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BJP releases first list of 195 candidates, PM Modi to contest Lok Sabha Po
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again.
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"Want to be an MP": Congress MLA Nitu Kumari denies rumours of rift with p
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Dispelling rumours of a strain in ties with the state leadership, Congress MLA Nitu Kumari on Friday said she is not 'upset' with the party but wants to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Nawaad constituency of Bihar.
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Jitender Singh to contest Lok Sabha election from Udhampur, Jugal Kishore
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The BJP's Central Election Committee has decided that Dr Jitender Singh will contest Lok Sabha polls from Udhampur and Jugal Kishor Sharma from Jammu, said top party sources.
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Nepal coalition rift: Maoist, Congress vie for National Assembly chairmans
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Maoist Centre, upon concluding its Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday, decided to contest for the chairmanship of the National Assembly.
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Assam: BJP to contest 11, AGP 2, UPPL on 1 in Lok Sabha polls
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) had reached the seat-sharing deal for Assam for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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CPI announces four candidates for Kerala Lok Sabha seats; fields Annie Raj
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday announced candidates for four Kerala Lok Sabha seats, nominating senior party leader Annie Raja to contest from the Wayanad constituency, a seat presently held by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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"Will follow Alliance Dharma": Mumtaz Patel on AAP contesting from Bharuch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Expressing disappointment after the Aam Admi Party (AAP) was allowed to contest from the Bharuch seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as a part of seat-sharing pact with Congress, Mumtaz Patel, the daughter of late veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday said that sometimes sacrifi
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BJP has been able to win Goa only because of split of votes: AAP Goa presi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We have decided to contest these seats as part of the INDIA Bloc. This is important since the seats that have been won as far as Goa is concerned, has been won only because of split of votes. BJP has been winning Goa only due to split of votes. 67 per cent of voters in Goa have been voti
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"Want to contest Shirdi Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra": Ramdas Athawale
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"I think the Republican Party should get one seat in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Republican Party is present countrywide. People want me to come to Lok Sabha. I have repeatedly said that I am in Rajya Sabha till 2026 but people want me to come to Lok Sabha. So I
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TMC to contest on a few seats in Assam, one in Meghalaya: Derek O'Brien
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"A few weeks ago, the TMC Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that TMC is fighting all the 42 seats in Bengal. We are also in the fray in a few seats in Assam and the Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya. There is no change in this position," TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dere
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Aam Aadmi Party to contest three Lok Sabha seats in Assam: Party's North E
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"AAP will contest in three seats in Assam. We have opened party offices in 176 village panchayats in Sonitpur. We are fully prepared to fight in these three seats. We have already announced our candidates for Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Guwahati seats. We want that, all opposition parties should
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"If you wish to test our credibility...": Rajnath dares Oppn to contest BJ
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Coming out in fulsome praise of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule at the Centre, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the BJP fulfilled all the pre-election promises it made to the people over the course of its decade-long tenure at the helm.
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