BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Even as discontentment over denial of tickets and replacement of candidates has become a grave concern for BJD, the party on Monday appointed two leaders to organisational posts. While sitting MLA from Nimapara, Samir Ranjan Dash has been appointed as an observer for Dhenkanal Parliamentary seat, Arundhati Kumari Devi, wife of Nitesh Ganga Deb, Sambalpur MP of BJP was announced as a general secretary of the party. Sources said that by appointing Dash as an observer for Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat, BJD has tried to placate him. There was a strong possibility that the resentment of local leaders would have affected the performance of the party in Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat from where its organisational secretary is pitted against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra
6 days, 17 hours ago

BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Biju Janata Dal will decide its stand on the issue of the simultaneous election after examining the details of the two bills on the matter that are before the Lok Sabha, party leader Sasmit Patra said on Tuesday. BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra Law Minister Arjun Ram …

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'
1 week ago

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'

India TV News  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed frustration with the conduct of the party leadership that precipitated his exclusion from the Maharashtra Cabinet and delay in political decisions. While acknowledging that Fadnavis had been keen on his inclusion, Bhujbal implied that his exclusion was a decision made at the top levels of NCP leadership, hinting at party chief …

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket
2 weeks ago

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: Former Biju Janata Dal leader Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the party and his Rabha Sabha seat in September, on Monday filed his nomination for the by-election to the Upper House on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Sujeet Kumar filed his nomination papers in the state assembly in the presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state unit …

Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The Aam Aadmi Party released the second list of 20 candidates on Monday. Shunty replaces sitting AAP MLA and Speaker in the outgoing Assembly Ram Niwas Goel, while Bittu has been fielded in place of Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in the house. Here are some other takeaways from the AAP's second candidates list: 14 sitting …

Former MP Parvesh Verma to contest against Kejriwal in Delhi
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Former MP Parvesh Verma to contest against Kejriwal in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The coveted New Delhi assembly seat is likely to witness a high-octane electoral contest in next assembly elections as the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field former MP from West Delhi Parvesh Verma against the former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The candidature of Verma, a prominent Jat face in Delhi, is also the son of the …

Maharashtra: Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay Rupani appointed observers for election of BJP legislature party leader
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra: Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay Rupani appointed observers for election of BJP legislature party leader

India TV News  

Amid ongoing tussle over the CM post in Maharashtra even days after the assembly elections, Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani were on Monday appointed as observers for election of BJP legislature party leader. The development comes hours after Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde refuted the "rumours" of him becoming the Deputy CM of Maharashtra and said that he …

Nitin Gadkari moved to seat 4 from 58 in Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi in 4th row
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Nitin Gadkari moved to seat 4 from 58 in Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi in 4th row

India Today  

Seating arrangements for the 18th Lok Sabha have been finalised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi retaining his prime seat and newly-inducted Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi getting a spot in the fourth row, a list accessed by India Today TV revealed. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, initially assigned to seat number 58 in the earlier circular, has now been …

BJD turmoil: Another ex-MLA turns against party supremo
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJD turmoil: Another ex-MLA turns against party supremo

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The turmoil in the BJD continues to intensify with yet another senior leader joining the bandwagon of dissenters and directly accusing former chief minister Naveen Patnaik for the party’s debacle in the elections this year. Two-time MLA from Chhendipada Assembly constituency Sushant Behera, who lost from the seat this year, on Friday alleged the BJD was defeated in the …

Odisha: Sunanda Das Joins BJP Days After Resigning From BJD
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Sunanda Das Joins BJP Days After Resigning From BJD

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Former Bari assembly constituency legislator Sunanda Das officially joined the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, just days after resigning from the Biju Janata Dal. Das, accompanied by her supporters, was welcomed into the BJP at a special induction ceremony held at the BJP state office in Bhubaneswar. The event was attended by BJP Odisha president …

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta

Deccan Chronicle  

Mamata Mohanta, who recently quit the Biju Janata Dal and got elected to Rajya Sabha on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, on Saturday said “discontentment” was growing in the Naveen Patnaik-led regional party and more leaders were contemplating to switch sides.“I do not have any hesitation to say that most of the leaders and workers in BJD are dissatisfied over …

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Sujeet Kumar, the Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha member from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, on Friday resigned from his RS membership as well as his party. A few days ago, another BJD Rajya Sabha member — Mamata Mohant of Mayurbhanj— had resigned from her position and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Soon after Sujeet Kumar’s resignation was accepted by …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
4 months ago

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, is set to get elected unopposed as no other party has fielded a candidate. Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, filing her papers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. When contacted, Saket Kumar, the managing director …

Naveen Patnaik Backs Pandian Again
5 months ago

Naveen Patnaik Backs Pandian Again

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday once again backed BJD leader and his key aide V K Pandian, saying the bureaucrat-turned-politician has served the state and party with utmost dedication efficiency, and integrity, and rejected a media report of a split in his party as "completely false, motivated, defamatory and malicious". He was reacting to the report …

First time in 24 years, Odisha Legislative Assembly unveils a new composition with reversed roles
5 months ago

First time in 24 years, Odisha Legislative Assembly unveils a new composition with reversed roles

The Hindu  

As the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly commenced on July 22, the 147-member House presented a distinctly different picture for the first time in 24 years. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal have swapped positions, with the country’s second longest tenure Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, assuming the role of Leader of Opposition for the first time in his …

If RJD comes to power in Bihar, they will divert all reservations to Muslims: Vinod Tawde
5 months ago

If RJD comes to power in Bihar, they will divert all reservations to Muslims: Vinod Tawde

The Hindu  

BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde on Thursday, July 18, alleged that if the RJD is voted back to power in Bihar, they might “redirect” the reservations meant for backward classes to members of the Muslim community. ‘Global campaign’ He further added that people must also be informed of the “false campaign” during the recently-concluded Lok Sabha polls which spread …

Patna Diary | Pappu Yadav campaigns in favour of RJD
5 months, 1 week ago

Patna Diary | Pappu Yadav campaigns in favour of RJD

New Indian Express  

Politics is all about possibilities and conveniences. Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who was pitted against RJD’s Bima Bharti in the recently held Lok Sabha election, campaigned in favour of RJD candidate in the by-election. He is RJD leader claims PK’s party BJP funded An alleged letter from Bihar RJD president Jagadanand Singh has sparked a …

Naveen Patnaik elected Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly
6 months ago

Naveen Patnaik elected Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly

The Hindu  

Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik is set to take on the role of Leader of the Opposition after an extensive 24-year tenure in power. Mr. Patnaik was unanimously elected leader of the BJD Legislature Party at a meeting held at Sankha Bhawan, party’s headquarters. Former Speaker Pramila Mallick will be the BJD’s chief whip …

Odisha: 5-Term CM Naveen Patnaik Set To Take On New Role As Leader Of Opposition
6 months ago

Odisha: 5-Term CM Naveen Patnaik Set To Take On New Role As Leader Of Opposition

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Jun 19 BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the five-term chief minister of Odisha, will be the leader of the opposition in the new Odisha assembly after his party lost power to the BJP. Rairakhol MLA Prasanna Acharya, a former state minister, was named the deputy leader of the opposition, while former speaker Pramila Mallik, the MLA of Binjharpur, would be …

‘I wish to become MP’: Is Chhagan Bhujbal upset? What NCP leader says as party nominates Sunetra Pawar for RS polls
6 months, 1 week ago

‘I wish to become MP’: Is Chhagan Bhujbal upset? What NCP leader says as party nominates Sunetra Pawar for RS polls

Live Mint  

Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed his desire to become an MP. Following reports of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal feeling sidelined due to the party's choice of Sunetra Pawar as a Rajya Sabha candidate, Bhujbal expressed his aspiration to become a Member of Parliament on Friday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Bhujbal also said there were 13 contenders for the Rajya …

‘VK Pandian not my successor’: Naveen Patnaik says people to choose his ‘heir'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘VK Pandian not my successor’: Naveen Patnaik says people to choose his ‘heir'

Hindustan Times  

In his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly election, Naveen Patnaik, the outgoing chief minister who missed out on what would have been his sixth consecutive term in office, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with VK Pandian “The people of Odisha would …

Election Results highlights: Modi to be sworn-in as PM at 7.15 pm on June 9
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results highlights: Modi to be sworn-in as PM at 7.15 pm on June 9

Hindustan Times  

June 7, 2024 5:56 AM IST As questions hang over the future of Naveen Patnaik and the Biju Janata Dal after its poll debacle, several party leaders on Thursday said while Patnaik may not opt out of an active role in state politics and take up the role of Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, he may depute another …

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: BJP was leading in at least 78 assembly seats in Odisha, as per the Election Commission of India. BJD nominees, on the other hand, were leading in 54 constituencies in 146 of 147 assembly seats in the state for which the latest trends were available till noon. Congress was ahead in 11 seats, the CPI in one, while Independent …

Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh gives call to support BJP after BSP replaces wife's ticket with sitting MP in Jaunpur
7 months, 1 week ago

Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh gives call to support BJP after BSP replaces wife's ticket with sitting MP in Jaunpur

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former Independent MP and MLA Dhananjay Singh has given a call to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency. On March 6, a court in Jaunpur sentenced Dhananjay Singh to seven-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2020 case of kidnapping and extortion of a Namami Gange project manager. Meanwhile, in another development, Raghuraj Pratap …

Cong’s Deepender, BJP’s Ashok files nomination papers in Haryana
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong’s Deepender, BJP’s Ashok files nomination papers in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda and Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Ashok Tanwar filed their nomination papers from the Rohtak and Sirsa parliamentary seats, respectively, on Saturday for the Lok Sabha elections. Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda was accompanied by his wife Hemsweta, his father, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and Rohtak MLA BB Batra while filing the nomination papers in …

Denied tickets for assembly polls, two sitting BJD MLAs allege conspiracy by ‘coterie group’
8 months ago

Denied tickets for assembly polls, two sitting BJD MLAs allege conspiracy by ‘coterie group’

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Two sitting MLAs for Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal — Raghunandan Das of Balikuda- Ersama constituency and Sunanda Das of Bari — on Monday alleged conspiracies behind denial of party ticket to them to fight the upcoming assembly elections in the state. The alleged that they were victims of “foul play” and “conspiracies” by a coterie group which is …

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats
8 months ago

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal on Saturday released nine names in its sixth list of Assembly candidates. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the BJD, announced the list of candidates via a video message in the afternoon. The party fielded leading Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini from Barchana, replacing the party veteran and incumbent lawmaker Amar Prasad …

BJP drops sitting MPs in Deoria, Firozabad
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP drops sitting MPs in Deoria, Firozabad

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Tuesday named two more candidates for the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. In Deoria, it replaced sitting MP and former UP BJP chief Ramapati Ram Tripathi with former MP lieutenant general Prakash Mani Tripathi’s son Shashank Mani Tripathi. The party hasn’t still named candidates for the Kaiserganj and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats. In Firozabad, the BJP …

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection
8 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Speaker Pramila Mallik has disqualified two sitting MLAs, former minister Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who recently joined BJP after resigning from BJD, as members of the Assembly. The Speaker in separate orders issued for the MLAs said Dhali, an elected member of the Jayadev Assembly constituency, and Nayak, an elected member of the Telkoi Assembly constituency, have incurred …

Mahayuti impasse over key Lok Sabha seats continues
8 months, 1 week ago

Mahayuti impasse over key Lok Sabha seats continues

The Hindu  

While the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has announced its seat-sharing deal, the deadlock within the ruling tripartite Mahayuti alliance over key Lok Sabha seats, especially Nashik, continued even as Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar assured of a speedy resolution to the impasse. The Nashik seat has proven to be a major bone of contention within the Mahayuti, …

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday announced candidates for nine assembly constituencies and the remaining lone Lok Sabha seat. The party has fielded Lekhashree Samantsinghar, a former vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party who joined the BJD four days ago, from the Balasore Lok Sabha seat. But the BJD has adopted a trend of welcoming political defectors, evident in its …

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
8 months, 1 week ago

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which on Tuesday named its candidates for 22 of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it’s contesting in Bihar in the upcoming parliamentary polls in the country, has put on hold the name of its candidate from Siwan, which was represented four times in the past by strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was a close aide of party …

Shinde appoints 6 observers for Kalyan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shinde appoints 6 observers for Kalyan

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Despite opposition from local BJP leaders to Shiv Sena leader and chief minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde’s candidature from the Kalyan parliamentary seat, CM Shinde on Monday appointed six observers for the constituency. HT Image The local BJP unit had been demanding that Shrikant Shinde contest from the neighbouring Thane Lok Sabha constituency, as the party had several …

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers

The Hindu  

Until Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Bhrugu Baxipatra, previously the vice president of the State Bharatiya Janata Party, was firmly entrenched within the saffron party. Priority for Assembly elections The nomination of six new entrants pointed to the fact that BJD was not focussed for Lok Sabha election by not grooming its own leaders for seats. The breakdown in alliance negotiation …

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat

ABP News  

BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. BJD candidates for five Lok Sabha seats declared by the CM are Surendra Singh Bhoi, Manjulata Mandal, Parineeta Mishra, Bhrugu Baxipatra and Dhanurjay Siddu. #WATCH | BJD President Naveen Patnaik announces the second list of candidates for the …

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So

ABP News  

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on Monday joined the BJP, days after quitting the ruling party in Odisha ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Elections. #WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. Welcoming Anubhav Mohanty to the saffron camp, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said …

Jolt To BJD As MP, 2 Ex-MLAs Quit Party Ahead Of Polls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jolt To BJD As MP, 2 Ex-MLAs Quit Party Ahead Of Polls

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar: In a jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, a sitting MP and two ex-MLAs on Saturday resigned from the regional party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Mohanty was the second sitting BJD MP after Bhartruhari Mahtab to quit the regional party ahead of the 2024 general elections. During the day, former party MLA …

Odisha | BJD MP, two former-MLAs quit regional party
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha | BJD MP, two former-MLAs quit regional party

The Hindu  

In a jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, a sitting MP and two ex-MLAs on March 30 resigned from the regional party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Mohanty was the second sitting BJD MP after Bhartruhari Mahtab to quit the regional party ahead of the 2024 general elections. During the day, former party MLA …

Nidhi’s nephew new BJD face in Odisha's Dhenkanal LS seat
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nidhi’s nephew new BJD face in Odisha's Dhenkanal LS seat

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Abinash Samal, the ruling BJD’s surprise candidate in Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat, is a political greenhorn who will be testing the electoral waters for the first time in the upcoming elections. Abinash is the nephew of incumbent Dhenkanal MLA of BJD Sudhir Samal, a heavyweight in the region. Abinash will enter the poll arena to take on senior BJP …

Hectic parleys in BJD for next list, Surendra Singh joins party
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hectic parleys in BJD for next list, Surendra Singh joins party

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Hectic parleys continued in the BJD camp at Naveen Niwas on Friday to give final touches to selection of candidates for the six remaining Lok Sabha and 75 Assembly seats. Meanwhile, former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi who quit Congress on Thursday joined BJD on the day giving rise to speculation that he is likely to be fielded from Balangir …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 Three-time Congress MLA and former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on Friday. Two BJP leaders – Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera - also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. …

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, revealing high profile political contests ahead. Pranab Prakash Das, the BJD’s organisational secretary, the second-most influential position in the party after the president, is the BJD’s candidate for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. The Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency is …

Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces names of Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections candidates – India TV
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces names of Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections candidates – India TV

India TV News  

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released the first list of his party candidates for the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. The BJD fielded its general secretary Pranab Prakash Das in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan. BJD leader and former Indian Hockey skipper Dilip Tirky will take on former …

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced its fifth list of Lok Sabha contenders for the upcoming general elections, fielding among 111 candidates four Union ministers including Dharmendra Pradhan, actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil, and industrialist and former Congress leader Navin Jindal. The party also made some key exclusions, dropping Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit in UP, minister Ashwani Choubey …

JS Leaders Demand Bhimili Seat for Party, Write to Alliance Leaders
8 months, 4 weeks ago

JS Leaders Demand Bhimili Seat for Party, Write to Alliance Leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Leaders of the Jana Sena have made a formal request to the NDA alliance partners, the Telugu Desam and Bharatiya Janata Party, urging them to allocate the Bhimili constituency seat to their party. They collectively advocated for Sandeep Panchkarla, the party's in-charge for Bhimili, to be nominated as the NDA alliance candidate for the constituency.Krishnaiah emphasised Panchkarla Sandeep's dedicated …

BJP declares Maneka Gandhi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Arun Govil, Naveen Jindal as Lok Sabha candidates in new list
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP declares Maneka Gandhi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Arun Govil, Naveen Jindal as Lok Sabha candidates in new list

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its fifth list of 111 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The saffron party has fielded Nityanand Rai from Ujiarpur, Giriraj Singh from Begusarai, Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib, Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra, Sita Soren from Dumka, Jagadish Shettar from Belgaum, K …

Gujarat: Two BJP candidates express reluctance to contest Lok Sabha elections
9 months ago

Gujarat: Two BJP candidates express reluctance to contest Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

BJP sitting MP and candidate from Gujarat's Vadodara Lok Sabha seat Ranjan Bhatt on Saturday said that she is "unwilling to contest" the general elections this time due to personal reasons. She made the announcement on her official X handle and said, "I, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, am unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 due to my personal reasons". …

BJD starts candidate selection without waiting for BJP’s decision on poll tie-up
9 months ago

BJD starts candidate selection without waiting for BJP’s decision on poll tie-up

The Hindu  

The ruling BJD of Odisha has started the process of selecting candidates for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, as the process for a pre-poll alliance with the BJP is in limbo. Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik also asked his party leaders to pay all attention to their constituencies instead of staying put in the state capital and …

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu
9 months ago

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu

The Hindu  

NDA’s seat sharing agreement was announced on March 18 at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, with the BJP set to fight 17 seats, one more than its biggest ally in the State, the Janata Dal at 16 seats, alongside Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan to fight on five seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Morcha …

BJD tightlipped as usual over alliance after meeting with Odisha CM
9 months, 1 week ago

BJD tightlipped as usual over alliance after meeting with Odisha CM

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The suspense over the alliance between BJD and BJP is far from over as leaders from the regional party remained tightlipped over the issue after a meeting of the senior leaders and district observers presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Naveen Niwas on Thursday. Senior vice-president of BJD Debi Prasad Mishra told mediapersons the chief minister …

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