on way to file his nomination for Purnea Lok Sabha seat on April …

Pappu Yadav ignores Congress advice, remains in fray from Purnea Lok Sabha seat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pappu Yadav ignores Congress advice, remains in fray from Purnea Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Purnea: Bihar leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav’s refusal to withdraw his candidature from Purnea Lok Sabha seat on Monday, the last day of withdrawing nomination, has put the Congress party in a fix. The Purnea Lok Sabha seat has gone to Congress alliance partner, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, in the seat-sharing formula in the Mahaghatbandhan, a coalition comprising the …

Eknath Khadse, senior leader of Sharad Pawar's NCP, may return to BJP: Sources
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Eknath Khadse, senior leader of Sharad Pawar's NCP, may return to BJP: Sources

India Today  

Eknath Khadse, a senior leader of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, is reportedly preparing to return to the BJP, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Saturday. In March, the NCP MLC Khadse, citing health reasons, announced that he would not contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Raver seat. Earlier, it was speculated that there would be a …

Former Mumbai congress president Sanjay Nirupam might quit party over Lok Sabha candidacy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Mumbai congress president Sanjay Nirupam might quit party over Lok Sabha candidacy

New Indian Express  

Congress party is likely to face another setback as its former Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam is on his way out. Nirupam on Wednesday said that he gave one week's time to his party to decide over Lok sabha seat, and that time is over today, so he is free to take the decisions. Nirupam is keen to contest the …

Will it be another son-rise in SP this LS poll in Uttar Pradesh?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Will it be another son-rise in SP this LS poll in Uttar Pradesh?

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party may see another ‘son-rise’ this Lok Sabha poll season in Uttar Pradesh as the party is likely to change its Budaun candidate yet again, replacing party national general secretary Shivpal Yadav with his son Aditya Yadav. The proposal will now go to the national leadership.The national leadership is likely to give its nod.” Former Budaun MP Dharmendra …

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong

Hindustan Times  

The confrontation between allies RJD and Congress, which started over Purnea Lok Sabha seat, seems to have spilled over to neighbouring Katihar seat as well. Soon after the Congress on Tuesday announced the name of former MP Tariq Anwar as its Katihar candidate, RJD staked its claim on the seat, despite the fact that it’s one of the nine seats …

Amid discontent in Karnataka BJP over LS candidates, Yediyurappa says efforts on to resolve issues
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Amid discontent in Karnataka BJP over LS candidates, Yediyurappa says efforts on to resolve issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru, Mar 26 Amid simmering discontent within the BJP in various constituencies, following the announcement of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, the party's veteran leader B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said efforts are on to resolve all the issues and there are no complications. The former chief minister said he will be visiting Davangere and Belagavi today and March …

Bickering over seats, dissent rife in ruling, opposition alliances in state
9 months ago

Bickering over seats, dissent rife in ruling, opposition alliances in state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: While both ruling and opposition alliances in Maharashtra are still on the negotiation tables before the final seat-share numbers can be revealed, infighting and voices of dissent have emerged from the districts over allotment of seats. Leaders from BJP have rebelled against its Madha MP Ranjitsinh Nimbalkar who was renominated, while over 200 local party workers in Raver, north …

Senior BJP Leader Eshwarappa Skips PM's Rally, in Embarrassment to Party Ahead of LS Polls
9 months ago

Senior BJP Leader Eshwarappa Skips PM's Rally, in Embarrassment to Party Ahead of LS Polls

News 18  

Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa, who has raised a banner of revolt over denial of ticket to his son to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Haveri, on Monday skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here, in an embarrassment to the party. Eshwarappa has announced he will contest as an independent candidate from Shimoga in the coming Lok …

JD(S) to contest from 3 seats in LS polls, claims former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy
9 months, 1 week ago

JD(S) to contest from 3 seats in LS polls, claims former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal leader HD Kumaraswamy revealed on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party has agreed to concede three seats to the regional party. Currently, Prajwal Revanna of JD represents Hassan, Sumalatha Ambareesh, backed by BJP, represents Mandya, and S Muniraju represents Kolar under BJP’s banner. This alliance was declared by Kumaraswamy following discussions with …

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, noted cardiologist C.N. Manjunath and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are among those set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka on the BJP ticket, as the party has replaced candidates in 10 constituencies out of 20 for which the names were announced on Wednesday. While …

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party released the list of candidates from Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday evening. For Bengaluru, two sitting MPs retained their seats, and two other Lok Sabha constituencies will see new faces. BJP retains two sitting MPs in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats According to the list, both Bengaluru South and …

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka by addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on March 16, the party's state general secretary V. Sunil Kumar said on March 13. Kalaburagi is the home district of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from there in 2009 and 2014 but …

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns

The Hindu  

A day after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray revealed his party’s candidate for the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha seat, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam questioned whether this move violated ‘coalition dharma’ or was an intentional effort to portray his party negatively. Despite the ongoing seat-sharing discussions among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, including Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, …

Kharge's son-in-law emerges as front-runner for Gulbarga seat as Cong Prez focuses on national pitch
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharge's son-in-law emerges as front-runner for Gulbarga seat as Cong Prez focuses on national pitch

Hindustan Times  

M Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani has emerged as the front-runner for Congress ticket to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the home turf of the party's President. READ | BJP asks Kharge, Gandhis to apologise over pro-Pak slogan on Karnataka assembly premises "Doddamani, a businessman who also manages educational institutions, seems to be the front runner", a party …

BJP was never so weak as party: Akhilesh Yadav on candidates withdrawing from Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP was never so weak as party: Akhilesh Yadav on candidates withdrawing from Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Amidst announcements by some sitting BJP MPs and a couple of candidates not to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on March 4 took a jibe at the ruling party, saying that the "BJP was never so weak as a party". Former Gujarat deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Patel on March 3 …

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to sweep all 4 Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh in 2024
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to sweep all 4 Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh in 2024

India TV News  

Amid the political crisis in the hill state, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to sweep all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh — Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Shimla — India TV-CNX Opinion Poll has revealed. In a stunning upset for the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP on Tuesday won the state's lone Rajya Sabha seat …

MP: Shivraj to meet Nadda amid speculations over his political future
1 year ago

MP: Shivraj to meet Nadda amid speculations over his political future

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to meet BJP national president J P Nadda in Delhi on Tuesday amid speculations over his political future after he failed to secure a fifth term in power in the state despite party’s landslide victory in MP in the recent Assembly elections. “Mr Chouhan is scheduled to meet Mr …

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