To take on Congress heavyweight Sachin Pilot, BJP fields its lone Muslim candidate in Rajasthan
6 years, 1 month ago

To take on Congress heavyweight Sachin Pilot, BJP fields its lone Muslim candidate in Rajasthan

India Today  

After the Congress decided to field Rajput leader Manvendra Singh against sitting Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, the BJP, has now fielded the party's Muslim face Yoonus Khan against Congress heavyweight Sachin Pilot from Tonk. READ | BJP denies tickets to Muslims in second list before Rajasthan polls Khan is the only Muslim candidate BJP has fielded for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. It was being said that the senior leadership of the Congress was not in favour of either Sachin Pilot or Ashok Gehlot contesting the upcoming assembly elections. READ | Rajasthan polls: Miffed over being denied ticket, BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja quits party "On the orders of Rahul Gandhi and request of Ashok Gehlot, I have decided to contest the upcoming assembly elections," Pilot said.

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BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad
2 days, 21 hours ago

BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday, January 12, released its third candidate list for Delhi election 2025. In its third list for the Delhi election 2025, the BJP has announced only one candidate, fielding Mohan Singh Bisht for the Mustafabad seat. Mohan Singh Bisht had earlier expressed disappointment with the BJP for denying him a ticket from his stronghold, Karawal …

Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra
3 days, 17 hours ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP announces second list of 29 candidates; Kapil Mishra fielded from Karawal Nagar
3 days, 21 hours ago

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP announces second list of 29 candidates; Kapil Mishra fielded from Karawal Nagar

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced the second list of 29 candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. On January 4, the BJP announced its first list of 29 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. It has fielded former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat against ex-chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed …

Delhi election: It's AAP's Atishi vs BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri vs Congress' Alka Lamba in Kalkaji
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1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi election: It's AAP's Atishi vs BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri vs Congress' Alka Lamba in Kalkaji

Hindustan Times  

Former Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bidhuri will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Kalkaji constituency in the upcoming Delhi assembly election, with the declaration of his candidature setting the stage for a contest involving three high-profile names. Meanwhile, Ramesh Bidhuri's nomination marks his political comeback after the BJP denied him a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections, held …

Delhi: Congress Releases Second List Of 26 Candidates, Names Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Khan, Devinder Sehrawat
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3 weeks ago

Delhi: Congress Releases Second List Of 26 Candidates, Names Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Khan, Devinder Sehrawat

ABP News  

The Congress on Tuesday released the second list of candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections, naming turncoats Asim Ahmed Khan from Matia Mahal and Devinder Sehrawat from Bijwasan. Former AAP MLAs Asim Ahmed Khan and Devinder Sehrawat had switched to Congress in presence of Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Monday. The list also included J.P. Panwar from Madipur, Dharmpal Chandela …

AIMIM likely to contest 10 assembly seats in Delhi
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AIMIM likely to contest 10 assembly seats in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen is likely to contest at least 10 of the 70 assembly seats in its first-ever Delhi elections, party leaders said on Friday. Other seats that the party is eyeing are Seelampur, Babarpur, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Okhla, Jangpura, Sadar Bazar, Matia Mahal, and Karawal Nagar, said AIMIM Delhi general secretary Haji Mehradeen Rangrez. Meanwhile, AIMIM’s Delhi …

Delhi Elections 2025: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Fields Jailed Tahir Hussain From Mustafabad
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Delhi Elections 2025: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Fields Jailed Tahir Hussain From Mustafabad

ABP News  

Delhi Elections 2025: Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen has fielded jailed councillor Tahir Hussain from the Mustafabad constituency. "MCD Councillor Tahir Hussain joined AIMIM and will be our candidate from Mustafabad Assembly Constituency in the upcoming Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections. MCD Councillor Tahir Hussain joined @aimim_national & will be our candidate from Mustafabad Assembly Constituency in the upcoming Delhi Vidhan …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress

Hindustan Times  

AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly seat in Gujarat, defeating Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress in a razor-tight contest by a lead of just about 2,442 votes. Swarupji Thakor secured 92,129 votes after 24 rounds of counting against Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress who had 89,734 votes. The BJP’s campaign was led by …

Rahul Gandhi Says MVA To Analyse 'Strange' Maharashtra Results, Himanta Biswa Says Jharkhand Loss 'Painful'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi Says MVA To Analyse 'Strange' Maharashtra Results, Himanta Biswa Says Jharkhand Loss 'Painful'

ABP News  

Assembly Elections 2024: The results for both the Maharashtra and the Jharkhand Assembly elections were announced on Saturday. #WATCH | #MaharashtraElection2024 | Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar says, "Some of the schemes like Ladki Bahin yojana have played a major role in our victory.I want to thank my voters for once again giving me this responsibility.I will continue working for …

Assembly Election Result: NDA triumphs in Maharashtra; INDIA bloc retains Jharkhand
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assembly Election Result: NDA triumphs in Maharashtra; INDIA bloc retains Jharkhand

Live Mint  

Assembly Election Result: The Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a landslide victory in Maharashtra while the INDIA bloc retained Jharkhand in the Assembly polls, the results of which were announced on November 23. BJP's Best-Ever Show in Maharashtra The NDA, known as Mahayuti in Maharashtra, has crossed the 236 mark, with the BJP registering its best-ever poll …

Rajasthan bypoll: BJP wins 5 seats; Congress, Bharat Adivasi Party win one each
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan bypoll: BJP wins 5 seats; Congress, Bharat Adivasi Party win one each

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday emerged victorious in Rajasthan assembly by polls winning five seats out of seven while the Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party managed one seat each. The BJP won Ramgarh, Jhunjhunu, Khinvsar, Deoli Uniara and Salumber seats while the Congress won Dausa and Bharat Adivasi party won Chorasi seat. The Congress was able to register …

Maharashtra Assembly results: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and smaller parties fail to make impact
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly results: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and smaller parties fail to make impact

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi failed to make an impact in the State Assembly polls as trends showed the ruling Mahayuti cruising to a landslide victory. Maharashtra election results 2024 LIVE updates While the MNS had fielded 125 candidates, the VBA had 200 candidates in the fray. Incidentally, on the eve of …

Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly by-election in Gujarat by defeating Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput by a slender margin of 2,353 votes. The by-election, which recorded a 70.55% voter turnout on November 13, was necessitated after sitting Congress MLA Geniben Thakor was elected to Lok Sabha earlier this year from Banaskantha constituency. The electoral …

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party won the Chabbewal and was leading in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak while the Congress was ahead in the Barnala segment in Punjab, showed trends in the counting of votes by-polls to four Assembly segments in the state on Saturday. In Gidderbaha, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 5,976 votes against his nearest rival …

Rajasthan Bypoll Election Results 2024 LIVE: List of leading BJP, Congress, BAP candidates in 7 seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan Bypoll Election Results 2024 LIVE: List of leading BJP, Congress, BAP candidates in 7 seats

India TV News  

Rajasthan Bypoll Results 2024 LIVE: The counting for votes is still underway for the seven constituency seats of Rajasthan, check out the list of all the leading and trailing candidates from these seats. Seat Name Leading candidate Trailing candidate Dausa Deen Dayal Jag Mohan Chorasi Anil Kumar Katara Karilal Salumber Jitesh Kumar Katara Shanti Amrit Lal Meena Deoli-Uniara Rajendra Gurjar …

Jharkhand Assembly Election Results LIVE 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Assembly Election Results LIVE 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties

India TV News  

Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Full List of Leading Candidates: The counting of votes for all 81 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand along with 288 seats in Maharashtra is presently underway. Key candidates in Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren from Barhait, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi from Dhanwar, former Chief Minister Champai Soren from Seraikella, Geeta Koda from Jaganathpur, Saryu …

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress retain Vav seat in three-way contest?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

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

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Rajasthan Bypoll Results LIVE: Counting for votes begin, BJP confident of decimating Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan Bypoll Results LIVE: Counting for votes begin, BJP confident of decimating Congress

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the bypolls to seven Assembly seats in Rajasthan is scheduled for November 23. The Khinsvar seat, which is Jat-dominated, witnessed a triangular contest with the BJP's Revant Ram Danga up against the Congress party's Ratan Chaudhary and the RLP's Kanika Chaudhary, the wife of party chief Hanuman Beniwal. In the Jhunjhunu seat, there was a …

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election Result LIVE: BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi eyes hattrick victory, counting today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election Result LIVE: BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi eyes hattrick victory, counting today

India TV News  

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election Result 2024: The counting of votes for the Jharkhand Assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. The constituency witnessed a high-stake battle between sitting BJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Anant Pratap Deo. The key candidates for the Bhawanathpur seat were BJP leader and sitting MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, …

Ranchi Assembly Election Result LIVE: Will BJP's Chandreshwar Prasad Singh continue his winning streak?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ranchi Assembly Election Result LIVE: Will BJP's Chandreshwar Prasad Singh continue his winning streak?

India TV News  

Ranchi Assembly Election Result 2024: The counting of votes for the Jharkhand Assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. Ranchi Constituency Demographic Profile According to Election Commission data, there were 170,321 voters in the Ranchi constituency during the 2019 Assembly Elections, with 91,650 male and 78,284 female voters. Past winners in Ranchi BJP leader Chandreshwar Prasad …

Achalpur Assembly Election Result LIVE: BJP-Congress to come face-to-face in this seat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Achalpur Assembly Election Result LIVE: BJP-Congress to come face-to-face in this seat

India TV News  

Achalpur Assembly Election Result LIVE: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. In the 2019 elections, Prahar Janshakti Party candidate Bachchu Babarao Kadu won the Achalpur seat by defeating Aniruddha Alias Bablubhau Subhanrao Deshmukh of Congress. Achalpur Assembly Constituency 2019 and 2014 Winners In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, …

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?

India Today  

Amid BJP's rallying cry of "ek hain to safe hain", the saffron party has pulled off an unprecedented poll stunner by winning the Uttar Pradesh Kundarki Assembly seat, a Muslim dominant region, in the recently-concluded by-election, courtesy - Ramveer Thakur. According to the Election Commission of India, Ramveer Thakur defeated 11 of his contenders from the Muslim community in Kundarki, …

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: It was a mixed bag for 11 seats with more than 35 per cent Muslim voters, where six candidates of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi emerged victorious in the Maharashtra Assembly polls on Saturday, while four seats went to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen, which is not aligned with either of the coalitions, …

Congress appoints veteran leaders as AICC observers for Maharashtra, Jharkhand post-election scenarios
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress appoints veteran leaders as AICC observers for Maharashtra, Jharkhand post-election scenarios

India TV News  

Gearing up for the counting of votes in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed senior leaders as All India Congress Committee observers in the two states. Observers for Maharashtra, Jharkhand The Congress has appointed former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, and senior leader G. Parameshwar as observers for Maharashtra. Maharashtra election …

Assembly Election Results 2024 Date: Poll outcome for Maharashtra, Jharkhand to be declared today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assembly Election Results 2024 Date: Poll outcome for Maharashtra, Jharkhand to be declared today

India TV News  

Assembly Election Result 2024: The Assembly Elections 2024 in Maharashtra and Jharkhand ended on November 20. Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray became the Chief Minister with the backing of Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP in 2019 and remained the CM till 2022 before Eknath Shinde engineered defection in the Shiv Sena and joined hands with the BJP. Chief Minister Eknath …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote

Live Mint  

A Mumbai billionaire has criticised the city's elites, accusing them of being reluctant to step out and vote as Maharashtra goes to the polls today. Voting for the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday and will conclude at 6 pm, with polling taking place across 288 assembly constituencies. After all, democracy can wait, but the waist …

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra and Jharkhand are set to cast their votes for the state assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20. The counting of votes for both Maharashtra and Jharkhand will take place on November 23. The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is one key contender. Meanwhile, Jharkhand has already voted …

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad

The Hindu  

If the variable “effective number of parties” — which measures the competitive party contestants in any constituency — is considered for all seats in Maharashtra, then the three constituencies of Aurangabad city — its East and Central seats in particular — might be among the top. To complicate matters, the other strong political force in the constituency – the All …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting
2 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 14 : A total of 4,136 candidates are in the fray for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over the number five years ago. Of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led …

Won't allow 'vote jihad' in Maharashtra polls: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane
2 months ago

Won't allow 'vote jihad' in Maharashtra polls: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane

New Indian Express  

KANKAVLI: Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has said he will ensure "vote jihad" does not happen in the upcoming state assembly polls and maintained he was not afraid of the multiple FIRs about hate speeches registered against him. The BJP leader claimed "vote jihad" happened during the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year. "We will ensure this vote jihad …

Chhattisgarh Assembly By-elections: Moderate Polling in Raipur City South Seat
2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly By-elections: Moderate Polling in Raipur City South Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: By-polls to the Raipur City Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, which witnessed moderate polling on Wednesday, holds significance for the chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai considering the fact that it is the first election in his 11-month-old tenure. The ruling BJP has made the performance of the Vishnu Deo Sai government in the last eleven months particularly the implementation of …

Rajasthan’s seven Assembly bypolls present a test of credibility for veteran leaders
2 months ago

Rajasthan’s seven Assembly bypolls present a test of credibility for veteran leaders

The Hindu  

The byelections to seven Assembly seats in Rajasthan, being held on Wednesday, have presented a test of credibility for veteran leaders of both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress. Five of the seven seats fell vacant following the election of sitting MLAs, all of whom were from Congress and its allies in the INDIA bloc, as Lok Sabha Members. …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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2 months 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 …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
2 months ago

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: With the Jharkhand Assembly elections around the corner, all eyes are on the high-stakes Khunti seat. In 2014, Munda got 59,198 votes by a huge margin, Sushil Pahan of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 32,871 votes and Dayamani Barla of JVM got 20,726 votes. Key candidates In a fresh challenge, the JMM has fielded Ram Surya Munda …

A freebie race in Maharashtra election as Mahayuti and MVA rival for power
2 months ago

A freebie race in Maharashtra election as Mahayuti and MVA rival for power

Firstpost  

A high-stakes battle of freebies has begun, with the BJP and Congress-led alliances vying to win over crucial voting blocs, particularly women, farmers and youth. Among the six main parties in the race, four — Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party, and Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar — claim to be the original factions. Freebies and …

Seraikella Assembly elections: Ex-CM Champai Soren pitted against Ganesh Mahali days after his exit from BJP
2 months ago

Seraikella Assembly elections: Ex-CM Champai Soren pitted against Ganesh Mahali days after his exit from BJP

India TV News  

The Seraikella Assembly seat in Jharkhand is set for a fierce contest in the 2024 elections, as former allies Champai Soren and Ganesh Mahali face off under different party banners. Key candidates For the upcoming 2024 Seraikella Assembly Election, the Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Champai Soren, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has fielded Ganesh Mahali as its candidate. In …

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

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps
2 months ago

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps

India Today  

Bypolls are usually seen with passing interest, but Gujarat’s Vav assembly seat, vacated by Banaskantha’s Congress MP Geniben Thakor, is emerging as a classic complex mix of caste politics and BJP factionalism—in many ways a microcosmic mirror of what is happening at several other places in the state. The assembly seat won by Thakor in 2022 fell vacant when the …

Islampur Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
2 months, 1 week ago

Islampur Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

Islampur Assembly constituency, located in Maharashtra, was created as a result of the 2008 delimitation of Assembly seats. The redrawing of boundaries in 2008 aimed to better represent the population distribution, and Islampur has since been a key constituency in the state’s legislative assembly elections. Islampur Assembly Elections 2024: Poll date The Islampur constituency in Maharashtra will go to the …

Congress anti-Hindu, 'B-Team of Muslim League': BJP's Nitesh Rane
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress anti-Hindu, 'B-Team of Muslim League': BJP's Nitesh Rane

Hindustan Times  

Nitesh Rane, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Maharashtra's Kankavli, called the Congress party the B-Team of the Muslim League. He also supported MNS chief Raj Thackeray's statement over loudspeakers on mosques and called them illegal and a violation of the high court's order. Therefore, what Raj Thackeray ji is saying, and what we all believe, is that in Maharashtra, …

'BJP's graph diving, INDIA bloc to form govts in Maharashtra, Jharkhand': Pilot
2 months, 1 week ago

'BJP's graph diving, INDIA bloc to form govts in Maharashtra, Jharkhand': Pilot

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday claimed that BJP's favourability is declining as people are fed up with its policies and misuse of agencies, and predicted the victory of the INDIA bloc in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. "BJP's graph in the entire country is declining and the INDIA grouping will win the upcoming elections in Maharashtra and …

Dharavi Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
2 months, 1 week ago

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

India TV News  

Dharavi Assembly Election 2024: The Dharavi Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Dharavi Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena has given tickets to Rajesh Khandare and Congress has fielded Dr Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad from the Dharavi seat. Dharavi Assembly Past Winners In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Congress candidate …

BJP and NCP Clash Over Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Seat
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP and NCP Clash Over Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are locked in a fierce battle for the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly seat. The BJP has announced Shiv Sena's Suresh Krishna Patil, known as Bullet Patil, as its official candidate, while the NCP has nominated Nawab Malik, a former two-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar. Both parties have expressed their …

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP fighting 152 seats, Congress 102, no clarity on few as nominations end
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP fighting 152 seats, Congress 102, no clarity on few as nominations end

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: The BJP is contesting 152 seats, and the opposition MVA includes Congress and Shiv Sena, facing off against the ruling Mahayuti alliance on November 20. Maharashtra Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded candidates on 152 seats – the highest among political parties in fray for the November 20 assembly elections for 288-member assembly in Maharashtra. …

Mahayuti and NCP Clash Over Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Seat
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mahayuti and NCP Clash Over Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Seat

Hindustan Times  

The Mahayuti alliance is locked in a fierce battle for the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar assembly seat. The BJP has named Shiv Sena's Suresh Krishna Patil (Bullet Patil) as its official candidate, while the NCP has nominated Nawab Malik. The seat has been a source of tension, as the Muslim vote is a key factor in the constituency. The competition is …

Maharashtra Elections: Ajit Pawar's NCP fields Nawab Malik from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat despite BJP's opposition
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Elections: Ajit Pawar's NCP fields Nawab Malik from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat despite BJP's opposition

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Elections: Ajit Pawa's NCP candidate Nawab Malik on Tuesday filed the nomination paper from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat in Mumbai for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled to be held on November 20, 2024 Maharashtra Elections: Ajit Pawa's NCP candidate Nawab Malik on Tuesday filed the nomination paper from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat in Mumbai for the …

Malik to Contest from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Malik to Contest from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has announced his candidacy from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections. He stated that he will not compromise his ideology and will contest the election on an NCP ticket. The NCP has already fielded its daughter, Sana Malik, from the neighbouring Anushakti Nagar constituency, but Malik was denied a ticket there …

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