Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Baburao Chinchansur who campaigned against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has been given Congress party ticket for the Karnataka assembly elections. After losing the 2018 election, Chinchansur quit the Congress and joined the BJP, and became party MLC. ANother turncoat VS Patil, who quit BJP and joined Congress recently has been fielded as party candidate from Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district. Patil who was angry with the BJP quit the party and joined the Congress recently.

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Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra
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Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday released its second list featuring 29 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Kapil Mishra, a former AAP leader now identified with hardline Hindutva politics, from Karawal Nagar.It has fielded Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, from the Moti Nagar constituency. Mishra, who replaced sitting party MLA Mohan Singh …

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders
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Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

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BJP's ‘moustache’ victory in Rajasthan after Khimsar bypolls win
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Hindustan Times  

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India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala

The Hindu  

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Karnataka: Congress retains Sandur Assembly seat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Congress retains Sandur Assembly seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: The Congress continued its dominance in Sandur, with Annapoorna Tukaram's decisive victory in the by-election, defeating BJP’s Bangaru Hanumantha by a margin of 9,649 votes. I apologize to BJP leaders, including state president BY Vijayendra, former CM BS Yediyurappa, and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, whom I had assured of victory.” Hanumantha acknowledged the tireless efforts of party workers but …

Karnataka bypolls: Congress makes a clean sweep, bagging all three seats
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Karnataka bypolls: Congress makes a clean sweep, bagging all three seats

The Hindu  

The ruling Congress in Karnataka put up an impressive show in the bypolls to the Legislative Assemby by winning all the three seats of Channapatna, Shiggaon, and Sandur, results of which were declared on Saturday. Film actor-politician Mr. Yogeshwar polled 1,12,642 votes and Mr. Nikhil Kumaraswamy 87,229, with margin of victory being 25,413 votes. Son who did not shine Bharath …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka bypoll results 2024: Congress wins in all three constituencies — Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon

Live Mint  

Congress has won in all three constituencies in Karnataka - Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon - that went into polls, as per current Election Commission of India. The bypolls in Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna were prompted by the vacating of seats following the election of their representatives—E Tukaram of the Congress, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, and Union …

Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wins Baramati battle, defeats nephew Yugendra by over 1 lakh votes
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Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wins Baramati battle, defeats nephew Yugendra by over 1 lakh votes

Live Mint  

Pune election results 2024 LIVE Updates: The ruling Mahayuti secured a landslide victory on Saturday as votes were counted on Saturday. Constituencies to watch: Kasba Peth — BJP leader Hemant Rasane is facing off against Congress leader Congress candidate Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar BJP leader Hemant Rasane is facing off against Congress leader Congress candidate Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar Kothrud — Sitting …

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress retain Vav seat in three-way contest?
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Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress retain Vav seat in three-way contest?

India TV News  

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The Election Commission of India on Saturday started vote counting for Gujarat's Vav seat. Congress candidate and former MLA Gulabsinh Rajput took on Bharatiya Janata Party 's Swaroopji Thakor in the bypoll, but the presence of BJP rebel Mavji Patel made it an interesting fight. 68.01 per cent voter turnout in bypoll The Vav assembly …

Chinchwad Assembly Election Results LIVE: Rahul Tanaji Kalate Vs Shankar Jagtap, who will win? Check
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Chinchwad Assembly Election Results LIVE: Rahul Tanaji Kalate Vs Shankar Jagtap, who will win? Check

India TV News  

Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024: The Chinchwad Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. BJP candidate Jagtap Laxman Pandurang won the Chinchwad seat in the 2019 Assembly elections. Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024 Candidates BJP candidate Shankar Jagtap has been pitted against Sharad Pawar-led NCP Rahul Kalate. Chinchwad Assembly Past Winners In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly …

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Victory in all the three bypolls in Karnataka has come as consolation for the Congress party which faced a debacle in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. The results were much needed for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose predictions also came true, as it gave him a shot in the arm personally and also for the party as both were mired …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month, 3 weeks 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, …

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka
2 months ago

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, The stage is set for voting in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, which will go for by-polls on Wednesday, with spotlight on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle. Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", …

North Karnataka Braces for By-Election Showdown in Sandur and Shiggaon
2 months ago

North Karnataka Braces for By-Election Showdown in Sandur and Shiggaon

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The public campaign for the by-elections scheduled on November 13 concluded on Monday evening. Interestingly the two leaders Basavaraj Bommai and E Tukaram have been representing Shiggaon and Sandur respectively since 2008 and the by-election is being held after both of them won the recent parliament election. While BJP has fielded Basavaraj Bommai’s son Bharath Bommai as its candidate …

Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
2 months ago

Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024: The Chinchwad Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. BJP candidate Jagtap Laxman Pandurang won the Chinchwad seat in the 2019 Assembly elections. Chinchwad Assembly Election 2024 Candidates BJP candidate Shankar Jagtap has been pitted against Sharad Pawar-led NCP Rahul Kalate. Chinchwad Assembly Past Winners In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly …

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  

Guwahati: The issue of 'dynastic politics' has taken the centre-stage in Assam by-elections with both the ruling alliance and the main opposition party fielding candidates from political families, and the parties engaging in a sparring match targeting each other over it. If it is Barpeta MP Phani Bhusan Choudhury's wife Diptimayee contesting as ruling alliance candidate on an Asom Gana …

Maharashtra polls: Former corporators in the ring for Chinchwad seat
2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: Former corporators in the ring for Chinchwad seat

Hindustan Times  

In Chinchwad, the upcoming assembly polls will be a contest between former corporators – Bharatiya Janata Party’s Shankar Jagtap who will fight to retain the family bastion, and Nationalist Congress Party/NCP ’s Rahul Kalate. There are plans for strengthening public transport, a river development project in Ravet, and strengthening public transport among others.” Whereas Kalate said that though urbanisation has …

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: ‘Mahayuti is finished now,’ says Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: ‘Mahayuti is finished now,’ says Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala

Live Mint  

Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday hit out at the Mahayuti alliance, claiming that unlike them, the Congress has given “equal treatment to all parties” in the Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections. The “tussle” refers to Bharatiya Janata Party opposing the nomination of Nawab Malik as Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar. …

Congress and BJP Candidates Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress and BJP Candidates Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Polls

New Indian Express  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its third list of 25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday. Two Congress turncoats, Jitesh Antapurkar and Archana Patil-Chakurkar, have been nominated from Deglur and Latur City respectively. Additionally, the personal assistant of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sumit Wankhede, will be the BJP's candidate from Arvi assembly constituency.

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has released two separate lists of 23 and 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has nominated former state unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Digras, Asif Zakaria from Vandre (Bandra) west and Sachin Sawant from Andheri west. It renominated two sitting MLAs Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and Moham Hambarde from Nanded South but …

Congress Releases First List of 21 Candidates for Jharkhand Assembly Polls
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Releases First List of 21 Candidates for Jharkhand Assembly Polls

Live Mint  

Congress releases its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls. The party has fielded Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon from the Lohardaga seat, Tirkey to contest from Mandar, Shipli Neha Tirkey from the Mandar (ST) constituency, and several senior leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs and 10 ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister. Other prominent names in the list include state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, former CM Ashok Chavan's daughter Shreejaya Chavan, and former MP Haribhau Jawale's son …

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?

News 18  

The upcoming by-election in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, is poised to be a thrilling contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA, focusing on development initiatives, aims to counter the opposition's focus on perceived failures of the central and state governments. The SP, leveraging public discontent, plans to leverage Muslim vote consolidation. The constituency's diverse electorate presents …

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections
3 months ago

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

A surge in Congress ticket aspirants has been observed in Pune city, with the Shivajinagar, Pune Cantonment, and Kasba Peth assembly constituencies seeing a high number of contenders vying for the seats. Notably, the Shivajinagar constituency has attracted as many as 12 candidates, including a BJP member, highlighting the intense competition for the ticket.

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As the Election Commission of India did not announce the dates for the bypolls to three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Friday, the three major political parties will now have ample time to prepare for the elections. The BJP high command will decide on Sandur and Shiggaon, while Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy, who is …

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet a number of senior functionaries from West Bengal in Delhi on Monday to select the next state president since Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s tenure has ended, state leaders said. Those summoned to Delhi include Chowdhury, former state presidents Pradip Bhattacharya and Abdul Mannan, senior leaders Deepa Dasmunsi, Amitabha Chakraborty, Nepal …

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'
6 months ago

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'

News 18  

Parties of the INDIA bloc have secured ten wins in assembly seats and the BJP has clinched two and an Independent has emerged victorious in one seat as vote counting ended on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week, as per trends on the election commission website. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin …

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats
6 months ago

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats

Live Mint  

The INDIA bloc secured 10 out of 13 seats as bypoll votes were counted in seven states on Saturday. The Congress won two seats each in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand while AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat secured the lone Punjab seat in the fray. Elections were held on Wednesday for four seats in West Bengal, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in …

MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls
6 months ago

MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kamlesh Shah, a former Congress loyalist who defected from the party, won the by-election from Amarwara constituency of Chhindwara district with a close margin of 3,252 votes. Kamlesh Shah had resigned from the membership of the assembly and joined BJP in March this year Kamlesh was up against Congress’ Dhiren Shah. The by-election held on …

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A month after the Lok Sabha election, the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are set for an electoral face off in the bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal, scheduled for July 10. BJP candidates bagged the other three seats in 2021 but later, MLAs Krishna Kalyani from Raiganj, Biswajit Das from Bagdah and Mukut Mani Adhikari from …

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll
7 months ago

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress on Friday announced the names of four candidates in a mixed bag of old and new faces for the assembly bypoll in West Bengal to be held on July 10. The TMC supremo however did not give a second chance to another BJP turncoat Biswajit Das, who had also resigned as an MLA to contest the parliamentary …

Byelections 2024: 2 BJP Turncoats Get TMC Tickets For Bypolls
7 months ago

Byelections 2024: 2 BJP Turncoats Get TMC Tickets For Bypolls

ABP News  

The Trinamool Congress has released the list of its four candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly bypolls. A former BJP legislator, Kalyani won his first term as an MLA from Raiganj in the 2021 assembly elections, securing over 20,000 votes on a BJP ticket. Ranaghat Dakshin: Mukut Mani Adhikari is another former BJP MLA fielded by the TMC. Bagda: …

BJP fields Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah for bypoll in Chhindwara’s Amarwara Assembly seat
7 months ago

BJP fields Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah for bypoll in Chhindwara’s Amarwara Assembly seat

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Kamlesh Shah as its candidate for the Assembly byelection in the Amarwara constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara. The by-election was necessitated after Mr. Shah, a former loyalist of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and a two-term Amarwara MLA, had quit the Congress and gave up his legislative membership to join the BJP ahead of …

Himachal: Ticket aspirants line up in Cong camp for bypolls
7 months ago

Himachal: Ticket aspirants line up in Cong camp for bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Buoyed by the recent win during by-elections, aspirants have started lining up in the race for the ticket after the Election Commission released the dates for the bypolls of the three assembly segments in Himachal. The party sources also revealed Nardev Singh Kanwar, who is the chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, is among …

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

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority

The Hindu  

The BJP has suffered setbacks in the Legislative Council elections as it managed to win just one of the four seats it contested. In Bangalore Graduates’ seat, Congress nominee Ramoji Gowda, who polled 36,729 votes, defeated the incumbent BJP member A. Deve Gowda by a margin of 11,841 votes. Incumbent Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil defeated BJP nominee Amarnath Patil by …

We all fought historic battle: Priyanka Gandhi thanks SP for INDIA bloc's historic performance in UP
7 months, 1 week ago

We all fought historic battle: Priyanka Gandhi thanks SP for INDIA bloc's historic performance in UP

India TV News  

Amid the INDIA bloc's massive gain in Uttar Pradesh during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday congratulated the Samajwadi Party leaders, including party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and the Karyakartas, for the historic verdict in the state. Taking to X, the Congress general secretary congratulated Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, his wife, and Mainpuri …

Comfortable win for Khattar in Haryana’s Karnal segment
7 months, 1 week ago

Comfortable win for Khattar in Haryana’s Karnal segment

Hindustan Times  

Despite facing farmer’s protests, boycott by a section of gram panchayat and anti-incumbency as a two-time chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar registered his first victory as a parliamentarian on Tuesday by winning all nine assembly segments of Karnal Lok Sabha constituency. As per final figures, 7,37,282 votes were polled in favour of Manohar Lal Khattar, followed by 5,04,437 for Divyanshu …

Election Results 2024 | India celebrates democracy — in pictures
7 months, 1 week ago

Election Results 2024 | India celebrates democracy — in pictures

The Hindu  

The election results for all the 543 seats were announced by the Election Commission of India early this morning. Janata Dal supporters offer sweets to the cut out of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as initial trends show victory for the party candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, in Patna on June 4, 2024. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kangana Ranaut being …

From Kangana Ranaut to Hema Malini: New parliament to have many celebrity faces
7 months, 1 week 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 …

BJP secures dominance in Coastal Karnataka region
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP secures dominance in Coastal Karnataka region

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party has once again secured its dominance in the Coastal Karnataka region, winning all three constituencies. In Uttara Kannada, BJP candidate Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, a former Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, with extensive legislative and ministerial experience, won by a record margin of 3,37,428 votes, defeating Congress contender Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar. Kota Srinivas Poojary, representing BJP …

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi
7 months, 1 week ago

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Congress candidate Radhakrishna Doddamani emerged victorious by defeating incumbent BJP MP Umesh Jadhav in the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Constituency with a margin of 27,205 votes. As the results were announced after 21 rounds of counting at the counting centre in Gulbarga University on Tuesday, Congress activists celebrated the victory with a sense of “avenging” Congress veteran M. Mallikarjun Kharge’s defeat …

BJP wins all but one seat in Kittur Karnataka
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP wins all but one seat in Kittur Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had won all the seven seats in the Kittur Karnataka region in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, almost repeated its performance this time also, except for the debacle in Chikkodi. Two former Chief Ministers, Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai, tasted victory in Belagavi and Haveri, respectively, while Union Minister Pralhad Joshi created history by winning …

Tripura Assembly byelection result: BJP’s Dipak Majumder wins by a record margin
7 months, 1 week ago

Tripura Assembly byelection result: BJP’s Dipak Majumder wins by a record margin

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dipak Majumder, the current Mayor of the Agartala Municipal Corporation, has emerged winner in the byelection for the Ramnagar Assembly constituency in Tripura by a huge margin. Dipak Majumder’s rival, Ratan Das of Communist Party of India, and an INDIA bloc nominee, was defeated by a margin of 18,014 votes in a direct contest. “Even on …

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur

The Hindu  

Actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi has literally rewrote political history not only for Thrissur but also of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party finally opens an account in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections with a resounding victory of the former Rajya Sabha member with a margin of 74,686 votes. Mr. Gopi won with a thumping majority against the LDF’s popular …

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost

The Quint  

Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is leading with a comfortable margin of at least two lakh votes in Karnal, from where he was elected as the MLA in the 2019 Assembly elections. The Congress had fielded President of the Haryana Youth Congress Divyanshu Budhiraja against Khattar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. Ahead …

Uttar Pradesh 2024 election results show BJP losing in 27 seats it won in 2019
7 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh 2024 election results show BJP losing in 27 seats it won in 2019

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had major victories in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, securing the lion’s share of seats from Uttar Pradesh, faced significant losses from the state in its bid for a third term at the Centre. In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party forged an alliance with the Rashtriya …

Election results 2024 | Samajwadi Party makes comeback in Uttar Pradesh as INDIA bloc leads over NDA
7 months, 1 week ago

Election results 2024 | Samajwadi Party makes comeback in Uttar Pradesh as INDIA bloc leads over NDA

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party and Congress of the INDIA bloc are leading in 34 and 7 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission's data for polls to the 80 parliamentary constituencies showed. Among the prominent leaders who have taken comfortable leads over their rivals is Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party …

From 52 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress comes a long way in 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

From 52 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress comes a long way in 2024

Hindustan Times  

From 52 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress has come a long way to 98 seats in 2024. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during the release of the party’s manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha elections on April 5. With a bunch of allies, the Congress has decimated the …

BJP leads in all 5 seats in Uttarakhand
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP leads in all 5 seats in Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in all five seats of hill state Uttarakhand, as per the early trends counting trends. BJP leader and former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is leading from Haridwar, while Anil Baluni is ahead in Garhwal constituency. In Tehri Garhwal seat, BJP’s Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah is leading by 26,240 votes, while Independent candidate …

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