Hamirpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Will Decision to Field Lodhi Community Candidate Prove Gamechanger for SP?
10 months, 1 week ago

Hamirpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Will Decision to Field Lodhi Community Candidate Prove Gamechanger for SP?

News 18  

The Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of 80 parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Polling Date — May 20, 2024; Phase 5 Sitting MP — Pushpendra Singh Chandel Candidates — Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Ajendra Singh Rajput Political Dynamics A mostly bipolar contest is on the cards in Hamirpur constituency which falls in the politically significant Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. Seven districts in Uttar Pradesh — Hamirpur, Banda, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun and Chitrakoot — and eight districts in Madhya Pradesh fall under this region. JK Cement Operations: The Hamirpur plant is JK Cement’s second grey cement grinding unit in Uttar Pradesh. The Hamirpur plant is JK Cement’s second grey cement grinding unit in Uttar Pradesh.

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The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
3 months, 1 week ago

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

Jharkhand election results 2024: ‘Infiltration’ rhetoric falls flat, BJP-led NDA loses 27 of the 28 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand
4 months ago

Jharkhand election results 2024: ‘Infiltration’ rhetoric falls flat, BJP-led NDA loses 27 of the 28 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly election results declared on Saturday reveal that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rhetoric of “Bangladeshi infiltration” in the Santhal Pargana region failed to consolidate Scheduled Tribe voters in its favour, with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance losing 27 of the 28 ST-reserved seats it contested across the State. The JMM countered this narrative on three fronts: holding the …

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls
4 months ago

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised the BJP's dominant performance in the bypolls and said it was due to the good governance and welfare policies of the government. Reiterating his 'batenge toh katenge' slogan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hain toh safe hain' slogan, Adityanath said the BJP's performance in the bypolls was a testament to …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: Jharkhand will kick off crucial assembly elections on Wednesday as 13.7 million people across 43 of its 81 seats will vote in the first phase of polls and bypolls will be held in 32 seats across 10 states, marking the beginning of a high-stakes round of contests. The BJP suffered some setbacks in these regions during the Lok Sabha …

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Voters are set to go to the polls in 43 of Jharkhand’s 81 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday, as well as for bypolls in 31 Assembly seats scattered across the country, and in the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Key contests in the first phase of polling …

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: Can JMM's Anant Pratap Deo stop BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi's hat-trick?
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: Can JMM's Anant Pratap Deo stop BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi's hat-trick?

India TV News  

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: The Bhawanathpur Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Anant Pratap Deo will take on the sitting BJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, who seeks a third consecutive win. Key candidates The key candidates for the Bhawanathpur seat are BJP leader and sitting MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, …

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates
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5 months ago

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates

India TV News  

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the Baghmara Assembly Election 2024 in Jharkhand. It covers key details such as the constituency profile, past winners, margin, and party-wise candidates. The article also provides a detailed demographic breakdown of the constituency, including the number of voters, service voters, and postal votes cast in the previous elections.

Hamirpur Bypoll 2024: 4.31% Lower Voter Turnout Than 2022
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamirpur Bypoll 2024: 4.31% Lower Voter Turnout Than 2022

News 18  

In the voting held for the Hamirpur Assembly bypolls in Himachal Pradesh, the reported voter turnout was 67.5%. This is 4.31% lower than what was recorded in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in which this constituency reported a voting turnout of 71.81%. Assembly constituency no.38 Hamirpur is a General seat in Hamirpur district and Lower Himachal region of Himachal …

Lucknow Diary | Bhagwat attempts to reach out in UP
9 months ago

Lucknow Diary | Bhagwat attempts to reach out in UP

New Indian Express  

The performance of BJP in UP in recently concluded Lok Sabha polls has not unsettled the ruling party as much apparently as the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. After a five day ‘Pravas’ in Gorakhpur, Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, perhaps in a fresh Muslim outreach attempt, is slated to visit the state second time in a fortnight when he is expected to …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Extraordinary ascendance of BJP in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented victory, the BJP achieved a clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh, winning all seats in the State. The BJP’s election machinery in Madhya Pradesh focused intensively on the major achievements of the Modi government, leveraging the popularity and persona of Mr. Modi as a central figure in their campaign. In the NES 2024 study, it was found that …

BAP’s victory set to change political landscape in tribal region of southern Rajasthan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BAP’s victory set to change political landscape in tribal region of southern Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The victory of Bharat Adivasi Party in Banswara in the 2024 Lok Sabha election is set to change political landscape in the tribal-dominated region of southern Rajasthan, as the tribal identity, formation of a ‘Bhil Pradesh’ and an increase in reservation for Scheduled Tribes have come to the centre stage. Mr. Roat, a two-time MLA from Chorasi, was instrumental in …

PDA formula scripts success for SP in Braj region
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PDA formula scripts success for SP in Braj region

Hindustan Times  

Agra Stepping out of the counting centre in Kasganj on Tuesday, BJP candidate Rajveer Singh alias Raju Bhaiya said he would analyse the reasons which led to his defeat in Etah, a constituency considered capital of Lodh voters, who comprise 16 % of total voters. PDA successfully worked for Akhilesh Yadav It might be a routine reaction from a defeated …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

These Lok Sabha candidates won by record margin, BJP's Shankar Lalwani tops
9 months, 3 weeks ago

These Lok Sabha candidates won by record margin, BJP's Shankar Lalwani tops

Hindustan Times  

At least five candidates, including as many as four from the Bharatiya Janata Party, broke all previous records for the highest victory margin in a Lok Sabha election. Shankar Lalwani, BJP MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani : The incumbent MP from Madhya Pradesh's Indore Lok Sabha constituency retained the seat, winning by a margin of 11.72 lakh votes, according to …

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has registered its best performance in the Lok Sabha elections, winning or leading on 38 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh after a string of electoral reverses since 2017. The SP, which increased its tally seven-fold, won 35 seats in 2004 when SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav headed the government in Uttar …

Uttar Pradesh 2024 election results show BJP losing in 27 seats it won in 2019
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

BJP set for hat-trick in Jammu, Udhampur constituencies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP set for hat-trick in Jammu, Udhampur constituencies

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday is set to retain Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies for the third consecutive term since 2014. From Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, sitting MP and Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh is leading with 4,22,266 votes against his nearest rival, Choudhary Lal Singh of the Congress, with 3,26,459 votes. In Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, incumbent …

Election results 2024 | Samajwadi Party makes comeback in Uttar Pradesh as INDIA bloc leads over NDA
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties

India TV News  

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Winner List 2024: The counting of votes for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan is currently underway. Key candidates and seats to watch out for: Out of 25 seats, all eyes are on four main constituencies from Rajasthan, which includes the seats of Alwar, Churu, Nagaur and Barmer. The seat of Churu made headlines after …

Jaunpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Babushingh Kushwaha leads against BJP's Kripashankar Singh
9 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 …

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav

India TV News  

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 | UPDATES Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav in early trends. In 2024, the key contest in Azamgarh is between BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' and Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav. Uttar …

Hamirpur Election Results 2024: Anurag Thakur wins by margin of 1,82,357 votes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamirpur Election Results 2024: Anurag Thakur wins by margin of 1,82,357 votes

India TV News  

Hamirpur Election Results 2024: Hamirpur is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. Hamirpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout According to the Election Commission, a voter turnout of per cent was recorded in the Hamirpur Constituency. Assembly constituency-wise voter turnout Dehra Jaswan-Pragpur Dharampur Bhoranj Sujanpur Hamirpur Barsar Nadaun Chintpurni Gagret Haroli Una Kutlehar Jhanduta Ghumarwin Bilaspur Srinainadeviji …

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP sweeps MP, Shivraj win with record votes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP sweeps MP, Shivraj win with record votes

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: The trend of vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections showed that Bharatiya Janata Party took a huge lead over Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The dominating BJP is leading in all 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. BJP candidiate Vivek Bunty Sahu took a lead of over Congress …

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: INDIA bloc led by Samajwadi Party -Congress is ahead of BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh as counting of votes is underway in Lok Sabha elections 2024. Election Commission trends in Uttar Pradesh as counting is underway INDIA bloc trends INDIA: 40 SP: 33 Congress: 07 NDA trends NDA: 39 BJP: 37 RLD: 02 Others: …

7th Phase Voting: Union Minister & BJP Candidate Anurag Thakur Urges Public To Cast Vote | LS Polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

7th Phase Voting: Union Minister & BJP Candidate Anurag Thakur Urges Public To Cast Vote | LS Polls

ABP News  

All the four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh where elections are to be held include Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra and Shimla Lok Sabha seats. The election campaign in the hill state, which was full of allegations and counter-allegations, ended on Thursday with two rallies of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Barsar and Mandi and a roadshow of Congress …

Poll contest set for enthralling finale in land of sages and socialists
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Poll contest set for enthralling finale in land of sages and socialists

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha poll race is intense in Deoria, also known as the land of sages or the Devbhoomi of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Since 1991, Deoria has witnessed an intense fight between the SP and BJP in successive Lok Sabha elections, especially between SP founder member Mohan Singh and BJP candidate Shri Prakash Mani Tripathi. Congress worker Shiv Kumar Patel …

Kangra Constituency Wach: Debutants battle as Congress eyes BJP fort
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kangra Constituency Wach: Debutants battle as Congress eyes BJP fort

Hindustan Times  

Former Union minister and Congress candidate for the Kangra Lok Sabha seat Anand Sharma is eyeing to break the Bharatiya Janata Party’s winning streak that extends back to 15 years. In the last six Lok Sabha elections, the constituency has consistently favoured the BJP, with the exception of 2004 when the Congress bagged the seat. Notable victors include Rajan Sushant …

Hamirpur: Anurag Thakur seeks fifth term on development pitch
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamirpur: Anurag Thakur seeks fifth term on development pitch

Hindustan Times  

Electoral stakes are high for both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Hamirpur where Union minister and BJP candidate Anurag Thakur is seeking a fifth term as a Member of Parliament. As Hamirpur is a BJP stronghold, previously represented by his father and former Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, Thakur enjoys an edge in the contest against …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 5: Rahul, Smriti, Rajnath among key candidates voting in fifth phase today
10 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 5: Rahul, Smriti, Rajnath among key candidates voting in fifth phase today

The Hindu  

Polling for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on May 20 across a total of 49 seats, including in high-profile constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. The fate of five Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be decided during the fifth phase of elections covering 14 Lok …

Lok Sabha candidates target Gurugram’s urban voters
10 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha candidates target Gurugram’s urban voters

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Candidates of major political parties have begun canvassing in urban areas of Badshahpur and Gurugram assembly constituencies, which have an estimated 9.25 lakh voters out of the total 25 lakh voters in the nine constituencies of the Lok Sabha. The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Jannayak Janta Party candidates on Sunday moved around the city to woo urban voters …

Himachal elections: Congress raises pitch as CM Sukhu targets BJP over ‘regional bias’
10 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 …

Lok Sabha polls an election to fulfil resolve of developed India: JP Nadda
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls an election to fulfil resolve of developed India: JP Nadda

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said the Lok Sabha polls were an election to fulfil the resolve of developed India. BJP state chief Rajeev Bindal, former CM Jai Ram Thakur, party national president JP Nadda, Union minister and party candidate Anurag Thakur at a rally in Hamirpur. With the blessings of the public, Narendra Modi …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting in 93 Lok Sabha seats today, PM Modi, Shah to cast vote in Gandhinagar
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting in 93 Lok Sabha seats today, PM Modi, Shah to cast vote in Gandhinagar

India TV News  

The stage is set for the voting in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. Bengal's minority-dominated districts to vote in 3rd phase The third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal will see four Muslim-majority constituencies going to the polls on Tuesday, with the division of …

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the I.N.D.IA. In Maharashtra, where 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls, a riveting contest is on in Baramati between Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, wife of the veteran leader's estranged nephew and Maharashtra …

Lok Sabha election: In ‘Suhag Nagari’ Firozabad, issues on ground wedded to larger poll picture?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election: In ‘Suhag Nagari’ Firozabad, issues on ground wedded to larger poll picture?

Hindustan Times  

Located on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, Firozabad was earlier a part of Agra but became a separate district in 1989. Raj Babbar moved to Ghaziabad in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav’s son Akshay Yadav won the 2014 election despite the Modi wave sweeping the nation. The traditional Samajwadi Party votes were divided between Shivpal …

Anand Sharma, Raj Babbar in Congress's new list of Lok Sabha candidates
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Anand Sharma, Raj Babbar in Congress's new list of Lok Sabha candidates

India Today  

Veteran Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Raj Babbar have been named in the party's latest list of candidates released on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha elections. While Anand Sharma has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra, Raj Babbar will be contesting from the Gurugram seat in Haryana. Anand Sharma was recently in the news for writing a letter to Congress …

From INDIA bloc’s ‘Fauji Baba’ to rebel trouble, things get challenging for BJP’s Chahar in Fatehpur Sikri
10 months, 3 weeks ago

From INDIA bloc’s ‘Fauji Baba’ to rebel trouble, things get challenging for BJP’s Chahar in Fatehpur Sikri

Hindustan Times  

Agra: The youngest parliamentary constituency in the Braj area, Fatehpur Sikri, is gearing up for a close contest this time. However, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled to hold a roadshow in support of Congress candidate Ram Nath Sikarwar, also known as Fauji Baba, in Fatehpur Sikri on May 3. Sikarwar’s popularity is not the only concern for the …

Parties stick to tested formulas as 5 seats of north Bihar gear up for polls
11 months ago

Parties stick to tested formulas as 5 seats of north Bihar gear up for polls

The Hindu  

“Rome Pope ka, Madhepura Gope ka,” goes a saying in Bihar’s Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency, one of the five in north Bihar that would go to polls in the third phase of the 2024 general election on May 7. In Madhepura, National Democratic Alliance candidate and sitting MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav of the Janata Dal is contesting against the Opposition …

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi hints at bigger role for Shivraj Chouhan in Delhi
11 months ago

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi hints at bigger role for Shivraj Chouhan in Delhi

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh's longest-serving chief minister and BJP stalwart Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to play an important role in national politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling an election rally recently that he wanted to "take him to Delhi ". Mr. Chouhan, who was the chief minister from 2005 to 2023, is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from his stronghold …

Stage set for Phase 2 Lok Sabha polls in eight west Uttar Pradesh constituencies
11 months ago

Stage set for Phase 2 Lok Sabha polls in eight west Uttar Pradesh constituencies

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party - Rashtriya Lok Dal and Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance will be on test in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Uttar Pradesh that go to polls on Friday in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election. The BJP bagged seven of these seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election — Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh …

JD(U) aims to better 2019 tally in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls
11 months ago

JD(U) aims to better 2019 tally in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal-United, an ally of the National Democratic Alliance will be looking to better its 2019 Lok Sabha polls performance as five constituencies mostly in Seemanchal area, comprising Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka, go to polls in the second phase of the general election on April 26 across the state’s 40 seats. Barring Kishanganj, where it lost last time, …

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch
11 months ago

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch

India Today  

The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is set for April 26, focusing on Chhattisgarh, a critical state in the Hindi heartland with 11 parliamentary seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated Chhattisgarh, winning nine out of the 11 seats, leaving Congress with only two. Rajnandgaon is a key battleground in this election …

The importance of Karnataka
11 months ago

The importance of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka is seen as an outlier in the political map of South India for its willingness to back the Bharatiya Janata Party. In all of 130 Lok Sabha seats in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the Union territory of Puducherry, it is the 28 constituencies in Karnataka that the BJP banks on to …

BJP has won Chhindwara seat, only result awaited: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav
11 months ago

BJP has won Chhindwara seat, only result awaited: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party has “already won” the Congress bastion of Chhindwara in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, adding that “only the result is awaited.” Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav “Chhindwara which was our minus seat in the previous two Lok Sabha elections…now I can say that we …

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Kanniyakumari being pulled from all four sides
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Kanniyakumari being pulled from all four sides

New Indian Express  

KANNIYAKUMARI: The parliamentary constituency in the southern-most part of the country, Kanniyakumari, is set to see a four-cornered fight as Congress, BJP, AIADMK and NTK are set to lock horns with each other this Lok Sabha election, and the main contest will be between sitting MP Vijay Vasanth of Congress and former union minister and BJP candidate Pon Radhakrishnan. After …

Hanuman Beniwal, Rahul Kaswan among key candidates in Rajasthan's 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls
11 months, 1 week ago

Hanuman Beniwal, Rahul Kaswan among key candidates in Rajasthan's 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

A total of 12 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan will vote in the first phase of general elections on April 19. Congress candidate Rahul Kaswan, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former MP Hanuman Beniwal. The Bharatiya Janata Party has left no stone unturned to repeat if not better the 2019 Lok Sabha election results, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Lok Sabha elections: Keen contest on the cards as eight seats in western UP vote in Phase-I
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections: Keen contest on the cards as eight seats in western UP vote in Phase-I

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The battle lines have been formally drawn in Uttar Pradesh for the high stakes Lok Sabha election with eight seats in the western region of the state set to vote in Phase-I on Friday. Of the eight seats, the BJP had lost five – Saharanpur, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad and Rampur – in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when the …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to jointly address media in Ghaziabad today
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to jointly address media in Ghaziabad today

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will jointly address the media in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on April 17. The two leaders have not campaigned together for any of the ten seats of Western Uttar Pradesh going to polls in the first phase of polling on April 19. Saharanpur is the only seat in western Uttar Pradesh …

Uttar Pradesh | BJP declares candidate on two more Lok Sabha seats, four Assembly seats going for byelection
11 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh | BJP declares candidate on two more Lok Sabha seats, four Assembly seats going for byelection

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released the list of two more Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh along with four candidates for the Assembly byelection. Thakur Vishwadeep Singh has been given ticket to contest from Firozabad against the Samajwadi Party Akshay Yadav, while Shashank Mani Tripathi will be the candidate for the Deoria Lok Sabha seat. The BJP also …

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