Himachal Pradesh BJP on Saturday expelled Harpreet Singh Saini, BJP's state co-media Incharge, for six years for contesting by-elections against the party's authorized candidate
Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday took a jibe at the Congress party and said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting from Kerala's Wayanad was "the biggest example of parivarwad."
With Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra set to make her electoral debut by contesting Lok Sabha bypoll from Wayanad, her husband Robert Vadra has said that she will be able to serve the country in more ways as an MP and will raise the issue of unemployment and those concerning farmers
Earlier Bharatiya Janata Party leaders attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for vacating the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala and accused him of "deceiving" the people of the constituency. Rahul Gandhi won from both Wayanad and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats.
Hitting out at the Congress party, former party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that by fielding Priyanka Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, Congress has proved it "does not trust Hindus."
Following All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)'s decision to boycott Vikravandi assembly constituency by-polls, which are scheduled for July 10, party leader D Jayakumar on Monday said that contesting by-polls is a "waste of resources".
"I am happy with my victory but considering the communal politics going on in India and Modi ji had said that he is contesting all 543 seats, I am happy that these elections have been held against him. The performance in Bengal has also been good," Moitra said.
BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is contesting from Vidisha Lok Sabha seat is heading towards a massive victory and leading by 7,01,096 votes, looked overwhelmed and said people are God to him and he will be serving them till he is alive.
As the counting of votes is underway for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is contesting from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi is leading with 139139 votes.