Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP

Live Mint  

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, scheduled for May 13, will witness polling in one of the most talked about seats of Madhya Pradesh. Indore, where Congress has been away from victory since 1989, is going to be an interesting contest after the grand old party's candidate withdrew his nomination and joined the rival BJP. Akshay Kanti Bam earned the Congress' ticket to fight elections for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, but he withdrew his nomination after being summoned by police in some old cases. After the high court rejected the plea, Congress didn't take much time to come up with an alternative strategy and started asking voters to press the NOTA button and punish the BJP for "murdering the democracy." Voters must give a befitting reply to BJP by picking the NOTA option," senior Congress leader Shobha Ojha was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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ABP News  

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Live Mint  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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India Today  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In an unprecedented development, BJP has retained Indore Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh by ‘defeating’ its ‘nearest rival’ NOTA, or none of the above, by a record margin of 10,08,077 votes. BJP candidate Shankar Lalwani who is seeking re-election in the constituency won a record 12,26,751 votes while NOTA has emerged as the runner by getting a record …

Indore script electoral history with 2,18,674 NOTA votes, BJP's 11.75 lakh ballot gap win
9 months, 4 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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10 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee

The Hindu  

Workers from various parties of the INDIA bloc gathered for a protest on Saturday next to the Gandhi statue at Indore’s famed Regal Square with banners and placards asking people to press NOTA on May 13 when the Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh goes to the polls. One of the banners said: “Press the last button — NOTA — …

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Days after the Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshya Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination at the last moment, the party has put its weight behind a campaign asking people to go to vote, NOTA, when the city votes in the fourth phase on May 13. Indore Lok Sabha elections: Congress leaders said they were hoping to build a …

Opinion: Indore, now a battle between NOTA and prestige
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Indore, now a battle between NOTA and prestige

India Today  

By allegedly coercing the Congress candidate to withdraw from the fray in Indore, one of its safest seats in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has unwittingly exposed itself to a slew of charges, thereby turning an almost favourable outcome into a moral loss that no victory margin will offset. While the Congress accused the ruling party of orchestrating the withdrawal and …

Elections 2024 May 8 highlights: Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks reflects mindset, attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor: Sitharaman
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

Launching an attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alleged that the Congress party stopped its bitter criticism of Ambani and Adani ever since the Lok Sabha election notification was announced. They resorted to non-stop rhetoric against the Bharatiya Janata Party citing the names of “five industrialists” spreading false narratives in the last five years, he charged. In …

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 …

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate’s petition to contest from Indore
10 months, 4 weeks ago

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate’s petition to contest from Indore

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: In a major setback to the Congress party, a division bench of the Madhya Pradesh Indore high court dismissed the petition of a Congress substitute candidate, Moti Singh, filed against rejection of his candidature from Indore. Bam was declared as the ‘approved candidate’ and Singh as the ‘substitute candidate’ by issuing Form-B in the prescribed form as mentioned under …

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate's plea to contest election on party's symbol from Indore
10 months, 4 weeks ago

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate's plea to contest election on party's symbol from Indore

India TV News  

Moti Singh, Congress’s substitute candidate from Indore Lok Sabha constituency faced a setback after the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday dismissed his appeal to contest the election on the party's symbol after its original candidate withdrew from the fray. The decision came as a shocker for Congress which has been left without a candidate in Indore after its nominee …

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore
11 months ago

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore

Deccan Chronicle  

INDORE: The Congress, ejected from the contest after its Indore candidate joined the BJP, is appealing to voters to press the None Of The Above' option, a move slammed by the ruling party as negative tactics. Akshay Kanti Bam, who had been pitted against BJP's sitting MP Shankar Lalwani, shocked the grand old party on Monday, which was the last …

Indore Congress candidate defects 5 days after attempt to murder charge
11 months ago

Indore Congress candidate defects 5 days after attempt to murder charge

India Today  

An attempt to murder charge was added to a 2007 land grabbing case against Akshay Kanti Bamb, the Congress party's candidate for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, just five days before he withdrew his nomination and joined the BJP earlier this week. A PTI news agency report said the murder charge was added to the 17-year-old case on the directions …

State BJP looks to retain Uttara Kannada stronghold
11 months ago

State BJP looks to retain Uttara Kannada stronghold

Hindustan Times  

Despite Uttara Kannada constituency being the historical stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it seems to be facing a significant challenges from the Congress while dealing with an ongoing internal strife. Representing the constituency since 2004, the BJP in March replaced long-time incumbent Anantkumar Hegde with Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri, the former speaker of Karnataka assembly from the Uttara Kannada seat. …

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