Jharkhand's Palamu is all set to witness a poll battle on May 13 between sitting MP Vishnu Dayal Ram, a BJP candidate and Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Mamta Bhuiyan. RJD has fielded Mamta Buiyan as a INDIA bloc candidate.
Congress party has fielded Valluru Bhargav from the Vijayawada seat. Kesineni Sivanath is contesting on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party. The ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is being represented by Kesineni Srinivas.
Notably, the Congress has fielded KLSharma, replacing Rahul Gandhi, on the last day of filing nominations in Amethi on May 3. Gandhi who has been wining from Amethi since 2004, lost to Irani in 2019 parliamentary polls. The Congress has fielded the former Amethi MP from Raebareli.
The Mahbubnagar Constituency in Telangana will see a replay of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as the three major parties--Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samiti have fielded the same candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), having established a strong foothold in the state in the past two Lok Sabha elections, has once again nominated Union Minister and incumbent MP, Arjun Munda, to represent the Khunti constituency while the Congress has fielded Kali Charan Munda as its candida
"Babasaheb Ambedkar stood in the elections from Bhandara. The Congress fielded their candidate and defeated Babasaheb. Later Babasaheb stood for elections at Dadar. The Congress fielded their candidate and defeated Babasaheb," Danve said speaking to ANI on Thursday.
Notably, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded its state unit chief CR Patil from Navsari seat and the Indian National Congress (INC) has fielded Naishadh Desai.
Amethi and Rae Bareli -- two constituencies considered old turfs of the Gandhi family has again become the point of focus as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has entered the fray in Rae Bareli and family's close aide Kishori Lal Sharma has been fielded against Smriti Irani in Amethi.
The series of attacks by BJP and Congress has still not stopped after Congress fielded KL Sharma from Amethi. The BJP candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress leader has sent his peon to contes6t from Amethi against BJP's Smriti Ira
A day after the Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli and KL Sharma from Amethi, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Saturday that Raebareli and Amethi are equal for the party and the Gandhi family, and that the love and respect for both constituencies are the same.
Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to the polls on May 7, has been held by the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal since 2009. However, Congress and NDA ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) have fielded strong candidates this time, hoping to spring a surpr