BJP MLC Vishwanath calls on Siddaramaiah
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP MLC Vishwanath calls on Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party MLC and former minister A.H. Vishwanath on Tuesday called upon Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah at his residence in Bengaluru to inquire about the latter’s health leading to speculations that the meeting between the two leaders might have political significance attached to it. Though in the pretext of a health inquiry, the meeting between Siddaramaiah and Vishwanath has given support to speculations that Vishwanath might be getting closer to rejoining the Congress party. Vishwanath did not stay for long in JDS and he quit JDS to join BJP along with some rebel MLAs belonging to both JDS and Congress party which led to the collapse of JDS-Congress coalition government led by JDS leader and former Chief Minister H.D. But, the relationship between Siddaramaiah and Vishwanath turned sour which made Vishwanath quit Congress party to join JDS.

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Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Palakkad: Amidst the rift in Kerala BJP over the party's loss in the Palakkad Assembly by-poll, the Congress on Tuesday tried to cash in on the opportunity by inviting dissident leaders of the saffron party to its fold. However, they said they didn't hold any talks with any of the BJP councillors in this regard, and the matter would be …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD alliance, will take place on Saturday. The by-polls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
5 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

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

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

The Hindu  

INDIA bloc parties won 10 of the 13 Assembly seats across seven States where by-polls were held on July 10 and the results were announced on July 13. Of particular note is Himachal Pradesh where the Congress won two of the three Assembly seats which fell vacant after three independent legislators joined the BJP after resigning their seats. The government …

MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls
6 months ago

MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kamlesh Shah, a former Congress loyalist who defected from the party, won the by-election from Amarwara constituency of Chhindwara district with a close margin of 3,252 votes. Kamlesh Shah had resigned from the membership of the assembly and joined BJP in March this year Kamlesh was up against Congress’ Dhiren Shah. The by-election held on …

Dakshina Kannada Congress chief rules out resigning over defeat in Lok Sabha elections
7 months, 1 week ago

Dakshina Kannada Congress chief rules out resigning over defeat in Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

The president of Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee and MLC K. Harish Kumar on Friday ruled out him quitting as head of the committee owing moral responsibility for the defeat of party candidate Padmaraj R. Poojary in the Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada constituency. Responding to a section of party workers demanding his resignation on social media Mr. Kumar told …

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka | Setback for BJP in Council polls, but NDA still hangs on to majority

The Hindu  

The BJP has suffered setbacks in the Legislative Council elections as it managed to win just one of the four seats it contested. In Bangalore Graduates’ seat, Congress nominee Ramoji Gowda, who polled 36,729 votes, defeated the incumbent BJP member A. Deve Gowda by a margin of 11,841 votes. Incumbent Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil defeated BJP nominee Amarnath Patil by …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
7 months, 3 weeks 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: …

State BJP looks to retain Uttara Kannada stronghold
8 months, 2 weeks ago

State BJP looks to retain Uttara Kannada stronghold

Hindustan Times  

Despite Uttara Kannada constituency being the historical stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it seems to be facing a significant challenges from the Congress while dealing with an ongoing internal strife. Representing the constituency since 2004, the BJP in March replaced long-time incumbent Anantkumar Hegde with Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri, the former speaker of Karnataka assembly from the Uttara Kannada seat. …

Sangli Lok Sabha Battle Turns Triangular as Congress Rebel Vishal Patil Takes on MVA, Mahayuti Candidates
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sangli Lok Sabha Battle Turns Triangular as Congress Rebel Vishal Patil Takes on MVA, Mahayuti Candidates

News 18  

The Sangli Lok Sabha seat will see a triangular fight between the Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances, as well as rebel Congress leader Vishal Patil, who will be contesting as an independent candidate. Some expected that Vishal Patil would take back his nomination form and help the MVA fight against BJP’s Sanjaykaka Patil from the Mahayuti. This development left …

Karnataka: Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami withdraws from contest against Pralhad Joshi in Dharwad
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami withdraws from contest against Pralhad Joshi in Dharwad

India TV News  

Days ahead of the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Dingaleshwar Swami, the head of a Lingayat mutt in Shirahatti, withdrew his nomination on Monday. He had earlier filed his nomination as an independent candidate against Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pralhad Joshi from Karnataka's Dharwad constituency. Dingaleshwar's decision to step back from the electoral fray comes …

Rajasthan Congress treasurer Sitaram Agarwal joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election
9 months ago

Rajasthan Congress treasurer Sitaram Agarwal joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee’s treasurer Sitaram Agarwal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2023 State Assembly election against Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on April 10. Jannayak Janata Party leader from Neem Ka Thana Raghuveer Singh Tanwar, who contested the 2023 Assembly polls, All-India Reserve Bank Employees’ Union’s former national secretary G.N. Pareek, Vishwakarma Industries Association …

Lok Sabha polls | Maharashtra Congress demands MVA to reconsider candidature of Sangli seat
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | Maharashtra Congress demands MVA to reconsider candidature of Sangli seat

The Hindu  

A day after the oppositionMaha Vikas Aghadi coalition froze its seat-sharing deal, resentment among the Congress leadership and cadre over the Sangli and Mumbai South-Central seats being ceded to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena continued to simmer with local Congress leaders urging the MVA leadership to reconsider its decision on the contentious seats. Meetings were held in Sangli’s Palus-Kadegaon which …

Lok Sabha Elections DK Shivakumar On NDA Candidates Batting For Vokkaliga Support Pontiff Is A Wise Man, Won't Get Involved In Politics
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections DK Shivakumar On NDA Candidates Batting For Vokkaliga Support Pontiff Is A Wise Man, Won't Get Involved In Politics

ABP News  

Earlier, former Prime Minister Deve Gowda is alleged to have supported the establishment of another mutt in parallel to the Adichunchanagiri Mutt. BJP-JD Leaders Visit Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt On Wednesday, BJP and JD leaders met and sought the blessings of Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji at Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Vijayanagara. In the meet, several leaders from both the parties including opposition leader …

Pappu Yadav ignores Congress advice, remains in fray from Purnea Lok Sabha seat
9 months, 1 week ago

Pappu Yadav ignores Congress advice, remains in fray from Purnea Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Purnea: Bihar leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav’s refusal to withdraw his candidature from Purnea Lok Sabha seat on Monday, the last day of withdrawing nomination, has put the Congress party in a fix. The Purnea Lok Sabha seat has gone to Congress alliance partner, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, in the seat-sharing formula in the Mahaghatbandhan, a coalition comprising the …

Former Uttarakhand Congress unit vice president SP Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Former Uttarakhand Congress unit vice president SP Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

In yet another jolt to the Congress party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former Uttarakhand party unit vice president SP Singh 'Engineer' on Wednesday joined the BJP along with his supporters in Dehradun. Uttarakhand PCC general secretary resigns Earlier on Tuesday, PCC general secretary and Seva Dal's state chief Rajesh Rastogi resigned from all posts, alleging dynastic politics …

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Despite several rounds of discussion, the Congress Election Committee which met in New Delhi on Wednesday could not come out with the second list of candidates for Karnataka because of lack of consensus for four seats -- Kolar, Ballari, Chikkaballapur and Chamarajanagar. There were differences over Kolar as two factions, led by Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa …

Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
10 months ago

Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Denied a ticket by the BJP, Dr. N.S. Mohan, the son-in-law of BJP MP from Chamarajanagar Srinivas Prasad, called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s residence in Mysuru on March 15. Kote’s Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu, Dr. Mohan was closeted with Mr. Siddaramaiah for some time, along with BJP leader and former Minister M. Shivanna, popularly known as …

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

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

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP
10 months ago

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leaders are finding it difficult to finalise candidates for a few Lok Sobha constituencies in Karnataka. On one side is a strong campaign by netizens and party workers to give the Mysuru-Kodagu ticket to sitting BJP MP Pratap Simha, while party leaders and others in Mysuru are in favour of 32-year-old Yaduveer …

MP: Seven Congress corporators from Chhindwara join BJP in big jolt to Opposition ahead of Lok Sabha polls
10 months, 1 week ago

MP: Seven Congress corporators from Chhindwara join BJP in big jolt to Opposition ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath faced a setback as seven corporators from his party in the Chhindwara Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh switched allegiance to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP bagged 28 in the 2019 general elections while the Congress won …

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 …

33 sitting MPs replaced with new faces as BJP shuffles Lok Sabha lineup
10 months, 1 week ago

33 sitting MPs replaced with new faces as BJP shuffles Lok Sabha lineup

India Today  

The BJP has replaced 33 sitting MPs with new faces as the party released its first list of upcoming Lok Sabha election candidates on Saturday, with notable changes in various states. The first list of the saffron party’s Lok Sabha lineup has 95 names, including 34 central ministers and two former chief ministers in Assam, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya …

BJP-JDS Consensus Nominees to be Defeated in LS Polls, Says CM Siddaramaiah
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP-JDS Consensus Nominees to be Defeated in LS Polls, Says CM Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Referring to the recent defeat of Janata Dal Secular and Bharatiya Janata Party consensus nominee A.P. Ranganath at the hands of Congress party in the recently held Bangalore Teachers Constituency poll, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday exuded confidence that Congress party would defeat the JDS-BJP nominees in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls and Congress would win in about 20 …

BJP-JD(S) alliance headed for defeat in Lok Sabha polls, says Vishwanath
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP-JD(S) alliance headed for defeat in Lok Sabha polls, says Vishwanath

The Hindu  

A.H. Vishwanath, MLC, said here on Friday that the results of the byelections to the Legislative Council from Bengaluru Teachers Constituency was a pointer to the fate of the BJP-JD alliance in the coming Lok Sabha elections. The Congress won against the joint candidate of the BJP-JD alliance recently in the first polls of significance that was held after both …

Karnataka BJP weakened, claims KPCC chief
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP weakened, claims KPCC chief

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka is weakened and it is evident by the fact that BJP leaders are making constant efforts to make former Chief Minister Jagadeesh Shettar, an incumbent Congress MLC, return to the party. Shivakumar said that both BJP and Janata Dal …

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 MLA meets Siddaramaiah, Adds to Speculation
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP MLA meets Siddaramaiah, Adds to Speculation

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Amid speculation that some of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislators would join the Congress in Karnataka, BJP MLA and former minister S.T. However, the BJP MLA stated that he had met the Chief Minister to discuss various developments related to his assembly constituency - Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru city. Yediyurappa, a couple of days back and to pacify Somashekar, BJP …

Siddaramaiah forced Congress MLAs to resign in 2019: BJP’s K Sudhakar
1 year, 7 months ago

Siddaramaiah forced Congress MLAs to resign in 2019: BJP’s K Sudhakar

Hindustan Times  

Keshava Sudhakar, who was among the lawmakers whose resignations led to the Congress-Janata Dal government’s fall in Karnataka in 2019, on Wednesday blamed former chief minister Siddaramaiah for forcing them to quit. BJP MLA K Sudhakar In a series of tweets, Sudhakar questioned can Siddaramaiah deny he had no implicit or explicit role in prompting 14 Congress lawmakers to resign. …

Congress surge topples BJP in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress surge topples BJP in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Sending out a clear signal for change, Karnataka voters have decimated the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party and given the Congress an unambiguous mandate, with 135 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly. In the results declared on Saturday for the election held on May 10, the Congress improved its tally from the 80 seats it won in 2018, powering to 135 …

BJP’s loss is Congress’ gain in Dakshina Kannada
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP’s loss is Congress’ gain in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

The Congress snatched a seat from the BJP in Dakshina Kannada with the latter facing a humiliating defeat in Puttur Assembly constituency where it was pushed to the third position. The incumbent BJP MLAs in Mangaluru City South, Mangaluru City North, Moodbidri, Bantwal and Belthangady made it to the Assembly for the second time. If the novice of the Congress …

Siddaramaiah denied Kolar ticket
1 year, 9 months ago

Siddaramaiah denied Kolar ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's dreams of contesting from dual seats - Varuna in Mysuru and Kolar seat in the ensuing Assembly polls was shattered after the party denied him Kolar seat and announced the candidature of Kothur Manjunath for Kolar Assembly seat. Some Congress leaders were against fielding Siddaramaiah from dual seats in the ensuing polls …

Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Former turncoat Baburao Chinchansur given Congress ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Baburao Chinchansur who campaigned against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has been given Congress party ticket for the Karnataka assembly elections. After losing the 2018 election, Chinchansur quit the Congress and joined the BJP, and became party MLC. ANother turncoat VS Patil, who quit BJP and joined Congress recently has been fielded as party …

‘Parliamentary Board likely to meet on April 8 to decide BJP candidates for Karnataka polls’: Bommai
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Parliamentary Board likely to meet on April 8 to decide BJP candidates for Karnataka polls’: Bommai

Hindustan Times  

The BJP Parliamentary Board is likely to meet on April 8 to finalise the list of BJP candidates for the May ten Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday. READ | Karnataka Cong chief DK Shivakumar booked for throwing ₹500 notes at rally "We will discuss the names recommended by the district committees during the State Core …

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 …

Karnataka: Manju gets into action in JDS
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka: Manju gets into action in JDS

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Switching his loyalties from Bharatiya Janata Party to Janata Dal Secular, former minister A Manju made his first public appearance with JDS leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Being a strong political opponent of JDS in Hassan, a miffed Manju quit Congress party ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election in Hassan to join BJP and contested against JDS nominee …

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 …

BJP MLC and MP indulge in mudslinging in Karnataka
2 years ago

BJP MLC and MP indulge in mudslinging in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Differences between two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders-MLC A.H. Vishwanath and Member of Parliament Srinivas Prasad came out in the open and both the leaders indulged in mudslinging against each other. Now, Vishwanath is a BJP MLC and Srinivas Prasad is a Lok Sabha member representing Chamarajanagar parliamentary seat. Vishwanth expressed willingness to join BJP saying that he was finding …

Heavyweights bite the dust in Himachal polls
2 years, 1 month ago

Heavyweights bite the dust in Himachal polls

The Hindu  

As the Himachal Pradesh election results were unveiled, it became clear that the anti-incumbency mood among the people has taken its toll on the BJP. The outgoing Chief Minister and BJP leader Jairam Thakur won the Seraj assembly constituency by a margin of more than 31,000 votes over Chet Ram of the Congress, according to the Election Commission. Ram Lal …

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP, Congress change one candidate each
2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP, Congress change one candidate each

The Hindu  

Ahead of next month's Gujarat Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Opposition Congress have changed one candidate each — in Wadhwan and Botad seats respectively — in the Saurashtra region. Unhappy over the ticket distribution, Manhar Patel reportedly rushed to meet senior Congress observer for Gujarat polls Ashok Gehlot and tried to convince him and …

BJP Faces Rebellion Ahead of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 5 Leaders Threaten to Contest as Independents
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP Faces Rebellion Ahead of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 5 Leaders Threaten to Contest as Independents

News 18  

At least one sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and four former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after being denied tickets by the BJP for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. While some of these disgruntled leaders have said they will make their next move after consulting supporters, former BJP MLA and the party’s known tribal face Harshad Vasava already …

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP faces rebellion, five leaders threaten to fight as independents
2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP faces rebellion, five leaders threaten to fight as independents

The Hindu  

At least one sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and four former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after they were denied tickets by the party for the two-phase Gujarat Assembly elections to be held on December 1 and 5. While some of these disgruntled leaders have said they will make their next move after consulting supporters, former BJP MLA …

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 …

Himachal Pradesh elections: Fatehpur seat to witness neck-to-neck fight between BJP and Congress candidates
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal Pradesh elections: Fatehpur seat to witness neck-to-neck fight between BJP and Congress candidates

India TV News  

Himachal Pradesh elections: As assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh is around the corner, the political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in the state. About Fatehpur assembly seat Fatehpur is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly. In the bypoll, incumbent MLA Bhawani Singh Pathania of Congress defeated Baldev Singh Thakur of BJP …

BJP swap seats of Ravinder Ravi, Ramesh Dhawala, leave MLA Hoshyar in cold
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP swap seats of Ravinder Ravi, Ramesh Dhawala, leave MLA Hoshyar in cold

Hindustan Times  

The ruling BJP on Thursday afternoon released the second list of candidates for the remaining six seats in Himachal Pradesh, ending the suspense on Dehra and Jwalamukhi in the politically significant Kangra district. BJP candidate from Jwalamukhi Ravinder Singh Ravi and Ramesh Dhawala who will fight elections from Dehra. After much deliberation, the BJP has swapped the seats of senior …

Will the Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar bonhomie last in the Karnataka Congress?
2 years, 5 months ago

Will the Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar bonhomie last in the Karnataka Congress?

The Hindu  

The success of the mega birthday event of the Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah, seems to have, at least for now, convinced the warring factions in the Congress to bury their differences. To drive home the point of collective leadership, Mr. Gandhi showered praises on Mr. Siddaramaiah’s five-year governance as well as Mr. Shivakumar’s organisational …

Ex-Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joins BJP
2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joins BJP

Firstpost  

The four-time MLA and two-time MP had been sulking ever since the Congress had ignored him for the post of its Haryana unit chief during a revamp earlier this year New Delhi: Former Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, who resigned as Haryana MLA on Wednesday, joined the BJP on Thursday in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The …

Gujarat polls: Congress likely to face tough road ahead
2 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat polls: Congress likely to face tough road ahead

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party in Gujarat, which in 2017 gave the Bharatiya Janata Party one of its toughest election fights in more than two and half decades of its rule in the state, seems missing in action. While some political observers and experts are of the view that the party may face a terminal decline here on, Congress leaders say it’s …

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