BJP’s Birbhum Lok Sabha candidate’s nomination cancelled
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Birbhum Lok Sabha candidate’s nomination cancelled

The Hindu  

The nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party Birbhum Lok Sabha seat candidate Debasish Dhar was cancelled during the scrutiny of nomination papers citing technical grounds. Mr. Dhar, a former IPS officer could not furnish a ‘no dues’ certificate from the State government. On Thursday, the last day of filing nomination papers for the fourth phase, senior party leader Debtanu Bhattacharya filed his nomination papers to contest from Birbhum Lok Sabha. Former IPS officer Debasish Dhar had extensively campaigned since his candidature was announced by the party and the development has come as an embarrassment for the BJP.

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Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
4 months ago

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, is set to get elected unopposed as no other party has fielded a candidate. Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, filing her papers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. When contacted, Saket Kumar, the managing director …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Gujarat HC summons Surat MP over pleas challenging his ‘unopposed win’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Gujarat HC summons Surat MP over pleas challenging his ‘unopposed win’

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court has issued summons to the Bharatiya Janata Party MP from the Surat Lok Sabha constituency, Mukesh Dalal, over two petitions challenging his uncontested victory. Mr. Dalal was declared the winner on April 22, the last date for withdrawal of nominations, after Congress pick Nilesh Kumbhani’s nomination was rejected and other candidates withdrew from the race. The …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

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 …

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar
7 months ago

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar

The Hindu  

The BJP on Wednesday expelled popular Bhojpuri film star and singer Pawan Singh from the party for “anti-party activities and maligning the image of the party”. Pawan Singh had recently joined the BJP but was in the fray to contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, …

23 candidates in fray for Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat
7 months, 1 week ago

23 candidates in fray for Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Three candidates took back their nominations on the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Thursday, which has left 23 candidates in the fray for the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat, the district administration said. Nishant Yadav, deputy commissioner, Gurugram said that five candidates form recognised state and national parties, nine from registered political parties and nine independents will fight for …

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the I.N.D.IA. In Maharashtra, where 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls, a riveting contest is on in Baramati between Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, wife of the veteran leader's estranged nephew and Maharashtra …

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch

India Today  

The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is set for April 26, focusing on Chhattisgarh, a critical state in the Hindi heartland with 11 parliamentary seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated Chhattisgarh, winning nine out of the 11 seats, leaving Congress with only two. Rajnandgaon is a key battleground in this election …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nomination paper of Congress candidate from Surat cancelled over ‘fake signatures’
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nomination paper of Congress candidate from Surat cancelled over ‘fake signatures’

India TV News  

The nomination paper of the Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani from Surat Lok Sabha constituency was cancelled by the election officer over alleged "fake signatures of people who signed as witnesses." While cancelling the nomination, the Collector wrote in the order that the signatures of the people who have signed as witnesses in the nomination form of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani …

Lok Sabha election 2024: 'Never dreamt of getting ticket from Vadodara', says BJP’s youngest candidate
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: 'Never dreamt of getting ticket from Vadodara', says BJP’s youngest candidate

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: When sitting Member of Parliament Ranjan Bhatt unexpectedly pulled out of the race despite being renominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Hemang Joshi was blissfully unaware of what would unfold next. Joshi said he has large shoes to fill considering that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had won from …

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray

The Hindu  

After weeks of discord among the ruling Mahayuti partners over the Nashik Lok Sabha seat in north Maharashtra, cabinet Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday announced that he was withdrawing from the electoral fray as the delay in announcing a candidate for the seat was affecting the prospects of the ruling coalition. Mr. Bhujbal’s cutting …

Lok Sabha 2024: PDP’s Mehbooba, NC’s Altaf, J&KAP’s Manhas file nomination for Anantnag-Rajouri
8 months ago

Lok Sabha 2024: PDP’s Mehbooba, NC’s Altaf, J&KAP’s Manhas file nomination for Anantnag-Rajouri

The Hindu  

April 18, 2024 04:54 pm | Updated 07:03 pm IST - SRINAGAR Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference’s Mian Altaf, and J&K Apni Party’s Zafar Manhas on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. On Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad backing out from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, Mr. Abdullah said, “It is …

2024 Lok Sabha polls: 4th phase seats more evenly contested in past, nomination process begins on Thursday
8 months ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls: 4th phase seats more evenly contested in past, nomination process begins on Thursday

Hindustan Times  

The nomination process begins on Thursday for 13 Lok Sabha seats that will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13. DHAUREHRA In the last Lok Sabha election, BJP’s Rekha Verma defeated the BSP’s alliance candidate Arshad Siddiqi. SITAPUR In 2019, BJP’s Rajesh Verma with 48.3% vote share defeated BSP’s Nakul Dubey who got 38.84% votes while the …

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 …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage on Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Election 2024: Omar Abdullah Challenges Ghulam Nabi Azad to Contest Polls Against Him National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah challenged Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls …

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Samajwadi Party's candidate nomination for the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was rejected by the returning officer during scrutiny on Friday. Here's list of past cases: Lok Sabha Polls 2009: Nomination of Congress' Vidisha candidate cancelled The nomination of the Congress candidate from the Vidisha constituency, Rajkumar Patel, was rejected by the Election …

Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik ‘unhappy’ after losing party ticket, skipping election campaign
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik ‘unhappy’ after losing party ticket, skipping election campaign

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State Pratima Bhoumik, who failed to receive the Bharatiya Janata Party’s nomination in the West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency, has been noticeably absent from the high voltage campaigning for her replacement Biplab Kumar Deb. The BJP has nominated former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha member Biplab Kumar Deb from the West Tripura constituency. The party also dropped …

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 …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP candidates for 14 seats to start filing nominations in Karnataka from tomorrow
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP candidates for 14 seats to start filing nominations in Karnataka from tomorrow

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The state convenor of Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll management committee in Karnataka, V Sunil Kumar, said on Saturday that the party candidates from the state will begin filing their nominations for the April 26 elections from today onwards. Speaking to reporters here, Sunil Kumar said that the candidates for the 14 out of the …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP, Congress nominees file nominations from Tripura
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP, Congress nominees file nominations from Tripura

Hindustan Times  

Agartala: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday filed nomination papers as a party candidate from the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb filed nomination papers from the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday Deb submitted his nomination papers to West district magistrate …

LS Election 2024 | BJD announces first list of candidates for Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LS Election 2024 | BJD announces first list of candidates for Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections

The Hindu  

The filing of nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls ended on March 27. In Delhi, State Minister Atishi said the arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal would benefit the AAP electorally in the Lok Sabha polls, adding before the arrest of Mr. Kejriwal, the result of Lok Sabha polls was a forgone conclusion as people were of the …

Snubbed by BJP in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi asks supporters to not ‘lose cool’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Snubbed by BJP in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi asks supporters to not ‘lose cool’

The Hindu  

After the BJP fielded Independent MLA Ranjit Chautala from the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency, late Chief Minister Bhajan Lal’s son Kuldeep Bishnoi, who had quit Congress to join the ruling party two years ago, said that his supporters were “disappointed”. “We have to continue to work like ordinary workers of the party and contribute to make all BJP candidates victorious,” …

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced its fifth list of Lok Sabha contenders for the upcoming general elections, fielding among 111 candidates four Union ministers including Dharmendra Pradhan, actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil, and industrialist and former Congress leader Navin Jindal. The party also made some key exclusions, dropping Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit in UP, minister Ashwani Choubey …

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'
9 months ago

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'

News 18  

Two Bharatiya Janata Party candidates – one each from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat – on Saturday expressed their unwillingness to contest the upcoming general elections citing personal reasons. “I, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, am unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 due to my personal reasons,” Bhatt announced on X. “I, Bhikhaji Thakor, am unwilling to …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections

The Hindu  

After protests from local cadres, two candidates of BJP in Gujarat, Ranjanben Bhatt, the sitting MP from Vadodara, and Bhikhaji Thakor, the party’s candidate for Sabarkantha, have announced that they are unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha elections from their respective constituencies. Leaders, partyworkers upset Ms. Bhatt announced on social media that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha …

Gujarat: Two BJP candidates express reluctance to contest Lok Sabha elections
9 months ago

Gujarat: Two BJP candidates express reluctance to contest Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

BJP sitting MP and candidate from Gujarat's Vadodara Lok Sabha seat Ranjan Bhatt on Saturday said that she is "unwilling to contest" the general elections this time due to personal reasons. She made the announcement on her official X handle and said, "I, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, am unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 due to my personal reasons". …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: BJP to contest alone in Odisha, ends speculation of alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: BJP to contest alone in Odisha, ends speculation of alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD

The Hindu  

This liveblog is now closed. Putting an end to speculations about forging an alliance with Biju Janata Dal to rest, State BJP President Manmohan Samal on March 22 said that the party will fight all 21 Lok Sabha seats and all 147 Assembly seats alone. The BJD and the BJP were in alliance for 11 years between 1998 and 2009 …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Files Complaint with EC against Rahul Gandhi’s 'Shakti' Remarks
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Files Complaint with EC against Rahul Gandhi’s 'Shakti' Remarks

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage on Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: MCD Removes Over 2.57 Lakh Posters, Banners, Hoardings from All 12 Zones The Municipal Corporation of Delhi removed 2,57,995 lakh posters, banners, hoardings and small boards from across 12 zones in line with …

Top news of the day: March 18, 2024
9 months ago

Top news of the day: March 18, 2024

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar The NDA, on March 18, finalised the seat-sharing agreement for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Supreme Court orders ‘complete disclosure’ on electoral bonds from SBI The Supreme Court on March 18 asked the State of Bank of India to be “candid and fair” and not selective while …

Bikaner Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal vs Congress' Govind Ram Meghwal again after 15 years
9 months, 1 week ago

Bikaner Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal vs Congress' Govind Ram Meghwal again after 15 years

India TV News  

Bikaner Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency will register an exciting contest this year as BJP candidate and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal contests against Congress candidate Arjun Ram Meghwal from the seat in Rajasthan. In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he was denied a ticket by the Congress, after which he joined the BSP and contested the …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress in Chhattisgarh has pinned its hopes on experienced leaders for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as its first list of six candidates included former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, two former State Ministers and a sitting MP. In Chhattisgarh, where it lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last year's Assembly polls, the Congress announced candidates for …

Why the BJP's Lok Sabha ticket distribution in MP and Chhattisgarh is largely about politics of rotation
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the BJP's Lok Sabha ticket distribution in MP and Chhattisgarh is largely about politics of rotation

India Today  

On March 2, the BJP announced its candidates in 24 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. The party renominated 13 of its sitting members of parliament and awarded tickets to 11 new faces in the first list which includes four women and five others who had lost the recent assembly election. The most interesting name in the …

BJP Releases 1st List Of 195 Candidates For LS Polls; PM Modi To Contest From Varanasi, Amit Shah from Gandhinagar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Releases 1st List Of 195 Candidates For LS Polls; PM Modi To Contest From Varanasi, Amit Shah from Gandhinagar

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi for a third time, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday, releasing a list of 195 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY 1 Narendra Modi Varanasi 2 Rajnath Singh Lucknow 3 Smriti Irani Amethi 4 Hema Malini Mathura 5 Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Fatehpur 6 Neelam Sonkar Lalganj …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP releases first list of 195 candidates, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi again
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP releases first list of 195 candidates, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi again

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party announced the first list of candidates ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 today. PM Modi to contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, announced BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde today. BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said, "Under the leadership of PM Modi various public interest decisions have …

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to sweep all 4 Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh in 2024
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to sweep all 4 Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh in 2024

India TV News  

Amid the political crisis in the hill state, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to sweep all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh — Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Shimla — India TV-CNX Opinion Poll has revealed. In a stunning upset for the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP on Tuesday won the state's lone Rajya Sabha seat …

In Tripura Seat-Sharing, BJP To Contest 55 Constituencies, Ally IPFT 5
1 year, 10 months ago

In Tripura Seat-Sharing, BJP To Contest 55 Constituencies, Ally IPFT 5

ABP News  

New Delhi: Ahead of the Tripura assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has finalised the seat-sharing deal with old ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura giving it five constituencies, four less than 2018 polls, news agency PTI reported. Pratima Bhoumik lost the 2018 polls to four-time Chief Minister Manik Sarkar from the Dhanpur seat, that has a sizeable number of …

Biplab Kumar Deb wins Rajya Sabha by-election
2 years, 3 months ago

Biplab Kumar Deb wins Rajya Sabha by-election

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb made an expected win in the by-election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tripura held on Thursday. Newly-appointed BJP prabhari for Tripura Mahesh Sharma and northeast coordinator Sambit Patra arrived to oversee the party’s preparation for the Rajya Sabha by-election. Former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who was last week appointed as the …

DMK candidate Abdulla elected unopposed to RS after nomination of 3 other candidates found invalid
3 years, 3 months ago

DMK candidate Abdulla elected unopposed to RS after nomination of 3 other candidates found invalid

India Today  

The DMK’s candidate in Tamil Nadu, MM Abdulla, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, after the nomination papers of three independent candidates were rejected. On September 2, a statement issued by Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary K Srinivasan said that the nomination filed by Abdulla was found valid and those filed by three independent candidates were invalid. …

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