The Election Commission of Pakistan is allotting electoral symbols to candidates contesting by-elections for 23 national and provincial assembly seats, ARY News reported on Saturday.
It will be a family contest on the Baramati seat in Maharashtra as the suspense ended on Saturday when Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party announced Sunetra Pawar from the seat against Sharad Pawar-led Supriya Sule.
Ahead of the INDIA bloc's 'Maharally' at Ram Leela Maidan tomorrow, Omar said that from his party, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah will participate.
As the Lok Sabha election is approaching, one independent candidate from Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat, K Padmarajan, is once again prepared to contest the polls for the 239th time.
"I want to thank our chief minister and our party president, Naveen Patnaik, sir for giving me a platform and an opportunity to serve the people of Aska Lok Sabha constituency," said Ranjita Sahu.
Pramod Boro's party, UPPL, largely limited to the Bodoland Territorial Council area, is contesting in just one (Kokrajhar) out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. The party has influence in two other Lok Sabha seats, Darrang-Udalguri and Sonitpur, which have sizable Bodo voters.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lambodar Nial thanked Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik for offering him the opportunity to contest from Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
Ahead of clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), former Australia skipper Steve Smith said that the contest between legendary batter Virat Kohli and left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc will be interesting to watch as both
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from contesting upcoming elections scheduled for May, the electoral commission said, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh on Thursday expressed her willingness to contest against Kangana Ranaut from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat if directed by the top leadership of the grand old party.
"I am not contesting the elections, the Congress party is contesting the elections... Why did I get the ticket? I had not asked for it...I had insisted on giving the ticket to my son. I had asked for a bride for my son but they gave me a bride," Kawasi Lakhma said in his campaign speech in B