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 selection of candidates for six out of 21 Lok Sabha seats. While the regional party was open to experimentation in its choice of candidates for the Lok Sabha seats, it opted for established figures in most assembly constituencies, despite discussions about introducing new faces to beat the 24 years of anti-incumbency, said political observers.

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BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra
6 days, 17 hours ago

BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Biju Janata Dal will decide its stand on the issue of the simultaneous election after examining the details of the two bills on the matter that are before the Lok Sabha, party leader Sasmit Patra said on Tuesday. BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra Law Minister Arjun Ram …

AAP's 70-Candidate List for Delhi Elections 2025: Heavyweights Set to Contest Key Seats
1 week ago

AAP's 70-Candidate List for Delhi Elections 2025: Heavyweights Set to Contest Key Seats

ABP News  

The Aam Aadmi Party has announced its fourth list of 38 candidates for the upcoming elections, with several high-profile names included. In this list, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi seat, while Atishi will represent the party from the Kalkaji seat. The party has also prioritized diversity in its selection, with 10 women and four …

Odisha: BJP State Unit to Elect New President in January
1 week, 4 days ago

Odisha: BJP State Unit to Elect New President in January

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s membership drive and grassroots-level organisational elections in Odisha are nearing completion. The state unit of the BJP will elect its new president in January 2025, announced the party’s state in-charge, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, on Thursday. When asked whether any BJD leaders were planning to join the BJP, Tomar remarked, “Many BJD MPs and MLAs …

Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad
2 weeks ago

Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad

New Indian Express  

Addressing a Congress function in Khagaria district, Alam had said, “In politics, nobody is a big brother or a little brother. In the assembly polls, the number of seats each party would contest must be decided on the basis of several factors, including the respective strike rates in the Lok Sabha elections”. Alam's aggressive stance could also be seen in …

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket
2 weeks ago

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: Former Biju Janata Dal leader Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the party and his Rabha Sabha seat in September, on Monday filed his nomination for the by-election to the Upper House on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Sujeet Kumar filed his nomination papers in the state assembly in the presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state unit …

Delhi Assembly Election: AAP releases second list of 20 candidates, Manish Sisodia to contest from Jangpura
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

BJP's Sreejaya Chavan ahead in Maharashtra's Bhokar by 12,367 votes
1 month ago

BJP's Sreejaya Chavan ahead in Maharashtra's Bhokar by 12,367 votes

Hindustan Times  

BJP candidate Sreejaya Chavan, daughter of ex-Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, is leading in Bhokar, as the per the latest poll data. Sreejaya Chavan was earlier in the Congress and shifted her political loyalty to the BJP after her father joined the saffron outfit in February this year. Sreejaya Chavan was earlier in the Congress and shifted her political loyalty …

Rajasthan Bypoll Election Results 2024 LIVE: List of leading BJP, Congress, BAP candidates in 7 seats
1 month ago

Rajasthan Bypoll Election Results 2024 LIVE: List of leading BJP, Congress, BAP candidates in 7 seats

India TV News  

Rajasthan Bypoll Results 2024 LIVE: The counting for votes is still underway for the seven constituency seats of Rajasthan, check out the list of all the leading and trailing candidates from these seats. Seat Name Leading candidate Trailing candidate Dausa Deen Dayal Jag Mohan Chorasi Anil Kumar Katara Karilal Salumber Jitesh Kumar Katara Shanti Amrit Lal Meena Deoli-Uniara Rajendra Gurjar …

Bihar Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: Counting of votes begins on all four seats in state
1 month ago

Bihar Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: Counting of votes begins on all four seats in state

India TV News  

Bihar Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: The counting of votes for the bypolls to four Assembly seats in Bihar is set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. Here are details of each of the four seats: Tarari Assembly Seat Tarari Assembly seat witnessed a contest between Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Vishal Prashant and CPI's Raju Yadav. Ramgarh Assembly Seat Ramgarh …

Wayanad election result live: Can Priyanka Gandhi secure Lok Sabha debut from Congress stronghold?
1 month ago

Wayanad election result live: Can Priyanka Gandhi secure Lok Sabha debut from Congress stronghold?

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad election result live: Congress General Secretary and candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections. Wayanad election result live: The Election Commission of India will start declaring the result of Lok Sabha by poll in Kerala's Wayanad constituency shortly. The Wayanad by poll gained national attention due to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's electoral debut. The Congress general secretary is …

Chatra Assembly Election Results LIVE: Will Janardhan Paswan's switch to LJP (RV) help him secure victory?
1 month ago

Chatra Assembly Election Results LIVE: Will Janardhan Paswan's switch to LJP (RV) help him secure victory?

India TV News  

Chatra Assembly Election Result 2024: Vote counting for the Jharkhand Assembly elections will begin at 8 am on Saturday, with the Chatra constituency being one of the key areas of focus. Among them were Janardhan Paswan of the BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party, Umesh Kumar Bharti from the INDIA bloc, Rashmi Prakash from the RJD, Pun Bhuiyo from CPI, Ashok …

Bhokar Assembly Election Results LIVE: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?
1 month ago

Bhokar Assembly Election Results LIVE: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?

India TV News  

The Bhokar Assembly constituency, located in the Nanded district of Maharashtra, witnessed a heated contest in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections. Key candidates Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya Chavan from the Bhokar Assembly constituency, while Congress pitted Tirupati Baburao Kadam Kondekar. Bhokar Constituency Demographic Profile As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,07,385 voters …

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats
1 month ago

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After facing a humiliating defeat in recent Lok Sabha polls, the ruling BJP managed to salvage its pride by sweeping the bypoll to nine assembly constituencies winning seven of them on Saturday. While Moradabad’s Kundarki, the stronghold of senior SP leader late Shafiqur Rehman Barq, is a Muslim-dominated seat, Katehri in Ambedkar Nagar has a substantial chunk of Dalit …

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list
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1 month ago

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list

India TV News  

The BJP was leading in four seats while the Samajwadi Party was ahead in two of the nine assembly seats for which bypolls were held, according to Election Commission trends on Saturday. The Bahujan Samaj Party contested all nine seats independently, while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Meerapur. BJP allies, such as Apna …

Why Rahul Gandhi, Congress Chief skipped ally JMM's poll rallies in Jharkhand
1 month ago

Why Rahul Gandhi, Congress Chief skipped ally JMM's poll rallies in Jharkhand

India Today  

Jharkhand witnessed an intense campaign ahead of the two-phase assembly election, with prominent leaders from both the NDA and the INDIA bloc holding a series of rallies across the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah led the charge for the BJP, while Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi spearheaded rallies for their party. …

Bhokar Assembly Elections 2024: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?
1 month ago

Bhokar Assembly Elections 2024: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?

India TV News  

The Bhokar Assembly constituency, located in the Nanded district of Maharashtra, is currently witnessing a heated contest in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, with voting set for November 20. Key candidates Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya Chavan from the Bhokar Assembly constituency, while Congress pitted Tirupati Baburao Kadam Kondekar. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Congress …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad
1 month, 1 week ago

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Voters are set to go to the polls in 43 of Jharkhand’s 81 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday, as well as for bypolls in 31 Assembly seats scattered across the country, and in the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Key contests in the first phase of polling …

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", …

INTERVIEW | No Haryana-like factionalism; pro-incumbency for INDIA bloc: Congress' Jharkhand in-charge
1 month, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW | No Haryana-like factionalism; pro-incumbency for INDIA bloc: Congress' Jharkhand in-charge

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI/RANCHI: Exuding confidence of a strong performance by the Congress in the assembly polls, AICC Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday asserted that unlike Haryana, there was no factionalism in the state unit and all decisions in the run-up to the elections were taken by consensus among senior leaders. In an interview with PTI, the Congress general secretary …

Another setback to AAP as ex-councillor Ram Narayan Bhardwaj joins BJP
1 month, 1 week ago

Another setback to AAP as ex-councillor Ram Narayan Bhardwaj joins BJP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In yet another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party, the party’s former councillor from North West Delhi’s Bankner, Ram Narayan Bhardwaj, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. This comes just a day after senior West Delhi politician Harsharan Singh Balli defected to the BJP alongside his son Gurmeet Singh ‘Rikku’ Balli. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva formally …

Bhondve to support Mahayuti candidate Jagtap in Chinchwad
1 month, 1 week ago

Bhondve to support Mahayuti candidate Jagtap in Chinchwad

Hindustan Times  

The Maha Vikas Agadhi has faced a significant blow in the Chinchwad assembly as a key leader and former corporator, Moreshwar Bhondve declared support for Mahayuti’s candidate Shankar Jagatap on Monday. In a major setback to MVA, key leader and former corporator Moreshwar Bhondve declared support for Mahayuti’s candidate Shankar Jagatap. ) This assembly poll the Chinchwad will witness the …

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, …

Maharashtra polls: Congress’s Prithviraj Chavan eyes third term in South Karad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Congress’s Prithviraj Chavan eyes third term in South Karad

Hindustan Times  

With the battle lines drawn, leaders from both the Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi have stepped up their campaigning. One closely watched contest is in South Karad, Satara district, where former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, 78, is vying for a third consecutive term in the state assembly. Chavan won his first term in 2014 with 76,831 votes, followed by 92,296 …

For Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders, all roads lead to bypoll-bound Wayanad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

For Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders, all roads lead to bypoll-bound Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

As campaigning gathers momentum in Wayanad, Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders are making a beeline for this Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala where party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is contesting the by-election and making her poll debut. For their part, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajai Rai and Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ propose to leave for Wayanad …

Odisha: Sunanda Das Joins BJP Days After Resigning From BJD
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Sunanda Das Joins BJP Days After Resigning From BJD

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Former Bari assembly constituency legislator Sunanda Das officially joined the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, just days after resigning from the Biju Janata Dal. Das, accompanied by her supporters, was welcomed into the BJP at a special induction ceremony held at the BJP state office in Bhubaneswar. The event was attended by BJP Odisha president …

High-Stakes Bypolls in Kerala: Congress, CPI, and BJP Battle for Wayanad and Other Assemblies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High-Stakes Bypolls in Kerala: Congress, CPI, and BJP Battle for Wayanad and Other Assemblies

The Hindu  

Kerala is set to witness simultaneous bypolls in three Assembly constituencies next month, with Congress, CPI(M), and BJP battling it out in Wayanad, Palakkad, and Chelakkara. Wayanad, a high-stakes seat, will see Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra make her electoral debut, facing stiff competition from the CPI's Sathyan Mokeri and the BJP's Navya Haridas. Palakkad and Chelakkara will see Congress's Rahul …

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has fielded a list of eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls, including two Muslims, two upper castes, two Dalits, and two Brahmins. This move comes despite Mayawati having blamed Muslims for rallying around the SP-Congress alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and causing her party's defeat.

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its candidate list for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The list includes candidates for all seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, with key contenders including Ramvir Singh Thakur (Kundarki) and Sanjeev Sharma (Ghaziabad). In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has fielded candidates for Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan.

Congress's Tribal Card Play in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
2 months ago

Congress's Tribal Card Play in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

India Today  

The upcoming bypolls in Madhya Pradesh could see a contest between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite the ruling party's dominance in the state. The Budhni seat, which fell vacant after Shivraj Singh Chouhan's resignation, presents an opportunity for a contest due to the significant tribal vote share in the constituency. The Congress has fielded Mukesh Malhotra, a …

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election
2 months ago

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election

New Indian Express  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs, 13 women candidates, and the kin of some regional satraps including Congress-turned-BJP politician Ashok Chavan's daughter. The saffron party has retained 71 MLAs and dropped three.

Jharkhand Election: BJP Unveils 66 Candidates, Including Soren and Marandi
2 months ago

Jharkhand Election: BJP Unveils 66 Candidates, Including Soren and Marandi

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of 66 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, including several prominent names such as Babulal Marandi and Champai Soren. The list also features several candidates from the Scheduled Tribes, a crucial support base traditionally aligned with the JMM. The BJP is contesting 68 of the 81 assembly seats, leaving the …

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?
2 months ago

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?

News 18  

The upcoming by-election in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, is poised to be a thrilling contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA, focusing on development initiatives, aims to counter the opposition's focus on perceived failures of the central and state governments. The SP, leveraging public discontent, plans to leverage Muslim vote consolidation. The constituency's diverse electorate presents …

BJP and JD(S) to Meet for Channapatna Candidate Selection
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP and JD(S) to Meet for Channapatna Candidate Selection

The Hindu  

BJP and JD(S) leaders are set to meet and finalise the candidate for the Channapatna Assembly constituency in the coming days. While the BJP top leaders are said to have agreed in-principle that a decision on Channapatna should be made by JD(S), the BJP leader and former MLA C.P. Yogeshwar is said to be adamant about contesting from Channapatna.

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: BJP Leads With 51 Seats Whereas Congress Trails With 34

ABP News  

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. This election marks the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress in the state after the Lok Sabha elections, and the results are expected to influence the political landscape in other states that are scheduled …

Ballabgarh Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ballabgarh Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

The Ballabgarh Assembly constituency is one of the constituencies of Haryana. Ballabgarh Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Bharatiya Janata Party's Mool Chand Sharma, Congress party's Parag Sharma and Aam Aadmi Party's Ravindra Faujdar are the main candidates in the Ballabgarh Legislative Assembly constituency of Haryana. Ballabgarh Constituency 2014 and 2019 Winners In the 2014 Ballabgarh Assembly elections, the seat was won …

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies

Hindustan Times  

With the deadline for filing nominations approaching on September 12, political parties have started announcing their candidates for key constituencies in South Haryana, including Gurugram and Badshahpur. The top leadership had initially taken a wait-and-watch approach, but as the campaign intensifies, candidates are now reaching out to their strongholds and party workers, seeking to unite dissatisfied members, say political observers. …

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 …

BJD Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar resigns from Upper House of Parliament; joins BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar resigns from Upper House of Parliament; joins BJP

The Hindu  

Biju Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar has resigned from the Upper House of Parliament and joined the BJP on Friday, following a similar move by Mamata Mohanta, who quit her membership on July 31. Whenever I tried to raise the issue in party forum, I was not given due importance.” Mr. Pradhan also praised Mr. Kumar for his …

RJD appoints Bima Bharti as vice president ahead of Tejashwi’s ‘Abhar Yatra’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

RJD appoints Bima Bharti as vice president ahead of Tejashwi’s ‘Abhar Yatra’

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal nominated former Bihar minister Bima Bharti as its state vice-president on Tuesday, ahead of leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav’s ‘Abhar Yatra’ starting September 10. RJD MLA Bhai Birendra said that Bharti’s elevation was also a message for party hoppers. By making Bharti, a woman, the vice president, RJD has sent the right message that the party …

Haryana Election: Dushyant Chautala To Contest From This Seat, JJP-ASP Make Slew Of Promises For Farmers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Election: Dushyant Chautala To Contest From This Seat, JJP-ASP Make Slew Of Promises For Farmers

ABP News  

Chandigarh, Sep 2 A joint meeting of the Political Affairs Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Jannayak Janta Party was held in Sirsa on Monday to firm up the party manifesto and discuss the names of the candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls. According to a party statement, JJP's senior leaders, including former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, discussed …

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Rampal Majra will contest the October 5 assembly polls from Kalayat in Kaithal district as former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala led party on Sunday announced the names of seven more candidates. The Indian National Lok Dal is contesting the polls in an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, which had recently …

BJP unlikely to spare seats for allies except RLD in upcoming UP bypolls
4 months ago

BJP unlikely to spare seats for allies except RLD in upcoming UP bypolls

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: While the BJP's allies are building up pressure on the ruling party for seat sharing arrangements for the upcoming bypolls to 10 assembly seats, the BJP doesn’t seem to be in a mood to spare much except a seat or two for ally Jayant Chaudhury-led Rashtriya Lok Dal. After its poor showing in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the …

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 …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP announces nine candidates
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP announces nine candidates

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced nine candidates for bypolls to the Rajya Sabha, to be held on September 3, fielding Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, and former Congress leader Kiran Choudhary from Haryana. Bihar has two seats going for the Rajya Sabha byelection, and the BJP has officially nominated …

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites
4 months ago

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites

New Indian Express  

The Election Commission has set the ball rolling to fill 12 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha from nine states. Former Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, who was inducted into the Union ministry even after he lost the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket, will have to be accommodated in the Rajya Sabha. Sources said among the strong contenders for …

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As the Election Commission of India did not announce the dates for the bypolls to three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Friday, the three major political parties will now have ample time to prepare for the elections. The BJP high command will decide on Sandur and Shiggaon, while Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy, who is …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 1 week ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list
4 months, 1 week ago

UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list

India TV News  

UP Assembly bypolls: For the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls, the Samajwadi Party has announced in-charges for six out of the ten constituencies. Full list of in-charges Names of in-charges Assembly/District Shivpal Singh Yadav Katehari Awadhesh Prasad Milkipur Virendra Singh Majhawan Chandradev Yadav Karhal Indrajit Saroj Phulpur Rajendra Kumar Sisamau Assembly seats where byelections are going to be held Katehari …

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