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Karnataka by-election: Stage set for polling in Channapatna, Shiggon and Sandur seats on Nov 13. More details
2 months ago

Karnataka by-election: Stage set for polling in Channapatna, Shiggon and Sandur seats on Nov 13. More details

Hindustan Times  

The polling is set to happen in three Karnataka assembly constituencies - Channapatna, Shiggon and Sandur - on November 13 as by-elections are scheduled at these three seats. The candidates that won from these seats in 2023 assembly elections vacated to contest in Lok Sabha polls and they fell vacant. The candidates that won from three Karnataka seats in 2023 …

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We believe in Bharat Jodo: Rahul Gandhi after BJP's 'batenge to katenge' pitch
2 months ago

We believe in Bharat Jodo: Rahul Gandhi after BJP's 'batenge to katenge' pitch

India Today  

With less than one week to go for the Jharkhand polls, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi tore into the BJP’s "divisive politics" as saffron party leaders continued to amplify their batenge to katenge pitch "The BJP pits one religion against another, one state against another,” Gandhi said at a public meeting in …

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Didn't want my wife to contest elections, but Congress high command insisted: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Didn't want my wife to contest elections, but Congress high command insisted: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

The Hindu  

Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on June 19 said he did not want his wife to contest elections, but the party high command insisted she should, and announced her candidature for the Dehra Assembly seat bypoll. "I was not willing that my wife contests elections but could not refuse to the Congress High command" Mr. …

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli

The Hindu  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala in a bypoll, after her brother and former Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi, decided to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. The Gandhi family has been contesting from the seat for generations now, and the people of Rae Bareli, as well …

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We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh
6 months, 4 weeks ago

We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leaders--Kumari Selja, Birender Singh, his son Brijendra Singh and Randeep Singh Surjewala-- largely perceived as the anti Bhupinder Singh Hooda camp, on Saturday, put up a show of strength in Jind’s Narwana during Kumari Selja’s thanksgiving workers’ meeting after her victory from Sirsa in the recently concluded parliamentary elections. Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Birender Singh …

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We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh
6 months, 4 weeks ago

We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leaders--Kumari Selja, Birender Singh, his son Brijendra Singh and Randeep Singh Surjewala-- largely perceived as the anti Bhupinder Singh Hooda camp, on Saturday, put up a show of strength in Jind’s Narwana during Kumari Selja’s thanksgiving workers’ meeting after her victory from Sirsa in the recently concluded parliamentary elections. Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Birender Singh …

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In the frontline: The Hindu Editorial on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli
8 months, 1 week ago

In the frontline: The Hindu Editorial on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has entered the electoral fray in the Hindi heartland too, ending a prolonged suspense just in time to file his nomination on May 3, in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. He is seeking re-election in Wayanad, and had to decide whether to contest at all from the Hindi heartland and, if so, whether it had to be …

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35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress
8 months, 1 week ago

35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress

The Hindu  

Thirty-five Muslim candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha election in Gujarat but the Congress has this time broken its tradition and not fielded a single person from the community in the State. This time, 35 Muslim candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls to be held in 25 out of the 26 seats in Gujarat, compared to …

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Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli evokes mixed response in Kerala
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli evokes mixed response in Kerala

The Hindu  

The decision of Congress to field Rahul Gandhi, the party’s candidate for Wayanad parliamentary constituency, from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat as well has evoked a mixed response. K. Surendran, Bharatiya Janata Party State President and National Democratic Alliance candidate for the constituency, said Mr. Gandhi’s decision to contest in Rae Bareli has proved that he was the biggest coward …

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Rahul Gandhi becomes third generation Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi becomes third generation Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli

Hindustan Times  

In February, Sonia Gandhi’s unopposed election to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan sparked speculation about her replacement as the Congress candidate from her family pocket borough of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Many of those who turned up to welcome the yatra carried pictures of Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, urging one of them to contest the Lok …

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Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi unlikely to contest elections from Amethi and Rae Bareli, say sources
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi unlikely to contest elections from Amethi and Rae Bareli, say sources

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, both are unlikely to contest Lok Sabha elections from Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies, sources informed on Thursday. Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi is also likely to attend the nomination filing on Friday, the sources said. They also said that the Congress has prepared an alternative plan in case …

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Maratha-led MES looks to challenge BJP, Cong in Belgaum
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha-led MES looks to challenge BJP, Cong in Belgaum

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, a regional outfit at the forefront of the agitation of Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka, will be contesting this year’s Lok Sabha elections from the Belgaum constituency, which will be held on May 7, after not contesting in last three general polls. MES candidate Mahadev Patil MES candidate Mahadev Patil for this elections, who operates a …

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Rahul doesn't have courage to contest from Amethi: Rajnath Singh
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Rahul doesn't have courage to contest from Amethi: Rajnath Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that after his defeat from Amethi Lok Sabha seat in 2019, he does not have the courage to stand from there this time.Singh said Gandhi, following his defeat, migrated to Kerala from Uttar Pradesh. "However, I have heard that the people of Wayanad have …

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Senior party leaders should contest parliamentary polls: Selja
9 months, 1 week ago

Senior party leaders should contest parliamentary polls: Selja

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana Congress chief and senior leader Kumari Selja said that the senior leaders should contest the parliamentary polls and lead the party from the front in Haryana. Talking to HT, Selja said she would contest the parliamentary polls from either Sirsa or Ambala reserved seat if party high command asked her to do so. She said that the senior …

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Want to contest from Amethi,' says Robert Vadra | EXCLUSIVE
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Want to contest from Amethi,' says Robert Vadra | EXCLUSIVE

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, has hinted at contesting Lok Sabha elections from the Amethi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Watch Robert Vadra's exclusive interview here Congress bastion- Amethi Amethi has been a stronghold for the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh since its formation in 1967. Sanjay Gandhi, the younger son of …

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Mallikarjun Kharge to not contest Lok Sabha polls? Congress president drops big hint
10 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge to not contest Lok Sabha polls? Congress president drops big hint

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday rejected suggestions that senior leaders of the party were shying away from contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a special press briefing at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday. We started in Karnataka, won the elections, later we did it in Telangana..Modi Saheb is stealing our guarantee and …

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Congress Releases First List of 39 Candidates for Lok Sabha Polls; Rahul To Contest From Wayanad
10 months ago

Congress Releases First List of 39 Candidates for Lok Sabha Polls; Rahul To Contest From Wayanad

News 18  

Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party on Friday announced the first list of 39 candidates, including Rahul Gandhi, who will contest from Wayanad. pic.twitter.com/dpHCiQQTOH— Press Trust of India March 8, 2024 ‘Mix of Young and Old’ Speaking during the press conference, senior leader Ajay Maken said the first list is a mix of both young, experienced …

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Debate over Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad contest intensifies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Debate over Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad contest intensifies

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India Annie Raja’s candidature from Wayanad has once again ignited the debate on whether Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should seek a re-election from the seat, where he faces a friendly party, or actually take the battle to the BJP. CPI Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat questioned the “message” that such a contest in Wayanad would deliver at …

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Lok Sabha elections: SP, Congress seal UP seat share pact
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: SP, Congress seal UP seat share pact

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party and the Congress on Wednesday announced a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, marking the first major breakthrough in contentious seat talks in the beleaguered Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. UP Congress president Ajay Rai, AICC UP in-charge Avinash Pande, SP national secretary Rajendra Chaudhary and state SP chief …

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AIMIM aims to contest 5 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra
11 months, 1 week ago

AIMIM aims to contest 5 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Addressing a press conference in Bhiwandi town here on Sunday, AIMIM's Maharashtra working president Dr Abdul Gaffar Quadri said the party is aiming to field its candidates in North Mumbai, Dhule, Nanded, Bhiwandi and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar seats in the state. He also criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who recently ditched the 'Mahagathbandhan' and the opposition INDIA bloc, and formed …

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Three Ramachandras in Contest for Punganur Assembly Seat
11 months, 1 week ago

Three Ramachandras in Contest for Punganur Assembly Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Punganur Assembly constituency in Chittoor district would witness a high-voltage triangular contest involving three candidates with the same first name – Ramachandra. The YSRC has renominated sitting MLA and minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, who won the seat thrice in a row since 2009. Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy made Punganur a YSRC fortress since 2009. In 2019, Peddireddy secured 1,07,431 …

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Bajrang turned down offer to join Congress to contest Raj elections
1 year ago

Bajrang turned down offer to join Congress to contest Raj elections

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Days after India’s top wrestlers halted their months-long sit-in protest against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in July, Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia was approached by the Congress to fight the assembly elections from Rajasthan. At the time, Bajrang and wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat were making an impassioned plea for action …

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2023 Mizoram Assembly polls: MNF, ZPM and Congress gace a triangular contest in the state
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 Mizoram Assembly polls: MNF, ZPM and Congress gace a triangular contest in the state

Op India  

On 7th November 2023, the picturesque state of Mizoram is polling for 40 assembly seats in Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023. In the previous assembly elections of 2018, the Mizo National Front came to power ending a decade of Congress regime by securing 26 seats out of 40 with a vote share of 27.8 per cent. Key candidates Some of the …

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Madhya Pradesh Elections: JD(U) Releases First List Of 5 Candidates To Contest In Upcoming Polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Elections: JD(U) Releases First List Of 5 Candidates To Contest In Upcoming Polls

ABP News  

The Janta Dal party on Tuesday released a list of five candidates that it is fielding for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections, where its ally Congress is trying to wrest power from the ruling BJP. Bihar Chief Minister broke ties with the Bhartiya Janta Party last year and joined the Mahagathbandhan comprising arch-rival Lalu Prasad's RJD, Congress and the …

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