Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls

Firstpost  

Big names from the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and others will be testing political waters today, as Gujarat votes in the second phase of elections. Other celebrity voters will be Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and cricketers Irfan Pathan, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya. The second phase of polling will seal the fate of heavyweight leaders such as Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani. In 2017, Bhupendra Patel won with a record margin of 1.17 lakh votes against Congress candidate Shashikant Bhurabhai despite the Hardik Patel-led Patidar quota agitation in 2015. A prominent OBC leader in Gujarat, Thakor is facing a multi-pronged contest from Congress candidate Dr Himanshu V Patel, AAP’s Dolat Patel as well as independent candidates.

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Ahmedabad Diary | APMC polls bring BJP internal rift out in open
5 days, 19 hours ago

Ahmedabad Diary | APMC polls bring BJP internal rift out in open

New Indian Express  

BJP’s internal squabble intensified on Tuesday, with row erupting over the Unjha APMC elections. The panel backed by BJP MLA Kirit Patel was wiped out, while the candidates supported by former chairman Dinesh Patel emerged victorious. Rajkot leader caught in birth cert tampering BJP’s ongoing organisation festival in Rajkot’s Ward No. However, an alert party insider has blown the whistle, …

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections
1 week, 6 days ago

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:The Delhi Congress is in no mood to give a walkover to the ruling AAP in the impending Assembly polls due early next year. A telltale sign of the Congress' intent can be made out from the fact that the party has, according to sources, decided to field "heavyweight" leaders like former Lok Sabha MP Sandeep Dikshit, Delhi party …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

How BJP's Vav bypoll win politically redeems the dairy baron of Banaskantha
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How BJP's Vav bypoll win politically redeems the dairy baron of Banaskantha

India Today  

The BJP winning the Vav assembly by-election in Gujarat has brought Shankar Chaudhary, legislative assembly speaker and chairman of Banas Dairy, into the spotlight as the tallest politician in Banaskantha, the parliamentary seat that was wrested from the party by the Congress’s Geniben Thakor this summer. In the triangular bypoll fight, the BJP’s Swarupji Thakor defeated Gulabsinh Rajput of the …

Raju Thodasam Proves Third Time Lucky, Wins on BJP Ticket From Arni
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Raju Thodasam Proves Third Time Lucky, Wins on BJP Ticket From Arni

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Former Adivasi MLA Raju Thodasam, who initially joined the BRS and later switched to the BJP just before the Assembly elections, has won from the Arni Assembly seat in Maharashtra. Returning to the BJP before the Assembly elections, Thodasam contested from the Arni seat and defeated Congress candidate Jithendra Shivaji Moge. Several leaders who had joined the BRS in …

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

Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest
1 month ago

Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly by-election in Gujarat by defeating Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput by a slender margin of 2,353 votes. The by-election, which recorded a 70.55% voter turnout on November 13, was necessitated after sitting Congress MLA Geniben Thakor was elected to Lok Sabha earlier this year from Banaskantha constituency. The electoral …

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 …

West Bengal Bypoll Results Live: Counting for six Assembly seats today, TMC confident of winning all seats
1 month ago

West Bengal Bypoll Results Live: Counting for six Assembly seats today, TMC confident of winning all seats

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the bypolls to six Assembly seats in West Bengal is scheduled to begin on November 23 at 8 am, following the elections held on November 13. Madarihat - In the Madarihat bypoll, Bikash Champromary of the Indian National Congress contested against Jayprakash Toppo of the All India Trinamool Congress and Rahul Lohar of the Bharatiya …

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress retain Vav seat in three-way contest?
1 month ago

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress retain Vav seat in three-way contest?

India TV News  

Gujarat Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The Election Commission of India on Saturday started vote counting for Gujarat's Vav seat. Congress candidate and former MLA Gulabsinh Rajput took on Bharatiya Janata Party 's Swaroopji Thakor in the bypoll, but the presence of BJP rebel Mavji Patel made it an interesting fight. 68.01 per cent voter turnout in bypoll The Vav assembly …

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon
1 month ago

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon

Hindustan Times  

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: The Election Commission is announcing results for Wani, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras, Arni, Pusad, Umarkhed seats in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra today. Maharashtra has been in a state of political flux since the last assembly elections in 2019, marked by significant splits in key parties, including the Shiv Sena in 2022 and the NCP in 2023. …

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

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

Gujarat bypolls: BJP snatches Vav seat from Congress, big jolt to MP Geniben
1 month ago

Gujarat bypolls: BJP snatches Vav seat from Congress, big jolt to MP Geniben

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: BJP candidate Swaroopji Thakor has the last laugh in by-polls in Vav assembly constituency in North Gujarat. On one hand, Congress MP Banaskantha Geniben Thakor's political image was at stake as she had previously been elected twice from Vav constituency; she vacated the seat after getting elected to the Lok Sabha. Sources from the party said Geniben underestimated the …

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 …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month ago

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD alliance, will take place on Saturday. The by-polls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote
1 month ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote

Live Mint  

A Mumbai billionaire has criticised the city's elites, accusing them of being reluctant to step out and vote as Maharashtra goes to the polls today. Voting for the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday and will conclude at 6 pm, with polling taking place across 288 assembly constituencies. After all, democracy can wait, but the waist …

Mumbadevi elections: Will Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC break Congress candidate Amin Patel's winning streak?
1 month ago

Mumbadevi elections: Will Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC break Congress candidate Amin Patel's winning streak?

India TV News  

Mumbadevi Assembly Election 2024: The Mumbadevi Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as ruling Mahayuti fielded a young leader Shaina NC. Key candidates The key candidates for the Mumbadevi seat are Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC, Congress candidate Amin Patel and AIMIM's Mohd. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress candidate Amin Patel defeated …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 14 : A total of 4,136 candidates are in the fray for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over the number five years ago. Of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led …

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", …

Anil Vij predicts ‘same magic’ as Haryana polls for Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections: ‘Only Narendra Modi…’
1 month, 1 week ago

Anil Vij predicts ‘same magic’ as Haryana polls for Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections: ‘Only Narendra Modi…’

Live Mint  

Haryana’s Health Minister, Anil Vij, on Tuesday, expressed strong confidence that the “same magic” seen in recent state elections in Haryana will work wonders for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra. Anil Vij’s Confidence in PM Modi's Vision Vij, a prominent BJP leader, praised Prime Minister Modi for changing the direction of Indian …

Seraikella Assembly elections: Ex-CM Champai Soren pitted against Ganesh Mahali days after his exit from BJP
1 month, 1 week ago

Seraikella Assembly elections: Ex-CM Champai Soren pitted against Ganesh Mahali days after his exit from BJP

India TV News  

The Seraikella Assembly seat in Jharkhand is set for a fierce contest in the 2024 elections, as former allies Champai Soren and Ganesh Mahali face off under different party banners. Key candidates For the upcoming 2024 Seraikella Assembly Election, the Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Champai Soren, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has fielded Ganesh Mahali as its candidate. In …

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, …

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Vav assembly bypoll is a prestige battle for Gujarat Congress, local satraps

India Today  

Bypolls are usually seen with passing interest, but Gujarat’s Vav assembly seat, vacated by Banaskantha’s Congress MP Geniben Thakor, is emerging as a classic complex mix of caste politics and BJP factionalism—in many ways a microcosmic mirror of what is happening at several other places in the state. The assembly seat won by Thakor in 2022 fell vacant when the …

Dharavi Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

Dharavi Assembly Election 2024: The Dharavi Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Dharavi Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena has given tickets to Rajesh Khandare and Congress has fielded Dr Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad from the Dharavi seat. Dharavi Assembly Past Winners In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Congress candidate …

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has released two separate lists of 23 and 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has nominated former state unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Digras, Asif Zakaria from Vandre (Bandra) west and Sachin Sawant from Andheri west. It renominated two sitting MLAs Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and Moham Hambarde from Nanded South but …

Pawar Scrutinizes Aspiring Candidates, Signals Tough Election Battles Ahead
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pawar Scrutinizes Aspiring Candidates, Signals Tough Election Battles Ahead

New Indian Express  

The next generation of the Thackerays is stepping away from their families’ ‘remote control politics’ and is interested in roughing it out in the electoral field. The next Thackeray, Amit, becomes the second to enter the electoral arena, with some questioning Raj’s decision. Pawar Sr, the party’s patriarch, has personally screened over 1,600 applications of aspirants, ensuring a diverse and …

Congress Fetches Gulabsinh Rajput as Candidate for Vav Assembly By-Election
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Congress Fetches Gulabsinh Rajput as Candidate for Vav Assembly By-Election

Hindustan Times  

Congress fielded Gulabsinh Rajput from Vav against BJP's Swarupji Thakor in the upcoming Vav assembly by-election in Gujarat. Rajput, who previously represented the Tharad Assembly seat in Banaskantha district, will contest as the INDIA bloc candidate, while the BJP has named Swarupji Thakor, a long-time party member from Banaskantha.

Congress's Tribal Card Play in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula
Top News
2 months ago

MVA Reaches Consensus On 210 Seats, Says Sanjay Raut; Mahayuti Likely Finalised Seat-Sharing Formula

ABP News  

The MVA has reached a consensus on 210 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections, with the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on the same page. This agreement is a significant step towards ensuring a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The MVA allies have engaged in discussions with NCP to resolve the issue, and the results of the …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

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 and 10 ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister. Other prominent names in the list include state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, former CM Ashok Chavan's daughter Shreejaya Chavan, and former MP Haribhau Jawale's son …

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 …

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

A surge in Congress ticket aspirants has been observed in Pune city, with the Shivajinagar, Pune Cantonment, and Kasba Peth assembly constituencies seeing a high number of contenders vying for the seats. Notably, the Shivajinagar constituency has attracted as many as 12 candidates, including a BJP member, highlighting the intense competition for the ticket.

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 …

Modi to address BJP workers in poll-bound Jharkhand on October, second visit in 17 days
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi to address BJP workers in poll-bound Jharkhand on October, second visit in 17 days

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Jharkhand for a second time in 17 days and address the closing ceremony of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in Hazaribagh on Wednesday. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Modi will launch the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan with a total outlay of ₹79,150 crore. “In order to boost the …

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao

India TV News  

Ateli is one of the Assembly constituencies in Haryana. The BJP has given ticket to Arti Singh Rao, Congress to Anita Yadav, JJP to Aayushi Abhimanyu Rao and AAP to Suneel Rao. In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Sitaram from BJP won the seat with a margin of 18,406 votes. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Santosh Yadav from BJP won the …

Ladwa Assembly Election 2024: CM Nayab Singh Saini up against Congress' Mewa Singh, INLD's Sapna Brashami
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ladwa Assembly Election 2024: CM Nayab Singh Saini up against Congress' Mewa Singh, INLD's Sapna Brashami

India TV News  

Ladwa is one of the Assembly constituencies in Haryana. The BJP has given the party ticket to CM Nayab Singh Saini, Congress has fielded Mewa Singh. The contest for Mewa Singh has become difficult as he is facing CM Nayab Singh Saini. In the 2019 assembly elections, Congress' Mewa Singh won the polls defeating Dr Pawan Saini, the incumbent MLA …

Haryana assembly polls: Veteran Vij, challenger Chitra lock horns again
3 months ago

Haryana assembly polls: Veteran Vij, challenger Chitra lock horns again

Hindustan Times  

It was the spring of 1990 when 37-year-old activist of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Anil Vij, resigned from his banking job and stepped into politics. In the 2024 elections, projecting himself as a chief ministerial candidate and a “Vikas Purush”, he is facing a stiff contest from Congress’ Parvinder Pal Pari and Congress …

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list
3 months, 1 week ago

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress released its third list of 40 candidates for the Haryana assembly election on Wednesday, including the name of Aditya Surjewala, son of party MP Randeep Surjewala, who will contest from Kaithal. These candidates are included in the list {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} - The Congress's third list includes former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan from Panchkula, former minister Nirmal Singh …

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. …

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa

ABP News  

Haryana BJP List: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of 67 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 90-member assembly. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is set to contest from Ladwa, while Gian Chand Gupta is set to contest from Panchkula. Former Haryana BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar has been pitched from Badli, while veteran party …

Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister
4 months ago

Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to field him from the Rania assembly seat in Sirsa for the assembly polls, warning that he will part ways with the saffron party otherwise. Ranjit Singh Chautala Former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s son, Ranjit Chautala, who won the 2019 assembly polls as an independent from …

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face
4 months ago

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face

ABP News  

Congress is all set to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 in Mumbai. On the day, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar will be sharing the stage with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the alliance will likely sound the poll bugle on the day. Besides …

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 …

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'

News 18  

Parties of the INDIA bloc have secured ten wins in assembly seats and the BJP has clinched two and an Independent has emerged victorious in one seat as vote counting ended on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week, as per trends on the election commission website. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin …

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’
5 months, 1 week ago

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’

Hindustan Times  

As INDIA bloc parties were on course to win big in the assembly bypolls, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was entering a phase of electoral decline similar to what the grand old party experienced after 2014. He added, “This trend began for us in 2014 after which we lost many elections and now …

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2

Deccan Chronicle  

INDIA bloc member AAP won the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab while the alliance's other constituents -- Congress, TMC and DMK -- were leading in 10 of the remaining 12 seats where by-elections were held earlier this week, according to the counting trends on the Election Commission website and state officials.While the BJP was in the lead in Himachal …

Assembly bypolls results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP gets only 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Assembly bypolls results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP gets only 2

India TV News  

Assembly bypolls Election Results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: The counting of votes on a total of 13 seats across the seven states in India concluded today. Bypolls were held in 13 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday in the first electoral contest since the Lok Sabha polls 2024 with the results likely to have an impact on the political fate of the state's ruling …

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal
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Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal

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Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the byelection in Bihar's Rupauli Assembly seat by defeating Janata Dal Kaladhar Prasad Mandal. The voting was held on Wednesday, July 10 along with polling in 12 other Assembly constituencies across six states including Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Out of 13 Assembly seats, …

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