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- India
Bengal BJP’s Lok Sabha ambitions hinge on Left-Cong performance, CAA dynamics
Kolkata: The West Bengal BJP, which political analysts claim is grappling with internal discord, organisational shortcomings and resurgence of the Left-Congress alliance, takes on the daunting task of securing 35 Lok Sabha…
- Mumbai
Shiv Sena (UBT) names 16 Maha LS candidates, three from Mumbai
Mumbai: After days of dilly-dallying, the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its list of 16 Lok Sabha candidates, including three from Mumbai, here on Wednesday. They include: Arvind Sawant (Mumbai South), Sanjay Dina…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar visits temples before launching campaign for Lok Sabha polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Tuesday visited the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple and Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Dakshina Kannada district before starting campaigning for the Lok…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP announces B Mutyala Naidu as Anakapalli Lok Sabha candidate
Amaravati: YSRCP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced B Mutyala Naidu as the party’s candidate from Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency. Anakapalli was the only…
- Chennai
Stalin canvasses votes in Thoothukudi, clicks selfies with locals
Thoothukudi: DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday visited a local vegetable market here and canvassed votes ahead of the April 16 Lok Sabha polls in the…
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LS polls in Hyderabad: List of candidates fielded against Owaisi
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have announced candidates against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi, for the upcoming Lok Sabha…
- India
LS polls: BJP fields its state chief Surendran against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram: Announcing candidates for the remaining four seats in Kerala, the BJP on Sunday fielded its state chief, K Surendran, in the high-profile Wayanad constituency against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Scholar and…
- India
BJP’s latest list of candidates for West Bengal full of surprises
Kolkata: The BJP surprised many with its latest list of Lok Sabha candidates for West Bengal, nominating a protester from Sandeshkhali for the Basirhat constituency and changing the seats of its two…
- Telangana
LS polls: BJP fields BRS turncoat from Warangal in Telangana
Hyderabad: The BJP on Sunday released its list of contestants which includes two names for Telangana for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Aroori Ramesh, a former BRS legislator, who switched over to…
- Andhra Pradesh
LS polls: Last CM of united Andhra, one YSRCP turncoat among 6 BJP candidates
Amaravati: The last chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh, one YSRCP turncoat and the state BJP chief are among the six candidates from the saffron party who will contest the May 13…
- India
Congress announces names of 12 Lok Sabha candidates from MP
Bhopal: The Congress on Saturday announced candidates for 12 seats in Madhya Pradesh, fielding veteran Digvijaya Singh from his home turf Rajgarh and former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria from Ratlam. With this,…
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EC notifies scheme for Kashmiri migrants to vote in Lok Sabha polls
Jammu: The Election Commission (EC) has announced a comprehensive scheme for Kashmiri migrants to exercise their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, continuing with the past practice of voting through postal…
- News
PM Modi, other senior BJP leaders meet to pick candidates for LS polls
New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee met here on Saturday to finalise the party’s candidates in several states for the Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah,…
- Bangalore
No guarantee of Congress govt in Karnataka after LS polls: Pralhad Joshi
Bengaluru: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that there is no guarantee of the Congress government in Karnataka after the Lok Sabha election. Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Joshi said that…
- India
UP: Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in LS polls
Lucknow: Azad Samaj Party leader Chandrashekhar Azad and Samajwadi Party’s Manoj Kumar on Friday filed their nomination papers from the Nagina (SC) Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Two other candidates filed…