The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday held Orissa core committee meetings at the party headquarters to discuss potential candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.
Congress candidate from the Rajsamand constituency, Sudarshan Singh Rawat, on Wednesday refused to contest the election, citing a lack of preparation for the upcoming election.
"Bharatiya Janata Party is the only party which gives equal opportunity to women. If we talk about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, both BJP and Congress have given tickets for 29 parliamentary seats in the state. We have given tickets to six women (out of 29) but Congress has given only on
Four-time Patiala MP and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Preneet Kaur has expressed her willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Patiala seat. "If BJP wants, then I will contest (from Patiala)," she stated, indicating her readiness to serve the party's interests.
Former England cricket captain and batting great Kevin Pieterson came down heavily on London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday and voiced concern over the prevailing law and order situation in the metropolis in light of a stabbing incident in a train.
Speaking about the MLC polls, Manne Jeevan Reddy said, "Mahbubnagar local body MLC election polling is ongoing today. More or less 40 to 50 per cent polling has been done. Personally I have inspected three polling stations. It has been very enthusiastic for the voters to vote for the Congres
"People are not digesting the fact that one family is holding the power of BJP in Karnataka. There is pain in party workers," Eshwarappa said speaking to reporters on Thursday.
A day after meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, President of Rashtriya Lok Morcha, Upendra Kushwaha said that duo held discussions on strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Speaking at the Time Now Summit, the union minister countered Opposition criticism about dynasts in the BJP and said that dynastically controlled parties can't be equated with families in parties.
"BJP's decision to contest alone on all 13 seats in Punjab and one seat in Chandigarh is being received well. In the meeting today, the names of candidates will also be discussed and finalised," Vijay Rupani said speaking to reporters on Friday.