UP Elections 2022: From Adityanath's Gorakhpur to Congress' Tamkuhiraj, a Look at 5 Key Seats in Phase 6
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UP Elections 2022: From Adityanath's Gorakhpur to Congress' Tamkuhiraj, a Look at 5 Key Seats in Phase 6

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Voting for the sixth and the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday morning, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several prominent faces among 676 candidates, who are contesting on 57 seats spread across 10 districts. Among the 676 candidates in the fray in this phase are CM Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban and state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj seat. The Five Crucial Seats Going to Polls in the 6th Phase Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Sadar seat has been BJP’s stronghold for nearly 31 years, and Yogi Adityanath, who has been an MP from Gorakhpur several times, will be contesting his first-ever assembly election from there. Tamkuhiraj State Congress president and one of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s closest confidantes Ajay Kumar Lallu is contesting from Tamkuhi Raj constituency in Kushinagar district. Deoria The Deoria seat, held by the BJP’s Janmejay Singh since 2012, will see UP CM Yogi Aditynath’s close aide and media adviser Shalab Mani Tripathi running for the polls against BSP’s Ramsharan Singh Sainthawar, SP’s Ajay Pratap this time.

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Congress third candidate list for Delhi election declared, Dharam Pal Lakra fielded from Mundka
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Congress third candidate list for Delhi election declared, Dharam Pal Lakra fielded from Mundka

Live Mint  

The Congress party has announced its third list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi election, naming Dharam Pal Lakra as its candidate from the Mundka constituency. With the third candidate list of 16 contestants in the Delhi election, the Congress has declared a total of 64 candidates for the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. In its third candidate list, …

BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad
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BJP’s third candidate list for Delhi election out: Denied stronghold, Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday, January 12, released its third candidate list for Delhi election 2025. In its third list for the Delhi election 2025, the BJP has announced only one candidate, fielding Mohan Singh Bisht for the Mustafabad seat. Mohan Singh Bisht had earlier expressed disappointment with the BJP for denying him a ticket from his stronghold, Karawal …

Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra
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Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday released its second list featuring 29 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Kapil Mishra, a former AAP leader now identified with hardline Hindutva politics, from Karawal Nagar.It has fielded Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, from the Moti Nagar constituency. Mishra, who replaced sitting party MLA Mohan Singh …

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP announces second list of 29 candidates; Kapil Mishra fielded from Karawal Nagar
4 days, 6 hours ago

Delhi Elections 2025: BJP announces second list of 29 candidates; Kapil Mishra fielded from Karawal Nagar

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced the second list of 29 candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. On January 4, the BJP announced its first list of 29 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. It has fielded former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat against ex-chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed …

Kapil Mishra, Abhay Verma named in BJP's second list for Delhi polls
4 days, 21 hours ago

Kapil Mishra, Abhay Verma named in BJP's second list for Delhi polls

India Today  

The BJP on Saturday unveiled its second list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, bringing the total announced names to 58 out of the 70 constituencies. Kapil Mishra, a former Aam Aadmi Party leader and now identified with hardline Hindutva politics, has been fielded from Karawal Nagar constituency, while sitting MLA Abhay Verma has been …

Delhi election: It's AAP's Atishi vs BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri vs Congress' Alka Lamba in Kalkaji
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Delhi election: It's AAP's Atishi vs BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri vs Congress' Alka Lamba in Kalkaji

Hindustan Times  

Former Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bidhuri will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Kalkaji constituency in the upcoming Delhi assembly election, with the declaration of his candidature setting the stage for a contest involving three high-profile names. Meanwhile, Ramesh Bidhuri's nomination marks his political comeback after the BJP denied him a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections, held …

Delhi polls: BJP's 1st list of candidates out; ex-MPs Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri to face Kejriwal, Atishi
1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi polls: BJP's 1st list of candidates out; ex-MPs Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri to face Kejriwal, Atishi

New Indian Express  

High-profile AAP defector Kailash Gahlot, who recently joined the BJP, has been nominated to contest from Brijwasan. The party has fielded its national office-bearers Dushyant Kumar Gautam and Ashish Sood from Karol Bagh and Janakpuri, respectively, while former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay will contest from Malviya Nagar. The ruling AAP is banking on its numerous poll promises, including Sanjeevni …

Bhopal Diary | BJP to get new state prez in the beginning of 2025
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Bhopal Diary | BJP to get new state prez in the beginning of 2025

New Indian Express  

Long-drawn speculations about who will be the next state BJP chief are likely to end in the beginning of the new year. Though the leadership in Delhi is known to spring surprises, the names doing the rounds in party corridors, include former ministers Narottam Mishra, Lal Singh Arya, Arvind Bhadauria, and tribal politicians, including ex-union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste. BJP …

Delhi Election 2025: CM Atishi vs Cong’s Alka Lamba in Kalkaji seat? A thrilling contest likely
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi Election 2025: CM Atishi vs Cong’s Alka Lamba in Kalkaji seat? A thrilling contest likely

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The Congress party is likely to field its leader, Alka Lamba, against Chief Minister Atishi from the Kalkaji seat in the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for early next year. Lamba is the president of All India Mahila Congress, a former Aam Aadmi Party leader and an ex-legislator from Chandni Chowk seat. It has fielded former Lok Sabha …

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far
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Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra cabinet is expected to be held in Nagpur on Sunday evening, just a day before the winter session of the assembly begins. The announcement will come after weeks of intense discussions between Mahayuti alliance partners - BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP - that registered a resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections on …

RS bypolls: Ex-NCW chief and BJP nominee Rekha Sharma elected unopposed
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RS bypolls: Ex-NCW chief and BJP nominee Rekha Sharma elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulating Rekha Sharma on her unopposed election to the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Accompanied by Haryana minister Mahipal Dhanda …

In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes
1 month ago

In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes

The Hindu  

The bye-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and the Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly constituencies last month in Kerala provided an opportunity for the Bharatiya Janata Party to gain some ground in the State. This was nearly 40,000 votes fewer than what the BJP State president, K. Surendran, had secured in the 2024 general elections. In Palakkad, despite the BJP’s …

Sujeet Kumar files nomination for RS from BJP
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Sujeet Kumar files nomination for RS from BJP

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the upper house of the Parliament on September 6, filed nomination for the by-election to the seat as a BJP candidate on Monday. Accompanied by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, state BJP president Manmohan Samal and several senior leaders, Kumar filed …

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma in Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana
1 month ago

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma in Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fielded former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana. The party announced a total of three candidates, including Sharma, for the bypoll for one Rajya Sabha seat each in Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, PTI reported. A Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant after Sujeet Kumar quit his membership, …

Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura
1 month ago

Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The Aam Aadmi Party released the second list of 20 candidates on Monday. Shunty replaces sitting AAP MLA and Speaker in the outgoing Assembly Ram Niwas Goel, while Bittu has been fielded in place of Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in the house. Here are some other takeaways from the AAP's second candidates list: 14 sitting …

AAP's 2nd list out, Manish Sisodia moved to Jangpura, Avadh Ojha gets Patparganj
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1 month ago

AAP's 2nd list out, Manish Sisodia moved to Jangpura, Avadh Ojha gets Patparganj

India Today  

The Aam Aadm Party on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled to take place early next year. Manish Sisodia, the incumbent MLA from Patparganj, has been moved to Jangpura, while new inductee Avadh Ojha will contest from the former Delhi Minister's constituency. Sisodia was first elected to the Patparganj seat, which is part …

Will new Maharashtra CM be finally announced? All eyes on BJP’s crucial Mumbai meeting today
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Will new Maharashtra CM be finally announced? All eyes on BJP’s crucial Mumbai meeting today

Live Mint  

The next chief minister of Maharashtra is expected to be announced today, December 4, days after the Mahayuti scripted a landslide victory in assembly polls. The likely announcement after the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party meeting in Mumbai will possibly end the suspense over who will succeed caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra. Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman and …

Eknath Shinde's contribution should be duly recognised: Shiv Sena's Kesarkar amid Maha CM suspense
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Eknath Shinde's contribution should be duly recognised: Shiv Sena's Kesarkar amid Maha CM suspense

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar has said the Maharashtra assembly polls were recently fought under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and it is up to the BJP's central leadership to decide how to maintain his stature. The contribution of Shinde, the caretaker chief minister of the state, should be duly recognised, Kesarkar said at a press conference here on …

"Already given my unconditional support": Eknath Shinde backs BJP candidate for Maharashtra CM
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Already given my unconditional support": Eknath Shinde backs BJP candidate for Maharashtra CM

Op India  

Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde reiterated his full, unconditional support to the chief ministerial candidate in Maharashtra, stating that the people have delivered a historic mandate in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Chief Minister candidate will be decided tomorrow.” Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party Chief Ajit Pawar had earlier clarified that the Chief Minister would …

BJP says CM finalised; Eknath Shinde sees writing on wall, returns to Mumbai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP says CM finalised; Eknath Shinde sees writing on wall, returns to Mumbai

India Today  

The formation of the new Maharashtra government remains in limbo as allies within the Mahayuti alliance are engaged in a power tussle in their quest for key portfolios. He was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that all the allies of the Mahayuti alliance, including the Shiv Sena, have a good understanding and the Chief Minister candidate would be …

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present

Live Mint  

Maharashtra goverment formation: Even as suspense continues over the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday confirmed that the new government will be formed on December 5, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few days ago, caretaker CM and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde had said that he won't be an obstacle in …

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde’s big remark amid suspense over Maharashtra CM, says told PM Modi and Amit Shah…
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde’s big remark amid suspense over Maharashtra CM, says told PM Modi and Amit Shah…

Live Mint  

Maharashtra: Amid speculation over who will become the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief and caretaker CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that he and his party will fully support the BJP leadership's decision on the next Maharashtra CM. Shinde said he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and told them he …

Eknath Shinde Won't Be Part Of Govt If Devendra Fadnavis Made Maharashtra CM Sources
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eknath Shinde Won't Be Part Of Govt If Devendra Fadnavis Made Maharashtra CM Sources

ABP News  

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde might not be part of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra if BJP's Devendra Fanavis is made the Chief Minister, sources told ABP News. Shinde resigned as Maharashtra chief minister on Tuesday as the outgoing assembly's term ended. The BJP alone secured 132 seats, making Fadnavis the favourite for the CM’s post, followed by Shinde's faction …

6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced that bypolls to six vacancies in Rajya Sabha across four states will be held on December 20, and the votes will be counted on the same day. Three vacancies were created in Andhra Pradesh when YSRCP members Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi, Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav and Ryaga Krishnaiah had quit their …

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die

The Quint  

As for the Congress, the results present a mixed bag. Again, it showed that the BJP has failed to make much headway even against the Congress when faced with strong local leaders, like Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and in Kerala, where it is unable to cross the political firewall created by the United Democratic Front and Left Democratic …

'Still together': Shinde urges supporters to avoid residence as Fadnavis leads Maharashtra CM race
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Still together': Shinde urges supporters to avoid residence as Fadnavis leads Maharashtra CM race

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday asked supporters not to throng his official residence 'Varsha' in south Mumbai to pitch for his continuation as CM. As a grand alliance, we contested the election together and are still together today," Shinde said on X, asking his supporters not to assemble outside the Varsha bungalow, or any other location in …

Maharashtra government formation Highlights: Who will be Mahayuti’s CM pick? Aaditya Thackeray elected Shiv Sena (UBT) legislature party leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra government formation Highlights: Who will be Mahayuti’s CM pick? Aaditya Thackeray elected Shiv Sena (UBT) legislature party leader

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Monday said discussions were underway among the Mahayuti partners to finalise a formula for the new government formation in the State. Even as the Election Commission presented its notification and the government gazette with the names of elected candidates in the Assembly polls to the Governor of Maharashtra on Sunday, …

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: While the Mahayuti coalition parties are denying any dispute over the chief minister’s post of Maharashtra, the final decision on the top post is likely to be taken in Delhi. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the Mahayuti leaders and the saffron party leadership will decide who will be the next chief minister of the state. In a day …

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: While the Mahayuti coalition parties are denying any dispute over the chief minister’s post in Maharashtra, the final decision on the top post is likely to be taken in Delhi. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the Mahayuti leaders and the saffron party leadership will decide who will be the next chief minister of the state. BJP national joint …

Bypoll sixer just the high Trinamool would've wanted after RG Kar low
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bypoll sixer just the high Trinamool would've wanted after RG Kar low

India Today  

The bypolls to six assembly segments in West Bengal have delivered convincing victories for the ruling Trinamool Congress, a verdict the party may choose to interpret as reassurance of a broadly intact support base in the backdrop of the fierce resistance faced over the rape-murder of a medico in Kolkata in August. Sangita Roy won the Sitai seat, vacated by …

Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 24 As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda …

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side
1 month, 3 weeks ago

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda Mhatre, Manisha …

UP bypolls: BJP’s Ramveer Singh Thakur wins Muslim-majority seat Kundarki
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP bypolls: BJP’s Ramveer Singh Thakur wins Muslim-majority seat Kundarki

Op India  

On 23rd November, the Election Commission of India announced the results of assembly polls and by-polls in different states. BJP’s Ramveer Singh Thakur emerged victorious in Kundarki with an overwhelming margin, securing over 1.7 lakh votes out of a total of 2.22 lakh votes cast. Ramveer Singh Thakur did not shy away from symbolism and was seen wearing the traditional …

This Week in Explainers: Will Eknath Shinde continue as Maharashtra CM after Mahayuti’s big win?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

This Week in Explainers: Will Eknath Shinde continue as Maharashtra CM after Mahayuti’s big win?

Firstpost  

The Mahayuti has stormed to victory in Maharashtra and now all eyes have turned to who shall be the next chief minister. All this and more in our weekly wrap Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis celebrates the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's win in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, at CM's official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai. And …

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra

ABP News  

Maharashtra Election Results: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance retained power by winning 230 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, as the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream of wresting power fizzled on Saturday. Nana Patole: Congress' Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole won the Sakoli assembly constituency against BJP leader Avinash Ananrao Brahmankar with a margin of just 208 votes. Gaikwad Sanjay …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Assembly Election Highlights: Eknath Shinde Elected As Shiv Sena Legislature Party Leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assembly Election Highlights: Eknath Shinde Elected As Shiv Sena Legislature Party Leader

ABP News  

Assembly Election Results Highlights: Hello and welcome to ABP Live! Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM-Congress alliance contested the Assembly polls in coalition to retain power, while the NDA, fought hard to come to power by overthrowing CM Hemant Soren's government. Mahayuti has won 230 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly election, with the saffron party emerging as the …

Eknath Shinde unanimously elected Shiv Sena's legislative party leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Eknath Shinde unanimously elected Shiv Sena's legislative party leader

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was unanimously elected as the leader of the Shiv Sena legislative party on Sunday night. Three more resolutions, including praising Shinde for leading the party to a spectacular victory, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their support and the people of Maharashtra for reposing their faith in the Mahayuti …

Yogi Adityanath shines in Maharashtra polls, BJP wins 17 seats out of 18 where he has campaigned
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath shines in Maharashtra polls, BJP wins 17 seats out of 18 where he has campaigned

India TV News  

After the Election Commission of India announced a major victory for the Mahayuti alliance in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly Elections, the political arena in the state is abuzz with discussions about who will be the next Chief Minister. While, the BJP, in a well crafted list, named 40 top leaders,, as key campaigners, among them, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister …

How smaller parties were decimated in the polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How smaller parties were decimated in the polls

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Mahayuti’s landslide victory in the 2024 assembly election not only led to a severe setback for parties in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, but also rendered the smaller parties, who were dreaming to become kingmakers, irrelevant. The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi as well as Prahar Janshakti, Rashtriya …

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti not only diffused the potential impact of Maratha agitation on their voter base in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra but also succeeded in getting the people’s mandate in a fiercely contested Assembly election. Maharashtra election results 2024: LIVE coverage Narratives like ‘batenge toh katenge’ and ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ narrative has worked out against the …

Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented electoral sweep which Maharashtra has not seen since the 1980s, the ruling Mahayuti has won 230 of the 288 seats in the State’s Assembly election, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party, winning 132 seats on its own. Outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena MLAs held a preliminary meeting in Mumbai on Saturday evening, …

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand

ABP News  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: The Mahayuti’s massive win in Maharashtra was the big story from the latest election season, even as the Opposition managed to retain Jharkhand with a decisive majority. Led by the BJP’s 132 seats, the Mahayuti looked set to wrest 236 seats in the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, reducing the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to 48. Hail Jharkhand!” While …

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress

Hindustan Times  

AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly seat in Gujarat, defeating Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress in a razor-tight contest by a lead of just about 2,442 votes. Swarupji Thakor secured 92,129 votes after 24 rounds of counting against Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress who had 89,734 votes. The BJP’s campaign was led by …

Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes

Hindustan Times  

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance achieved a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra elections, having secured more than 220 seats in the 288-member assembly. Manda Vijay Mhatre: This candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged the Belapur constituency with a margin of 377 votes, defeating Nationalist Congress Party's Sandeep Ganesh Naik. Rohit Pawar: The Nationalist Congress Party candidate won the Karjat …

UP Bypoll Results 2024: Big Boost To Yogi Adityanath As NDA Bags 7 Seats; SP Wins Karhal, Shishamau
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP Bypoll Results 2024: Big Boost To Yogi Adityanath As NDA Bags 7 Seats; SP Wins Karhal, Shishamau

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won six out of the nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls held earlier this week on November 20, boosting Yogi Adityanath, whose control over the state was affected after the Lok Sabha debacle. According to the EC, in the by-election held in Ghaziabad, BJP's Sanjeev Sharma defeated his nearest rival SP's Singh Raj Jatav by a …

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: BJP-led Mahayuti Alliance Wins Historic Victory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: BJP-led Mahayuti Alliance Wins Historic Victory

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 23, 2024 18:09 IST - 5 MINS READ What began as a neck-and-neck battle turned into a one-sided affair in Maharashtra’s high-stakes Assembly election. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “Batenge To Katenge”and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai” slogans mobilised BJP supporters. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted on X: “Ek Hai To …

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?

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Maharashtra election result 2024 has been in favour of BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, but did the bellwether constituencies in the state, which have in previous polls correctly voted with the popular mandate, go correct this time too? The parties which were voted and won on these four bellwether seats went on to form the government in Maharashtra that year Kandivali As …

Rajasthan bypoll: BJP wins 5 seats; Congress, Bharat Adivasi Party win one each
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Rajasthan bypoll: BJP wins 5 seats; Congress, Bharat Adivasi Party win one each

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday emerged victorious in Rajasthan assembly by polls winning five seats out of seven while the Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party managed one seat each. The BJP won Ramgarh, Jhunjhunu, Khinvsar, Deoli Uniara and Salumber seats while the Congress won Dausa and Bharat Adivasi party won Chorasi seat. The Congress was able to register …

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