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Fighting LS polls from Ahmednagar under Sharad Pawar’s leadership: Lanke
Pune: NCP MLA Nilesh Lanke on Friday said he was quitting the Maharashtra Assembly to contest from the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat on a Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) ticket. Lanke, legislator…
- India
Congress likely to release LS poll manifesto on April 5
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on April 5 in the presence of top leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra: VBA’s Prakash Ambedkar plans ‘third front’ ahead of LS polls
Mumbai: Miffed at the collapse of talks with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the past few weeks, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar has said he would form a ‘third…
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BJP candidate for Wayanad LS seat has 242 cases against him
Kochi: BJP state chief K Surendran, who is also the NDA candidate pitted against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, has 242 criminal cases against him. As part of…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: TDP names 4 more LS candidates, including Srinivasulu from Ongole
Amaravati: Four-time MP from Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, who is in the middle of the Delhi excise policy case, is among the four Lok Sabha candidates announced by the Telugu…
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44% of sitting MPs face criminal charges, 5% are billionaires: ADR
New Delhi: Out of the 514 sitting Lok Sabha MPs analysed, 225 (44 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the self-sworn affidavits analysed by poll rights body Association…
- India
Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar, RJD to contest 26, Congress 9
Patna: The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress will contest…
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Maha caste certificate row: Congress’ Shyamrao Barve replaces wife in Ramtek
Ramtek: After the Congress’ discomfiture over the invalidation of the caste certificate of its official nominee Rashmi Barve, her husband Shyamrao Barve has replaced her as the new party candidate in Ramtek…
- India
AIMIM to contest 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Patna: The AIMIM on Thursday announced that it has decided to contest the 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. State President Akhtarul Imam said that party candidates will contest the Darbhanga, Pataliputra,…
- Telangana
BRS candidate for Warangal LS seat withdraws from contest
Hyderabad: In a huge blow to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), its candidate for Telangana’s Warangal Lok Sabha constituency, Dr Kadiyam Kavya, has decided to pull out from the contest. In a…
- India
TMC lodges complaint with EC against PM for Model code violation
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s Krishnanagar candidate, Amrita Roy, for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct…
- India
LS polls: Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena releases first list of 8 candidates
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unilaterally declared its first list of eight candidates for the Lok Sabha polls on Thursday even as its seat-sharing talks with the…
- India
Kejriwal’s arrest will benefit AAP electorally, getting lot of sympathy: Atishi
New Delhi: Delhi minister Atishi on Wednesday said the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will benefit the AAP electorally in the Lok Sabha polls as the party is getting a lot…
- Bangalore
BJP denies ticket to Union Minister Narayanaswamy from Chitradurga LS seat
Bengaluru: BJP on Wednesday announced senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol as its candidate from Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat, replacing incumbent MP and Union Minister A Narayanaswamy.…
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Lok Sabha polls: Parties keeps Rajasthan Muslims leaders at bay
Two major political parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress, have nominated candidates for 24 out of 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Despite constituting at least…