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.
Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Sushil Gupta on Tuesday extended gratitude to party supremo Arvind Kejriwal after the party announced his candidature for Haryana's Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat.
Speaking on the speculations about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar's candidature against her in Baramati, the pocket borough of the Pawar clan, NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar leader Supriya Sule, said on Sunday that "anyone can contest elections in a democracy."
Amid speculations of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar fielding against cousin Supriya Sule (Sharad Pawar faction) in Lok Sabha elections, a publicity campaign vehicle of Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was pictured at Baramati in Pune distri
"I am an ordinary party worker. I didn't know I was being nominated. I did not expect that I would be nominated for the Rajya Sabha. I have been in the BJP for the past 25-30 years. I want to work in the areas of medical education and research," he said.
In response to his nomination for the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday, acknowledged his role as a disciplined worker within the BJP.
Reacting to the remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey that rifts are happening in the family of Chief Minister Hemant Soren over his wife's (Kalpana Soren) candidature on becoming the next Jharkhand CM, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Basant Soren on Monday s
According to the ECP schedule, January 12 was the last date for the withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates. However, it was delayed due to litigation.
Ahead of the upcoming general elections, Raja Riaz, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), withdrew his candidature papers on Saturday, ARY News reported.
A total of 52 candidatures have been filed for the January 25 election for the 19 vacant seats of the National Assembly or the upper house of Nepal's bicameral parliament.
With 849 registered transgender voters in the country, Anowara Islam Rani's candidature from Rangpur-3, the northern party in the country, marks a significant stride towards inclusivity.
Nawaz Sharif's nomination papers have been challenged a week after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) gave its approval to the candidature of Pakistan's former PM.