Lok Sabha polls: It's actor vs actress in Yogi bastion of Gorakhpur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: It's actor vs actress in Yogi bastion of Gorakhpur

New Indian Express  

GORAKHPUR: One of the most high-profile seats, Gorakhpur, which will vote in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1, is considered to be the nerve centre of eastern UP politics owing to the aura of the revered Gorakshnath Peeth, influencing the outcome of over half a dozen seats of the division. Be it a Lok Sabha or state assembly election, Gorakhpur’s political fervour is infectious drawing widespread attention. The bastion of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, who was elected to the Lok Sabha five times from here, it is also the home of the renowned Gita Press and terracotta sculptures, besides being witness to the literary prowess of Munshi Premchand and Firaq Gorakhpuri as well as the revolutionary poetry of Ram Prasad Bismil. A BJP stronghold, the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat was represented by Mahants of the Gorakshnath Peeth from 1989 till 2014-17.

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BJP and SP slug it out in Yogi Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh, with results due on November 23
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP and SP slug it out in Yogi Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh, with results due on November 23

The Hindu  

The upcoming State elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand are shaping up into a battle between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP). The outcome of these elections will be crucial as they determine the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh, a state that has witnessed a significant shift in recent elections. The BJP's focus on winning nine Assembly segments in Yogi …

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0

New Indian Express  

‘Double engine’ sarkar will ensure State’s growth: MPs Although there were reports that Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party, also a NDA ally, would get a spot in the Union Cabinet, but names of neither of its two MPs figured in the final list.Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the NDA bagged 21 with TDP winning 16, BJP …

BJP’s poor showing in UP puts spotlight on CM Yogi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s poor showing in UP puts spotlight on CM Yogi

Hindustan Times  

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the BJP stormed back to power with a decisive mandate, giving the incumbent chief minister Yogi Adityanath a second successive term in a result seen as an affirmation of his staunch Hindutva politics, coupled with stern action against criminals and a determined investment push. Now, with the BJP receiving a drubbing at the …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Jairam Ramesh alleges officials in UP ‘pressurised to win seats’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Jairam Ramesh alleges officials in UP ‘pressurised to win seats’

Live Mint  

With the counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections 2024 underway, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is leading in 294 seats, while the INDIA bloc is leading in 232 seats. According to the data released by the Election Commission of India at 4:30 p.m., the BJP is leading in 36 Uttar Pradesh, while Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party is …

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Bollywood actor and Congress candidate Raj Babbar was leading against his nearest rival Rao Inderjit Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 38,729 votes in the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat as of 11:15am on Tuesday. Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar was leading ahead of Thiruvananthapuram’s incumbent three-time MP Shashi Tharoor by 8,401 votes. …

Jaunpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Babushingh Kushwaha leads against BJP's Kripashankar Singh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaunpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Babushingh Kushwaha leads against BJP's Kripashankar Singh

India TV News  

Jaunpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Jaunpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Samajwadi Party's Babu Singh Kushwaha leads by a margin of over 16,000 votes against BJP's Kripashankar Singh. In 2019 elections in Jaunpur, BSP's Shyam Singh Yadav won the election against BJP's Krishan Pratap Singh by …

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP's Ravi Kishan leading against SP's Kajal Nishad
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP's Ravi Kishan leading against SP's Kajal Nishad

India TV News  

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. In 2024, the key contest in Gorakhpur is between BJP's Ravi Kishan and Samajwadi Party's Kajal Nishad. In 2019 elections, BJP’s Ravi Kishan won the election with a thumping majority against SP's Rambhual Nishad by a margin of over …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ravi Shankar, Chirag Paswan to Pawan Singh, here's list of key candidates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ravi Shankar, Chirag Paswan to Pawan Singh, here's list of key candidates

India TV News  

Bihar, known for its deep-seated caste divisions and a significant poverty rate of 26.59% in 2022-23, remains a hotbed of political fervour. KEY CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY Chirag Paswan Hajipur Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna Sahib Pawan Singh Karakat Giriraj Singh Begusarai Upendra Kushwaha Karakat Misa Bharti Patliputra Rohini Acharya Saran Ashok Yadav Madhubani Sunil Kushwaha Valmikinagar Gopal Jee Thakur Darbhanga Chirag Paswan …

Gorakhpur LS polls: Fierce fight between two actors in Yogi turf
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gorakhpur LS polls: Fierce fight between two actors in Yogi turf

Hindustan Times  

Although actors Ravi Kishan Shukla of the BJP and Kajal Nishad of the SP are in the fray from Gorakhpur seat, it is chief minister Yogi Adityanath who has essayed the role of a game changer here by campaigning extensively and pave way for the ruling party’s victory in his home turf. In the 2018 Lok Sabha bypoll in Gorakhpur, …

Lok Sabha Elections: Will Yogi Govt's Signature Anti-Mafia Pitch Work for BJP in Turbulent Purvanchal?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Will Yogi Govt's Signature Anti-Mafia Pitch Work for BJP in Turbulent Purvanchal?

News 18  

Ending ‘mafias’ and ‘mafia raj’ topped the Lok Sabha election pitches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP heavyweights who campaigned hard in the Purvanchal region, which comprises 27 seats. “The anti-mafia pitch may fail to set the narrative following recent political developments wherein Amit Shah held a meeting with ‘bahubali’ Raghuraj Pratap Singh …

Maharajganj: Uphill task for Cong’s young turk against six-time BJP MP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharajganj: Uphill task for Cong’s young turk against six-time BJP MP

Hindustan Times  

MAHARAJGANJ: In the electoral battle in Maharajganj, where Kurmi votes hold the key, six-time MP and union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary is once again in the fray, taking on Congress candidate Virendra Chaudhary, who is a first-time MLA from Pharenda. Virendra faces an uphill task as he is pitted against a candidate who secured more votes than …

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Contest: Yogi, Law & Order, Nishads, Paper Leaks, And Jobs among Key Factors
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Contest: Yogi, Law & Order, Nishads, Paper Leaks, And Jobs among Key Factors

News 18  

As Uttar Pradesh gears up for the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls to be held on June 1, the battle for the Gorakhpur seat, which is chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf and the second most high-profile constituency in the state after Varanasi, has got fiercer. He also said the development work done in UP …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP bigwigs camp in Kashi before Phase-7
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP bigwigs camp in Kashi before Phase-7

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi constituency has had an array of Bharatiya Janata Party heavyweights making frequent visits for one final push for the crucial Lok Sabha seat, which is among the 13 going to the polls in Uttar Pradesh in the seventh and last phase of the general elections on June 1. With Poorvanchal going to the polls on …

BJP, INDIA alliance go all out in Purvanchal, including key seat of Varanasi
6 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP, INDIA alliance go all out in Purvanchal, including key seat of Varanasi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi seat is among the thirteen Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh going to the polls in the seventh and final phase of the election. In the prestigious Gorakhpur seat, once synonymous with Mr. Adityanath, the sitting BJP MP Ravi Kishan is taking on SP candidate Kajal Nishad. ‘Growth engine of India’ In his campaign, Mr. …

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: …

Lok Sabha elections in Lucknow | Poll day mood: Voting zaroori hai!
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections in Lucknow | Poll day mood: Voting zaroori hai!

Hindustan Times  

The scorching heat did little to deter enthusiastic voters from turning up to exercise their franchise on Monday. Singer Amit Mishra with mother Geeta Mishra and father Devendra Prasad Mishra in Lucknow The selfie booths set up at model polling stations and other centres remained a source of attraction. “I took the morning flight, reached home and took my mother …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Modi, Yogi going to change fate of Purvanchal in next 5 years', says PM in Jaunpur
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Modi, Yogi going to change fate of Purvanchal in next 5 years', says PM in Jaunpur

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the poll rally in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur today amid the campaigning process of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Speaking at his public meeting in UP's Jaunpur, PM Narendra Modi said, "You have seen it in Kashi and you are seeing it in Ayodhya how a strong government works. PM appreciates kids in …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists

The Hindu  

A voter turnout of 60.19% was recorded till 5 p.m. in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 States and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on May 7 that the Agniveer scheme would be abolished if the INDIA bloc is voted to …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka see history come alive
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka see history come alive

Hindustan Times  

Stepping out from their turreted and domed palaces, set in fairy-tale surroundings along lakes and hills, a new generation of former Royal family members is braving the heat, sweating it out in campaign trails in heritage towns of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. A new generation of former Royal family members is sweating it out in campaign trails in heritage …

Lok Sabha election in Bihar marked by polarising rhetoric and identity politics. - Frontline
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election in Bihar marked by polarising rhetoric and identity politics. - Frontline

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 27, 2024 14:06 IST - 7 MINS READ The election campaign is frequently vitriolic in Bihar, where the National Democratic Alliance won 39 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 and the Congress won 1. Nitish Kumar’s absence at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent rallies became fodder for the opposition, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wondering …

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times  

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

Lok Sabha elections | Strategically key seats go to polls in West Bengal in second phase
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections | Strategically key seats go to polls in West Bengal in second phase

The Hindu  

Three seats in north Bengal — Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat — will go to the polls during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on April 26. The BJP’s Raju Bista is contesting from Darjeeling which has emerged as a three-cornered contest with the Congress fielding academic Munish Tamang, who has the support of local Hamro …

Darjeeling Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista faces an uphill task in triangular contest
8 months ago

Darjeeling Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista faces an uphill task in triangular contest

India TV News  

Darjeeling Lok Sabha elections 2024: Darjeeling, one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, will go for polls in the second phase of the parliamentary elections on April 26. Lok Sabha election results in Darjeeling Bista won the Darjeeling constituency by a huge margin in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections after garnering 750,067, defeating TMC's Amar Singh Rai …

Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.

The Hindu  

There is no dearth of contentious and polarising issues in the crucial battlefield of western Uttar Pradesh, which has a sizable Muslim electorate, and the increasingly vehement nature of political discourse here seems to reflect the deep-rooted communal fault lines in the region. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won seven - Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Kairana, Nagina, Moradabad, Saharanpur …

Lok Sabha polls | Gangster’s new wife could give JD(U) warhorse tough fight in Bihar’s Munger
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Gangster’s new wife could give JD(U) warhorse tough fight in Bihar’s Munger

The Hindu  

Country-made kattas and the oldest locomotive repair workshop at Jamalpur have dominated Munger’s landscape for years. “Lalu ji has always been a guardian,” Mr. Mahto told The Hindu while campaigning along with his wife and other party leaders at Idgah in Munger’s fort area on Thursday. The bespectacled Ms. Mahto, who till her marriage was working as chief pharmacist at …

Lok Sabha polls | Maharashtra Congress demands MVA to reconsider candidature of Sangli seat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Maharashtra Congress demands MVA to reconsider candidature of Sangli seat

The Hindu  

A day after the oppositionMaha Vikas Aghadi coalition froze its seat-sharing deal, resentment among the Congress leadership and cadre over the Sangli and Mumbai South-Central seats being ceded to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena continued to simmer with local Congress leaders urging the MVA leadership to reconsider its decision on the contentious seats. Meetings were held in Sangli’s Palus-Kadegaon which …

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Samajwadi Party's candidate nomination for the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was rejected by the returning officer during scrutiny on Friday. Here's list of past cases: Lok Sabha Polls 2009: Nomination of Congress' Vidisha candidate cancelled The nomination of the Congress candidate from the Vidisha constituency, Rajkumar Patel, was rejected by the Election …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: 'Biased Action', Says Priyanka Gandhi on Tax Notices to Congress; RLD VP Exits Jayant's Party After BJP Tie-Up
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: 'Biased Action', Says Priyanka Gandhi on Tax Notices to Congress; RLD VP Exits Jayant's Party After BJP Tie-Up

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Cong Names Kadiam Kavya as Candidate from Warangal LS Constituency Congress on Monday announced Kadiam Kavya, daughter of former Telangana deputy chief minister Kadiam Srihari, as its nominee from Warangal in the Lok Sabha polls. Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Kamal Nath Can See His Defeat in Chhindwara, Says MP Minister Prahlad Patel After Congress …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP MP Varun Gandhi snubs Congress’ Adhir Ranjan’s offer, opts out of Pilibhit poll race
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP MP Varun Gandhi snubs Congress’ Adhir Ranjan’s offer, opts out of Pilibhit poll race

Live Mint  

Bhartiya Janata Party member of parliament Varun Gandhi has opted out of the Lok Sabha election 2024 from Pilibhit, according to his close associates. Varun was dropped by the BJP and replaced with former Congress leader Jitin Prasada to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit seat in the party’s fifth list of candidates released on March 25. Pilibhit, the seat in …

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah among 40 star campaigners of BJP in Bihar
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah among 40 star campaigners of BJP in Bihar

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath are among the 40 star campaigners who would canvass for the BJP in Bihar during the Lok Sabha elections. In the list, the party also named its chief JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Giriraj Singh and Nityanand Rai, besides …

Lok Sabha Election: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Nadda In BJP's Star Campaigners' List For West Bengal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Nadda In BJP's Star Campaigners' List For West Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released a list of 40 star campaigners for West Bengal who would campaign for party candidates in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Key leaders on the list include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Mithun Chakraborty and others. …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Uddhav Sena's 1st candidate list to have 16 names, says party leader Sanjay Raut
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Uddhav Sena's 1st candidate list to have 16 names, says party leader Sanjay Raut

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Campaigning for the general elections is in full swing. While the BJP-led ruling NDA is banking on prime minister Narendra Modi's popularity, the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc's preparations have been hit by the arrest of Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the ED in the Delhi liquor policy case. Varun Gandhi, the …

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

Lok Sabha Polls BJP Fields Victim Sandeshkhali Rekha Patra From Basirhat Pit Against TMC Nurul
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls BJP Fields Victim Sandeshkhali Rekha Patra From Basirhat Pit Against TMC Nurul

ABP News  

New Delhi: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has selected Rekha Patra as its candidate from Basirhat constituency. Lok Saba Election 2024: BJP fields Rekha Patra from Basirhat, a victim of Sandeshkhali. BJP's IT cell head, Amit Malviya took a shared on X, "The BJP has fielded Rekha Patra from Basirhat in Bengal." Let Mamata Banerjee wipe …

BJP's 5th candidates list for Lok Sabha election: Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Arun Govil from Meerut
9 months ago

BJP's 5th candidates list for Lok Sabha election: Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Arun Govil from Meerut

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Sunday published the 5th list of 111 candidates for the Lok Sabha election 2024 which included Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut from Mandi and Arun Govil from Meerut. Kangana Ranaut will contest the Lok Sabha election 2024 from Mandi, Ramayan's Ram Arun Govil from Meerut. Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC …

Jodhpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat eyes hat-trick, Congress fields Karan Uchiyarda
9 months ago

Jodhpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat eyes hat-trick, Congress fields Karan Uchiyarda

India TV News  

Jodhpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan will witness a contest between a Sachin Pilot loyalist, Karan Singh Uchiyarda and two-time sitting BJP MP and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Voting on the Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat will take place in the second phase of the seven-phased general elections, on April 26. Who is Gajendra …

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick
9 months ago

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party Dalit MP Sangeeta Azad, who represents the Lalganj seat in East UP, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Monday evening. BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick Her joining came on a day when top ruling party leaders, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and …

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress’ first of six Lok Sabha candidates for Chhattisgarh includes two ex-ministers, and a sitting MP, apart from former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. While it announced the candidatures of Bhupesh Baghel, Vikas Upadhyay, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Rajendra Sahu, Jyotsna Mahant and Shiv Dahariya, it is yet to announce the remaining five, that includes the Bastar seat which is currently being …

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates list
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates list

India TV News  

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election 2024: Gorakhpur is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur Constituency Demographic Profile As per data from the Election Commission, there were 19,81,197 voters in the Gorakhpur constituency during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Poll Date The Gorakhpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh will go to polls in the …

BJP list for Lok Sabha polls: Former union minister Harsh Vardhan quits politics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP list for Lok Sabha polls: Former union minister Harsh Vardhan quits politics

Hindustan Times  

Former union minister and two-time MP Harsh Vardhan has announced his decision to exit politics and return to his medical profession after being omitted from the Bharatiya Janata Party's list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The BJP has chosen Praveen Khandelwal as its candidate for the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat, replacing Harsh Vardhan. Shake-up in …

BJP fields Union Minister Rijiju as Lok Sabha candidate from Arunachal Pradesh
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP fields Union Minister Rijiju as Lok Sabha candidate from Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The BJP on March 3 announced the names of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and the party's Arunachal Pradesh president Tapir Gao as its candidates from the two seats of the northeastern State. Mr. Rijiju, the Earth Sciences Minister in the Narendra Modi Cabinet, will seek re-election from the Arunachal Pradesh West seat which he has held since 2004, except for …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: These 4 controversial MPs missing from BJP's first list
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: These 4 controversial MPs missing from BJP's first list

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In what can be seen as a message for controversial leaders from the BJP high command, several notable figures such as Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi …

33 sitting MPs replaced with new faces as BJP shuffles Lok Sabha lineup
9 months, 3 weeks ago

33 sitting MPs replaced with new faces as BJP shuffles Lok Sabha lineup

India Today  

The BJP has replaced 33 sitting MPs with new faces as the party released its first list of upcoming Lok Sabha election candidates on Saturday, with notable changes in various states. The first list of the saffron party’s Lok Sabha lineup has 95 names, including 34 central ministers and two former chief ministers in Assam, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya …

BJP's big change in Delhi: 4 sitting MPs dropped, fresh entrants in fray
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's big change in Delhi: 4 sitting MPs dropped, fresh entrants in fray

India Today  

In the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP announced a major rejig in Delhi. Four sitting MPs-- Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri, Meenakshi Lekhi, and Harsh Vardhan-- have been dropped by the party. He fought his first Lok Sabha election as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Gorakhpur against present Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in …

BJP’s nomination of Pawan Singh from Asansol Lok Sabha seat triggers outrage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s nomination of Pawan Singh from Asansol Lok Sabha seat triggers outrage

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on March 2 announced the names of 20 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in West Bengal which included Bhojpuri actor and singer Pawan Singh from Asansol Lok Sabha seat. Trinamool Congress Minister and former Asansol MP Babul Supriyo also took to social media and said that the nomination of Pawan Singh “in terms of …

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 : Varun Gandhi denies reports of contesting from Amethi
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 : Varun Gandhi denies reports of contesting from Amethi

Live Mint  

Bharatiya Janata Party member of parliament Varun Gandhi has denied speculations about contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha 2024 election from Amethi, the high-profile seat in Uttar Pradesh. Varun Gandhi said this in response to reports suggesting that will fight the election as an independent candidate from Amethi, with outside support from the Congress and Samajwadi party alliance. Amethi was earlier …

OPINION | MODI’S OUTREACH TOWARDS MUSLIMS
11 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | MODI’S OUTREACH TOWARDS MUSLIMS

India TV News  

First of all, New Year greetings to all of you. At a time when leaders of opposition parties are alleging that BJP is pushing its majoritarian Hindutva agenda by building the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi are inciting Muslim youths to come forward to protect mosques, Modi has surprised his rivals by changing tack. BJP’s UP …

Hill State People’s Democratic PartyBypolls held in one Lok Sabha, four Assembly seats
1 year, 7 months ago

Hill State People’s Democratic PartyBypolls held in one Lok Sabha, four Assembly seats

The Hindu  

Bypolls were held for one Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab and four Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya and Odisha on Wednesday. MLA arrested The byelection for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat was necessitated by the death of Congress Member of Parliament Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January this year. While the Aam Aadmi Party fielded former MLA and ex-Congressman Sushil …

No Muslim MLA in Rampur for First Time Since Independence. Why BJP's Win is a Watershed Moment in UP
2 years ago

No Muslim MLA in Rampur for First Time Since Independence. Why BJP's Win is a Watershed Moment in UP

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BJP’s first-ever win since Independence in Rampur Assembly seat on Thursday has further strengthened the dominance of Brand Yogi in Uttar Pradesh, indicating that UP is now the second-biggest fortress of the saffron party after Gujarat. The Rampur Assembly seat had never been won by the BJP since Independence, with Azam Khan and his family winning from here for the …

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