"We are advocating a change. Chief Ministers were changed so that they could feel anti-incumbency. There is a neck-to-neck fight here (Ankleshwar) yet I am confident that Congress will win," said Mumtaz Patel daughter of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel
Of those BJP leaders who have been suspended include Dinubhai Patel from Padra, Madhubhai Shrivastav from Vaghodia and Kuldeep Sinh Raul, all three from the Vadodara district.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah clarified that former chief minister and party president Farooq Abdullah has not resigned, but have informed for "not contesting" the election.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for next week for hearing a said it plea seeking to debar convicted Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies from contesting elections for life.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday reacted to Samajwadi Party's decision to put Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming Mainpuri's bypolls. "BJP will emerge victorious with the blessings of PM Modi," Deputy CM said.
In a major development ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and MLA Bhupendrasinh Chudasama will not be contesting the upcoming elections.
The Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expelled state party vice-president Ram Singh for six years from party's primary membership for contesting as an independent from Kullu Sadar seat.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 16 (ANI): Contrary to the political call for 'unified Opposition' to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) announced to contest alone in the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in 2024.
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday drew an analogy between the Gandhi family and the DNA of the party and said that no party chief can distance himself from the Gandhi family, asserting that he is contesting the party's presidential elections to