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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…
- 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…
