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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Two royal family members, 2 Dalits among 18 BJP nominees for Odisha
The 18 Lok Sabha poll candidates announced by the BJP for Odisha include two members from erstwhile royal families, five from tribal communities and two Dalits.
Four women also featured in that list of nominees. Of the total 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJP released names of candidates for 18. Contestants for Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal constituencies will be declared later.
The party retained Bolangir MP Sangeeta Kumar Singh Deo, who belongs to the Patnagarh royal family. She is the wife of KV Singh Deo, the titular Maharaja of Patnagarh. KV Singh Deo is also a BJP leader and a former minister in Odisha.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Aurangabad BJP MP files nomination papers
BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh, who will be running for a fourth consecutive term from Bihar’s Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat, on Monday filed his nomination papers. Singh filed his nomination papers a day after the BJP announced its candidates for all 17 seats, out of 40, it will be contesting in Bihar.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | AIMIM to fight LS poll from Gandhinagar and Bharuch seats
The AIMIM said the party will contest from Bharuch and Gandhinagar constituencies in Gujarat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Notably, the high-profile Gandhinagar seat is represented by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
“Our Central leadership has decided to field party’s candidates from Bharuch and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seats. Names of candidates will be announced soon. Both Bharuch and Gandhinagar have significant number of Muslim population,” said Gujarat unit All India MajlisEIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Sabir Kabliwala, a former MLA.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Congress releases sixth list, fields Prahlad Gunjal against Om Birla from Kota
The Congress party has released its sixth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.The party has nominated Prahlad Gunjal to challenge the incumbent Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from Kota constituency.
In a press conference held earlier today, March 25, the Congress announced the nomination of five candidates, with Gunjal’s candidacy for Kota being the highlight of the list. Alongside Gunjal, Ramchandra Choudhary was nominated for Ajmer, Sudarshan Rawat for Rajsamand, Damodar Gurjar for Bhilwara, and C Robert Bruce for Tirunelveli.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Fierce electoral battle looms in Kollam as film personalities challenge sitting MP
A fierce electoral battle is anticipated in the Kollam Lok Sabha seat in South Kerala between the sitting MP and Congressled UDF candidate N K Premachandran, who seeks a third consecutive term, and two prominent film personalities M Mukesh of CPI(M)led LDF and G Krishnakumar of BJPled NDA. With poll campaigning gaining momentum in the constituency, Mukesh, a highly acclaimed actor in Malayalam cinema, and BJP’s G Krishnakumar, known for his roles in movies and television serials, are expected to leverage their considerable fan bases for the April 26 elections.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Rahul Gandhi will face 'same outcome as in Amethi', says BJP's Wayanad candidate Surendran
Pitted against sitting MP Rahul Gandhi in the April 26 Lok Sabha polls from here, BJP Kerala president K Surendran on Monday said the Congress leader will this time “face the same outcome as in Amethi,” where he had lost to the saffron party in 2019.
The mountainous Wayanad constituency is all set for a high-profile 3-way fight between Rahul Gandhi, CPI senior leader Annie Raja, who is the LDF pick and Surendran.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Congress declares four more candidates from Rajasthan
The Congress on Monday declared four more candidates from Rajasthan for the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress gave ticket to Prahlad Gunjal, a former BJP leader who joined the party recently, from Kota to take on BJP candidate and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Ajmer dairy chairman Ramchandra Chaudhary was given the ticket from Ajmer, former MLA Sudarshan Rawat from Rajsamand and local party leader Damodar Gurjar from Bhilwara. With the latest list, the Congress has so far declared 22 candidates and left two seats — Sikar and Nagaur under alliance with the CPI (M) and RLP respectively. (PTI)
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Will Sangh Parivar abandon slogan 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' coined by a Muslim, Kerala CM asks
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the slogans ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ were first raised by two Muslims and asked whether the Sangh Parivar would be ready to abandon them. Reaching out to the minority community in this Muslim-dominated north Kerala district, the veteran CPI(M) leader said Muslim rulers, cultural icons and officials had played a significant role in the country’s history and independence movement.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Fracas between DMK, AIADMK on who gets to file nominations first
A noisy argument broke out between the office bearers of the AIADMK and DMK here on Monday when both sides demanded that the election officer accept the nomination of their candidate first. Read more here.
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The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) announced on Monday that its convener Hanuman Beniwal will contest the upcoming Lok Sahha elections from Rajasthan’s Nagaur seat as an INDIA bloc candidate. The Congress, which is also part of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Saturday announced candidates for two more Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan but left Nagaur seat for the RLP.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Jaipur Congress candidate says "it our responsibility to fight unitedly" against BJP
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | The people want PM Modi to be Prime Minister again, says former Telangana and Puducherry Governor and BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | DYK, voting period this year is the longest since first general elections in 1951-52
Between 1962 and 1989, the duration of the Lok Sabha elections was between four to 10 days. The shortest election was held in 1980 — from January 3 to 6 — when Indira Gandhi was voted back to power.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Varun Gandhi finds no mention in BJP's candidate list
The BJP has dropped as many as seven sitting Members of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh in its fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Union minister VK Singh from Ghaziabad and former Union minister Santosh Gangwar from Bareilly. However, the absence of Varun Sanjay Gandhi from the names picked for the 2024 battle has stood out from the rest.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | BJP on Sunday released the fifth list featuring Kangana Ranaut, Naveen Jindal, Arun Govil and more
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | "If they choose me, I will serve them," says Kangana Ranaut
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Janardhana Reddy on joining BJP
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Naveen Jindal says joining BJP like second innings for him
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | We need to make Himachal Pradesh the most prosperous state by 2032, says CM
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Assam Congress MLA Bharat Chandra Narah has tendered his resignations from the party
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Jairam Thakur says he is confident Kangana Ranaut will handle things in politics in a fantastic way
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says people are waiting for April 19 to vote
Pushkar Singh Dhami tells news agency ANI that the people of Uttarakhand are waiting for April 19 to vote for PM Modi. He says today the state is celebrating Diwali but on June 4 it will celebrate Diwali.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Sambit Patra says it is a moment of pride for him to be nominated from Puri
BJP leader Sambit Patra says it is a moment of pride for him that the Prime Minister and the BJP CEC have nominated him from Puri
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak says BJP is ready for the elections
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Pataliputra candidate Ram Kripal Yadav says BJP will win 40 seats in Bihar
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Delhi BJP President says they will win all seven seats in Delhi
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Haryana Minister celebrates holi with supporters at his residence
Haryana minister says this time there is more enthusiasm among the public. He says BJP will win all 10 seats in Haryana and the party will form a government at the Centre for the third time.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP releases 5th list of 111 candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced its fifth llist of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
The list includes, ex-Congress minister who joined BJP, Naveen Jindal contesting from Kurukshetra, actor Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Jitin Prasad from Pilbhit, actor Arun Govil from Meerut, Dilip Ghosh from Bardhman-Durgapur, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay from Tamluk.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | Tripura CM Manik Saha holds door-to-door campaign