National Conference puts up show of strength as Srinagar candidate files papers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

National Conference puts up show of strength as Srinagar candidate files papers

Hindustan Times  

In a show of strength in their bastion Srinagar, top National Conference leaders and swarms of workers accompanied former minister Aga Ruhullah Medi as he filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha seat, which goes to polls in fourth phase on May 13. National Conference’s Srinagar candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi during his nomination filing rally. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, who has also served as an MP from Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah and NC vice president Omar Abdullah accompanied Medi in a cavalcade of cars covered in party flags as he submitted his papers at the DC office. the spirit of arrogance knows no geographical borders,” he wrote on X. Amir Bhat, Democratic Progressive Azad Party district president and party candidate, also submitted his nomination papers from Srinagar.

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Delhi Results: Muslims' Dissent Vote Has Lessons for AAP, Congress, BJP & AIMIM
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Results: Muslims' Dissent Vote Has Lessons for AAP, Congress, BJP & AIMIM

The Quint  

The Seelampur seat in Northeast Delhi is one of the few areas where the AAP has actually made gains. AAP's Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed won the seat, securing a vote share of 59 percent. The credit for this win goes largely to AAP bringing on board popular local leader and five-time MLA Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed from the Congress. AAP fielded Mateen …

Delhi Assembly polls: Akhilesh Yadav, SP MPs to campaign for AAP
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Akhilesh Yadav, SP MPs to campaign for AAP

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav along with his party MPs will campaign for the AAP candidates ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls on February 5, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party said on Tuesday. The move reflects further alienation of the Congress within the Indian Developmental Inclusive Alliance led by it during the Lok Sabha polls last year. The AAP and the …

NCP enters Delhi poll fray on last day of filing nominations
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

NCP enters Delhi poll fray on last day of filing nominations

The Hindu  

The Nationalist Congress Party, a ruling Mahayuti alliance partner in Maharashtra, fielded 30 candidates in the national capital on Friday, the final day of filing nominations for the February 5 70-member Delhi Assembly election. The NCP will take on the BJP, fighting in 68 constituencies, and its allies — Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party and Janata Dal — contesting on …

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls

India Today  

Days after releasing its final list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party's two former MLAs, Asim Ahmad Khan and Colonel Devendra Sehrawat, joined Congress on Monday, intensifying political competition in the national capital. Asim Ahmad Khan, a former minister in Arvind Kejriwal’s 2015 government, represented the Matia Mahal constituency from 2015 to 2020. Colonel Devendra …

Local gets vocal: Decoding AAP's first candidate list, strategy for Delhi polls
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Local gets vocal: Decoding AAP's first candidate list, strategy for Delhi polls

India Today  

Ahead of everyone else, Arvind Kejriwal has started the march towards election battleground 2025 when he seeks another term to head the government in Delhi. While announcing the candidates, Kejriwal warned party workers and supporters that the BJP will try everything to cause AAP’s defeat in the elections. The first list also highlights candidates’ community-focused efforts in health, education and …

Ahmednagar election results live: BJP mob tried to access EVM, alleges Rohit Pawar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahmednagar election results live: BJP mob tried to access EVM, alleges Rohit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Ahmednagar election results live: The Election Commission is announcing results for the 12 assembly constituencies in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra today. The seats that fall within the boundaries of the district are Akole, Sangamner, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Shrirampur, Nevasa, Shevgaon, Rahuri, Parner, Ahmednagar City, Shrigonda, and Karjat Jamkhed.The results of all 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Assembly will be out …

NCP Announces Seven More Candidates in Maharashtra, Including Sanjaykaka Patil and Zeeshan Siddique
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NCP Announces Seven More Candidates in Maharashtra, Including Sanjaykaka Patil and Zeeshan Siddique

Hindustan Times  

The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has announced seven additional candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The candidates include Zeeshan Siddique and Sana Malik, both from Mumbai. Siddique will contest from the Vandre East assembly constituency, while Malik will contest from the Anushakti Nagar seat.

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula

ABP News  

The MVA has reached a consensus on 210 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections, with the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on the same page. This agreement is a significant step towards ensuring a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The MVA allies have engaged in discussions with NCP to resolve the issue, and the results of the …

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
6 months 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. …

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah

The Hindu  

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP top brass was focussing its election campaign on Jammu as they want to "intimidate" the Hindu voters of Jammu and Kashmir by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism would rise again if the National Conference and Congress alliance came to …

Rahul Gandhi to launch Cong’s J&K campaign with two rallies tomorrow
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi to launch Cong’s J&K campaign with two rallies tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections being held after 10 years. He will address two rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts in support of Congress candidates on Wednesday,” Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief …

Haryana Election: Dushyant Chautala To Contest From This Seat, JJP-ASP Make Slew Of Promises For Farmers
6 months, 1 week ago

Haryana Election: Dushyant Chautala To Contest From This Seat, JJP-ASP Make Slew Of Promises For Farmers

ABP News  

Chandigarh, Sep 2 A joint meeting of the Political Affairs Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Jannayak Janta Party was held in Sirsa on Monday to firm up the party manifesto and discuss the names of the candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls. According to a party statement, JJP's senior leaders, including former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, discussed …

NC-Congress alliance forced Ghulam Nabi Azad to bow out: Omar Abdullah
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NC-Congress alliance forced Ghulam Nabi Azad to bow out: Omar Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said his party’s alliance with the Congress has forced former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to excuse himself from campaigning for his party’s candidates. And the first result of our alliance is Ghulam Nabi Azad quitting campaigning for his party’s candidates. Notably, Azad’s decision had a negative impact on the new party …

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party in a fix as he steps back from J-K assembly poll campaign. ‘Upto candidates now,’ says ex-CM
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party in a fix as he steps back from J-K assembly poll campaign. ‘Upto candidates now,’ says ex-CM

Live Mint  

Ghulam Nabi Azad, the head of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party, will not campaign for party candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir due to health issues. The party, founded two years ago by the former Congress veteran, has fielded 13 candidates for the first phase of voting in the Union Territory scheduled for September 18. If …

Two former MLAs feature as Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party names 13 candidates in first list
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two former MLAs feature as Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party names 13 candidates in first list

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Democratic Progressive Azad Party on Sunday announced its first list of candidates for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. HT Image The party gave mandate to 13 candidates for various seats in Kashmir and Jammu regions, including to two former legislators Abdul Majeed Wani and Mohammad Amin Bhat. Similarly, Mohd Aslam Goni, former …

J&K: assembly polls: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party releases list of 13 candidates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K: assembly polls: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party releases list of 13 candidates

Live Mint  

The Democratic Progressive Azad Party, floated by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir, on Sunday released its first list of 13 candidates for the assembly elections. — Ab Majeed Wani : Doda East — Mohd Amin Bhat : Devsar — Mohd Aslam Goni : Bhaderwah — Adv Saleem Parray : Doru …

It is NCP vs NCP in Hadapsar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

It is NCP vs NCP in Hadapsar

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Hadapsar assembly constituency, which has elected candidates from different parties in the past, is currently represented by Nationalist Congress party and the contest here in upcoming assembly election is likely to see face-off between the two NCP factions, led by Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar. The Hadapsar contest in upcoming assembly election is likely to see …

Ex-Jammu and Kashmir minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joins BJP ahead of assembly polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Jammu and Kashmir minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joins BJP ahead of assembly polls

Live Mint  

Ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir starting from September 18, former cabinet minister, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, joined BJP at the party office in Jammu on Sunday. The Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in three phases from September 18 to October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday. …

Political bigwigs to hold meetings in city
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Political bigwigs to hold meetings in city

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of the forthcoming state assembly elections, Pune will see a busy political engagement, as many prominent politicians will hold meetings in the city in the coming days. Sunday’s meeting will be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. On Sunday, July 21- the Bhartiya Janata Party have convened a meeting at …

Data says 89% candidates lost deposits in J&K, 68% polled fewer than NOTAs
9 months, 1 week ago

Data says 89% candidates lost deposits in J&K, 68% polled fewer than NOTAs

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR : About 89 per cent candidates, who contested the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir, forfeited their security deposits and these include all three candidates of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DPAP, two candidates of BJP-backed Apni Party and PDP candidate from Baramulla seat. According to Election Commission of India data, a total of 100 candidates contested from five Lok …

Barring Omar’s loss, National Conference dominates Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Barring Omar’s loss, National Conference dominates Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Despite star candidate Omar Abdullah’s surprise loss, National Conference emerged as the dominant force in nearly two-third assembly segments falling in Kashmir’s three parliamentary constituencies. In Anantnag-Rajouri, NC’s tribal-spiritual leader Mian Altaf managed to secure a win with 5.21 lakh votes against Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti despite south Kashmir being the latter’s bastion. Mehdi got highest votes in …

Enthusiasm reigning over Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency ahead of voting
10 months ago

Enthusiasm reigning over Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency ahead of voting

Deccan Chronicle  

Budgam: There is a wave of happiness among the voters in this predominantly Shia town, about 15-km west of Kashmiri capital Srinagar, but more avid appears to be Tanvir Hussein, a senior citizen who lives in a tiny but nice house of exposed bricks and timber built on a sloped land here. As a constituent of the separatist amalgam Hurriyat …

Candidates in Gurugram intensify campaign ahead of next week’s election
10 months ago

Candidates in Gurugram intensify campaign ahead of next week’s election

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Sitting MP and BJP candidate from Gurugram on Thursday asked the people in Manesar and Pataudi to vote for the BJP, if they want the development work to continue unabated. Union Minister of State and BJP’s candidate for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, Rao Inderjit Singh, addresses a public meeting at Naharpur village in Gurugram on Thursday. Hooda exhorted …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Events of August 5, 2019 have left Kashmiris regretting accession: NC candidate
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Events of August 5, 2019 have left Kashmiris regretting accession: NC candidate

The Hindu  

National Conference candidate Agha Syed Ruhullah Mehdi filed his nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat on Thursday. He used the occasion to refer to August 5, 2019, as “a black day for those who supported the Instrument of Accession” in J&K. Moral compass Mr. Mehdi has emerged as a moral compass for the NC after the Centre downgraded …

BJP helping other parties behind the scenes in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP helping other parties behind the scenes in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the BJP has decided not to field a candidate in Kashmir “but has not left the field open and is helping others in the Valley”. It will be known who is conniving with whom and who is involved in conspiracies against J&K, weakening the voice …

Lok Sabha 2024: PDP’s Mehbooba, NC’s Altaf, J&KAP’s Manhas file nomination for Anantnag-Rajouri
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024: PDP’s Mehbooba, NC’s Altaf, J&KAP’s Manhas file nomination for Anantnag-Rajouri

The Hindu  

April 18, 2024 04:54 pm | Updated 07:03 pm IST - SRINAGAR Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference’s Mian Altaf, and J&K Apni Party’s Zafar Manhas on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. On Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad backing out from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, Mr. Abdullah said, “It is …

National Conference fields Omar Abdullah from Baramulla, Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar
11 months ago

National Conference fields Omar Abdullah from Baramulla, Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar

The Hindu  

National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Friday announced the names of Omar Abdullah and Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi as the party’s candidates from Baramulla and Srinagar constituencies, respectively, for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Mr. Omar Abdullah, while speaking on his nomination, sought to project the upcoming election as a fight between the BJP’s proxies and the …

AAP MLA Venzy Viegas: Seventy per cent of Goa against BJP
11 months ago

AAP MLA Venzy Viegas: Seventy per cent of Goa against BJP

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Venzy Viegas from Goa has claimed that about 70% of the voters in the coastal State are against the BJP. The AAP legislator, who represents the Benaulim Assembly constituency, has been campaigning for the Opposition INDIA bloc candidate in South Goa Viriato Fernandes of the Congress. In the 2019 general elections, Congress’ Francisco Sardinha had defeated …

PDP candidate Waheed Parra’s rare trajectory into politics resonates with young Kashmiris
11 months, 1 week ago

PDP candidate Waheed Parra’s rare trajectory into politics resonates with young Kashmiris

The Hindu  

A door-to-door campaign and open-field canvassing by Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, 34-year-old Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat, has kicked off an unusual bustle in the once militancy-dominated pockets of Pulwama, where residents still prefer to stay indoors before sunset due to heightened security measures. Mr. Parra’s rare trajectory in Kashmir’s politics strikes a chord with many younger …

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.
11 months, 1 week ago

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.

The Hindu  

Amid the chants of “Saari Party Dekh Li, Ab Ki Baar Ketli ” and drumbeats, a crowd of men holding afloat huge aluminium teapots tied to shafts, make their way through narrow, mud lanes into the residential colony behind the Haldaur market in the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Unencumbered by realism of his pragmatic colleagues, Mr. Azad …

PDP to contest on all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri
11 months, 1 week ago

PDP to contest on all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri

The Hindu  

The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday announced it will field candidates from all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, with party president Mehbooba Mufti contesting from south Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri seat. PDP youth president Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra and former Rajya Sabha member Fayaz Ahmad Mir will contest from central Kashmir’s Srinagar and north Kashmir’s Baramulla seats, respectively. However, Ms. Mufti …

LS poll: Azad to contest from Anantnag seat, take on NC, PDP
11 months, 2 weeks ago

LS poll: Azad to contest from Anantnag seat, take on NC, PDP

The Hindu  

Ghulam Nabi Azad, a former J&K Chief Minister and the Democratic Progressive Alliance Party chairman, will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Kashmir. “The party has decided to field Ghulam Nabi Azad as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat,” DPAP leader Taj Mohiuddin said. The announcement came a day after the National Conference decided to field Mian Altaf, …

Confusion prevails as NDA delays announcement of candidates for three key Assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Confusion prevails as NDA delays announcement of candidates for three key Assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

Though the National Democratic Alliance partners have declared their candidates for the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha segment, they have yet to announce their candidates for the three main Assembly constituencies of Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam North, and Visakhapatnam South under the segment. Even though the YSRCP has already announced its candidates, the NDA has yet to make the final calls, causing considerable confusion …

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns
1 year ago

Uddhav Thackeray’s early Mumbai North-West candidate declaration sparks coalition concerns

The Hindu  

A day after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray revealed his party’s candidate for the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha seat, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam questioned whether this move violated ‘coalition dharma’ or was an intentional effort to portray his party negatively. Despite the ongoing seat-sharing discussions among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, including Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, …

National Conference leaders meet in Srinagar as seat sharing talks with Congress remain inconclusive
1 year ago

National Conference leaders meet in Srinagar as seat sharing talks with Congress remain inconclusive

The Hindu  

The National Conference, which held several rounds of talks with its ally Congress recently over seat sharing recently, on March 5 held a meeting of top leadership in Srinagar to discuss the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. An NC spokesman said party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah along with vice-president Omar Abdullah chaired the meeting of …

AAP gains ground in Punjab, BJP to sweep Haryana, neck-and-neck in J-K: India TV-CNX Poll
1 year ago

AAP gains ground in Punjab, BJP to sweep Haryana, neck-and-neck in J-K: India TV-CNX Poll

India TV News  

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party is likely to win 6 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, while, rival Bharatiya Janata Party may settle with 3 seats. Total Seats: 13 AAP: 06 Congress: 03 BJP: 03 Akali Dal: 01 Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal is likely to win just one seat in 2024 Lok …

Ghulam Nabi Azad hints at opting out of Lok Sabha polls, says 'will campaign for own party leaders'
1 year ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad hints at opting out of Lok Sabha polls, says 'will campaign for own party leaders'

India TV News  

Senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday indicated that he would not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as he would campaign for the candidates for his newly formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party candidates. Azad, who has not contested Lok Sabha elections after his defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, asked his party leaders to gear up …

Uttarakhand BJP state president files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand BJP state president files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand’s Bharatiya Janata Party president Mahendra Bhatt on Thursday filed his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections. Bhatt filed his nomination papers in the presence of BJP state in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam and chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. In the state assembly premises, Bhatt presented the nomination papers in four sets before the election officer in the presence of the …

"Political situation not favourable for BJP": NCP chief Sharad Pawar
1 year, 2 months ago

"Political situation not favourable for BJP": NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Shirdi, January 5 : Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar asserted that the BJP-led NDA may have set the target of winning 400-plus seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections but the political situation is "not favourable" for the ruling party. HT Image Addressing NCP workers at a party conclave in the temple town of Shirdi in western Maharashtra's Ahmednagar …

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP

ABP News  

With the imminent assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Telangana, political parties are gearing up for the upcoming electoral battles. The Samajwadi Party has also joined the fray, recently announcing the names of two additional candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, which brought the total number of SP candidates for the upcoming polls to six. Although …

Smaller parties key to success of BJP’s ‘Mission 45’ in Maharashtra
1 year, 7 months ago

Smaller parties key to success of BJP’s ‘Mission 45’ in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party might be in the driver’s seat in Maharashtra with the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party faction joining the ruling dispensation, but its ties with smaller parties will determine the success of ‘Mission 45’: the BJP’s aim of winning 45 out of the State’s 48 Lok Sabha seats in next year’s general election. Should they go solo, …

People of J-K can't be deprived of elected govt: DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad
1 year, 10 months ago

People of J-K can't be deprived of elected govt: DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad

India Today  

Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that the time has come for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Azad, who launched his new political party, Democratic Progressive Azad Party, last year after breaking ties with the Congress, spoke about the initiatives his party will launch if they are elected to power. Ghulam …

Caste, Delhi Model, BJP-Congress Infighting — Inside AAP's Rajasthan Campaign
1 year, 11 months ago

Caste, Delhi Model, BJP-Congress Infighting — Inside AAP's Rajasthan Campaign

The Quint  

After the photo went viral, it was speculated that the AAP is eyeing a pre-poll alliance with Beniwal's party. An alliance with RLP could help AAP solidify its position among the Jat and the Muslim voters in the state. While Jaiswal refused to give a clear picture of what the meeting was aimed at, a source close to the party …

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to address Chhattisgarh rally to boost AAP prospects ahead of polls
2 years ago

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to address Chhattisgarh rally to boost AAP prospects ahead of polls

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal will be on a one-day visit to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on March 5 to boost AAP’s preparations for the Assembly elections in the State scheduled later this year, a party leader said. Mr. Kejriwal will be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the duo will address a …

National Conference, Apni Party-backed candidates win DDC byelections in north Kashmir
2 years, 3 months ago

National Conference, Apni Party-backed candidates win DDC byelections in north Kashmir

The Hindu  

Two candidates supported by the National Conference and the Apni Party won the District Development Council byelections in north Kashmir’s Kupwara and Bandipora on Thursday. Shabnam Rehman, who was fielded by the Peoples Democratic Party in 2020 but joined Sajad Lone’s Peoples Conference this year, got 3,220 votes and stood second. The two DDC constituencies witnessed re-polling after the State …

Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls
2 years, 3 months ago

Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls

Firstpost  

Big names from the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and others will be testing political waters today, as Gujarat votes in the second phase of elections. Other celebrity voters will be Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and cricketers Irfan Pathan, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya. The second …

AAP declares 12 more candidates for Gujarat polls
2 years, 4 months ago

AAP declares 12 more candidates for Gujarat polls

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday announced 12 more candidates, including former Patidar quota leader Alpesh Kathiriya, for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which has been trying to project itself as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's main contender in Gujarat, released its 11th list of candidates. Kathiriya has been given the ticket to contest from the …

In Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad's new party to take off soon; BJP set to benefit from division of Muslim votes
2 years, 6 months ago

In Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad's new party to take off soon; BJP set to benefit from division of Muslim votes

Firstpost  

With Azad’s party a possibility, the Assembly seats in Muslim pockets will witness a multi-lateral contest between NC, Congress, PDP and the newly formed Apni Party, and the Azad loyalists in the Jammu region From being a rift within the Congress, the resignation of the former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and seven ex-MLAs from the …

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s return keeps J&K parties on their toes
2 years, 6 months ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s return keeps J&K parties on their toes

The Hindu  

A day after former Congress leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that he would launch a new party soon, local political players on Saturday were on the edge as the decision could change the electoral calculus in the Union Territory. So far, the BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party have maintained silence over Mr. Azad’s …

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