Sonowal, Gaurav Gogoi among 11 to file nomination papers on Tuesday for first phase polls
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sonowal, Gaurav Gogoi among 11 to file nomination papers on Tuesday for first phase polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati, Mar 26 Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lok Sabha Deputy Leader of Opposition Gaurav Gogoi were among eleven contestants who filed their nomination papers on Tuesday for the first phase of Parliamentary polls to five constituencies on April 19, an election official said. Sonowal, the minister for Shipping, Ports, Waterways and Ayush, filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for the prestigious Dibrugarh constituency accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other leaders of the ruling alliance. Gaurav Gogoi filed his nomination as the Congress candidate from Jorhat, with state party president Bhupen Kumar Borah and leader of opposition in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia giving him company. The Congress leader's main contestant will be BJP's sitting MP Topon Gogoi who will file his nominations on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes
1 week, 5 days ago

In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes

The Hindu  

The bye-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and the Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly constituencies last month in Kerala provided an opportunity for the Bharatiya Janata Party to gain some ground in the State. This was nearly 40,000 votes fewer than what the BJP State president, K. Surendran, had secured in the 2024 general elections. In Palakkad, despite the BJP’s …

Assam Bypoll Results Live: Counting for five Assembly seats today, Himanta's leadership to be tested
1 month ago

Assam Bypoll Results Live: Counting for five Assembly seats today, Himanta's leadership to be tested

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the bypolls to five Assembly seats in Assam is scheduled to begin on November 23 at 8 am. Notable transitions included BJP leaders Parimal Suklabaidya and Ranjit Dutta, who secured the Cachar and Tezpur Lok Sabha seats; AGP's Phani Bhushan Choudhury winning in Barpeta; and UPPL’s Joyanta Basumatary claiming the Kokrajhar seat. Dholai - In …

Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
1 month, 1 week ago

Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs

Hindustan Times  

The results of the by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam, held on Wednesday, will be a test for three political leaders active in the northeastern state. The Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain and Asom Gana Parishad’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury were not among the 34 candidates who fought in the polls but when the counting’s over on November 23, …

Channapatna records 88.81% voter turnout
1 month, 1 week ago

Channapatna records 88.81% voter turnout

Hindustan Times  

Of the three assembly constituencies that went to bypolls on Wednesday, Channapatna recorded a major voter turnout with 88.81%, closely followed by Shiggaon at 80.48%, and Sandur with 76.24%, according to the provisional turnout data by the Election Commission of India till 10.30 pm. The by-elections were required after former representatives of these constituencies — E Tukaram of Congress, former …

Dynastic politics in focus with kin of MPs in fray in Assam bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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 …

BJP Alleges Using Children in Campaign, Files Complaint with Election Commission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP Alleges Using Children in Campaign, Files Complaint with Election Commission

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Congress MP Rakibul Hussain and his son Tanzil for allegedly using children in campaign activities in support of Hussain's son Tanzil. The BJP claimed that children were being used in campaigning activities in support of Hussain's son, and that this practice violated the …

Congress and BJP Candidates Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Polls
1 month, 3 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.

Battle lines drawn: 47 now in race for key segments
3 months, 1 week ago

Battle lines drawn: 47 now in race for key segments

Hindustan Times  

As the deadline for withdrawing nominations for candidates contesting from constituencies in Gurugram district passed at 3pm on Monday, 15 candidates from four Assembly constituencies opted to pull out, leaving 47 contenders in the race, according to district election officials. Prominent candidates in Gurgaon include Ashok Jangra from Jannayak Janta Party, contesting with key symbol; Gaurav Bhati from Indian National …

On last day of nominations, 55 people file papers for upcoming Haryana polls
3 months, 1 week ago

On last day of nominations, 55 people file papers for upcoming Haryana polls

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Gurugram deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav — the district election officer — on Thursday said that 55 people have filed their nominations for the upcoming Haryana polls from the four assembly seats in the district. Notable candidates include Bimla Chaudhary from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Pearl Chaudhary from Congress, Amar Nath JE from the Jannayak Janta Party, and Pradeep …

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list
3 months, 1 week ago

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress released its third list of 40 candidates for the Haryana assembly election on Wednesday, including the name of Aditya Surjewala, son of party MP Randeep Surjewala, who will contest from Kaithal. These candidates are included in the list {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} - The Congress's third list includes former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan from Panchkula, former minister Nirmal Singh …

Cong’s 3rd list out, Surjewala’s son fielded from Kaithal
3 months, 1 week ago

Cong’s 3rd list out, Surjewala’s son fielded from Kaithal

Hindustan Times  

A day before the last date for filing of nominations for the 2024 Haryana assembly polls, the central election committee of the Congress on Wednesday announced the candidature of 40 candidates. The Congress is yet to declare candidates for Ambala Cantt, Panipat Rural, Tigaon, Sohna, Narwana, Bhiwani, Rania, Narnaund and Uklana assembly constituencies. Among those who were declared as candidates …

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies

Hindustan Times  

With the deadline for filing nominations approaching on September 12, political parties have started announcing their candidates for key constituencies in South Haryana, including Gurugram and Badshahpur. The top leadership had initially taken a wait-and-watch approach, but as the campaign intensifies, candidates are now reaching out to their strongholds and party workers, seeking to unite dissatisfied members, say political observers. …

Poll contest hots up in south Haryana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll contest hots up in south Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Campaigning for the assembly elections heated up in south Haryana on Sunday with party candidates from the BJP, Congress, and independents in the fray reaching out to the masses through public meetings, rallies, social media and neighbourhood meet-ups. In Badshahpur assembly constituency, independent candidate Kumudini Rakesh Daultabad, who is the wife of late MLA Rakesh Daultabad, held an extensive outreach …

Congress has fielded candidates undergoing ED investigation, one of them is in jail: Haryana BJP chief
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress has fielded candidates undergoing ED investigation, one of them is in jail: Haryana BJP chief

India TV News  

Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli on Saturday said that several candidates who have been fielded by the Congress party for the state Assembly Elections are under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, and one of them is even in jail. Congress list of candidates in Haryana The Congress party on Friday announced its first list of 31 candidates for the …

On first day of filing nominations, only 2 candidates from Badshahpur submit papers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

On first day of filing nominations, only 2 candidates from Badshahpur submit papers

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: On the first day of the nomination process for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, only two candidates from the Badshahpur constituency filed their nomination papers, officials said adding that no other candidate from the Gurugram, Pataudi, or Sohna constituencies submitted their nomination papers. Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer at a press conference about the upcoming …

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa

ABP News  

Haryana BJP List: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of 67 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 90-member assembly. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is set to contest from Ladwa, while Gian Chand Gupta is set to contest from Panchkula. Former Haryana BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar has been pitched from Badli, while veteran party …

High-stake race: Iltija, Tarigami, Mir among others file nominations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High-stake race: Iltija, Tarigami, Mir among others file nominations

Hindustan Times  

With the nominations for the first phase of elections ending on Tuesday, several heavy weights filled their nominations from 24 seats across the J&K. The prominent among those who filed their nominations on Tuesday include Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami, M Iltija Mufti, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, PDP Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Peerzada Sayeed and Amin Bhat. “I hope people will go through …

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Two months after the Lok Sabha polls, Assam’s political atmosphere continues to bubble with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and their allies and the Congress-led opposition front preparing for a set of bypolls. Five assembly seats in the northeastern state have fallen vacant following the Lok Sabha polls as two MLAs from the ruling BJP, one each from alliance partners …

Gaurav Gogoi re-appointed Congress’s Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha
5 months, 1 week ago

Gaurav Gogoi re-appointed Congress’s Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

Gaurav Gogoi, the three term Congress MP from Assam’s Jorhat will continue to be the party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, while senior Kerala MP Kodikkunnil Suresh will continue as the party’s chief whip, the party announced on Sunday. The Congress’ parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi constituted its leadership team for the Lower House ahead of the Budget session …

12 candidates in fray for 11 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

12 candidates in fray for 11 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council election

The Hindu  

As many as 12 candidates have filed their nomination on July 2 for the 11 Legislative Council election in Maharashtra that will go to election on July 12. The ruling Mahayuti alliance has fielded nine candidates and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s three nominees are in the fray for the biennial election. With five candidates, the BJP has fielded the most …

I planned for A-plus BJP but got B-minus BJP campaign, say Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi
6 months, 1 week ago

I planned for A-plus BJP but got B-minus BJP campaign, say Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi

New Indian Express  

Gogoi said Jorhat for many reasons was an important election for the BJP, for Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and for his own political plans. To make matters worse, he was told by the party high command just 30 days before the elections to contest from Jorhat, a Congress bastion-turned-BJP stronghold that has been won twice by the BJP …

Assam BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal likely to assume cabinet berth in Modi 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal likely to assume cabinet berth in Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: Union minister and former Assam chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, won the Dibrugarh seat for the second time, beating Lurinjyoti Gogoi of the Assam Jatiya Parishad, INDIA bloc, by a margin of 2,79,321 votes. Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal Sonowal, who was minister for ports, shipping, and waterways as well as the ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha, sowa-rigpa and homoeopathy in the …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Three from Northeast sworn in, Pabita Margherita surprise pick
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Three from Northeast sworn in, Pabita Margherita surprise pick

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Three BJP leaders from the Northeast were inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA ministry at the Centre on Sunday. The three are Sarbananda Sonowal and Kiren Rijiju, both Cabinet ministers in the outgoing government, and Rajya Sabha member Pabitra Margherita, a new face. The NDA had bagged 16 of the Northeast’s 25 parliamentary seats with the BJP alone …

Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

With the Lok Sabha polls getting over, Assam will now shift focus to upcoming bye-elections to five assembly and two Rajya Sabha seats that will be held in the next six months. Two sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, Union minister and former CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, and five MLAs, including a cabinet minister, are among the 14 Lok …

'Congratulating Opposition Leaders Is A Crime Now': Rift Between Assam BJP MLA, CM Himanta Widens
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Congratulating Opposition Leaders Is A Crime Now': Rift Between Assam BJP MLA, CM Himanta Widens

ABP News  

A tweet by Assam BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia has brought the apparent rift between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the "old guard". pic.twitter.com/GotlM0TPak — Akhil Gogoi June 5, 2024 After Mrinal Saikia congratulated Gaurav Gogoi, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said: "Mrinal Saikia did not congratulate Narendra Modi on his victory, but he congratulated a Congress winner. Reacting to this, …

Election Results 2024: Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav, Kanimozhi among women candidates leading with big margin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav, Kanimozhi among women candidates leading with big margin

The Hindu  

Women candidates like Selja Kumari, Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav and Misa Bharti are leading by a significant margin in their respective constituencies in the general elections. Some of the prominent women candidates who are leading in the contest include Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav and Misa Bharti. Ms. Hema Malini, the incumbent MP from Mathura, was leading …

Election results 2024: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Dibrugarh seat by 2,79,321 vote margin
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Dibrugarh seat by 2,79,321 vote margin

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and former Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has won the Dibrugarh seat in Assam for the second time, beating Lurinjyoti Gogoi by a margin of 2,79,321 votes, according to the Election Commission of India. India News In 2004, the 61-year-old politician had contested the Lok Sabha polls on Asom Gana Parisad ticket and defeated Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kamakhaya …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Gaurav Gogoi Leads From Assam’s Jorhat In Early Trends
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Gaurav Gogoi Leads From Assam’s Jorhat In Early Trends

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Sitting Indian National Congress Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi from Assam’s Kaliabor was leadinv his Bharatiya Janata Party opponent, Jorhat's sitting MP Topon Kumar Gogoi, by 17065 votes when reports last came in. Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, had polled 110601 votes until 10:10 am IST while Topon Gogoi had …

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election Winner List 2024: The counting of votes for the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha is currently underway, following an intense election process held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections for 21 seats. Key candidates and seats to watch out for: The Odisha Assembly elections …

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Lok Sabha polls in Odisha took place in total four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is contesting for the BJP in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against BJD's Pranab Prakash Das. Sarmistha Sethi Sarmistha Sethi is a contestant from Odisha representing the …

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar

ABP News  

The voting has been conducted in the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, where the voting in seven phases concluded on Saturday. Here are some of the top candidates this election: - Giriraj Singh: BJP firebrand leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh is seeking a second term from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. - Ravi Shankar Prasad: BJP leader …

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar
7 months ago

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar

The Hindu  

The BJP on Wednesday expelled popular Bhojpuri film star and singer Pawan Singh from the party for “anti-party activities and maligning the image of the party”. Pawan Singh had recently joined the BJP but was in the fray to contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, …

Seven in fray from Varanasi now for LS polls
7 months, 1 week ago

Seven in fray from Varanasi now for LS polls

Hindustan Times  

After withdrawal of nominations on the last day on Friday, seven candidates, including Prime minister Narendra Modi, are in fray for the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi Parliamentary seat. At Varanasi parliamentary constituency, the final candidates are Prime Minister Narendra Modi-Bharatiya Janata Party, Ajay Rai- Congress, Athar Jamal Lari-Bahujan Samaj Party, Gagan Prakash Yadav-Apna Dal, Koli Shetty Shivkumar-Yug Tulsi Party, …

Top Events of the Day: PM Modi, Kangana Ranaut, Anurag Thakur to file nominations; SC to hear conversion case, and more
7 months, 1 week ago

Top Events of the Day: PM Modi, Kangana Ranaut, Anurag Thakur to file nominations; SC to hear conversion case, and more

Live Mint  

Top Events of the Day: Today's agenda is packed with high-profile events including PM Narendra Modi's nomination filing in Varanasi. Kangana Ranaut and union minister Anurag Thakur will also file nomination papers in Himachal Pradesh. PM Modi's nomination filing Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to officially file his nomination for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today, May 14. The …

On penultimate day: Biggies make a beeline to file Lok Sabha nominations in Punjab
7 months, 1 week ago

On penultimate day: Biggies make a beeline to file Lok Sabha nominations in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

As many as 209 nominations have been filed in Punjab on Monday, the fifth and the penultimate day of the filing of papers. These include Aam Aadmi Party candidate Amansher Singh Shery Kalsi and Dr Daljit Singh Cheema from the Shiromani Akali Dal. As many as 20 nominations have been filed from Khadoor Sahib, including Virsa Singh Valtoha of the …

Supporters in tow, Dhillon, Pappi & Warring file nomination papers in Ludhiana
7 months, 1 week ago

Supporters in tow, Dhillon, Pappi & Warring file nomination papers in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Ranjit Singh Dhillon showed strength by holding a march before filing his nomination papers from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat on Monday while Aam Aadmi Party ’s Ashok Parashar Pappi and while Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring kept low profiles while filing thier papers. SAD Candidate Ranjit Singh Dhillon with others at DC office …

23 candidates in fray for Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

23 candidates in fray for Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Three candidates took back their nominations on the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Thursday, which has left 23 candidates in the fray for the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat, the district administration said. Nishant Yadav, deputy commissioner, Gurugram said that five candidates form recognised state and national parties, nine from registered political parties and nine independents will fight for …

Congress and BJP set to battle it out in Himachal’s Assembly bypolls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress and BJP set to battle it out in Himachal’s Assembly bypolls

The Hindu  

With Himachal Pradesh getting ready for byelections to six Assembly constituencies and simultaneous Parliamentary polls on June 1, the stage is set for a direct fight between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janta Party. The Congress has, so far, declared candidates for five of the six Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh facing bypolls; it is yet to name a …

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Amit Shah to Dimple Yadav, meet key candidates in phase 3
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Amit Shah to Dimple Yadav, meet key candidates in phase 3

Hindustan Times  

From Union ministers Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, and Jyotiraditya Scindia to Congress stalwart Digvijaya Singh, to NCP’s Supriya Sule and Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav, the third of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Tuesday will see these key candidates lock horns with their opponents. Jyotiraditya Scindia Civil aviation minister and former Congress leader who switched boat into BJP, leading …

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 …

Delimitation, indigenous identity, and minority votes may influence Assam’s last phase of voting
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delimitation, indigenous identity, and minority votes may influence Assam’s last phase of voting

The Hindu  

The BJP’s regional allies have more at stake in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha election in Assam with the focus on reclaiming the ‘parliamentary space’ for representatives of indigenous or majority communities, believed to have been made easier by the 2023 delimitation. Covering four constituencies – Barpeta, Dhubri, Guwahati, and Kokrajhar – in central and western …

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab

The Hindu  

The Congress party on April 29 declared four more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Punjab, fielding its State party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana Parliamentary constituency. Raja Warring would be facing Ravneet Singh Bittu, former Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, who recently joined the BJP, and is BJP’s candidate from Ludhiana. Apart …

Punjab: Congress banks on heavyweights Warring in Ludhiana, Randhawa in Gurdaspur
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab: Congress banks on heavyweights Warring in Ludhiana, Randhawa in Gurdaspur

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday announced four more Lok Sabha candidates from Punjab, fielding heavyweights, including state Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana and former deputy chief minister and party general secretary Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Gurdaspur. Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa were on Monday named party candidates from Ludhiana and Gurdaspur Lok …

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

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

Op India  

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

950 candidates to race for 17 MP posts from Telangana
7 months, 4 weeks ago

950 candidates to race for 17 MP posts from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

The returning officers on Friday allowed the nominations of around 950 candidates, which include those filed by candidates belonging to major political parties. Scrutiny of nominations is still going on.As many as 1,488 candidates have filed nominations in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana.Out of 114 nominations were filed in Adilabad, 91 nominations were accepted and 23 were rejected. Key …

Thirty-nine file nominations for 4 Odisha LS seats; 266 for 28 assembly segments
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Thirty-nine file nominations for 4 Odisha LS seats; 266 for 28 assembly segments

The Hindu  

Thirty-nine candidates have filed nominations for four Lok Sabha seats and 266 nominees submitted papers for 28 assembly segments in Odisha for elections to be held on May 13. In the first round of simultaneous elections in the state, the polling will take place in Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Berhampur Lok Sabha constituencies and the 28 assembly segments under the …

1,350 Nominations filed for Lok Sabha Polls in TS
7 months, 4 weeks ago

1,350 Nominations filed for Lok Sabha Polls in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Approximately 1,350 candidates from the Congress, BRS and BJP and independents filed their papers at 5 pm on Thursday, deadline for nominations for the May 13 Lok Sabha elections in the state. Malkajgiri topped with 151 nominations including G. Narahari, an independent, who wanted to highlight that parties had unethically offered seats to candidates. Number of Madiga community candidates …

Congress Candidates of Nalgonda, Bhuvanagiri LS Segments File Nominations
8 months ago

Congress Candidates of Nalgonda, Bhuvanagiri LS Segments File Nominations

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: The Congress candidate for the Nalgonda Lok Sabha constituency Kunduru Raghuveer Reddy on Wednesday filed a set of nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Accompanied by ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Raghuveer Reddy submitted a set of nomination papers to returning officer Harichandana Darasari at the district collectorate. Roads and buildings minister Komatireddy …

Mayawati to address rally in Sikandrabad today
8 months ago

Mayawati to address rally in Sikandrabad today

Hindustan Times  

Greater Noida: Continuing her high voltage campaign in the Western Uttar Pradesh region, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati will address a rally on Monday in support of her party’s Lok Sabha candidate Rajendra Solanki for theGautam Budh Nagar seat, party officials said. The Gautam Budha Nagar parliamentary constituency will see a triangular contest among the Bharatiya Janata Party, opposition INDIA …

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