Celebrated Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who shaped the exquisite sculpture of Ram Lalla that was ceremonially enthroned at his grand abode in Ayodhya, personally witnessed the 'Surya Tilak' on Wednesday.
Laxmipriya Nayak will contest from Chitrakonda, Barsa Singh Bariha from Padampur, Rajendra Chhatria from Kuchinda, Arundhati Kumari Devi from Deogarh, Sanjukta Singh from Angul, Dilip Kumar Nayak from Nimapara.
"We are here for the first time after the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony. My family was very happy after seeing my work. We reached here yesterday and had a darshan of Ram Lalla. It's our fortune that we have been invited to this special occasion. We are anxiously waiting for the Ram Navami cele
Congress' Arunachal West Lok Sabha candidate Nabam Tuki on Tuesday expressed doubts about the BJP's chances in the upcoming Arunachal West Lok Sabha election.
"A lot of work has happened here. Seeing this, everyone has made up their minds in Arunachal that they will be voting for the BJP this time as well. This is confirmed. Polling is only a formality. People have already decided whom they will vote for," the Chief Minister said on Tuesday.
Biyuram Wahge, the state President of BJP in Arunachal Pradesh, expressed confidence on Monday that his party is poised for a resounding victory in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the hilly state.
Arun Yogiraj, the Ram Lalla idol sculptor, presented a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the mega rally in Karnataka's Mysore earlier yesterday.
"I met a lot of devotees in Ayodhya and they shared their pain, the sacrifices and sometimes the love for Lord Ram Lalla...I listened to everything...The idol is beautiful because of the love for Lord Ram Lalla...," Yogiraj said.
Some key features of the BJP's manifesto for the Arunachal Pradesh are the construction of a 22,000-kilometre frontier highway to boost infrastructure, provision of jobs to 25,000 youth and increasing the income of farmers from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 per month, said BJP Arunachal spokesperson
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the state's Mysuru city on April 14 to address a public meeting. The programme would be organised at the Mysuru Maharaja's Ground.