CPI list on March 7: Kanam Rajendran
5 years, 10 months ago

CPI list on March 7: Kanam Rajendran

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasargod: The CPI's candidates list for the coming Lok Sabha election will be announced on March 7, said party state secretary Kanam Rajendran. According to the party state secretary, the official discussion on candidates has not yet started. Mr. Rajendran is leading the northern leg of the rally and CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan the southern leg. The comment of Mr. Rajendran that there would be a woman candidate hints that the party is likely to field Annie Raja.

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Why Kerala CPI(M) faces challenges in the midst of organisational polls
1 week ago

Why Kerala CPI(M) faces challenges in the midst of organisational polls

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and top leaders of the CPI are facing criticism over the government’s performance at a time the party is holding multi-step organisational polls in the state. Many of the complaints raised by the mid-level leaders at the district meets pertained to the government’s operations and the perceived inaccessibility of the senior CPI leadership. If the …

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?

ABP News  

Wayanad By-Elections: In a significant move, the Communist Party of India has announced Sathyan Mokeri as the Left Democratic Front candidate for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election. Though allies in I.N.D.I.A bloc, CPI pits Mokeri against Congress heavyweight Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, marking a high-stakes contest in the Wayanad constituency. Sathyan Mokeri is a veteran leader of the CPI and …

CPI(M) banks on new faces for a potential turnaround in West Bengal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CPI(M) banks on new faces for a potential turnaround in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Surrounded by grey-haired party supporters sloganeering with Communist Party of India flags, an energetic Srijan Bhattacharyya weaved his way through Kolkata’s ward 97 in Tollygunge, waving and greeting locals, Ashirbaad deben. The 31-year-old Mr. Bhattacharyya is one of the many next-generation candidates fielded by the CPI in key constituencies across West Bengal, for this year’s Lok Sabha election. He is …

CPI(ML) eyes return to Parliament from Bihar after three-decade gap
8 months ago

CPI(ML) eyes return to Parliament from Bihar after three-decade gap

The Hindu  

On the back of its successful run in the 2020 Bihar Assembly election, the Communist Party of India is hoping that it will be able to re-enter the Parliament from Bihar after a gap of nearly three decades. Shifting Kushwaha votebank If the Assembly election results were superimposed on the 2024 battle, the party would be best placed in the …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: CPIM to support Congress in all seats barring one in Telangana aiming to defeat BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: CPIM to support Congress in all seats barring one in Telangana aiming to defeat BJP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The CPI in Telangana on Saturday announced its support to ruling Congress in 16 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state and said that it would hold deliberations internally with regard to the Bhongir constituency in the ongoing parliamentary elections. The decision comes as a delegation of CPI leaders, led by party’s state secretary …

Election 2024: BJP to Release Manifesto For LS Polls Tomorrow, PM Modi To Be Present
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Election 2024: BJP to Release Manifesto For LS Polls Tomorrow, PM Modi To Be Present

News 18  

Election 2024 LIVE: Amit Shah to Address Election Rally in Jammu Next Week, Says BJP Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address his first election rally in Jammu on April 16, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Saturday. Election 2024 LIVE: Congress Fields Vikramaditya Singh From Mandi Against Kangana Ranaut The Congress party fielded Vikramaditya Singh as …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore

India TV News  

Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The Wayanad MP will address a public meeting in Coimbatore along with DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Lok Sabha elections 2024 The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with …

Lok Sabha polls: 12 candidates in the fray in Thiruvananthapuram, 7 in Attingal
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: 12 candidates in the fray in Thiruvananthapuram, 7 in Attingal

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram constituency has 12 candidates in the fray and Attingal, seven, for the Lok Sabha polls. Candidates, party, symbol The 12 candidates in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency are: Shashi Tharoor - Hand; Pannian Raveendran - Sickle and paddy stalk; Rajeev Chandrasekhar - Lotus; Adv. Rajendran - Elephant; S. Mini - Battery torch; Chala Mohanan - Autorickshaw; Shashi Kongapally - Baby …

BJP high command in favour of Cabinet berth for Purandeswari, says party election in-charge
9 months ago

BJP high command in favour of Cabinet berth for Purandeswari, says party election in-charge

The Hindu  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM BJP election in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Siddharth Nath Singh on April 6 announced that the party high command has already decided to induct its Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha constituency candidate D. Purandeswari into the Union Cabinet. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha constituency office here, Mr. Singh said, “There is a strong …

CPI candidate Annie Raja files nomination from Wayanad challenging Rahul Gandhi
9 months, 1 week ago

CPI candidate Annie Raja files nomination from Wayanad challenging Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India candidate from Wayanad, Annie Raja filed her nomination against Congress’ sitting MP and candidate Rahul Gandhi on April 3. We are all happy that today is a very important day of the election — filing of nomination,” Ms. Raja said speaking to ANI while participating in the road show. Speaking about Mr. Gandhi, who is Congress …

Vijayaraghavan files nomination; Sreekandan, Radhakrishnan, Sarasu likely on Wednesday
9 months, 1 week ago

Vijayaraghavan files nomination; Sreekandan, Radhakrishnan, Sarasu likely on Wednesday

The Hindu  

CPI candidate in Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency A. Vijayaraghavan submitted his nomination to District Collector S. Chithra here on Tuesday. Mr. Vijayaraghavan said that Palakkad had a deeper influence for the LDF candidate. Saleekha, and A. Prabhakaran, MLA; CPI district secretary Suresh Raj; and Janata Dal State general secretary Murukadas Viswanathan. Sarasu, the BJP candidate, will file their nomination before …

Phase 1 of 2024 LS polls: Six NDA candidates in U.P. to file papers on March 27
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Phase 1 of 2024 LS polls: Six NDA candidates in U.P. to file papers on March 27

Hindustan Times  

Candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance will file their papers on Wednesday for six of the eight Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in the first phase of voting on April 19, said BJP’s state unit in a press statement. PWD minister Jitin Prasada will file his nomination from Pilibhit seat in the presence BJP …

Lok Sabha elections: Congress releases list of 5 candidates from Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Congress releases list of 5 candidates from Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Tuesday named five more candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections – four from Chhattisgarh and one from Tamil Nadu. In Chhattisgarh, the central election committee of the grand old party has decided to field Shashi Singh from Surguja, Menaka Devi Singh from Raigarh, Devender Singh Yadav from Bilaspur and Biresh Thakur from Kanker. With the latest …

LS Polls: Congress Announces Remaining Candidates For Chhattisgarh, Fields MLA Who Is Under ED Scanner
9 months, 2 weeks ago

LS Polls: Congress Announces Remaining Candidates For Chhattisgarh, Fields MLA Who Is Under ED Scanner

ABP News  

The Congress party unveiled its seventh list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, featuring contenders from Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. Menka Devi Singh belongs to the Sarangarh royal family, with her father having served as chief minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh, and her sisters having held Congress Lok Sabha MP positions in the past. Lok Sabha …

40 candidates filed nominations for 1st phase of LS polls in Rajasthan so far, say officials
9 months, 2 weeks ago

40 candidates filed nominations for 1st phase of LS polls in Rajasthan so far, say officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur/Sikar, Mar 26 Forty candidates have filed nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan so far, officials said on Tuesday. BJP candidates Jyoti Mirdha and Sumedhanand Saraswati filed nominations from Nagaur and Sikar Lok Sabha constituencies, respectively on Tuesday. Addressing a public meeting in Sikar after incumbent MP Sumedhanand Saraswati filed his nomination, Chief Minister Bhajanlal …

BJP declares Maneka Gandhi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Arun Govil, Naveen Jindal as Lok Sabha candidates in new list
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP declares Maneka Gandhi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Arun Govil, Naveen Jindal as Lok Sabha candidates in new list

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its fifth list of 111 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The saffron party has fielded Nityanand Rai from Ujiarpur, Giriraj Singh from Begusarai, Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib, Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra, Sita Soren from Dumka, Jagadish Shettar from Belgaum, K …

Trouble for INDIA bloc? Congress unhappy with RJD's poll symbol distribution
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trouble for INDIA bloc? Congress unhappy with RJD's poll symbol distribution

India Today  

With the Election Commission accepting nominations of candidates for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is apparently facing differences over seat-sharing negotiations. In a move that has apparently irked the Congress, its INDIA bloc ally, RJD, has awarded the party symbol to turncoat Abhay Kushwaha, who recently flipped slides from the Janata …

Lok Sabha polls | BJP fields Radikaa Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar; K.P. Ramalingam to contest from Namakkal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP fields Radikaa Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar; K.P. Ramalingam to contest from Namakkal

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday, March 22, 2024, released its final list of candidates entering the fray from Tamil Nadu for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Ms. Radikaa’s candidature came a few days after her husband R. Sarathkumar, merged his political outfit, the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi with the BJP. Indhiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam president Devanadhan …

Lok Sabha polls | PMK releases first list of nine candidates for T.N.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | PMK releases first list of nine candidates for T.N.

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday, March 22, 2024, released the party’s first list of nine candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PMK’s spokesperson K. Balu will contest in Arakkonam and take on DMK’s S. Jagathrakshakan and AIADMK’s A.L. The DMK has allocated the Cuddalore seat to the Congress, while DMDK will contest in Cuddalore as a …

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller

The Hindu  

Amid the sound and fury of the Lok Sabha election campaigning in Kerala, the ruling front and the Opposition seem bedevilled by a quieter but nagging worry that their high-decibel sparring at the hustings can divide the sizeable anti-Bharatiya Janata Party vote. Shashi Tharoor, Congress Working Committee member and the party’s candidate from the high-stakes Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency, seemed to …

CPI parts ways with INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, to go solo in Lok Sabha polls
10 months ago

CPI parts ways with INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, to go solo in Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India on March 10 parted ways with the opposition bloc INDIA, announcing that it will contest in eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections. "We have decided to contest the Lok Sabha polls on our own," CPI State secretary Mahendra Pathak told PTI. The CPI will field its candidates in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, …

No major surprises as Modi leads BJP’s first list of 51 in U.P.
10 months, 1 week ago

No major surprises as Modi leads BJP’s first list of 51 in U.P.

Hindustan Times  

Amid intense speculation, the BJP surprised all by not springing any major surprise on the list of 51 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, naming about 60% of the candidates for the state’s 80 seats on Saturday. The party mostly backed the sitting MPs to subtly signal to a largely divided opposition that the BJP was confident …

No surprises, CPI fields Pannian in Thiruvananthapuram, Annie in Wayanad
10 months, 2 weeks ago

No surprises, CPI fields Pannian in Thiruvananthapuram, Annie in Wayanad

New Indian Express  

With this, CPI has become one of the first mainstream parties in the country to announce candidates for all the seats it is contesting in the LS polls. Releasing the list, CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam said the political situation in Kerala was in favour of the LDF, and expressed confidence over the victory of the party’s candidates. Pannian was …

CPI(M) releases first list with 14 names
1 year, 2 months ago

CPI(M) releases first list with 14 names

The Hindu  

After the alliance talks with the Congress party did not move ahead, the Communist Party of India Marxist announced its first list for poll-bound Telangana with 14 candidates on November 5. The CPI state secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram released the names for 14 constituencies. Earlier, the party leadership announced that it would contest in 17 constituencies, the majority of them in …

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Lok Sabha 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December or January itself, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Mamata speaks on illegal firecracker factory blasts Mamata Banerjee blamed some people engaged in “unlawful activities” for the illegal firecracker factory blasts that …

Telangana CM KCR’s announcement of candidates for Assembly polls comes as shocker to Left parties
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana CM KCR’s announcement of candidates for Assembly polls comes as shocker to Left parties

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s announcement of party candidates for 115 out of the 119 Assembly constituencies in the State has come as a shocker to the two Left parties — the CPI and the CPI. The two parties, which entered into an unconditional alliance with the ruling BRS in the Munugode by-elections, were …

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala
1 year, 6 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala

India Today  

The renewed debate over Uniform Civil Code has given Kerala’s ruling CPI and the Opposition Congress a handle against the BJP-led central government, with both parties now positioning themselves to win the appeal of minorities with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls. The minorities—both Muslims, who make up 26 per cent of Kerala’s population, and Christians, who are 18 …

Karnataka Elections 2023: CPI extends support to Congress to 'safeguard democratic and constitutional values'
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: CPI extends support to Congress to 'safeguard democratic and constitutional values'

Firstpost  

The constituencies where the CPI has fielded its candidates include Mudigere, Aland, Jewargi, Kudlagi, KGF, Sim and Madikeri Bengaluru: The Communist Party of India has announced its support to Congress in the upcoming Karnataka polls. Despite fielding seven candidates of its own, the CPI said in a statement that it will support Congress in the rest of the constituencies in …

CPI will give full support to Congress in Karnataka polls: Randeep Surjewala
1 year, 8 months ago

CPI will give full support to Congress in Karnataka polls: Randeep Surjewala

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s Congress incharge Randeep Surjewala announced that the Communist Party of India has extended their full support to the Congress party in the state, ahead of Karnataka assembly elections. CPI will give full support to Congress in Karnataka polls: Randeep Surjewala Speaking at a press meet, Surjewala said, “The CPI has agreed to support the Congress party in Karnataka, without …

Tripura CPI(M) State Committee meeting endorses alliance with Congress, smaller left parties
1 year, 11 months ago

Tripura CPI(M) State Committee meeting endorses alliance with Congress, smaller left parties

The Hindu  

The CPI State Committee meeting on Monday endorsed a list of party candidates and the proposal to ally with ‘democratic and secular’ parties, including the Congress, in Assembly elections due on February 16. CPI has reportedly finalised the number of seats it will contest with the Congress and smaller left parties. Congress State president Birajit Sinha confirmed that they have …

D Raja gets second term as CPI national secretary at party congress
2 years, 2 months ago

D Raja gets second term as CPI national secretary at party congress

Hindustan Times  

HYDERABAD: Former Rajya Sabha member D Raja from Tamil Nadu was unanimously re-elected national general secretary of the Communist Party of India for the second term at the 24th national congress of the party at Vijayawada on Tuesday. Communist Party of India general secretary D Raja was re-elected at the party congress in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada Twitter) Raja, who took …

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'
3 years ago

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday and top leaders of the Left parties including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to work with like-minded forces to devise a roadmap defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and achieve "BJP-mukt Bharat". TRS sources said the Left leaders, invited to Pragathi Bhavan by the …

Kerala govt formation: CPI names J Chinchu Rani, three other newcomers in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala govt formation: CPI names J Chinchu Rani, three other newcomers in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet

Firstpost  

CPM veteran Pinarayi Vijayan was Tuesday elected its Parliamentary party leader, paving the way for his successive stint as the Chief Minister of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI, a key partner in the CPM-led LDF, on Tuesday announced its nominees to be inducted in the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala. CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran said the party has decided …

CPI(M), CPI meet to name their Ministers in next Pinarayi Vijayan govt.
3 years, 7 months ago

CPI(M), CPI meet to name their Ministers in next Pinarayi Vijayan govt.

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretariat is meeting here on Tuesday to finalise the party's picks for the Cabinet posts. Generational shift The CPI had signalled a generational shift by withdrawing many high-profile leaders, including Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, Industries Minister E. P. Jayarajan and PWD Minister G. Sudhakaran, from the electoral arena. Party's acting State secretary A. Vijayaraghavan had …

CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi
3 years, 10 months ago

CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi

The Hindu  

Hundreds of CPI workers, including women, took out a march in Kuttiyadi town here on Wednesday in protest against the decision of the party to offer the Kuttiyadi Assembly seat to its nascent partner, the Kerala Congress, for the upcoming elections. The lower rungs of the party had been clamouring that the CPI field its own candidate to recapture the …

CPI, CPI(ML) Join Hands with Congress to Jointly Contest Assam Assembly Elections
4 years, 2 months ago

CPI, CPI(ML) Join Hands with Congress to Jointly Contest Assam Assembly Elections

News 18  

The opposition Congress in Assam on Thursday announced that it has joined hands with two Left parties – CPI and CPI – for a united fight from the proposed platform of 'Grand Alliance' against the ruling BJP in the state Assembly election due next year. After a meeting with representatives of the two parties, Congress state unit president Ripun Bora …

CPI Announces Candidates in Its Quota of 6 Seats for Bihar Polls
4 years, 3 months ago

CPI Announces Candidates in Its Quota of 6 Seats for Bihar Polls

News 18  

Patna: The Communist Party of India on Sunday announced the names of candidates for six Assembly constituencies that the party was given under the seat-sharing arrangement of the Grand Alliance in Bihar. The CPI will be contesting Bakhri, Teghra, Bachhwara, Harlakhi, Jhanjharpur and Rupauli seats, the partys state secretary Ram Naresh Pandey said. The CPI nominated Purnea district secretary Vikas …

BJP releases list of 32 candidates in upcoming by-polls in different states
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP releases list of 32 candidates in upcoming by-polls in different states

India TV News  

The Bhartiya Janta Party has released the list of 32 candidates for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of different states on Sunday. In Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram, Mayor V K Prasanth will be the CPI-LDF candidate, while Advocate Manu Roy is the LDF supported Independent candidate in Ernakulam assembly constituency, CPI State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, said releasing the list. The …

Congress releases first list of 9 candidates in Madhya Pradesh, fields Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress releases first list of 9 candidates in Madhya Pradesh, fields Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal

India Today  

Fielding former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal, the Congress on Sunday released its first list of nine candidates for Lok Sabha elections in the state. Meenakshi Natarajan, a close confidant of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, will again take on Sudhir Gupta, the sitting BJP MP, in Mandsaur. Shailendra Diwan will contest from Hoshangabad, former Union minister and …

Left Front ends Congress' wait in Bengal, announces first list of 25 candidates; reserves 17 for grand old party in Lok Sabha polls
5 years, 9 months ago

Left Front ends Congress' wait in Bengal, announces first list of 25 candidates; reserves 17 for grand old party in Lok Sabha polls

Firstpost  

The CPI-led Left Front’s initial list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls has 25 names, of which four are of women and five are of Muslim candidates. Kolkata: The CPI-led Left Front announced its first list of candidates for 25 seats in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Friday, leaving 17 constituencies for the Congress. For …

Lok Sabha elections 2019 | CPI, CPI(M) to meet on Mar 2 to discuss poll pact in Telangana
5 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2019 | CPI, CPI(M) to meet on Mar 2 to discuss poll pact in Telangana

India TV News  

CPI and CPI leaders are meeting here March 2 to hold discussions on electoral alliance for Lok Sabha elections 2019 in Telangana, with the Left parties also expecting Jana Sena of Pawan Kalyan to join forces with them later. The CPI was part of the Congress-led 'Prajakutami' which also had the Telugu Desam Party and the Telangana Jana Samiti, while …

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