LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to gain a toehold for the BJP in South India paid off surprisingly in Kerala, with the party’s celebrity candidate, Suresh Gopi, stomping to a stunning victory in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. Kerala Election Results 2024 LIVE updates In the hindsight, Mr. Modi’s electioneering travel pattern in South India made political sense. The ruling front attempted to frame the election as an existential battle for minority rights, linguistic diversity, secularism, democracy, and federalism to dispel the UDF and BJP’s gambit of making the Lok Sabha Elections about the perceived failures of the LDF government in Kerala. Satheesan said the Lok Sabha results were a referendum on the LDF government and a setback to the clandestine axis of power struck by the LDF and BJP to displace the UDF in Kerala.

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Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?
1 month ago

Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?

India Today  

In the aftermath of the BJP’s electoral defeat in Palakkad assembly by-election, Kerala state president K Surendran has come under fire. Surendran also drew comparisons to past elections, noting that V Muraleedharan faced no resignation calls when BJP secured just 2,000 votes in Piravom during his tenure as state president. DRASTIC DROP IN VOTE SHARE In the recent by-poll, BJP’s …

How Kerala bypolls have become a campaign of controversies
1 month, 1 week ago

How Kerala bypolls have become a campaign of controversies

India Today  

Kerala is not debating developmental issues but rather controversies as campaigning picks up for the bypolls to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, from where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is looking to make her parliamentary debut, and the Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly constituencies. The party’s K. Radhakrishnan won the seat in the 2021 state election whereas in Palakkad, the Left was …

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Two months after the Lok Sabha polls, Assam’s political atmosphere continues to bubble with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and their allies and the Congress-led opposition front preparing for a set of bypolls. Five assembly seats in the northeastern state have fallen vacant following the Lok Sabha polls as two MLAs from the ruling BJP, one each from alliance partners …

Kerala: Suresh Gopi wants to quit Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet? Actor-BJP MP reacts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: Suresh Gopi wants to quit Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet? Actor-BJP MP reacts

Hindustan Times  

Actor-politician Suresh Gopi, who was sworn in as a Union minister of state in the Narendra Modi-led government on Sunday, has denied media reports of him wanting to be relieved of the new responsibility. He also dismissed as “fake news” the reports about Suresh Gopi allegedly expressing displeasure over not providing him with a Cabinet or MoS charge in the …

Suresh Gopi: BJP’s sole lawmaker from Kerala inducted as MoS
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suresh Gopi: BJP’s sole lawmaker from Kerala inducted as MoS

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: In several of the Malayalam films he has starred in over four decades, Suresh Gopi has played the role of the angry, upright cop who would toss villains at will, berate ministers and corrupt politicians and deliver fiery, tongue-twisting dialogues filled with nationalistic fervour. President Droupadi Murmu administers oath to BJP MP Suresh Gopi as minister, at the swearing-in …

Suresh Gopi’s transition a natural progression, say peers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suresh Gopi’s transition a natural progression, say peers

New Indian Express  

KOLLAM: Suresh Gopi, BJP’s first Lok Sabha member from Kerala, holds his hometown of Kollam close to his heart. Innocent Joseph, a former classmate at Fatima Mata National College, told TNIE that those who knew Gopi well had expected his success. “It’s a moment of immense pride for all of us,” Joseph said.Suresh Gopi pursued his bachelor’s degree in Zoology …

BJP inducts two from Kerala into Modi Cabinet with an eye on Assembly polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP inducts two from Kerala into Modi Cabinet with an eye on Assembly polls

The Hindu  

By inducting actor-politician Suresh Gopi and long-time BJP functionary George Kurian as Union Ministers in the Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet, the BJP appears to be strategising to alter the bipolar algorithm for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. Despite initial uncertainties, Mr. Gopi, who made history by becoming the BJP’s first MP to the Lok Sabha from the State, took oath …

The Saffron Tide Rises: BJP’s Kerala Breakthrough Signals a New Era
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Saffron Tide Rises: BJP’s Kerala Breakthrough Signals a New Era

News 18  

The conclusion of the 18th Lok Sabha elections marks a significant moment as our citizens have chosen their representatives for the upcoming five years. The NDA secured approximately 20 per cent of the vote share this time in Kerala, with the BJP leading in 11 assembly segments: Kazhakkoottam, Vattiyoorkavu, Nemom, Attingal, Kattakkada, Manaloor, Ollur, Thrissur, Nattika, Irinjalakuda, and Puthukkad. Sobha’s …

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents

Hindustan Times  

In the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, as many as 526 candidates will be from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, which won 293 seats in the recently-held general elections, and the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which bagged 233 seats. They are Amritpal Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai, Mohamad Haneefa, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Vishal Patil, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid …

Will Suresh Gopi's victory change the political landscape of Kerala?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Suresh Gopi's victory change the political landscape of Kerala?

New Indian Express  

Once the tension and travails of the just-concluded 18th Lok Sabha elections are over, the big question that awaits political analysts will be the future of the bipolar coalition system in Kerala and its consequent impact on Indian politics. Is the Bharatiya Janata Party poised for growth in Kerala, a state which remained isolated from the Hindutva march in Indian …

BJP plans to keep LS momentum going in Kerala, eyes major gains in 2025, 2026
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP plans to keep LS momentum going in Kerala, eyes major gains in 2025, 2026

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Buoyed by its performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, the BJP state leadership has decided to begin preparations for the local body elections in 2025 and the assembly elections in 2026. An analysis of BJP’s vote share shows it came first in 11 assembly segments six of them under Thrissur LS constituency and second in eight others. …

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have turned these polls into a tripolar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Suresh Gopi’s victory to have far-reaching impact in Kerala politics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suresh Gopi’s victory to have far-reaching impact in Kerala politics

New Indian Express  

Gopi’s victory is also a personal achievement for the actor-politician, highlighting his perseverance and sustained presence in Thrissur despite defeats in the 2019 Lok Sabha and the 2021 assembly elections. All seven assembly segments in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency are currently held by LDF, making Gopi’s win even more significant. Writer and Thrissur resident Sara Joseph said the victory …

LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Indian film stars shone brightly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with voters showing their trust in newcomers Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as well as returning MPs Hema Malini, Manoj Tiwari, and Ravi Kishan. LS polls 2024: Hema Malini gets 3rd term in Mathura, newcomers Kangana, Govil also emerge victorious The country went to the polls from …

Lok Sabha elections: victory of BJP in Thrissur to have ripple effect, says Suresh Gopi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: victory of BJP in Thrissur to have ripple effect, says Suresh Gopi

The Hindu  

The ripples created by the thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Thrissur will have a cascading effect on the Assembly constituencies and more than nineteen thousand wards and councils across the State, said actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi, who won the Thrissur constituency through a stellar performance. Expressing happiness over the victory achieved by swimming against currents, he thanked …

Lok Sabha elections: Kerala with nail-biting photo finishes in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Kerala with nail-biting photo finishes in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal

The Hindu  

For the better part of Tuesday, the Lok Sabha vote-counting day, the electoral fight in the Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal Parliamentary constituencies in southern Kerala had the nail-biting intensity of a high-stakes 20/20 Indian Premier League cricket final. In Thiruvananthapuram, the neck-to-neck race between Congress Working Committee leader Shashi Tharoor, MP, and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar rendered the outcome too close …

Suresh Gopi: All You Need to Know About Malayalam Actor Behind BJP's Entry Into Kerala
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suresh Gopi: All You Need to Know About Malayalam Actor Behind BJP's Entry Into Kerala

News 18  

Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi was already sharing and handing out sweets with his family as he established a comfortable lead over his CPI opponent in Kerala’s Thrissur constituency. Thrissur, pitched as the biggest triangular contest in Kerala, welcomed the former superstar with open arms, rejecting the son of a former chief minister and a highly respected former minister with grassroots …

Lok Sabha Elections | Big win for Congress-led UDF in Kerala with 18 seats, BJP opens account
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections | Big win for Congress-led UDF in Kerala with 18 seats, BJP opens account

The Hindu  

Dealing a heavy blow to the CPI-led Left Democratic Front, the Congress-led United Democratic Front on Tuesday swept 18 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, even as Thrissur fell to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in a remarkable upset victory for actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi. Senior Congress leader and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi retained the Wayanad seat by a …

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have turned these polls into a tri-polar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur

The Hindu  

Actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi has literally rewrote political history not only for Thrissur but also of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party finally opens an account in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections with a resounding victory of the former Rajya Sabha member with a margin of 74,686 votes. Mr. Gopi won with a thumping majority against the LDF’s popular …

Lok Sabha Election Results: Suresh Gopi Wins From Thrissur Becoming BJP First Elected MP From Kerala. Everything About Suresh Gopi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results: Suresh Gopi Wins From Thrissur Becoming BJP First Elected MP From Kerala. Everything About Suresh Gopi

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Election Results: Actor-politician Suresh Gopi created history on Tuesday by giving the BJP its first elected MP from Kerala. Suresh Gopi's historic win Gopi's win has put an end to the over seven decades-long political drought in Kerala for the BJP. The national award-winning actor- had previously contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the 2021 assembly …

Meet Suresh Gopi, the new Thrissur MP who created history for BJP in Kerala by winning Thrissur seat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Suresh Gopi, the new Thrissur MP who created history for BJP in Kerala by winning Thrissur seat

Op India  

The 2024 Lok Sabha election witnessed several historic events, from all the anti-BJP parties coming together with one sole aim to dethrone Prime Minister Narendra Modi to BJP winning its first-ever Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. On the 4th of June, actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi created history for the Bharatiya Janata Party which has long struggled to gain a foothold in …

BJP's Lok Sabha debut in Kerala: Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by 74,686 votes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Lok Sabha debut in Kerala: Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by 74,686 votes

Hindustan Times  

Malayalam actor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader won against the CPI candidate Sunilkumar, by a margin of 74,686 votes from Kerala’s Thrissur constituency in the Lok Sabha election, according to the Election Commission of India website. The party has never won a Lok Sabha seat in the southern state and fielded Gopi again to open its account. In 2021, Suresh …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Gaurav Gogoi Leads From Assam’s Jorhat In Early Trends
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Gaurav Gogoi Leads From Assam’s Jorhat In Early Trends

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Sitting Indian National Congress Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi from Assam’s Kaliabor was leadinv his Bharatiya Janata Party opponent, Jorhat's sitting MP Topon Kumar Gogoi, by 17065 votes when reports last came in. Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, had polled 110601 votes until 10:10 am IST while Topon Gogoi had …

Thrissur Election Results 2024: BJP's Suresh Gopi wrests seat from Congress, opens account in Kerala
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thrissur Election Results 2024: BJP's Suresh Gopi wrests seat from Congress, opens account in Kerala

India TV News  

Thrissur Election Results 2024: BJP's Suresh Gopi, who is a renowned actor in Kerala, defeated Communist Party of India candidate Sunil Kumar with over 74,000 margin. Thrissur Election 2024: Voter turnout Thrissur recorded a low voter turnout of 72.2 per cent against the last general election in 2019 voter turn out - 77.92 per cent. Thrissur Election 2024: Main parties …

Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: Rahul Gandhi wins Wayanad seat, list inside
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: Rahul Gandhi wins Wayanad seat, list inside

Hindustan Times  

Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha constituencies that went in for the fierce political battle, with a voter turnout of 67.08% recorded in a single-phase election in the state on April 26, 2024. Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: The intense political battle between the state-ruling Left Democratic Front, Congress-led United Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party comes down to this day …

Lotus set to bloom in Kerala after long wait as Suresh Gopi establishes big lead
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lotus set to bloom in Kerala after long wait as Suresh Gopi establishes big lead

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ending a long wait of several decades, the BJP is set to open its Lok Sabha account from Kerala for the first time ever. Riding on a pro-Modi wave, the party's Suresh Gopi has ensured a comfortable lead in Thrissur. Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi, who took on the CPI's ex-minister VS Sunil Kumar and senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan in …

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nitin Gadkari to Piyush Goyal, list of key candidates, profile
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nitin Gadkari to Piyush Goyal, list of key candidates, profile

India TV News  

Maharashtra, boasting the second-highest count of Lok Sabha seats, organised its 2024 general elections across five phases, spanning from April 19 to May 20. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP clinched 23 out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra, while its erstwhile ally, Shiv Sena, secured 18 seats. Here's is the list of top candidates who fought a …

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times  

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

Thrissur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All You Need to Know About Biggest Kerala Battle Amid Pooram Festivities Row
8 months ago

Thrissur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All You Need to Know About Biggest Kerala Battle Amid Pooram Festivities Row

News 18  

The triangular contest in Thrissur is perhaps the most keenly watched electoral fight in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections. The constituency will go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26, amid a heated political war of words over alleged police high-handedness in the Thrissur Pooram festivities. The BJP’s high-profile candidate, Suresh Gopi, …

Thrissur key to BJP’s bid to break Kerala jinx
8 months ago

Thrissur key to BJP’s bid to break Kerala jinx

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The opening move for the battle for the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency was made on January 3, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a gathering of 2 lakh women and conducted a 1 km-long roadshow in the heart of the city. Two weeks later, on January 17, he visited the Guruvayur temple for the wedding of actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi’s …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of Congress candidates and their constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of Congress candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

The Indian National Congress has released the names of their candidates contesting for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. The following is a list of the INC candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Chhattisgarh - 11 candidates 1. Allahabad - Ujjwal Rewati Raman Singh Uttarakhand - 5 candidates 1. North West Delhi - Udit Raj Jammu and Kashmir - 2 …

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 1: High-profile constituencies and key candidates
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 1: High-profile constituencies and key candidates

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 1- Key seats and candidates: The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in India in seven phases, from April 19 to June 1, to elect the 543 members of the Lower House of Parliament. Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress candidate from Assam's Jorhat Gaurav Gogoi and BJP candidate from Maharashtra's Nagpur Nitin Gadkari. Lok …

Centre’s governance is our campaigns’ backbone: Suresh Gopi
8 months, 1 week ago

Centre’s governance is our campaigns’ backbone: Suresh Gopi

Hindustan Times  

Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in central Kerala is witnessing one of the most fiercely-fought contests in the general elections. It is a seat that the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has never won a seat in Kerala before, is pinning all its hopes on, through its veteran actor candidate Suresh Gopi. In 2019 elections, Gopi finished third behind UDF and LDF, …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Campaign to end for phase 1 today; Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka, PM Modi in Assam, Tripura
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Campaign to end for phase 1 today; Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka, PM Modi in Assam, Tripura

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress continue to campaign aggressively on Tuesday, April 17, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Gadkari is set to face off with Congress leader and INCIA bloc candidate Vikas Thakre in Nagpur for the Lok Sabha elections. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

BJP's idea that India should have only one leader is insulting: Rahul Gandhi
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP's idea that India should have only one leader is insulting: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of imposing the idea of "one leader in the country" and said it was an "insult" to the people of the nation.India is like a bouquet of flowers and each one has to be respected because it promotes the beauty of entire bouquet, the Wayanad MP …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP banks on popular faces in film, sports fraternity as PM Modi eyes third term | Check list
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP banks on popular faces in film, sports fraternity as PM Modi eyes third term | Check list

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is seeking another term in the corridors of power at Centre, has announced several candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP has banked on several personalities including the newly inducted actor Kangana Ranaut, and Ramayan fame Arun Govil into the party. Kangana Ranaut: Filmstar, …

Epicentre of BJP’s South India campaign shifts to Kerala as PM Modi arrives on a two-day electioneering tour
8 months, 1 week ago

Epicentre of BJP’s South India campaign shifts to Kerala as PM Modi arrives on a two-day electioneering tour

The Hindu  

The epicentre of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign in South India will likely shift to Kerala as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Kochi late on April 14 for a two-day electioneering tour of the State. Later in the day, Mr. Modi will fly to Thiruvananthapuram, where he will campaign for the BJP’s high-profile candidates Rajiv Chandrasekhar and V. Muraleedharan …

Lok sabha elections Karnataka Assault on BJP worker in Hassan, office ransacked
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok sabha elections Karnataka Assault on BJP worker in Hassan, office ransacked

The Hindu  

A group of people allegedly attacked Vijay Kumar Sharma, a BJP worker, and ransacked his office on M.G. Mr. Sharma, who has been with the BJP for several years, is in a faction opposed to Mr. Preetham Gowda. Among BJP workers, Mr. Sharma was the first to campaign for JD candidate Prajwal Revanna, even before the Hassan district unit of …

Lok Sabha polls | Maharashtra Congress demands MVA to reconsider candidature of Sangli seat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Lok Sabha elections | The expanding ‘crorepati candidates’ club in Kerala
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | The expanding ‘crorepati candidates’ club in Kerala

The Hindu  

The number of ‘crorepati candidates’ in the fray for the Lok Sabha election from Kerala has been on the rise since 2009. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the total number of crorepati candidates increased to 45, according to an analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of the candidates carried out by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms. 39 …

Lok Sabha polls | A battle between a mentor, a former protege and others in Theni
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | A battle between a mentor, a former protege and others in Theni

The Hindu  

The Theni Lok Sabha constituency, the lone seat that the NDA – then headed by the AIADMK – won in the State in 2019, is witnessing a high profile contest this time around. Traditionally, an AIADMK bastion, the erstwhile Jayalalithaa government’s victory in the Supreme Court in getting the water storage level at the Mullaperiyar reservoir raised to 142 feet, …

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, …

BJP announces 9 Lok Sabha candidates for Tamil Nadu, Annamalai to contest from Coimbatore
9 months ago

BJP announces 9 Lok Sabha candidates for Tamil Nadu, Annamalai to contest from Coimbatore

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced nine Lok Sabha candidates for Tamil Nadu. The BJP also decided to give tickets to AC Shanmugam, the Puthiya Needhi Katchi chief, from Vellore and also the sitting MP TR Paarivendhar from the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu on its symbol. Paarivendhar contested on MK Stalin-led Dravida …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: It would be privilege to contest, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: It would be privilege to contest, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

The Hindu  

Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is among the Ministers in the Modi government that are being speculated for contesting upcoming general elections, said he is ready to take the electoral plunge, but it is for the party to decide on the issue. He is the son of former BJP treasurer Ved Prakash Goyal and if nominated, this will be his …

BJP’s Kerala gambit: Established names, some surprises, but one focus seat
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Kerala gambit: Established names, some surprises, but one focus seat

Hindustan Times  

On March 2, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced candidates for 12 of the 16 seats it will contest in Kerala — the remaining four of the 20 parliamentary constituency seats in the state will go to other National Democratic Alliance constituents. BJP state president K Surendran said that the party feels the fight in Thrissur is prestigious and has deputed …

Lok Sabha polls: Congress to contest 16 seats in Kerala, state unit urges Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Congress to contest 16 seats in Kerala, state unit urges Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad

India TV News  

The Congress has announced that the Party will contest 16 seats in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the allocation of seats within the opposition United Democratic Front has been finalised. Meanwhile, Kerala unit of the party has urged Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad which he currently represents in the Lok Sabha in the forthcoming general elections. …

Congress Sounds Lok Sabha Poll Bugle from Kerala
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Sounds Lok Sabha Poll Bugle from Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party on Sunday sounded its poll bigul from Thrissur with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge unleashing a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government for its “all-round” failure and divisive policies. Addressing a mammoth “Mahajana Rally” in the historic Thekkinkadu maidan, Kharge lashed out at the Narendra Modi government for weaponizing agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, CBI and …

May, PMs & 2014: How Modi's Rise To Power Marked The End of 'Nehruvian India’
1 year, 6 months ago

May, PMs & 2014: How Modi's Rise To Power Marked The End of 'Nehruvian India’

The Quint  

First, the authors would like to use electoral data to dispel a myth revolving around Narendra Modi both among his critics and fans: that he is a towering colossus in the Indian political landscape the way Nehru and Indira Gandhi were. Yet, his electoral track record is not too great compared to that of India’s first prime minister. The Congress …

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