BJP nominates Devender Singh’s daughter as BJYM V-P in J&K
1 day, 20 hours ago

BJP nominates Devender Singh’s daughter as BJYM V-P in J&K

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday nominated Devyani Rana, daughter of late Devender Singh Rana, BJP senior leader and former MLA, as vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Jammu and Kashmir. Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh, Jammu and Kashmir party president Sat Sharma and others with late BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana’s daughter Devyani Rana after she was nominated as state vice-president of Jammu Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Jammu on Monday. BJYM J&K president Arun Prabhat in consultation with J&K BJP chief Sat Sharma and Ashok Koul, general secretary, nominated Devyani Rana. Nagrota seat in Jammu fell vacant following sudden demise of Rana.

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In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes
3 weeks, 5 days ago

In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes

The Hindu  

The bye-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and the Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly constituencies last month in Kerala provided an opportunity for the Bharatiya Janata Party to gain some ground in the State. This was nearly 40,000 votes fewer than what the BJP State president, K. Surendran, had secured in the 2024 general elections. In Palakkad, despite the BJP’s …

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha from Haryana
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha from Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday nominated Rekha Sharma, former chairperson of the National Commission for Women, as the party candidate from Haryana for the lone Rajya Sabha seat by-election. The by-election follows the vacancy created by Krishan Lal Panwar, who was elected to Rajya Sabha in August 2022 and resigned after being elected as an MLA in the assembly …

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA
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1 month ago

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 7 BSP chief Mayawati has refuted reports that a leader was expelled from the party for getting his son married to the daughter of an SP legislator. Bahujan Samaj Party's Rampur district unit president Surendra Sagar's son recently tied the knot with the daughter of Samajwadi Party MLA from Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar district Tribhuvan Dutt. In a …

BJP's Geeta Koda trailing behind Sona Ram Sinku in Jharkhand's Jagannathpur
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Geeta Koda trailing behind Sona Ram Sinku in Jharkhand's Jagannathpur

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Geeta Koda, who contested from Jharkhand's Jagannathpur in the assembly elections, is currently trailing behind her rival, Sona Ram Sinku of BJP, with a vote margin of 2,631, while the counting is still underway and seven of the 17 rounds have been completed so far. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Geeta Koda The 41-year-old politician, who is …

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Bhokar Assembly Elections 2024: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

First bypolls in Bengal since Kolkata RG Kar case; Wayanad test for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First bypolls in Bengal since Kolkata RG Kar case; Wayanad test for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Hindustan Times  

As the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections is underway, by-elections are also being held for the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala and six seats in West Bengal. Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a meeting ahead of the Wayanad seat bypoll Notably, these are the first elections in West Bengal since the rape and murder of a trainee …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: With the Jharkhand Assembly elections around the corner, all eyes are on the high-stakes Khunti seat. In 2014, Munda got 59,198 votes by a huge margin, Sushil Pahan of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 32,871 votes and Dayamani Barla of JVM got 20,726 votes. Key candidates In a fresh challenge, the JMM has fielded Ram Surya Munda …

Jharkhand Polls: 1.37 Crore Electors Set To Vote In Phase 1; Champai Soren, 6 Ministers Among Candidates
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Polls: 1.37 Crore Electors Set To Vote In Phase 1; Champai Soren, 6 Ministers Among Candidates

ABP News  

Jharkhand Election 2024: The first phase of voting for 43 Assembly seats in Jharkhand is set to take place on Wednesday, November 13, with a fierce contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the INDIA Bloc. Among them is former Chief Minister Champai Soren, who, after joining the BJP just a month after being ousted from the Chief Minister’s office, …

Prashant Kishor Warns Against Caste and Ration in Bihar By-Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor Warns Against Caste and Ration in Bihar By-Elections

New Indian Express  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor urges Bihar voters not to vote based on caste or ration. He argues that the central government's neglect of the state's interests has led to a chronic trend of voting along these lines. Kishor urges voters to choose candidates who would work towards a better future for Bihar's youth.

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
2 months, 1 week 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 …

BJP Announces 40 Star Campaigners for Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Announces 40 Star Campaigners for Jharkhand Assembly Elections

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections. The list includes the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari. Other names on the list include Champai Soren, Sita Soren, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Himanta Biswa Sarma.

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls
2 months, 2 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.

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

J&K Election Results: Devender Singh Rana wins Nagrota seat by over 27,000 votes
3 months ago

J&K Election Results: Devender Singh Rana wins Nagrota seat by over 27,000 votes

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devender Singh Rana has won the Nagrota seat in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024 by defeating his closest rival, Joginder Singh of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, by 30,472 votes. J&K Election Results: Businessman and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devender Singh Rana has won the Nagrota seat Rana, the younger brother of Union …

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP
4 months ago

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana development and panchayat minister Devender Singh Babli, who resigned from all posts of the Jannayak Janta Party recently, his former colleague Sanjay Kablana and former Bhondsi jail superintendent Suneel Sangwan, joined BJP in New Delhi on Monday. Former JJP leaders Devender Singh Babli, Sunil Sangwan and Sanjay Kablana join the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP …

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, the daughter-in-law of former chief minister Bansi Lal, is set to get elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana as nominee of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after no other candidate entered the fray on Wednesday, the last day for filing the nomination. On Wednesday, flanked by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

J&K Assembly polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah to lead BJP campaign from next week
4 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Assembly polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah to lead BJP campaign from next week

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up to kick off its high-decibel campaign from next week for the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections. Sources revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP National President JP Nadda are all slated to address rallies across the Union Territory, signalling the party’s serious push …

Anil Antony appointed BJP in-charge of Nagaland, Meghalaya
6 months ago

Anil Antony appointed BJP in-charge of Nagaland, Meghalaya

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: In recognition of the party’s exceptional performance in Kerala in the Lok Sabha election, the BJP leadership has accorded key national-level responsibilities to V Muraleedharan and Anil Antony, who put up a valiant fight in their constituencies, even as it reposed trust in Prakash Javadekar, retaining him as the Kerala prabhari. BJP president J P Nadda on Friday appointed …

BJP announces in-charges for 24 States
6 months ago

BJP announces in-charges for 24 States

The Hindu  

BJP national president and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on July 5 announced State prabharis or in-charges for 24 States, naming Satish Poonia, Laxmikant Bajpai and Tarun Chugh as in-charges for poll-bound Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. Earlier, Mr. Nadda had appointed separate election in-charges for these States — Union Ministers Bhupendra Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw for Maharashtra, …

BJP appoints in-charges for various states including Vinod Tawde for Bihar, Satish Poonia for Haryana
6 months ago

BJP appoints in-charges for various states including Vinod Tawde for Bihar, Satish Poonia for Haryana

India TV News  

BJP National President JP Nadda on Friday announced new appointments for state in-charges and co-incharges across several key regions as the party gears up for upcoming elections. Key appointments - Bihar: General Secretary Vinod Tawde appointed as in-charge, with MP Deepak Prakash as co-incharge. - Haryana: Satish Poonia appointed as in-charge, with Surendra Singh Nagar as co-incharge. Amit Shah on …

BJP intensifies outreach to Jat community ahead of Haryana polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP intensifies outreach to Jat community ahead of Haryana polls

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A setback in Haryana, where it lost half of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded general elections, has sent the Bharatiya Janata Party on an overdrive to woo the politically significant Jat community in a bid to secure its position for the state assembly polls scheduled for later this year. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh …

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics
6 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, so often at the receiving end of the Bharatiya Janata Party's ‘parivarvaad’ jibes, on Tuesday hit out at the ruling party over the induction of several leaders with political background in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Gandhi's attack came two days after Prime Minister Modi, along with his ministers, took …

Kurian: The surprise BJP choice from Kerala
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kurian: The surprise BJP choice from Kerala

Hindustan Times  

George Kurian, an advocate and Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary, was inducted into the Union council of ministers under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar pose for a group picture with the newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Council of Ministers during a ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, on …

Election Results news: BJP newcomers Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil lead from Mandi and Meerut
7 months ago

Election Results news: BJP newcomers Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil lead from Mandi and Meerut

The Hindu  

Actor Kangana Ranaut is on the way to become a parliamentarian as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi is leading by a margin of over 40,000 votes, according to Election Commission trends. In trends available till 11.45 am, "Ramayan" actor Arun Govil, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, is also ahead of …

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Raj Babbar, Nishad may cause upsets as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Bollywood actor and Congress candidate Raj Babbar was leading against his nearest rival Rao Inderjit Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 38,729 votes in the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat as of 11:15am on Tuesday. Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar was leading ahead of Thiruvananthapuram’s incumbent three-time MP Shashi Tharoor by 8,401 votes. …

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats
7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: INDIA bloc led by Samajwadi Party -Congress is ahead of BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh as counting of votes is underway in Lok Sabha elections 2024. Election Commission trends in Uttar Pradesh as counting is underway INDIA bloc trends INDIA: 40 SP: 33 Congress: 07 NDA trends NDA: 39 BJP: 37 RLD: 02 Others: …

Political fate of Ministers’ children, former CMs, Union Minister to be decided today
7 months ago

Political fate of Ministers’ children, former CMs, Union Minister to be decided today

The Hindu  

As the countdown for the counting of votes has begun, all arrangements have been made by respective district administrations in the districts of Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka for counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections. Two former Chief Ministers, namely Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai, are testing their fortunes in the Lok Sabha elections for the first …

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
7 months ago

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Lok Sabha polls in Odisha took place in total four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is contesting for the BJP in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against BJD's Pranab Prakash Das. Sarmistha Sethi Sarmistha Sethi is a contestant from Odisha representing the …

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar
7 months ago

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar

ABP News  

The voting has been conducted in the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, where the voting in seven phases concluded on Saturday. Here are some of the top candidates this election: - Giriraj Singh: BJP firebrand leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh is seeking a second term from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. - Ravi Shankar Prasad: BJP leader …

7th Phase Voting: Union Minister & BJP Candidate Anurag Thakur Urges Public To Cast Vote | LS Polls
7 months, 1 week ago

7th Phase Voting: Union Minister & BJP Candidate Anurag Thakur Urges Public To Cast Vote | LS Polls

ABP News  

All the four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh where elections are to be held include Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra and Shimla Lok Sabha seats. The election campaign in the hill state, which was full of allegations and counter-allegations, ended on Thursday with two rallies of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Barsar and Mandi and a roadshow of Congress …

BJP expels ex-MLA Raghupati Bhat or 6 years
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP expels ex-MLA Raghupati Bhat or 6 years

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled former MLA Raghupathi Bhat for six years following his rebellion against the party. Bhat, a three-time MLA from Udupi, has chosen to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Council election for the Southwest Graduates' constituency, challenging the BJP's official candidate. Despite his initial silence after being replaced by Yashpal …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Rajiv Pratap Rudy seeks a hattrick in Saran against the might of Lalu's family
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajiv Pratap Rudy seeks a hattrick in Saran against the might of Lalu's family

Hindustan Times  

For voters of Bihar’s Saran Lok Sabha constituency, the contest between Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s veteran leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy is nothing new. In the past two Lok Sabha elections, it was a direct fight between Rudy and RJD candidates linked to the Lalu Yadav family. In 2014, Rudy trounced Yadav’s …

BJP ex-MLA turns rebel, to contest Council polls in Karnataka as independent
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP ex-MLA turns rebel, to contest Council polls in Karnataka as independent

The Hindu  

Raising a banner of revolt, former three-term MLA of the BJP from Udupi K. Raghupathi Bhat announced on Monday that he will contest the Legislative Council polls from Karnataka South West Graduates’ Constituency as an independent candidate. ‘Caste and money power’ Mr. Bhat said that Shivamogga-based paediatrician Dhananjaya Sarji whom the BJP has selected to field for the same seat …

HT interview: CM Mann has done me a favour by naming weak candidate, says BJP Ludhiana nominee Bittu
7 months, 3 weeks ago

HT interview: CM Mann has done me a favour by naming weak candidate, says BJP Ludhiana nominee Bittu

Hindustan Times  

Three-time member of Parliament and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu quipped that the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann had favoured him by fielding a “weak” candidate from the seat. Targeting Congress leaders over their “betrayal remark”, Bittu said that his grandfather Beant Singh laid his life for the party and for the peace of …

BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer
8 months ago

BJD’s move to placate dissidents, Samir appointed Dhenkanal LS seat observer

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Even as discontentment over denial of tickets and replacement of candidates has become a grave concern for BJD, the party on Monday appointed two leaders to organisational posts. While sitting MLA from Nimapara, Samir Ranjan Dash has been appointed as an observer for Dhenkanal Parliamentary seat, Arundhati Kumari Devi, wife of Nitesh Ganga Deb, Sambalpur MP of BJP …

Lok Sabha elections: ‘Jai Shri Ram nahi kehna toh Pakistan jaa sakte hain’: BJP’s Navneet Rana stirs controversy
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: ‘Jai Shri Ram nahi kehna toh Pakistan jaa sakte hain’: BJP’s Navneet Rana stirs controversy

Live Mint  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Navneet Rana has stoked a fresh controversy after she said those who don't want to say 'Jai Shri Ram' can go to Pakistan. "Those who don't want to say Jai Shri Ram can go to Pakistan," said Rana. If you want to stay in Hindustan, you will have to say Jai Shri Ram,” reported Punjab Kesari …

Cong’s Deepender, BJP’s Ashok files nomination papers in Haryana
8 months ago

Cong’s Deepender, BJP’s Ashok files nomination papers in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda and Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Ashok Tanwar filed their nomination papers from the Rohtak and Sirsa parliamentary seats, respectively, on Saturday for the Lok Sabha elections. Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda was accompanied by his wife Hemsweta, his father, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and Rohtak MLA BB Batra while filing the nomination papers in …

JMM fields Hemant Soren's sister Anjani from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha, Saraskana assembly seats
8 months ago

JMM fields Hemant Soren's sister Anjani from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha, Saraskana assembly seats

India TV News  

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has revealed its candidates for both the Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among the notable names announced is Anjani Soren, the sister of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who will be contesting from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency as well as the Saraskana Assembly constituency. Anjani will face off against BJP's Naba …

BJP drops Brij Bhushan, but gives ticket to his son
8 months ago

BJP drops Brij Bhushan, but gives ticket to his son

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday dropped former wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but named his son Karan Bhushan Singh as the candidate from the Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency, sparking celebrations at the home of the controversial but heavyweight politician and condemnation from opposition parties and top athletes who accused him of sexual harassment. The party also …

BJP replaces Brij Bhushan with his son as its candidate from Kaiserganj LS seat
8 months ago

BJP replaces Brij Bhushan with his son as its candidate from Kaiserganj LS seat

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi : The BJP on Thursday replaced its controversial Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers as then head of the Wrestling Federation of India, with his son Karan Bhushan Singh. The party named Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Pratap Singh for Rae Bareli, the Gandhi family bastion. According to sources, Brij Bhushan Singh was …

No political clearance sought or given: MEA on Prajwal Revanna
8 months ago

No political clearance sought or given: MEA on Prajwal Revanna

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that “no political clearance” was sought from it or issued by it, with this being its first reaction on Prajwal Revanna, the Member of Parliament from Karnataka's Hassan, who is embroiled in an alleged sex scandal. A Karnataka Police SIT is probing sex charges against Prajwal Revanna Prajwal is the grandson of …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Gives Brij Bhushan's Kaiserganj Seat To His Son; Picks Dinesh Pratap Singh For Rae Bareli
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Gives Brij Bhushan's Kaiserganj Seat To His Son; Picks Dinesh Pratap Singh For Rae Bareli

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced the candidature of Dinesh Pratap Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli and fielded Karan Bhushan Singh from his father’s — Brij Bhushan Singh — turf of Kaiserganj for the Lok Sabha elections. DINESH PRATAP SINGH Dinesh Pratap Singh had earlier fought the 2019 general elections from Rae Bareli constituency, where he was defeated …

BJP nominees for East and North East Delhi seats file papers
8 months ago

BJP nominees for East and North East Delhi seats file papers

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday filed his nomination as the party candidate from the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, where a direct fight is unfolding between him and Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar, who is backed by the Aam Aadmi Party. Manoj Tiwari, the BJP's candidate from the North East Delhi constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha …

Kalpana Soren, Hemant Soren’s wife, files nomination as JMM candidate for Gandey Assembly bypoll
8 months, 1 week ago

Kalpana Soren, Hemant Soren’s wife, files nomination as JMM candidate for Gandey Assembly bypoll

India TV News  

Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, will contest the by-poll from the Gandey assembly seat. Accompanied by Chief Minister Champai Soren, brother-in-law Basant Soren, Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur, and ministers Alamgir Alam and Satyanand Bhokta, Kalpana Soren today filed her nomination as the JMM candidate for the Gandey assembly bypoll. Jharkhand will not bow …

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