LS polls: Congress names 14 contenders in 4 states; no picks yet for Amethi and Rae Bareli
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: Congress names 14 contenders in 4 states; no picks yet for Amethi and Rae Bareli

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday announced four more names from Uttar Pradesh in its latest list of 14 candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, hours after the party’s Central Election Committee cleared names for several seats in the northern state, including Prayagraj and Ghaziabad, but did not touch Amethi or Rae Bareli, according to party functionaries. Lok Sabha election 2024: In Uttar Pradesh, the Congress fielded Dolly Sharma from Ghaziabad. According to party functionaries aware of the details, the CEC is likely to have approved Ujjwal Raman Singh, son of Samajwadi Party leader Rewati Raman Singh, as the Congress candidate from Prayagraj. While the principal opposition party cleared around 18 seats across Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand during its latest meeting, the CEC left the decision on the two Goa Lok Sabha seats to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi.

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BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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3 days, 8 hours ago

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election over …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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3 days, 8 hours ago

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
5 days, 15 hours ago

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

In Kerala, the BJP has a cup of woes
1 week, 4 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 …

Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed
2 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitted her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana on Tuesday. Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitting her nomination paper for Rajya Sabha bypoll in presence of Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP chief Mohan Lal …

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side
1 month ago

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda Mhatre, Manisha …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one
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1 month ago

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party won the Chabbewal and was leading in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak while the Congress was ahead in the Barnala segment in Punjab, showed trends in the counting of votes by-polls to four Assembly segments in the state on Saturday. In Gidderbaha, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 5,976 votes against his nearest rival …

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

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

India TV News  

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

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

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

India TV News  

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

Election results: Politicians react as Mahayuti wins big in Maharashtra, JMM in Jharkhand
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1 month ago

Election results: Politicians react as Mahayuti wins big in Maharashtra, JMM in Jharkhand

Live Mint  

The counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections took place on Saturday — with the Mahayuti alliance and the JMM winning the polls. Here's what political parties say about the crucial elections On Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday, "The results will be out tomorrow. Exuding confidence, Jharkhand BJP leader Babulal Marandi said, …

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

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

India TV News  

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

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls
1 month ago

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised the BJP's dominant performance in the bypolls and said it was due to the good governance and welfare policies of the government. Reiterating his 'batenge toh katenge' slogan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hain toh safe hain' slogan, Adityanath said the BJP's performance in the bypolls was a testament to …

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 …

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls
1 month, 1 week ago

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Voting for the bypolls across seven assembly seats in Rajasthan concluded on Wednesday, with 69 candidates in the race. The results on November 23 will significantly impact the political influence of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasara, Sachin Pilot, Agriculture Minister Dr. Kirori Lal Meena, RLP Chief Hanuman Beniwal, and BAP leader Rajkumar Roat. Under …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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1 month, 1 week ago

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: Jharkhand will kick off crucial assembly elections on Wednesday as 13.7 million people across 43 of its 81 seats will vote in the first phase of polls and bypolls will be held in 32 seats across 10 states, marking the beginning of a high-stakes round of contests. The BJP suffered some setbacks in these regions during the Lok Sabha …

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

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 …

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

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, …

Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly election has turned into an arena for political battles within families, with candidates pitted against their own flesh and blood. In some constituencies, a son takes on his father; in others, a wife contests against her husband. And all that's apart from the slew of political in-laws on the ballot.

Malik to Contest from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Malik to Contest from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has announced his candidacy from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections. He stated that he will not compromise his ideology and will contest the election on an NCP ticket. The NCP has already fielded its daughter, Sana Malik, from the neighbouring Anushakti Nagar constituency, but Malik was denied a ticket there …

Congress and BJP Candidates Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress and BJP Candidates Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Polls

New Indian Express  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its third list of 25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday. Two Congress turncoats, Jitesh Antapurkar and Archana Patil-Chakurkar, have been nominated from Deglur and Latur City respectively. Additionally, the personal assistant of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sumit Wankhede, will be the BJP's candidate from Arvi assembly constituency.

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
1 month, 4 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 …

New BJP Policy: Dynasty Politics Resurfaces in Haryana
1 month, 4 weeks ago

New BJP Policy: Dynasty Politics Resurfaces in Haryana

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reversed its stance on dynasty politics and is now allowing candidates with a proven track record to contest elections. This decision has been made after a systematic campaign against the Congress, where the BJP successfully inducted several Congress leaders into its fold. The BJP's recent actions suggest a shift in policy, with the party …

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

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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

Congress's Tribal Card Play in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

India Today  

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

Sisters-in-Law Showdown: BJP vs Congress Battle for Jharia Assembly Seat
2 months ago

Sisters-in-Law Showdown: BJP vs Congress Battle for Jharia Assembly Seat

News 18  

The Jharia assembly seat in Dhanbad will witness a fierce battle between the BJP and Congress in the upcoming assembly elections. The seat has been dominated by the Singh Mansion family for four decades, but the Congress candidate Purnima Singh has emerged as a formidable challenger. The family's dominance has been attributed to the region's coal mining history, which has …

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 …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities
2 months ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities

The Hindu  

The BJP has announced 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, with 71 sitting MLAs, including Devendra Fadnavis, contesting from Nagpur. The list also includes 13 women, including Sreejaya Ashokrao Chavan, making her electoral debut. Missing names include prominent figures like Ram Satpute and the only Lok Sabha candidate from western Maharashtra, Praniti Shinde.

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

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election

New Indian Express  

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

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 …

Rao Narbir Singh files nomination from Badshahpur, Mukesh Sharma from Gurugram
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rao Narbir Singh files nomination from Badshahpur, Mukesh Sharma from Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Badshahpur assembly constituency Rao Narbir Singh on Tuesday filed his nomination for the state polls and expressed confidence in winning the seat comfortably. Opting for a low-key nomination at the Badshahpur SDM office on Tuesday, he said: “From 2014 to 2019, Gurugram and Badshahpur witnessed large-scale development and major infrastructure projects were executed during …

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

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

India TV News  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP bats for former MLA Yogeshwar as candidate for Channapatna bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have asked Union minister HD Kumaraswamy to announce his stand on the proposal to nominate former MLA CP Yogeshwar as the party’s candidate for the Channapatna assembly bypoll, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal for Yogeshwar’s name for Channapatna bypoll was put forward at the residence of Union minister of consumer affairs …

Gurugram, Badshahpur see intense campaigning ahead of Haryana polls
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gurugram, Badshahpur see intense campaigning ahead of Haryana polls

Hindustan Times  

Political aspirants across Badshahpur and Gurugram constituencies have ramped up their campaigns in the lead-up to the Haryana assembly elections set to be held on October 1. On Sunday, Kumudini Rakesh Daultabad, an independent candidate and the wife of the late independent Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad, held a public meeting at Anaj Mandi in Farrukhnagar. Rakesh Daultabad had previously won …

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

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls
4 months ago

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to bag nine of the twelve Rajya Sabha seats in the latest round of by-elections in which all candidates might win uncontested, barring any last-minute change. The two seats had fallen vacant after Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal won the Lok Sabha seat from Dibrugarh and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa won the seat from Kaziranga. Union …

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results
4 months, 1 week ago

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results

The Hindu  

Priyanka Jarkiholi, a tribal woman, made history in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Several prominent tribal leaders were elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, including Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor from Dahod in Gujarat, Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, from Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Jual Oram from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat …

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet a number of senior functionaries from West Bengal in Delhi on Monday to select the next state president since Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s tenure has ended, state leaders said. Those summoned to Delhi include Chowdhury, former state presidents Pradip Bhattacharya and Abdul Mannan, senior leaders Deepa Dasmunsi, Amitabha Chakraborty, Nepal …

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 …

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP

Hindustan Times  

Former Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur Haji Fazlur Rehman joined the Samajwadi Party at a programme organised in the SP state unit office on Thursday. SP president Akhilesh Yadav inducting former BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman into the party fold in Lucknow on July 4. Welcoming Rehman into the SP fold, party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav said …

Who is Bhartruhari Mahtab, Lok Sabha's new pro-tem Speaker?
6 months ago

Who is Bhartruhari Mahtab, Lok Sabha's new pro-tem Speaker?

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced. Mahtab was appointed as pro-tem Speaker by President Murmu under Article 95 of the Constitution to perform the duties of the Lok Sabha presiding officer till the election of the Speaker. The newly elected …

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here
6 months ago

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared a checklist to review the party's below-par performance in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Elections for the 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh. Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP could win just 33, down from 62 seats it won in 2019. Since the number was 32 short of 272-seat majority mark …

Congress announces two candidates for by-elections in Nalagarh, Hamirpur
6 months ago

Congress announces two candidates for by-elections in Nalagarh, Hamirpur

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Monday announced candidates for two out of the three assembly constituencies where the bypolls are scheduled to be held on July 10. Hardeep Singh Bawa and Pushpendra Vermaa were named as Congress candidates from Nalagarh and Hamirpur assembly bypolls. The party has named Pushpendra Verma and Hardeep Singh Bawa as its candidates from Hamirpur and Nalagarh …

Bandi takes charge as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
6 months, 1 week ago

Bandi takes charge as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday took charge as Minister of State for Home Affairs, admid vedic chants at his office in New Delhi. “On taking charge as Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs, I would like to thank you each one of you for being on my side and my support system,” he said …

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet

The Hindu  

Koderma MP Annapurna Devi and Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the tribal-dominated State of Jharkhand were inducted into the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9. Once a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Ms. Devi quit the party months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and moved to the BJP. Mr. Munda …

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