Gujarat Congress veteran Mohansinh Rathwa joins BJP, a few more MLAs likely to follow suit
2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat Congress veteran Mohansinh Rathwa joins BJP, a few more MLAs likely to follow suit

The Hindu  

Mohansinh Rathwa, prominent tribal leader, former Minister and Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat, on Tuesday, resigned from the Congress to join the BJP amid buzz that his son is likely to be fielded by the ruling party in the Assembly polls to be held next month. Since the 2017 Assembly polls, as many as 18 Congress legislators have defected to the BJP in Gujarat blurring the ideological distinctions of the ruling and opposition camp. Meanwhile, another senior legislator and a leading OBC face, Bhaga Barad– Talala MLA from Saurashtra region– is likely to follow suit and join the saffron camp on Wednesday in a blow to the Opposition party, which is banking on the OBCs, STs, SCs and minorities to take on the ruling party and the Aam Aadmi Party in the upcoming election in the State. The ruling party has often turned to the opposition camp to induct its leaders to strengthen its base ahead of the Parliament or Assembly polls in the State since 2002.

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Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura
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Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The Aam Aadmi Party released the second list of 20 candidates on Monday. Shunty replaces sitting AAP MLA and Speaker in the outgoing Assembly Ram Niwas Goel, while Bittu has been fielded in place of Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in the house. Here are some other takeaways from the AAP's second candidates list: 14 sitting …

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps

Hindustan Times  

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Maharashtra polls: Former corporators in the ring for Chinchwad seat

Hindustan Times  

In Chinchwad, the upcoming assembly polls will be a contest between former corporators – Bharatiya Janata Party’s Shankar Jagtap who will fight to retain the family bastion, and Nationalist Congress Party/NCP ’s Rahul Kalate. There are plans for strengthening public transport, a river development project in Ravet, and strengthening public transport among others.” Whereas Kalate said that though urbanisation has …

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
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Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has released two separate lists of 23 and 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has nominated former state unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Digras, Asif Zakaria from Vandre (Bandra) west and Sachin Sawant from Andheri west. It renominated two sitting MLAs Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and Moham Hambarde from Nanded South but …

Congress deals with veterans demands as BJP works out caste equations for Rajasthan by-poll
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress deals with veterans demands as BJP works out caste equations for Rajasthan by-poll

The Hindu  

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Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister
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Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to field him from the Rania assembly seat in Sirsa for the assembly polls, warning that he will part ways with the saffron party otherwise. Ranjit Singh Chautala Former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s son, Ranjit Chautala, who won the 2019 assembly polls as an independent from …

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​Restoring a verdict: The Hindu Editorial on the Assembly by-poll results

The Hindu  

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Arjun Modhwadia, four other newly elected BJP legislators take oath in Gujarat
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Arjun Modhwadia, four other newly elected BJP legislators take oath in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: Five Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers in Gujarat including four Congress turncoats were administered the oath of office by assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary on Tuesday, raising the BJP’s strength in the 182-member house to 161. Bypolls were held in Porbandar, Manavadar, Khambhat, Vaghodiya and Vijapur seats, necessitated due to sitting MLAs joining the BJP The most prominent of the five …

Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2024: BJP’s Rajinder Rana loses to Cong’s Ranjit Singh in Himachal’s Sujanpur bypoll
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Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2024: BJP’s Rajinder Rana loses to Cong’s Ranjit Singh in Himachal’s Sujanpur bypoll

The Hindu  

BJP candidate from Sujanpur assembly seat Rajinder Rana on Tuesday lost to Congress's Ranjit Singh by a margin of 2,440 votes in the Himachal Pradesh by-elections, according to the Election Commission. For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page | Follow the election results live updates Rana, a Congress rebel who had defeated former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Trinamool's Yusuf Pathan has edge over Adhir Ranjan in Baharampur: Exit poll

India Today  

Cricketer-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress candidate Yusuf Pathan has an edge in West Bengal's Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, which has been a Congress stronghold since 2009, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll predicted. Yusuf Pathan has emerged as a strong contender against sitting MP and Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who has represented the constituency since 2009, the exit poll …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

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Himachal Pradesh elections | Congress raises pitch as CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu targets BJP over ‘regional bias’
8 months ago

Himachal Pradesh elections | Congress raises pitch as CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu targets BJP over ‘regional bias’

The Hindu  

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Congress and BJP set to battle it out in Himachal’s Assembly bypolls
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP
8 months, 2 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 picks three names for Himachal assembly by-polls, fields turncoat Ranjit Rana from Sujanpur
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress picks three names for Himachal assembly by-polls, fields turncoat Ranjit Rana from Sujanpur

Hindustan Times  

{Himachal by-polls} A former BJP leader, Ranjit Singh Rana, joined Congress shortly before being named as one of the candidates for the Himachal assembly by-polls. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday approved the candidates — fielding Bharatiya Janata Party turncoat Captain Ranjit Singh Rana from Sujanpur, Vivek Sharma from Kutlehar and Rakesh Kalia from Gagret. Ranjit Singh Rana, a close …

BJP rebel, former mayor frontrunners for Congress’ ticket for Dharamshala by-poll
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BJP rebel, former mayor frontrunners for Congress’ ticket for Dharamshala by-poll

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Rakesh Chaudhary and former Dharamshala mayor Devinder Singh Jaggi are among the names being considered for the Congress party to give the ticket for the by-election in Dharamshala, set to be held alongside Lok Sabha polls in the final phase on June 1. The other two names doing rounds include Manoj Thakur, a prominent Gaddi leader …

Haryana: Finally Birender Singh quits BJP, to join Congress on Tuesday
9 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: Finally Birender Singh quits BJP, to join Congress on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

Former union minister Birender Singh on Monday finally resigned from the primary membership of the BJP and announced to join the Congress, a development that comes almost a month after his son and BJP’s sitting Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joined the Congress. Birender Singh said he had sent his resignation to BJP national president JP Nadda The veteran Jat leader …

Eshwarappa will be persuaded to back out of poll race: Vijayendra
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Eshwarappa will be persuaded to back out of poll race: Vijayendra

The Hindu  

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BJP fields 6 Cong rebels in Himachal assembly bypolls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP fields 6 Cong rebels in Himachal assembly bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named six former Congress MLAs, disqualified from the House, as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly bypolls. Ex-minister quits BJP to protest ticket to Cong rebel, to contest bypolls Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency, Ram Lal Markanda, announced his resignation from the BJP on Tuesday. …

Himachal Assembly bye-election: BJP fields all six former Congress MLAs who cross-voted in its favour in RS poll
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal Assembly bye-election: BJP fields all six former Congress MLAs who cross-voted in its favour in RS poll

The Hindu  

Even as the Congress is yet to decide on its candidates for the parliamentary polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party has taken the lead in announcing its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election as well as the bye-elections for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly. All the six former Congress legislators, who cross-voted in favour of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha …

Why are Congress leaders refusing to contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why are Congress leaders refusing to contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat?

India Today  

The Congress has not won a single of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the last decade, but its leaders have never refused to contest elections. Also, the party’s Ahmedabad East candidate Rohan Gupta quit days after the Congress announced his candidature. Solanki and Thakor, both former presidents of the party’s state unit, have however affirmed their commitment …

Setback to Congress, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan joins BJD ahead of Odisha Assembly election
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Setback to Congress, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan joins BJD ahead of Odisha Assembly election

India TV News  

Assembly Election 2024: In a big blow to Congress ahead of the Assembly election, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi tendered his resignation from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. Adhiraj Mohan quits Congress In his resignation letter to the Congress state president, the MLA gave no reason for leaving the party. Odisha Assembly Elections Odisha will go …

Setback for Congress in Gujarat as senior leaders Ambrish Der, Modhwadia resign
10 months, 1 week ago

Setback for Congress in Gujarat as senior leaders Ambrish Der, Modhwadia resign

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party faced a significant setback before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as two senior leaders in Gujarat, including Arjun Modhwadia, a sitting MLA from Porbandar, and state unit working president Ambrish Der, resigned one after the other on Monday. Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi confirmed Modhwadia’s resignation from the party. I pose a question to the BJP: despite …

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram
10 months, 1 week ago

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram

Op India  

Arjun Modhwadia, a veteran Congress leader and Porbandar MLA, has tendered his resignation from the party after four decades of service. Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from the Congress party. Declining the invitation to witness pran pratishtha mahotsav has hurt the… pic.twitter.com/jHCpn6nOD1 — ANI March 4, 2024 Describing Lord Ram as the “Aastha of Bharat,” Arjun Modhwadia expressed his …

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Himachal state President Pratibha Singh admits that Congress is on a weak footing
10 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Himachal state President Pratibha Singh admits that Congress is on a weak footing

Op India  

On one hand, the Gandhi scion, Rahul Gandhi is wandering from state to state leading his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to consolidate people’s mandate in a last-ditch attempt to revive his party’s fortune before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and on the other, the party has been struggling with an array of obstacles in various states. Further complicating matters for …

Rajya Sabha Polls: DK Shivakumar In Himachal Today After New Congress Debacle, BJP Hawk-Eyed — Top Points
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha Polls: DK Shivakumar In Himachal Today After New Congress Debacle, BJP Hawk-Eyed — Top Points

ABP News  

The Tuesday Rajya Sabha polls came as a shocker for Congress in Rajya Sabha after its stalwart candidate Abhishek Manu Sinhgvi was defeated by MLAs of his own party who voted in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan despite the grand old party being in power in the hill state. Following the Congress' defeat, Himachal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya …

Samajwadi Party leader Manoj Kumar Pandey steps down as Chief Whip
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party leader Manoj Kumar Pandey steps down as Chief Whip

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party MLA and leader Manoj Kumar Pandey on Tuesday resigned from the post of party's Chief Whip in Uttar Pradesh Assembly amid Rajya Sabha polls voting. Voting is underway for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh today with eight BJP candidates and three from the Samajwadi Party in the fray. The seven other candidates fielded by the …

10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha
1 year, 1 month ago

10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha

India Today  

Ten out of 12 Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament who won the assembly polls in three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, resigned from their Lok Sabha seats on Wednesday. From Rajasthan, the MPs who submitted their resignation included Rajyavardhan Rathore, Kirodi Lal Meena and Diya Kumari, while Arun Sao and Gomti Sai were the MPs from Chhattisgarh. …

Narendra Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Rathore and other BJP MPs elected to assemblies resign from Parliament
1 year, 1 month ago

Narendra Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Rathore and other BJP MPs elected to assemblies resign from Parliament

India TV News  

In a big move, 10 of 12 Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, who won the State Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan resigned from their Membership of the Parliament on Wednesday. These MPs are Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel, Rakesh Singh, Uday Pratap and Riti Pathak - from Madhya Pradesh; Arun Sao and Gomati Sai - from Chhattisgarh …

‘Rajasthan ke naye CM’: Adhir Ranjan jokes with BJP MP Balaknath. Watch
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Rajasthan ke naye CM’: Adhir Ranjan jokes with BJP MP Balaknath. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and BJP MP Mahant Balaknath shared a light moment on Monday outside the Parliament amid the first day of the winter session. In a video posted by news agency ANI, the Congress leader jokingly called Balaknath “Rajasthan ke naye CM”. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and BJP MP …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: BJP's Narendra Singh Tomar files nomination from Dimani | VIDEO
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: BJP's Narendra Singh Tomar files nomination from Dimani | VIDEO

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: Union Agriculture Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Narendra Singh Tomar today filed his nomination from Dimani Assembly seat for state polls scheduled to be held next month. The second list contained names of three Union Ministers and four MPs.Union Ministers Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel have been fielded from the Dimani and Narsinghpur …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: JD-U announces second list of five candidates
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: JD-U announces second list of five candidates

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: The Janata Dal on Thursday released the second list of five candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. The party has announced the following candidates: Sitaram Ahirwar from Narayawali Pramod Kumar Mehra from Gotegaon Pankaj Maurya from Bahoriband Sanjay Jain from Jabalpur North Vijay Kumar Patel from Balaghat Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections The election to …

Two Arch Rivals Switch Sides to Enter Poll Fray from Badnawar Assembly Seat in MP
1 year, 2 months ago

Two Arch Rivals Switch Sides to Enter Poll Fray from Badnawar Assembly Seat in MP

News 18  

The upcoming poll contest in Badnawar assembly seat of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district has turned interesting this time as two arch rivals there from the BJP and Congress have switched sides to take on each other for the third time. The main contest in the seat is between BJP leader and state Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Minister Rajvardhan Singh …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections | Ummeedwar wahi, par party nayi: Arch rivals switch sides in Badnawar
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections | Ummeedwar wahi, par party nayi: Arch rivals switch sides in Badnawar

India TV News  

The political battleground in Madhya Pradesh's Badnawar assembly constituency, nestled within the Dhar district, is set to witness a high-stakes duel as two formidable arch-rivals, who have swapped party allegiances, face off for the third consecutive time. The crux of the contest revolves around BJP leader and State Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Minister, Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon, who is pitted …

Madhya Pradesh Election: Nitish Kumar's JDU announces list of five candidates
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Election: Nitish Kumar's JDU announces list of five candidates

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: Janata Dal has announced the list of five candidates for the upcoming Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh. The party has announced the following candidates: Chandarpal Yadav from Pichhore Ramkumar Raikwar from Rajnagar Shiv Narayan Rani from Vijay Raghavgad Tol Singh Bhuriya from Thandla Rameshwar Singhor from Petlawad The key contest in the state is going to …

Madhya Pradesh Elections: BJP releases list of 92 candidates, Kailash Vijayvargiya's son denied ticket
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Elections: BJP releases list of 92 candidates, Kailash Vijayvargiya's son denied ticket

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released the fifth list of 92 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023. This time BJP has given tickets to former minister Maya Singh from Gwalior East and current minister Usha Thakur has been fielded from Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow assembly seat. It is pertinent to mention that the ruling party …

Jolt to JJP as nat’l vice-president announces to quit party
1 year, 2 months ago

Jolt to JJP as nat’l vice-president announces to quit party

Hindustan Times  

In a major jolt to the Jannayak Janata Party, its national vice-president and former Haryana minister Satpal Sangwan on Monday announced to quit the party and called a rally of his supporters on November 19 to take a further call about his next political move. HT Image Addressing a press conference at Charkhi Dadri, Sangwan said initially, he had decided …

MP Assembly Election: BJP releases second list, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel to contest polls
1 year, 3 months ago

MP Assembly Election: BJP releases second list, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel to contest polls

India TV News  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released the second list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. The list included Union Ministers- Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel. The development comes hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll rally in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, where he attacked Congress saying if the grand old party comes to …

Ex- BJP MLA Joins Congress Along With Supporters in MP
1 year, 4 months ago

Ex- BJP MLA Joins Congress Along With Supporters in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Former BJP MLA from Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh Girija Shankar Sharma on Sunday joined Congress along with his supporters. Mr Sharma who represented Narmadapuram assembly constituency twice in 2003 and 2008 assembly elections quit BJP nine days ago alleging his marginalisation in the party. His brother Sita Saran Sharma had replaced him as a BJP candidate in Narmadapuram in …

BJP Lost 2018 MP Polls Due to Overconfidence, Will Win 160-plus Seats in 2023, Says Vijayvargiya
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP Lost 2018 MP Polls Due to Overconfidence, Will Win 160-plus Seats in 2023, Says Vijayvargiya

News 18  

Overconfidence caused the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the 2018 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday. He asserted that 50,000 BJP workers from the Indore division will attend the ‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelan’ to be addressed by Union Home Minister and key party strategist Amit Shah on Sunday. As part of his visit …

Madhya Pradesh: BJP gears up for Assembly polls, announces election management committee
1 year, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: BJP gears up for Assembly polls, announces election management committee

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the preparation of Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh as the party on Saturday announced an election management committee ahead of Union Minister Amit Shah's visit to the state. In a notification released today by BJP state president Vishnu Dutt Sharma, the party listed 21 names in the Election Management Committee which included …

BJP Goes into a Huddle to Bring Back Poll Machinery on Track in Himachal Pradesh After Major Drubbings
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP Goes into a Huddle to Bring Back Poll Machinery on Track in Himachal Pradesh After Major Drubbings

News 18  

After having suffered three major poll reverses in the last one-and-a-half years, a concerned BJP is initiating moves to put its poll machinery in Himachal Pradesh back on track ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due less than a year from now. The BJP has been suffering major setbacks since November 2021 when it lost the Mandi Lok Sabha by-poll …

BJP MLC Manjunath to quit party, declares to contest from Shivamogga
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP MLC Manjunath to quit party, declares to contest from Shivamogga

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Convinced that he would not be getting Bharatiya Janata Party ticket to contest the ensuing Assembly polls from Shivamogga Assembly seat, BJP MLC and former Member of Parliament Ayanur Manjunath on Monday announced that he would tender resignation to the post of MLC and declared himself ready to contest from Shivamogga Assembly seat while challenging BJP MLA and former …

Surprises in Bengal and Maharashtra contests mark bypoll verdicts
1 year, 10 months ago

Surprises in Bengal and Maharashtra contests mark bypoll verdicts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies won two and the Congress won three out of the five seats where bypolls results were announced on Thursday, with focus on two sets of unexpected outcomes in Maharashtra and West Bengal. Congress candidate Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj celebrates after victory in the Kasba Peth Assembly bypoll. The biggest surprise came from West Bengal, …

JDS leader joins Congress to support K.K. Shivakumar in Kanakapura
2 years ago

JDS leader joins Congress to support K.K. Shivakumar in Kanakapura

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: A foe turns friend for Congress leader and president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee D.K. Shivakumar in Kanakapura ahead of the Assembly polls after Janata Dal Secular leader Vishwanath who fought two elections against Shivakumar dumps JDS to join Congress party. In 2004 election, as a JDS nominee Vishwanath polled 37, 675 votes while winning Congress nominee D.K. “I …

Despite BJP loss, no visible anti-incumbency
2 years, 1 month ago

Despite BJP loss, no visible anti-incumbency

The Hindu  

Despite lagging behind the Congress by a slender margin, the people of the State seem to have shown satisfaction with the overall performance of the Jai Ram Thakur government, as the Lokniti-CSDS survey shows. Voters satisfied with Modi government The BJP relied heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity in its Himachal Pradesh election campaign. More than half of the …

Congress' Imran Khedawala lone Muslim MLA in new Gujarat Assembly
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress' Imran Khedawala lone Muslim MLA in new Gujarat Assembly

The Hindu  

Imran Khedawala of the Congress is the only Muslim candidate elected to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly in the just concluded polls, which saw the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party register a landslide victory. He defeated his nearest rival, Bhushan Bhatt of the BJP, in the Muslim majority constituency, where state president of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen and former MLA Sabir …

Elections 2022 Updates: Congress High Command to Decide Himachal CM, Says Rajeev Shukla After Key Meeting With MLAs in Shimla
2 years, 1 month ago

Elections 2022 Updates: Congress High Command to Decide Himachal CM, Says Rajeev Shukla After Key Meeting With MLAs in Shimla

News 18  

Newly elected Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs have passed a resolution authorising the party president to pick the next chief minister, said AICC in-charge for state Rajeev Shukla after a Congress Legislature Party meeting was in Shimla on Friday to discuss appointment of next chief minister. As votes were counted for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections on Thursday, the …

Focus on local issues, quelling rebellion: What worked for Congress in Himachal
2 years, 1 month ago

Focus on local issues, quelling rebellion: What worked for Congress in Himachal

India Today  

As the poll results trickled in on the giant screen in "Holly Lodge", the Congress party slowly gained confidence. While the magic number was 35, Congress managed a comfortable victory by winning 40 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, results of which were announced on Thursday. NO CHIEF MINISTER FACE While the BJP put its weight behind a low-key …

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