Hectic parleys in BJD for next list, Surendra Singh joins party
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hectic parleys in BJD for next list, Surendra Singh joins party

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Hectic parleys continued in the BJD camp at Naveen Niwas on Friday to give final touches to selection of candidates for the six remaining Lok Sabha and 75 Assembly seats. Meanwhile, former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi who quit Congress on Thursday joined BJD on the day giving rise to speculation that he is likely to be fielded from Balangir Lok Sabha seat. As Sahu has already been announced as the party’s candidate from the Titilagarh Assembly seat this time, it is speculated that Bhoi is likely to be fielded from Balangir Lok Sabha seat. Besides, hundreds of BJP elected representatives and workers from Angul and Dhenkanal districts joined BJD accompanied by party’s Lok Sabha candidate for Dhenkanal seat Abinash Samal and other senior leaders.

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Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'
1 week ago

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'

India TV News  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed frustration with the conduct of the party leadership that precipitated his exclusion from the Maharashtra Cabinet and delay in political decisions. While acknowledging that Fadnavis had been keen on his inclusion, Bhujbal implied that his exclusion was a decision made at the top levels of NCP leadership, hinting at party chief …

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, The stage is set for voting in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, which will go for by-polls on Wednesday, with spotlight on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle. Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", …

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: Can JMM's Anant Pratap Deo stop BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi's hat-trick?
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: Can JMM's Anant Pratap Deo stop BJP's Bhanu Pratap Shahi's hat-trick?

India TV News  

Bhawanathpur Assembly Election 2024: The Bhawanathpur Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Anant Pratap Deo will take on the sitting BJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, who seeks a third consecutive win. Key candidates The key candidates for the Bhawanathpur seat are BJP leader and sitting MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, …

BJP's Shrinath Bhimale Remains Determined to Contest Parvati Seat Despite Appointment to Labour Board
2 months ago

BJP's Shrinath Bhimale Remains Determined to Contest Parvati Seat Despite Appointment to Labour Board

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader Shrinath Bhimale remains determined to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Parvati constituency despite being appointed as the chairman of the Maharashtra State Advisory Contract Labour Board. Bhimale dismissed the rumours that the BJP is set to give another chance to Madhuri Misal as its nominee, stating that he has not received any official communication or letter from …

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta

Deccan Chronicle  

Mamata Mohanta, who recently quit the Biju Janata Dal and got elected to Rajya Sabha on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, on Saturday said “discontentment” was growing in the Naveen Patnaik-led regional party and more leaders were contemplating to switch sides.“I do not have any hesitation to say that most of the leaders and workers in BJD are dissatisfied over …

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Sujeet Kumar, the Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha member from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, on Friday resigned from his RS membership as well as his party. A few days ago, another BJD Rajya Sabha member — Mamata Mohant of Mayurbhanj— had resigned from her position and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Soon after Sujeet Kumar’s resignation was accepted by …

Congress narrowly saves the Leader of Opposition post in Rajya Sabha
6 months, 1 week ago

Congress narrowly saves the Leader of Opposition post in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Success in the Lok Sabha has imperiled the Opposition’s equation in the Rajya Sabha, with the Congress narrowly saving the post of Leader of the Opposition after two of its members K.C. A total of 10 vacancies, two each from Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra and one each from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Tripura have arisen following victory of Rajya …

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The BJP legislature party of Odisha will hold a meeting on Tuesday to elect the chief minister of the state and the new government will take oath the next day, a senior party leader said. While the chance of senior Odisha MP Dharmendra Pradhan becoming the next chief minister of the state seems bleak after his induction into the …

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: BJP was leading in at least 78 assembly seats in Odisha, as per the Election Commission of India. BJD nominees, on the other hand, were leading in 54 constituencies in 146 of 147 assembly seats in the state for which the latest trends were available till noon. Congress was ahead in 11 seats, the CPI in one, while Independent …

BJP races to majority mark in Odisha assembly with leads on 76 seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP races to majority mark in Odisha assembly with leads on 76 seats

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party raced ahead of the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal and crossed the halfway point in the Odisha assembly by 11:30 am, leading on 76 of the state’s 147 assembly seats. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a public meeting in support of JBP candidate ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls The BJP …

Odisha: Six Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in the sixth phase today, key candidates in fray
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha: Six Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in the sixth phase today, key candidates in fray

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, six Lok Sabha seats are slated for polls in the sixth phase of elections tomorrow. Polling details A total of 64 candidates are contesting in these six Lok Sabha seats. Prominent leaders in the fray The direct fight in the state Lok Sabha seats is between the BJP and BJD. ALSO READ | Lok …

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: …

Pradhan’s electoral comeback in focus as six Lok Sabha, 42 Assembly seats vote in Odisha
7 months ago

Pradhan’s electoral comeback in focus as six Lok Sabha, 42 Assembly seats vote in Odisha

The Hindu  

The sixth and penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha is set to decide the fate of politicians in six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats with both the BJP and Biju Janata Dal trying to outsmart each other in the intense campaign. Sixty-four candidates are contesting for the Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Puri, Cuttack, Dhenkanal and …

BJD will bag 24 of 28 Assembly seats in phase-I: VK Pandian
7 months, 1 week ago

BJD will bag 24 of 28 Assembly seats in phase-I: VK Pandian

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A day after first phase polls in Odisha, senior BJD leader VK Pandian, who is spearheading the party campaign, asserted they are winning at least 24 of the 28 Assembly seats and put up a much better performance at the Lok Sabha level in the first round. Elections were held to four Lok Sabha seats - Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur …

BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Even as discontentment over denial of tickets and replacement of candidates has become a grave concern for BJD, the party on Monday appointed two leaders to organisational posts. While sitting MLA from Nimapara, Samir Ranjan Dash has been appointed as an observer for Dhenkanal Parliamentary seat, Arundhati Kumari Devi, wife of Nitesh Ganga Deb, Sambalpur MP of BJP …

Congress and BJP set to battle it out in Himachal’s Assembly bypolls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress and BJP set to battle it out in Himachal’s Assembly bypolls

The Hindu  

With Himachal Pradesh getting ready for byelections to six Assembly constituencies and simultaneous Parliamentary polls on June 1, the stage is set for a direct fight between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janta Party. The Congress has, so far, declared candidates for five of the six Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh facing bypolls; it is yet to name a …

Congress's Puri candidate opts out of polls: 'No funds, told to fend for myself'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress's Puri candidate opts out of polls: 'No funds, told to fend for myself'

India Today  

Sucharita Mohanty, the Congress' candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat in Odisha, has returned her ticket citing insufficient campaign funds from the party. In a letter to Congress general secretary KC Venugopal dated May 3, Mohanty said her campaign in Puri as been "hit hard because the party has denied me funding". Meanwhile, Mohanty also spoke to ANI news …

BJP replaces Brij Bhushan with his son as its candidate from Kaiserganj LS seat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP replaces Brij Bhushan with his son as its candidate from Kaiserganj LS seat

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi : The BJP on Thursday replaced its controversial Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers as then head of the Wrestling Federation of India, with his son Karan Bhushan Singh. The party named Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Pratap Singh for Rae Bareli, the Gandhi family bastion. According to sources, Brij Bhushan Singh was …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Gives Brij Bhushan's Kaiserganj Seat To His Son; Picks Dinesh Pratap Singh For Rae Bareli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Gives Brij Bhushan's Kaiserganj Seat To His Son; Picks Dinesh Pratap Singh For Rae Bareli

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced the candidature of Dinesh Pratap Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli and fielded Karan Bhushan Singh from his father’s — Brij Bhushan Singh — turf of Kaiserganj for the Lok Sabha elections. DINESH PRATAP SINGH Dinesh Pratap Singh had earlier fought the 2019 general elections from Rae Bareli constituency, where he was defeated …

Kharge to decide on Amethi, Rae Bareli seats, annoucement soon, says Jairam Ramesh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kharge to decide on Amethi, Rae Bareli seats, annoucement soon, says Jairam Ramesh

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will finalise the candidates for the highly anticipated, Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and the announcement will be made soon. While addressing a press conference at AICC headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday, Jairam Ramesh said, "CEC has authorized the Congress …

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible

The Hindu  

Former Hisar Lok Sabha member Brijendra Singh, who had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Congress a month ago, on Sunday held the “State’s internal politics” responsible for denial of party ticket to him from the seat for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Haryana. Mr. Singh, a former bureaucrat, and two-time former Cabinet Minister Kiran Choudhry’s daughter Shruti …

Congress picks three names for Himachal assembly by-polls, fields turncoat Ranjit Rana from Sujanpur
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Lok Sabha 2024: Independent candidate makes waves in the desert seat of Barmer-Jaisalmer
8 months ago

Lok Sabha 2024: Independent candidate makes waves in the desert seat of Barmer-Jaisalmer

The Hindu  

As 26-year-old Ravindra Singh Bhati steps out of his convoy as it enters the Baldev Nagar area in Barmer, a strategically important district bordering Pakistan, a crowd of around 100 supporters prop him up on their shoulders and carry him to the ground for a public meeting. Mr. Bhati, an Independent candidate for the Barmer-Jaisalmer Lok Sabha constituency, began his …

Amit Shah to address a public meeting in Odisha’s Sonepur on April 25
8 months ago

Amit Shah to address a public meeting in Odisha’s Sonepur on April 25

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address a public meeting in the western Odisha town of Sonepur under Bolangir Parliamentary constituency on April 25, a BJP leader said on Sunday. BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra said that Shah's public meeting on Thursday afternoon will be held as part of the party’s campaigning in favour of its candidates. Shah is …

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats
8 months ago

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal on Saturday released nine names in its sixth list of Assembly candidates. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the BJD, announced the list of candidates via a video message in the afternoon. The party fielded leading Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini from Barchana, replacing the party veteran and incumbent lawmaker Amar Prasad …

Uttar Pradesh | BJP declares candidate on two more Lok Sabha seats, four Assembly seats going for byelection
8 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh | BJP declares candidate on two more Lok Sabha seats, four Assembly seats going for byelection

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released the list of two more Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh along with four candidates for the Assembly byelection. Thakur Vishwadeep Singh has been given ticket to contest from Firozabad against the Samajwadi Party Akshay Yadav, while Shashank Mani Tripathi will be the candidate for the Deoria Lok Sabha seat. The BJP also …

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: JB Patnaik’s son, KP Singh Deo’s kin in Congress' second list
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: JB Patnaik’s son, KP Singh Deo’s kin in Congress' second list

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: The Congress today announced the names of 75 nominees for the upcoming assembly elections in Odisha, including Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik, son of former chief minister JB Patnaik, and Sushmita Singh Deo, a relative of former Union minister KP Singhdeo. Asit Patnaik, son of former MLA Jugal Patnaik, who recently joined the Congress after resigning from BJD, …

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday announced candidates for nine assembly constituencies and the remaining lone Lok Sabha seat. The party has fielded Lekhashree Samantsinghar, a former vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party who joined the BJD four days ago, from the Balasore Lok Sabha seat. But the BJD has adopted a trend of welcoming political defectors, evident in its …

BJD fields 7 women candidates for Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats, reaches 33% mark
8 months, 1 week ago

BJD fields 7 women candidates for Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats, reaches 33% mark

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday kept its promise to ensure that 33% of its candidates from Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats will be women with chief minister Naveen Patnaik announcing Lekhashree Samantsinghar as the party’s candidate for the Balasore parliamentary constituency. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Samantsinghar, a former vice president of the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya …

BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, declare names of 9 assembly candidates
8 months, 1 week ago

BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, declare names of 9 assembly candidates

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal Odisha chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced the fourth list of nine candidates for state assembly polls and one candidate for Lok Sabha Elections. BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat BJD has nominated Lekhasri Samantasinghar as the party’s Balasore Lok Sabha candidate. Samantasinghar's recent switch from …

BJP delays second Punjab Lok Sabha candidate list, eyes more high-profile joinings
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP delays second Punjab Lok Sabha candidate list, eyes more high-profile joinings

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s second list of Punjab candidates has been delayed further, at least by a week, as the party is expecting more high-profile leaders to join it, a senior party leader said, pleading anonymity. The BJP has decided to go solo and fight all 13 LS seats in Punjab on its own, ending speculations about the Shiromani Akali …

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers

The Hindu  

Until Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Bhrugu Baxipatra, previously the vice president of the State Bharatiya Janata Party, was firmly entrenched within the saffron party. Priority for Assembly elections The nomination of six new entrants pointed to the fact that BJD was not focussed for Lok Sabha election by not grooming its own leaders for seats. The breakdown in alliance negotiation …

Naveen Patnaik and the BJD: Back in the fight
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Naveen Patnaik and the BJD: Back in the fight

India Today  

On March 27, Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik announced the first list of the party’s candidates for the simultaneous four-phase polls, starting May 13. Modi even called Patnaik his mitr or friend as the latter extended his party’s support to the BJP to re-elect Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to the Rajya Sabha from the state. …

Purnea Lok Sabha seat may witness triangular fight as RJD candidate Bima Bharati files nomination papers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Purnea Lok Sabha seat may witness triangular fight as RJD candidate Bima Bharati files nomination papers

The Hindu  

Ending speculation, Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Bima Bharati on April 3 filed nomination papers from the Purnea Lok Sabha seat in the presence of RJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Now, it appears likely that the Purnea Lok Sabha seat will witness a triangular fight after Ms. Bharati’s nomination. It was believed that Mr. Pappu Yadav merged …

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat

ABP News  

BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. BJD candidates for five Lok Sabha seats declared by the CM are Surendra Singh Bhoi, Manjulata Mandal, Parineeta Mishra, Bhrugu Baxipatra and Dhanurjay Siddu. #WATCH | BJD President Naveen Patnaik announces the second list of candidates for the …

Former Uttarakhand Congress unit vice president SP Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong

Hindustan Times  

The confrontation between allies RJD and Congress, which started over Purnea Lok Sabha seat, seems to have spilled over to neighbouring Katihar seat as well. Soon after the Congress on Tuesday announced the name of former MP Tariq Anwar as its Katihar candidate, RJD staked its claim on the seat, despite the fact that it’s one of the nine seats …

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The BJP State unit is looking forward to the visit of its key strategist Amit Shah to Bengaluru on Tuesday, to provide a final touch to the party’s strategies as it hopes that his visit would help strengthen its poll preparations. The party is confident that Mr. Shah’s visit will help ensure better co-ordination with its coalition partner, the JD, …

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So

ABP News  

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on Monday joined the BJP, days after quitting the ruling party in Odisha ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Elections. #WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. Welcoming Anubhav Mohanty to the saffron camp, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said …

Seat-sharing talks with Congress failed in Jharkhand; CPI announces candidates for four seats
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Seat-sharing talks with Congress failed in Jharkhand; CPI announces candidates for four seats

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India on Monday announced the names of candidates for four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand after the discussion on seat-sharing couldn’t materialize with the Congress. CPI Jharkhand secretary Mahendra Pathak informed that Abhay Bhuiyan had been nominated from Palamu Lok Sabha seat and Mahendra Oraon is candidate from Lohardaga. We can’t keep ourselves away …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for three remaining Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, picking former Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as its candidate from the prestigious Cuttack Parliamentary seat. Bhartruhari Mahtab Apart from Mahtab, the party nominated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sukanta Panigrahy and former director of the National Informatics Centre, Rabindra …

LS polls 2024: 19 pull out, 88 candidates left in fray for first phase in Madhya Pradesh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls 2024: 19 pull out, 88 candidates left in fray for first phase in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste and sitting Congress MP Nakul Nath are among the 88 candidates nominated for Madhya Pradesh’s six Lok Sabha seats that will go to polls in the first phase on April 19. Congress MP Nakul Nath is among the 88 candidates nominated for Madhya Pradesh’s six Lok Sabha seats Saturday, which was the last day for …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 Three-time Congress MLA and former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on Friday. Two BJP leaders – Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera - also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. …

Congress releases another list, replaces Rajasthan's Bhilwara candidate with CP Joshi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress releases another list, replaces Rajasthan's Bhilwara candidate with CP Joshi

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress party on Friday released its ninth list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024. In the latest list, the 'Grand Old Party' has announced three candidates for Karnataka and two for Rajasthan. From Karnataka, the 'Grand Old Party' has declared E Thukaram as its candidate from Bellar, Sunil Bose from Chamarajanagar, Raksha Ramaiah from …

Lalu Yadav ready to offer Congress 9 seats in Bihar, but conditions apply: Sources
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu Yadav ready to offer Congress 9 seats in Bihar, but conditions apply: Sources

India Today  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Yadav is ready to offer its INDIA bloc partner Congress nine seats in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to sources. As the proposal and the riding conditions put forward by the former Bihar Chief Minister go, in lieu of the nine seats offered in the state, the Congress should agree to offer …

Odisha BJP to announce Assembly candidates in next two days
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha BJP to announce Assembly candidates in next two days

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With the announcement of candidates for Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, the state unit of the BJP is expecting the central election committee of the party to clear the list of candidates for the first two phases of Assembly elections within a day or two. Attributing the delay in announcement of candidates for the three Lok Sabha seats and Assembly …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress Released 8th Candidate List; BJP's 7th List Out Too
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress Released 8th Candidate List; BJP's 7th List Out Too

News 18  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Congress Released 8th Candidate List Congress Party releases its eight list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Himachal Pradesh LS Polls: Cong High Command to Decide on Pratibha Singh's LS Poll Candidature, Says Rajeev Shukla Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh has left the decision on contesting the Lok Sabha polls to the party …

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, revealing high profile political contests ahead. Pranab Prakash Das, the BJD’s organisational secretary, the second-most influential position in the party after the president, is the BJD’s candidate for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. The Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency is …

Congress announces 14 candidates for UP, MP, Jharkhand and Telangana, fields Dolly Sharma from Ghaziabad
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress announces 14 candidates for UP, MP, Jharkhand and Telangana, fields Dolly Sharma from Ghaziabad

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress on Wednesday released the eighth list of 14 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress had fielded Gopal Prasad Sahu, who lost to BJP’s Jayant Sinha by 4.79 lakh votes. In Lohardaga, the Congress fielded Sukhdeo Bhagat who lost to BJP’s Sudarshan Bhagat in the 2019 Lok …

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