Earlier, Akshay Bam who had filed his nomination from the Congress party pulled out his nomination at the last moment when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Responding to the BJP's statement that it has provided free ration to the poor, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said here on Saturday that the BJP has not distributed ration to the poor using its own money.
Araria Lok Sabha constituency, a key constituency among Bihar's 40 parliamentary constituencies is all set to witness a neck-to-neck electoral battle between NDA alliance-backed BJP candidate and sitting MP Pradeep Kumar Singh and the INDIA alliance candidate representing Rashtriya Janata Da
Amid allegations by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that West Bengal Leader of Operation Suvendu Adhikari "hatched the Sandeshkhali conspiracy" as shown in a sting operation video, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader shot back saying that though truth can be "twisted" but its "shelf life"
The star campaigners list features Delhi Chief Minister's wife Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi Ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot, and Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi among others.
Residents in Sangli spoke to ANI and said that Jat, Kavthe-Mahankal, Tasgaon Vita, Atpadi and Khanapur are among other numerous 'talukas' in the district currently facing a dire shortage of water, causing significant apprehension among local inhabitants.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that the country is fed up with the false poll promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party, adding that people are not excited to vote for the BJP, which has resulted in a reduction in the voting percentage in the Lok Sabha pol
Home to some of the juiciest and most delectable varieties of mangoes that are joyfully sampled and marketed across the country and beyond, Malda, along with the neighbouring Murshidabad district of West Bengal, will go to polls in Phase 3 of the ongoing general elections.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, Collector and Returning Officer of the Mahabubnagar Parliament Constituency, Ravi Gugulothu, stated that all arrangements, including the important Randomization Of EVMs and polling preparations as per ECI guidelines, have been finalized.
In another veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, who is known as much for his smart moves on the chessboard as he is for witty remarks and political commentary, said he could not "fail to see a politician dabbling in my beloved game!".