Incidentally, Asansol was one of the only two constituencies won by the BJP in West Bengal in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The other constituency, Darjeeling, was won by Ahluwalia who is now up in arms against Sinha in Asansol.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday said that the Samajwadi Party would not even be able to open its account in the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha elections 2024 and all the five members of the party's leader were set to lose.
Exuding confidence in the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that INDIA bloc will form government at the Centre on June 4, adding that recruitment for 30 lakh vacant government jobs will be started by August 15 after coming into power.
Analysts asserted that a strong US dollar, uncertainty in Lok Sabha elections outcome after a decreasing voter turnout trend seen so far in the three phases that went to vote, and a profit booking after the recent rally hurt the markets.
Amid the political crisis in Haryana brought on by the withdrawal of support to the BJP government by three Independent MLAs, former deputy chief minister and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, Dushyant Chautala, wrote to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday, seeking his urgent interv
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke against Telangana, has "no right" to ask for votes from the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday while addressing a public rally in Telangana's Bhongir, claimed that if BJP comes to power, it will increase the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC and will end the Muslim reservation.
Congress candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat Vikramaditya Singh filed his nomination papers in the presence of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and party MP Rajiv Shukla on Thursday.
Amidst the ongoing Haryana political crisis, Congress candidate from Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency Deepender Singh Hooda on Thursday said that after the three independent MLAs withdrew their support, the government in the state has come into a minority and should resign immediately.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "using" the Delhi police and asserted that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is trying to "scare him."