Soon after the BJP's announcement of his candidature from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday said that he was honoured and happy.
Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from Vidisha constituency while Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scinda, Virendra Khatik and Faggan Singh Kulaste will contest from Guna, Tikamgarh (SC) and Mandla (ST) constituencies respectively.
The party has fielded Bhojpuri superstar and current party MP Manoj Tiwari from North-East Delhi, Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi and Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again.
Shehbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), and Omar Ayub, the nominee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council, have both filed nomination papers for the position of Prime Minister of the co
According to the Chief Minister's Office, a total of 312 candidates were given appointment letters on Saturday at the Chief Minister's residence complex.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) candidate Sarfraz Bugti was elected as Balochistan Chief Minister on Saturday, bagging 41 votes in his favour, reported The News International.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee Meeting (CEC) will be held on March 5, 6 and 7 to finalise candidates' names for the rest of the seats regarding the Lok Sabha elections, the sources told ANI.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh addressed the Himachal Pradesh elections, attributing the unrest to "conspirators contracted to topple the government," emphasising that despite their efforts, the Himachal Pradesh government remains stable.
The National Security Act charges stem from Ma Chih-wei allegedly sharing "Taiwanese intelligence and other election-related information" with her Chinese benefactors.
Following the cross-voting by Congress MLAs in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, leading to the defeat of the party candidate, party MP Digvijay Singh said that action would be taken against the rebels at right time.
The Bharatiya Janata Party central election committee meeting (CEC) meeting was held on Thursday late at night at BJP headquarters in New Delhi regarding the Lok Sabha elections. The first list is to be released soon.