Wife’s Threat to Enter Fray against Hubby in Tekkali Polls
8 months ago

Wife’s Threat to Enter Fray against Hubby in Tekkali Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a first-of-its-kind political development in AP, a woman in active politics has decided to file nominations against her husband and ruling YSRC candidate in the Tekkali Assembly constituency in Srikakulam district. Duvvada Srinivas is already facing a strong opponent, TD state president K. Atchannaidu, while his wife Duvvada Vani too would enter the fray against him. Vani approached top YSRC brass and presented her bundle of woes about her husband’s “objectionable” activities both at home and in the constituency’s politics. Trusting her words, the Chief Minister replaced Srinivas and announced that Vani would be the new in-charge for the constituency.

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Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-15 10:24 A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a …

Maharashtra assembly polls: Vishwajeet Kadam who backed rebel in LS poll supports MVA nominee Prithviraj Patil
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra assembly polls: Vishwajeet Kadam who backed rebel in LS poll supports MVA nominee Prithviraj Patil

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and MLA Vishwajeet Kadam has been campaigning for Prithviraj Patil, the official Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate from the Sangli seat over rebel Congress candidate Jayashree Patil. Jayashree, is the sister-in-law of Congress leader Vishal Patil, who rebelled against the Congress party during Lok Sabha polls and also received backing from Kadam. Once I know who’s behind it, I …

Thulasendrapuram Village Eager to Witness Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid
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Thulasendrapuram Village Eager to Witness Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid

Deccan Chronicle  

An air of excitement and anticipation pervades the Thulasendrapuram village in the district hoping that Democrat Kamala Harris, current vice president, wins in the US presidential elections. The villagers have performed prayers at the Sri Dharma Sastha temple in her ancestral village expecting her to trounce former president and Republican Donald Trump, and emerge victorious as Americans vote today to …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
2 months, 2 weeks ago

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat  

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have asked Union minister HD Kumaraswamy to announce his stand on the proposal to nominate former MLA CP Yogeshwar as the party’s candidate for the Channapatna assembly bypoll, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal for Yogeshwar’s name for Channapatna bypoll was put forward at the residence of Union minister of consumer affairs …

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever
4 months, 1 week ago

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis. Unsustainable debt, a severe balance of payments crisis, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government’s insistence on …

Rallies turn personal fight for Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar, Union minister HDK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rallies turn personal fight for Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar, Union minister HDK

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: The BJP-JDS padayatra, demanding the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah for his alleged involvement in the MUDA and Valmiki scams, and Congress’ Janandolana rally to counter the NDA partners’ protest has turned into a personal fight between Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Union Minister for Steel HD Kumaraswamy to establish supremacy in the Vokkaliga heartland. Shivakumar is still to …

Andhra Polls See Surge of Debut Winners
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Polls See Surge of Debut Winners

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in AP presented a mixed bag for first-time candidates. In the Udayagiri assembly segment, an intense battle between two debutants – Kakarla Suresh of the TD and Mekapati Rajagopal Reddy of the YSRC - saw the TD candidate registering a maiden win. Among two first-timers in Chittoor assembly segment, V Vijayananda Reddy …

Andhra Pradesh Election Results 2024: TDP’s Ram Mohan Naidu’s leading by over 1 lakh votes in Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Election Results 2024: TDP’s Ram Mohan Naidu’s leading by over 1 lakh votes in Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency

The Hindu  

By the end of the seventh round of counting here on Tuesday, June 4, Srikakulam TDP MP candidate Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu had a lead of 1,12,619 over his nearest rival and YSRCP candidate Perada Tilak. His uncle, TDP candidate Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, got a 9,298-vote lead in the Tekkali Assembly constituency against his nearest rival, YSRCP nominee Duvvada Srinivas. Follow …

Election Results 2024: NDA all set to sweep Vizianagaram, Srikakulam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: NDA all set to sweep Vizianagaram, Srikakulam

The Hindu  

According to early trends, the TDP-BJP-JSP candidates are all set to sweep the election in the erstwhile Vizianagram and Srikakulam districts. So far, senior-most YSRCP Ministers, including Botcha Satyanarayana, Peedika Rajannadora, Dharmana Prasada Rao, Sidiri Appalaraju, Assembly Speaker Thammineni Sitharam and Deputy Speaker Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy have been trailing. Follow the Andhra Pradesh Assembly election results live updates In the …

Election Results 2024: NDA candidates lead in Visakhapatnam Assembly and Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: NDA candidates lead in Visakhapatnam Assembly and Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

NDA candidates have been leading in all the constituencies by the end of the first round in Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha and Assembly seats. By the end of round 1, Telugu Desam Party Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha candidate, M. Sribharat has received about 7,751 votes, while YSR Congress Party candidate Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi has received 3,421 votes. TDP East Constituency candidate has …

Will Pawan script a political blockbuster in Pithapuram segment?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Pawan script a political blockbuster in Pithapuram segment?

New Indian Express  

KAKINADA : Ever since actor-politician and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has sounded the poll bugle to contest Pithapuram Assembly constituency, the segment has garnered significant attention not just from the State but across the nation. As part of tripartite alliance TDP local leaders and Pithapuram former MLA SVSN Varma also gave their support to Pawan Kalyan until the polling. …

Lok Sabha polls: Multiple political legacies at stake in UP's Purvanchal region during Phase VI
7 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Multiple political legacies at stake in UP's Purvanchal region during Phase VI

New Indian Express  

Sultanpur Uttar Pradesh's constituency No. This is despite SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s nephew Dharmendra, who is the party's 2024 candidate, losing to the BJP's Dineh Lal Nirhaua in a by-poll two years ago. 2019: Akhilesh Yadav ; Resigned on March 22, 2022 Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua ; Elected on June 26, 2022 2014: Mulayam Singh Yadav 2009: Ramakant Yadav …

An Independent candidate peps up the contest in Siwan
7 months, 1 week ago

An Independent candidate peps up the contest in Siwan

The Hindu  

Hena Shahab, wife of don-turned-politician the late Mohammad Shahabuddin is contesting as an Independent this time in Siwan. Muslims unitedly used to vote for the RJD in the name of Shahabuddin in entire Bihar, including Siwan and its neighbouring districts. No one from the Lalu family had attended his burial in Delhi, however, later RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has gone …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Tej Pratap Yadav pushes RJD worker at Misa Bharti's nomination rally | WATCH
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Tej Pratap Yadav pushes RJD worker at Misa Bharti's nomination rally | WATCH

India TV News  

As Bihar gears up for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues his address at successive campaign rallies across the state. Tej Pratap pushes the worker Initially, Misa Bharti attempted to calm her brother's anger. Third confrontation between Misa Bharti and Ram Kripal Yadav On the other hand, Misa Bharti is contesting …

Congress may make Hassan sexual abuse case its poll plank
7 months, 1 week ago

Congress may make Hassan sexual abuse case its poll plank

New Indian Express  

TUMAKURU: With BJP and JDS deciding to continue their alliance for elections to six seats of the Legislative Council on June 3, the ruling Congress is likely to make the Hassan sex scandal as its poll plank. Hinting at it, KPCC media and communication wing chairman Ramesh Babu on Saturday taunted BJP and JDS over the sex scandal and sought …

YSRC's Krishnadas has edge in Narasannapeta Assembly contest
7 months, 1 week ago

YSRC's Krishnadas has edge in Narasannapeta Assembly contest

Deccan Chronicle  

Former deputy chief minister Dharmana Krishnadas looks all set to win the Narasannapeta seat in Srikakulam district for the fifth time, with majority of the local bodies in the area already represented by the YSRC.A close confidant of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Krishnadas won the Narasannapeta seat in 2004 and 2009 on Congress ticket and the 2012 bye-election …

An electoral battle in the corridors of power that is set to go down to the wire
7 months, 2 weeks ago

An electoral battle in the corridors of power that is set to go down to the wire

The Hindu  

The Vijayawada Assembly constituency is set to witness an intense electoral battle with candidates of both the YSR Congress Party and the Telugu Desam Party leaving no stone unturned to emerge victorious. Mr. Vishnu secured 70,721 votes while Mr. Umamaheswara Rao secured 70,696 votes. This time around, while Mr. Babu Rao is again in the fray on a CPI ticket, …

Stage Set for Fierce Contest in Chodavaram, Elamanchili Seats
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stage Set for Fierce Contest in Chodavaram, Elamanchili Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chodavaram and Elamanchili constituencies, where Telugu Desam Party has traditionally held sway, are set to witness a fiercely contested electoral battle in the upcoming May 13 elections, with YSRC posing a formidable challenge. In Chodavaram, a stronghold of the TD for many years, the contest is between YSRC's Karanam Dharmasri and TDP's K.S.N.S. However, Dharmasri's persistence and YSRC's rising …

Undefeated Kapu leaders to clash for Bheeminupatnam MLA seat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Undefeated Kapu leaders to clash for Bheeminupatnam MLA seat

The Hindu  

With around 3.60 lakh voters, Bheemunipatnam is one of the biggest Assembly constituencies in North Andhra districts. The political heat, already high with senior politicians Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao and Ganta Srinivasa Rao undertaking hectic campaigns, is all set to rise by several notches as the poll date nears. In the 2014 elections, Ganta Srinivasa Rao contested from this constituency as …

Parties stick to tested formulas as 5 seats of north Bihar gear up for polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Parties stick to tested formulas as 5 seats of north Bihar gear up for polls

The Hindu  

“Rome Pope ka, Madhepura Gope ka,” goes a saying in Bihar’s Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency, one of the five in north Bihar that would go to polls in the third phase of the 2024 general election on May 7. In Madhepura, National Democratic Alliance candidate and sitting MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav of the Janata Dal is contesting against the Opposition …

Bose’s strategy backfires at Ramachandrapuram
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bose’s strategy backfires at Ramachandrapuram

Deccan Chronicle  

Bose had introduced Settibalija community leader Vasamsetty Subhash to the constituency and praised him as a good social worker and leader. Now, Vasamsetty is contesting against Bose’s son Pilli Surya Prakash on a Telugu Desam ticket. He introduced Subhash to the people, saying, “He is a good person and a good social worker.’’ The government also lifted cases against those …

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance
8 months ago

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several prominent women from the YSRC have stepped forward to challenge top leaders of the NDA alliance in the present elections. In Mangalagiri constituency, Murugudu Lavanya under the YSRC's banner is taking on TD leader Nara Lokesh. In Hindupur, YSRC leader Deepika is set to contest against Nandamuri Balakrishna, a two- time winner in 2014 and 2019, while in …

Going gets tough for Tejasvi in Bengaluru South
8 months ago

Going gets tough for Tejasvi in Bengaluru South

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Tejasvi Surya is a powerful orator and the national president of the BJP Yuva Morcha. Yet, the sitting Bengaluru South MP hasn’t campaigned elsewhere in Karnataka, as he is facing a really tough fight. His challenger is Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy, daughter of state transport minister Ramalinga Reddy, a party heavyweight. Tejaswi Surya promptly lobbed the ball back demanding …

YSRC Fields Strong Candidates in Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam and Parvathipuram
8 months ago

YSRC Fields Strong Candidates in Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam and Parvathipuram

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: The YSRC has fielded strong candidates in Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam, and Parvathipuram, while the TD has given an opportunity to candidates known for their group politics. In 2019, Botcha Appalanarasayya won the Gajapathinagaram constituency with 93,270 votes, defeating Kondapalli Appala Naidu of TD by a margin of 27,011 votes. The voters of Gajapathinagaram are familiar with Kondapalli Srinivasa Rao's …

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

The Hindu  

Ten years after its creation, following a delimitation, the politically nondescript Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency achieved a high-profile status in 2019 when DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi entered the fray against BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Now Ms. Soundararajan’s decision to opt for the Chennai South constituency has left Thoothukudi with not-so prominent names, apart from Ms. Kanimozhi, …

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole
8 months, 1 week ago

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashes erupted between YSRC and Telugu Desam supporters during an election campaign at Samatha Nagar in Ongole, Prakasam district, on Wednesday night. Kavya, daughter-in-law of YSRC MLA Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who is contesting the elections, was campaigning in the first line of Samatha Nagar. Former TD MLA and party’s candidate Damacharla Janardhana Rao also reached Samatha Nagar. Chief electoral …

Key leaders HD Kumaraswamy, CN Manjunath, Tejasvi Surya rush to file nominations in Karnataka
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Key leaders HD Kumaraswamy, CN Manjunath, Tejasvi Surya rush to file nominations in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Several key political figures including JD leader H D Kumaraswamy, renowned cardiologist C N Manjunath, and Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday submitted their papers for the Lok Sabha elections on the last day of filing nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. BJP-JDS alliance candidate for Mandya Parliamentary Constituency, H D Kumaraswamy files …

TD-JS-BJP Alliance Seeks Role of Top BJP Leaders to Boost Poll Campaign
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TD-JS-BJP Alliance Seeks Role of Top BJP Leaders to Boost Poll Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The three-party alliance expects top BJP leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda to come and boost its poll campaign in Andhra Pradesh. BJP leaders say that though the Prime Minister was urged to attend the public meeting at Boppudi on March 17, “we failed to get any public announcements …

Tamil Nadu CM, Rahul to Share Stage in Coimbatore
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM, Rahul to Share Stage in Coimbatore

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will share the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who will be addressing an election rally at Chettipalayam L&T bye-pass road in Coimbatore on Friday, April 12, in support of the INDIA coalition candidate. Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the State will happen amidst the continuous campaign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had planned in …

Former CM Kumaraswamy, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya file nominations for LS polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former CM Kumaraswamy, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya file nominations for LS polls

Hindustan Times  

JD leader H D Kumaraswamy, his brother-in-law and noted cardiologist C N Manjunath, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya were among prominent candidates, who filed their papers on Thursday, the last day for filing nominations for the first of two-phase Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, on April 26. He was accompanied by BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa, Goa Chief Minister Pramod …

Lok Sabha polls | A battle between a mentor, a former protege and others in Theni
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | A battle between a mentor, a former protege and others in Theni

The Hindu  

The Theni Lok Sabha constituency, the lone seat that the NDA – then headed by the AIADMK – won in the State in 2019, is witnessing a high profile contest this time around. Traditionally, an AIADMK bastion, the erstwhile Jayalalithaa government’s victory in the Supreme Court in getting the water storage level at the Mullaperiyar reservoir raised to 142 feet, …

Intense battle likely between Daggubati Purandeswari, Guduri Srinivas for Rajamahendravaram LS seat
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Intense battle likely between Daggubati Purandeswari, Guduri Srinivas for Rajamahendravaram LS seat

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM : A keen tussle is expected between YSRC MP candidate Dr Guduri Srinivas and State BJP chief Daggubati Purandeswari for the Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha segment. Her husband and former MP Dr D Venkateswara Rao arrived in the city on Friday to oversee arrangements for Purandeswari’s campaign. Her lineage as the daughter of TDP founder and former Chief Minister NT …

Tamil Nadu: Side switches, new pitches in Perambalur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Side switches, new pitches in Perambalur

New Indian Express  

Who are facing off? In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, T R Paarivendhar finished third by securing 2,38,887 votes, whereas AIADMK’s R P Marutharajaa won with 4,62,693 votes, with DMK’s Seemanur Prabu being the runner-up with 2,49,645 votes. However, in 2019, Paarivendhar contested under DMK’s Rising Sun and emerged victorious with a whopping 6,83,697 votes, with a winning margin of …

Opinion: Strong alliance on paper but fissures in NDA leave many aspirants unhappy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Strong alliance on paper but fissures in NDA leave many aspirants unhappy

India Today  

M Sugunamma of the Telugu Desam won the Tirupati assembly seat in a by-election in 2015, cornering 85 percent of the vote. The Tirupati Lok Sabha seat has been allotted to the BJP, and it has given the ticket to another turncoat - YCP MLA from Gudur, Varaprasad Rao. This left the likes of GVL Narasimha Rao, who was eyeing …

TD’s Vemireddy Couple Start Campaign from Rama Teertham
8 months, 3 weeks ago

TD’s Vemireddy Couple Start Campaign from Rama Teertham

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Former Rajya Sabha member Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and his wife Prashanti Reddy, candidates of the Telugu Desam from Nellore Lok Sabha and Kovur Assembly seats respectively, kicked off their joint election campaign from Rama Teertham in Vidavaluru mandal of Nellore district on Wednesday. Addressing a public rally on the occasion, Prabhakar Reddy accused ruling YSRC government of neglecting the …

Eshwarappa will be persuaded to back out of poll race: Vijayendra
8 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

State BJP president B.Y. The State party chief also expressed confidence that Mr. Modi’s hands will be strengthened by sending more MPs from Karnataka to the Parliament. We are confident of Mr. Modi coming to power for the third time in a row.” State BJP vice-president M. Rajendra, Chamarajanagar BJP candidate S. Balaraj, and others present. PERSUADED Meanwhile, Mr. Vijayendra …

Confusion prevails as NDA delays announcement of candidates for three key Assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam
8 months, 4 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 …

TD’s Kotla Gets Breather Ahead of Battle in Dhone
8 months, 4 weeks ago

TD’s Kotla Gets Breather Ahead of Battle in Dhone

Deccan Chronicle  

After TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu intervention, a reconciliation has been brought between arch rival Kotla and KE groups. Following this, Telugu Desam’s Dhone in-charge Subba Reddy has dropped his threat of contesting from the constituency as an independent candidate.Thus, senior TD leader and former union minister Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy has no rival from within the party who may …

Naam Tamilar Katchi announces candidates for T.N. and Puducherry; fields women from 20 seats
9 months ago

Naam Tamilar Katchi announces candidates for T.N. and Puducherry; fields women from 20 seats

The Hindu  

Naam Tamilar Katchi on Saturday announced its candidates for the 40 Lok Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The candidates are M. Jagadish Chander from Tiruvallur ; Amuthini from Chennai North; S. Tamilselvi from Chennai South; R. Karthikeyan from Chennai Central; V. Ravichandran from Sriperumbudur; V. Santhosh Kumar from Kancheepuram ; Afsiya Nasreen …

State chief K Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan part of BJP’s first list
9 months ago

State chief K Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan part of BJP’s first list

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a surprise move, the BJP fielded its state president K Annamalai in Coimbatore constituency in the party’s first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections released on Thursday. Just minutes after BJP’s legislature party leader Nainar Nagenthran was named as the party candidate from Thoothukudi, a revised list said he would be contesting from Tirunelveli. The allies …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | DMK-Congress complete constituency allocation exercise
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | DMK-Congress complete constituency allocation exercise

The Hindu  

The Congress will contest in Tiruvallur, Krishnagiri, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, Karur, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and the Puducherry Parliamentary constituencies as a part of the I.N.D.I.A. Stalin and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai at the DMK headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, in Chennai, on Monday, March 18, 2024. In the 2019 general elections too, the Congress had contested in nine plus …

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, noted cardiologist C.N. Manjunath and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are among those set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka on the BJP ticket, as the party has replaced candidates in 10 constituencies out of 20 for which the names were announced on Wednesday. While …

PMK-BJP Poll Pact Yet to be Finalized
9 months, 1 week ago

PMK-BJP Poll Pact Yet to be Finalized

Deccan Chronicle  

The BJP could also not retain its erstwhile ally, Krishnasamy, in its fold as the party was reportedly keen on fielding its candidate from Tenkasi constituency. Though Tenkasi has been associated with another wealthy and influential BJP supporter, Sridhar Vembu, he will not be able to contest from the constituency as it has been reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates. When …

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party released the list of candidates from Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday evening. For Bengaluru, two sitting MPs retained their seats, and two other Lok Sabha constituencies will see new faces. BJP retains two sitting MPs in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats According to the list, both Bengaluru South and …

Jagan Entering Naidu's Kuppam Bastion Tomorrow
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Jagan Entering Naidu's Kuppam Bastion Tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

The much-publicised visit is aimed at undermining Naidu's supremacy on his home turf, where the CM will be inaugurating several developmental projects, most notably the release of water to Kuppam town through the recently constructed branch canal from the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi reservoir.The release of water signals the success of a 15-year-old demand that Naidu could not meet during …

TD Yet To Finalise Nominees for Assembly Segments in Vizag
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TD Yet To Finalise Nominees for Assembly Segments in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Telugu Desam Opposition is yet to confirm its candidates for the Assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam city, which they secured in the 2019 elections. Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, a three-time consecutive winner, is optimistic about his chances this time, but the TD leadership is struggling to find candidates for the other constituencies, except for Visakhapatnam East. A similar situation exists …

YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections
11 months, 1 week ago

YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections

The Hindu  

YSR Congress Party high command seems to have given top priority for loyalty in selection of in-charges for Ichchapuram, Tekkali Assembly seats and Srikakulam Parliamentary segment, according to political observers and party senior leaders. The party confirmed Zilla Parishad chairperson Piriya Vijaya as Ichchapuram candidate where the YSRCP was defeated twice in 2014 and 2019 general elections. Likewise, the YSRCP …

News Analysis | Can Botcha Jhansi pull off an unlikely win for YSRCP in Visakhapatnam?
11 months, 1 week ago

News Analysis | Can Botcha Jhansi pull off an unlikely win for YSRCP in Visakhapatnam?

The Hindu  

With Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy declaring Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi as the Lok Sabha candidate for the YSR Congress Party from Visakhapatnam, in his third list of reshuffle of candidates, speculations abound on whether she can pull off an unlikely victory and also inspire her MLA candidates to succeed in what is a predominantly TDP stronghold. Ms. Jhansi Lakshmi, …

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