Lok Sabha polls | KMDK fields Suriamoorthi in Namakkal on ‘rising sun’ symbol
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | KMDK fields Suriamoorthi in Namakkal on ‘rising sun’ symbol

The Hindu  

Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi on Monday fielded S. Suriamoorthi as its candidate in the Namakkal Parliamentary Constituency, allotted to it by the DMK as part of the INDIA bloc. He will contest on the DMK’s ‘rising sun’ symbol. Eswaran told mediapersons that all parties in the INDIA alliance will work together to win in all the 40 Parliamentary constituencies, including Puducherry. Expressing confidence that candidates of the alliance parties will win the Lok Sabha election, he said, “we will work to win by a big margin.”

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BJP's ‘moustache’ victory in Rajasthan after Khimsar bypolls win
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP's ‘moustache’ victory in Rajasthan after Khimsar bypolls win

Hindustan Times  

The moustache, often associated with masculinity and respect in India, has now emerged as a symbol of electoral victory in Rajasthan. According to PTI, the incident occurred in the Khimsar assembly constituency, a Jat-dominated seat in Nagaur district where BJP candidate Revant Ram Danga secured a victory over his closest rival, Kanika Beniwal of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. To celebrate …

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls
1 month ago

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls

India Today  

In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats. A post-poll analysis of the Assembly polls highlighted that the Jairam Mahto-led Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha played a key role …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Wayanad election result live: Can Priyanka Gandhi secure Lok Sabha debut from Congress stronghold?
1 month ago

Wayanad election result live: Can Priyanka Gandhi secure Lok Sabha debut from Congress stronghold?

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad election result live: Congress General Secretary and candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections. Wayanad election result live: The Election Commission of India will start declaring the result of Lok Sabha by poll in Kerala's Wayanad constituency shortly. The Wayanad by poll gained national attention due to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's electoral debut. The Congress general secretary is …

Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: Can JMM's RS Munda break BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda's winning streak?
1 month ago

Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: Can JMM's RS Munda break BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda's winning streak?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election Results Live: The Election Commission of India is all set to announce the results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024. ]Nilkanth Singh Munda from the BJP currently represents the Khunti seat and was elected from the Khunti constituency in the assembly election 2019. Khunti Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded its incumbent MLA from …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Jan Suraaj Party Makes Key Changes to Bihar Assembly Byelection 2024
2 months ago

Jan Suraaj Party Makes Key Changes to Bihar Assembly Byelection 2024

India TV News  

Jan Suraaj Party changes two candidates for the Bihar Assembly byelection 2024. The candidate for the Tarari assembly seat, Kiran Singh, is a social worker known for her work in the women's empowerment and education sectors. Another change is from the Belaganj constituency, where Mohd Amjad replaces Khilafat Hussain. Additionally, the candidate for the Ramgarh assembly seat, Sushil Kushwaha, is …

Tamil Nadu's DMK: The sunrise party prepares for yet another son-rise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu's DMK: The sunrise party prepares for yet another son-rise

Hindustan Times  

When DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi appointed his son M K Stalin as general secretary of the party's newly revamped youth wing in 1982, critics termed it a ‘son rise’ in the Dravidian outfit. However, ever since the Lok Sabha election results were out and the INDIA block involving DMK made a grand sweep of all the seats from the state, …

What the NTK would have done to AIADMK front’s LS poll prospects
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What the NTK would have done to AIADMK front’s LS poll prospects

The Hindu  

The AIADMK-led front would have secured leads in 21 more Assembly segments in the 2024 Lok Sabha election had the NTK been a part of it. Taking into account the votes polled by the combine and the NTK this election, the total number of Assembly seats where they would have secured leads is 31. Moreover, had the parties contested together, …

Kanimozhi Becomes DMK Parliamentary Party Leader, Replaces TR Baalu
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanimozhi Becomes DMK Parliamentary Party Leader, Replaces TR Baalu

ABP News  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has announced key changes to its parliamentary leadership, appointing MP Kanimozhi as the party’s new parliamentary leader. Dayanidhi Maran, the MP for Chennai Central, has been named the party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha. M Shanmugam, the general secretary of the DMK trade union LPF, will take on the role of deputy leader in the …

Kanimozhi replaces T R Baalu as DMK parliamentary party leader
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanimozhi replaces T R Baalu as DMK parliamentary party leader

India TV News  

K Kanimozhi, re-elected from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi Lok Sabha seat, has been appointed as the new parliamentary party leader for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, replacing T R Baalu. New Roles in Parliament Kanimozhi : Now the DMK's parliamentary party leader, she has been the party's prominent face in Delhi and holds the position of DMK’s deputy general secretary. : Now …

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai during the Delhi Tamil Sangamam organised by Delhi BJP, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The results of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections seem to have triggered infighting in the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Tamil Nadu unit, with the emergence of several groups supporting K Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan, L Murugan or …

Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil, V T Balram top contenders for Palakkad bypoll
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil, V T Balram top contenders for Palakkad bypoll

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: With by-elections for the Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly seats imminent following the election of their respective MLAs to the Lok Sabha, discussions to identify potential candidates have begun in Congress circles. Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan, the MLA from Chelakkara, was elected as MP from the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency, while Shafi Parambil, the Congress MLA from Palakkad, won the …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift

The Hindu  

In the long run, the outcome of the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu may have tremendous significance for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s foray into the politics of the State. Possibilities ahead The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance managed a sweep with 39 seats, and this ensured that the BJP remained firmly away from a clear majority in the Lok …

Lok Sabha election results point to DMK-led coalition’s lead over rivals in 222 Assembly segments
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results point to DMK-led coalition’s lead over rivals in 222 Assembly segments

The Hindu  

The DMK-led front was ahead of its rivals in 222 Assembly segments, going by the data on Assembly constituency-wise performance of political parties in the 18th Lok Sabha election. Interestingly, in 32 Lok Sabha constituencies, the ruling coalition had leads in all the Assembly segments within them. As regards the principal Opposition party, it can draw consolation from the fact …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election Results at a glance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election Results at a glance

The Hindu  

The DMK and its allies trumped the BJP and the AIADMK with the DMK winning 22 seats, Congress winning nine, VCK, CPI and CPI winning two each, MDMK and IUML winning one each. The CPI won the Nagapattinam seat for the eighth time since 1957 with V. Selvaraj defeating G. Surjith Shankar of the AIADMK by a margin of 2.08 …

Vote share in Lok Sabha polls could have a bearing on politics in Tamil Nadu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Vote share in Lok Sabha polls could have a bearing on politics in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu has a broad contour as an AIADMK and BJP alliance could prove to be formidable challenge to the DMK-led ruling coalition in 2026 state assembly polls. Tamil Nadu CM and DMK President MK Stalin along with party leader TR Baalu arrive for the INDIA bloc leaders meeting, at the residence …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Here are the 7 Independents who have won
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Here are the 7 Independents who have won

Op India  

The Election Commission of India has announced the results for all the 542 Lok Sabha seats. Here are the details of the 7 Independent candidates who have won the Lok Sabha elections this time – Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav: Local strongman with a criminal past Rajesh Ranjan aka Pappu Yadav, who had jumped parties multiple times in his ‘political …

Lok Sabha Results: All Candidates Who Contested Against Kanimozhi In TN's Thoothukudi Lose Deposit
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Results: All Candidates Who Contested Against Kanimozhi In TN's Thoothukudi Lose Deposit

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Results: DMK leader Kanimozhi triumphed in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi constituency, defeating AIADMK's Sivasamy Velumani by a staggering margin of 3,92,738 votes, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. This marks her second consecutive victory from this constituency, following her 2019 win over BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan by a margin of 3.47 lakh votes. In …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State

News 18  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led INDIA bloc swept the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024, winning all 39 seats in the southern state. Tamil Nadu witnessed a three-way race between the BJP-led NDA, the AIADMK and the INDIA bloc comprising the DMK, Congress and other parties. Complete List of Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 Winners S.No. Candidate Name Party Constituency …

Kanimozhi reelected from Thoothukudi constituency
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanimozhi reelected from Thoothukudi constituency

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Reflecting on DMK’s winning streak, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi emerged victorious for a second consecutive term from the constituency on Tuesday, by bagging 5,40,729 votes out of the total 9,75,468 votes polled, or 66.88% or the votes. After the counting in 21 rounds concluded, including postal ballots, Kanimozhi secured 5.4 lakh votes, while AIADMK’s Sivasamy Velumani landed the second …

BJP unable to leave mark as DMK-led alliance sweeps TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP unable to leave mark as DMK-led alliance sweeps TN

Hindustan Times  

The alliance led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu was set for a clean sweep on Tuesday, with the ruling party and its partners leading in all 39 parliamentary seats in the state and securing victory in the lone seat in the neighbouring union territory of Puducherry, according to Election Commission of India data. The DMK’s grand alliance, which …

LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Indian film stars shone brightly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with voters showing their trust in newcomers Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as well as returning MPs Hema Malini, Manoj Tiwari, and Ravi Kishan. LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious The country went to the polls from …

Election results 2024: AIADMK fails again in its bid to reverse its electoral fortunes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: AIADMK fails again in its bid to reverse its electoral fortunes

The Hindu  

The AIADMK, which hoped to reverse its fortunes in the Lok Sabha election after tasting back-to-back electoral setbacks, has again failed in its bid. Asked how his party would respond in the event of any call by members of the Panneerselvam camp for reunification, the former Minister replied, “Our leader is always open to workers returning to the party. For …

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost

The Quint  

Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is leading with a comfortable margin of at least two lakh votes in Karnal, from where he was elected as the MLA in the 2019 Assembly elections. The Congress had fielded President of the Haryana Youth Congress Divyanshu Budhiraja against Khattar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. Ahead …

Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency: DMK's A Raja wins with over 4 lakh votes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency: DMK's A Raja wins with over 4 lakh votes

Hindustan Times  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Andimuthu Raja won from Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris constituency on Tuesday with 4,73,212 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Raja won against AIADMK candidate M Thiyagarajan by over 200,000 votes. When Vaiko was expelled from DMK, Raja was suggested by Rajya Sabha MP S Siva Subramaniam and KN Nehru to stand for the DMK in the …

Lok Sabha results | O. Panneerselvam trails in Ramanathapuram, IUML candidate establishes early lead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results | O. Panneerselvam trails in Ramanathapuram, IUML candidate establishes early lead

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who is contesting as an Independent candidate backed by the BJP in the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, was trailing behind Nawas Kani of the IUML, a constituent of the DMK’s INDIA bloc. In the first round, Mr. Nawas Kani had polled 22,259 votes, while Mr. Panneerselvam secured 13, 786 votes. In the cumulative second round, …

Lok Sabha results 2024 | Barring Dharmapuri, DMK-led alliance leads in all Lok Sabha seats in western T.N. as of noon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results 2024 | Barring Dharmapuri, DMK-led alliance leads in all Lok Sabha seats in western T.N. as of noon

The Hindu  

Barring the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat, the DMK-led alliance was leading in all the Lok Sabha constituencies in western Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024 LIVE updates In Coimbatore, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai was trailing behind his DMK rival Ganapathy P. Rajkumar by a margin of over 29,000 votes. In Tiruppur, the the CPI nominee K. Subbarayan, …

Election Results news: BJP newcomers Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil lead from Mandi and Meerut
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results news: BJP newcomers Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil lead from Mandi and Meerut

The Hindu  

Actor Kangana Ranaut is on the way to become a parliamentarian as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi is leading by a margin of over 40,000 votes, according to Election Commission trends. In trends available till 11.45 am, "Ramayan" actor Arun Govil, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, is also ahead of …

How are the key candidates faring in Lok Sabha elections 2024?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How are the key candidates faring in Lok Sabha elections 2024?

The Hindu  

With the counting of votes underway for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, here is how the key contenders in the fray are faring. Amit Shah In the fray to retain the Gandhinagar seat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is leading over Congress candidate Sonal Patel by a margin of around six lakh votes, as of 1.45 p.m. One of the …

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament. Among key constituencies are Coimbatore, where DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading; Thoothukudi where DMK's Kanimozhi is leading; Chennai Central where DMK's Dayanidhi Maran …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39

The Hindu  

Polling in Tamil Nadu took place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, scheduled on April 19, when all 39 of the State’s constituencies voted. Competition in the State is between the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leading the bloc in Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance and the …

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: With the Congress expected to make gains in Kerala in the latest Lok Sabha polls, it is intriguing to consider what the election results might mean for its top leaders. “With Congress state president K Sudhakaran occupied with retaining his Lok Sabha seat in Kannur, Satheesan led the campaign across all 20 constituencies on his own. If the UDF …

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents

New Indian Express  

Singh's father had earlier said his son was not willing to fight an electoral contest but he changed his mind at the instance of 'sangat'. Shiromani Akali Dal head and Khalistan sympathiser Simranjit Singh Mann extended his party's support to Singh and did not field any candidate from the Khadoor Sahib seat. Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, one of …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: TMC Candidate Shatrughan Sinha Casts His Vote From Asansol | ABP News
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: TMC Candidate Shatrughan Sinha Casts His Vote From Asansol | ABP News

ABP News  

Veteran actor and TMC candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Shatrughan Sinha, says, "INDIA bloc is going to win. Asansol Constituency of West Bengal was won by Babul Supriyo in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from the BJP party. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, Babul Supriyo got 633,378 votes and won by a margin of 197,637 votes. The 7th …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters will decide the fate of 904 candidates from across 57 seats in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1. Registered voters in the following seven states and one union territory will cast their ballots for 57 seats: Punjab: All 13 of the northwestern state’s seats Himachal Pradesh: All four of the northern state’s seats Jharkhand: …

JSP chief Pawan Kalyan’s electoral fortunes spur large-scale betting in Godavari region
6 months, 3 weeks ago

JSP chief Pawan Kalyan’s electoral fortunes spur large-scale betting in Godavari region

The Hindu  

Large-scale betting is reportedly going on over the electoral prospects of the Jana Sena Party and its president K. Pawan Kalyan in the Godavari region, particularly Pithapuram Assembly constituency from where the actor-turned-politician is in the fray. Many individuals are offering ten times more than the base bet if Mr. Pawan Kalyan loses the seat.” Close watch In Pithapuram, all …

Karnataka minister promises to reintroduce old pension scheme for govt employees
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka minister promises to reintroduce old pension scheme for govt employees

New Indian Express  

MADIKERI: “The state is committed to reintroducing the old pension scheme for government employees. Plans are on to open 500 new Karnataka Public Schools in the state,” confirmed Karnataka education minister Madhu Bangarappa. Meanwhile, he confirmed that the old pension schemes for government employees will be reintroduced and assured that government-aided school teachers will also be extended pension and insurance …

Will Pawan Singh break Bhojpuri actors' first election jinx?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Pawan Singh break Bhojpuri actors' first election jinx?

India Today  

Since the 1980s, the association of film stars with Parliament has been a common occurrence, a trend that has been increasing in recent elections. This year, Bhojpuri actor and singer Pawan Singh is contesting as an independent candidate from the Karakat Lok Sabha seat in Bihar against Rashtriya Lok Morcha president and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha. BHOJPURI ACTORS WHO …

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

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

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

Lok Sabha polls: Young Guns are blazing new trails in New Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Gujarat
7 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Young Guns are blazing new trails in New Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

From the crowded lanes of north-east Delhi where Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar is contesting, to the winding roads of Serampore in West Bengal with CPI-M’s Dipshita Dhar putting up an energetic campaign, to Dhaval Patel in Valsad, Gujarat where the young tribal from ruling BJP is the chosen candidate: there are many 30-something year-old contestants vying to reach the 18th …

Kalyan: Despite Mahayuti bitterness, will Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde succeed in securing a hattrick?
7 months ago

Kalyan: Despite Mahayuti bitterness, will Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde succeed in securing a hattrick?

Hindustan Times  

Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency will see a heated contest between two Shiv Sena factions, with sitting MP Shrikant Shinde, the son of chief minister Eknath Shinde, contesting against Vaishali Darekar-Rane, a comparatively low-profile candidate representing Shiv Sena. But the Shinde camp has reasons for worry due to disputes with allies in the Mahayuti coalition, the bitterness in relations between Shrikant …

Lok Sabha candidates target Gurugram’s urban voters
7 months ago

Lok Sabha candidates target Gurugram’s urban voters

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Candidates of major political parties have begun canvassing in urban areas of Badshahpur and Gurugram assembly constituencies, which have an estimated 9.25 lakh voters out of the total 25 lakh voters in the nine constituencies of the Lok Sabha. The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Jannayak Janta Party candidates on Sunday moved around the city to woo urban voters …

Ladakh: Close fight expected between a Shia leader from Kargil and the Leh-based BJP candidate
7 months, 1 week ago

Ladakh: Close fight expected between a Shia leader from Kargil and the Leh-based BJP candidate

Hindustan Times  

The strategic Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency, which votes on May 20, is ready for a triangular contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and an independent candidate from the Shia-dominated Kargil district The triangular contest in the constituency, which shares its borders with China and Pakistan, will be between Congress candidate Tsering Namgyal, leader of the opposition in Leh Autonomous …

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Hindutva, caste dynamics key to BJP’s firm grip on Unnao
7 months, 1 week ago

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Hindutva, caste dynamics key to BJP’s firm grip on Unnao

Hindustan Times  

The Ganga, which flows majestically in the heartland of Uttar Pradesh in Unnao, and the communities settled along its banks are integral to electoral fortunes in this Lok Sabha constituency, said to be one of the largest in terms of size in the country. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath with sitting MP and BJP candidate Sakshi Maharaj at a …

Caste equations hold the key in 5 Bihar seats
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste equations hold the key in 5 Bihar seats

The Hindu  

Munger, Begusarai, Samastipur, Ujiarpur and Darbhanga will vote in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13 in Bihar with 56 candidates in the fray. From Munger, former Janata Dal president Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, a sitting MP and a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is contesting against the Mahagathbandhan candidate Anita …

Tsering Namgyal chosen as Congress candidate from Ladakh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tsering Namgyal chosen as Congress candidate from Ladakh

The Hindu  

The Congress on Thursday picked Tsering Namgyal as the candidate for the Ladakh seat for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party was torn between Muslim-majority Kargil district and Buddhist-majority Leh district of the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency, with each district pitching for its own candidate ahead of the polls. The Congress unit of Leh had put forth the name …

Elections 2024: JJP Names Candidates For Remaining 5 Lok Sabha Seats, Karnal Assembly Bypoll
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elections 2024: JJP Names Candidates For Remaining 5 Lok Sabha Seats, Karnal Assembly Bypoll

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Jannayak Janta Party on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, unveiling five more candidates for the electoral fray. Jannayak Janta Party releases its second list of candidates for the upcoming #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/JvUGHVembN — ANI April 29, 2024 Karnal Assembly Byelection Notably, JJP has selected Rajinder Madaan, also known as …

Punjab: SAD Khadoor Sahib candidate Valtoha seeks support from Amritpal’s parents
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab: SAD Khadoor Sahib candidate Valtoha seeks support from Amritpal’s parents

Hindustan Times  

A day after being declared the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for the June 1 Lok Sabha elections from Khadoor Sahib, Virsa Singh Valtoha on Monday met parents of jailed radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh at the Heritage Street near Golden Temple, where they have been sitting in protest, demanding the shifting of NSA detainees from Assam to Punjab. Shiromani Akali …

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