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Cong will 'positively consider' fielding Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kera
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Congress on Saturday said party chief Rahul Gandhi will 'positively consider' the proposal put forward by Kerala Congress to contest from Kerala's Wayanad parliamentary constituency.
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I am withdrawing from race for LS : Abhishek Gopal Bhargava
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Abhishek Gopal Bhargava, son of senior BJP leader and leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Gopal Bhargava, has withdrawn from contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls claiming he does not want to promote 'dynasty' politics.
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BJP party CEC will take final, says Raman Singh on contesting LS polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Amid speculations of Raman Singh contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the former Chief Minister and BJP national Vice President on Saturday said a final call will be taken by the party's Central Election Committee (CEC).
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Paresh Rawal unlikely to contest Lok Sabha polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal on Saturday announced that he is not keen on contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Rawal is a sitting Member of Parliament from Ahmedabad East constituency.
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LS polls: Santosh Ahlawat to stay with BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): BJP leader Santosh Ahlawat, who was replaced by Narendra Khinchal to contest from Jhunjhunu seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, said she will stay with the party and is not planning to take part in the election as an Independent candidate.
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LS polls: Rape convict Rajballabh Yadav's wife gets RJD ticket from Nawada
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded Vibha Devi, wife of Rajballabh Yadav, who was convicted for raping a minor and subsequently disqualified from contesting polls, from Nawada Lok Sabha seat in the impending elections.
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LS polls: BJP releases list of 36 candidates, Sambit Patra to contest from
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released a list of 36 candidates for Lok Sabha candidates in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra and Odisha ahead of the general elections.
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SP leader Bal Kunwar Patel joins Cong, to contest from Banda
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party MP from Mirzapur, Bal Kunwar Patel on Friday joined Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh files nomination
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh IT minister and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh on Friday filed nomination to contest from Mangalagiri constituency in Amaravati in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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LS polls: K Kavitha files nomination
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], March 23 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha filed nomination papers to contest from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency on Friday.
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Joined BJP to serve country with right intent, honesty: Gautam Gambhir
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): India's former cricketer Gautam Gambhir ended speculations regarding his political career on Friday, as he joined the BJP party and he may even end up contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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TRS RS MP's son to contest on BJP ticket against KCR's daughter Kavitha
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): D Aravind, who is the son of TRS Rajya Sabha MP D Srinivas, is set to contest from Nizamabad on BJP ticket and will face off against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha.
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