The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released 18th list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The candidatures have been announced for Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, West Bengal and Odisha constituencies. Former Rashtriya Janata Dal’ Jharkhand unit head, Annapurna Devi will contest from Kodarma. Lok Sabha[Read More…]
The Congress party on Saturday, released list of 5 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Shatrughan Sinha, who officially joined the grand old party today will contest from Patna Sahib – a constituency from which he is an MP for the past 10 years.
After the possibility of an alliance in Delhi between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress continued to rise and dip with twists surfacing each day, the two parties have finally reached an agreement. Reports suggest that the grand old party will be contesting from New Delhi, Chandni Chowk[Read More…]
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday ended the suspense over his political future and joined the Congress here with the hope it will provide him with the opportunity to serve people, society, and the nation. The former Bharatiya Janata Party MP joined Congress at the pert headquarters in the presence of[Read More…]
Veteran actor and Rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha joined the Congress party on Saturday, 6th April. Shatrughan Sinha had met Congress President Rahul Gandhi on 27th March following which he formally joined the party today. The actor-turned-politician has been critical of the style of functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP[Read More…]
Get your daily dose of the election news ahead of General Elections 2019. Newsd provides you with all breaking news, latest news, breaking story headlines and videos to ensure you don’t miss anything important. The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 10 had announced dates for Lok Sabha Elections[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday found Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath guilty of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) for his “Modiji ki Sena” (Modi’s army) remark and warned him to exercise caution in the future. In an order issued late on Friday, the poll panel[Read More…]
Several minority leaders including Ghufran Azam, Aslam Sher Khan, Arif Baig were elected to Parliament from Betul in the past.
He is contesting against Union minister Radha Mohan Singh from Purvi Champaran parliamentary constituency on an RLSP ticket
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his campaign to retain the three key Lok Sabha constituencies in India’s tech hub of Bangalore, where polling will be held on April 18 in the first phase of the[Read More…]
All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday afternoon announced the names of 12 more candidates for Lok Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh. As such there were no surprises in the list however, one name that did took us away a little is Prahlad Singh Tipaniya Prahlad Tipanya is one of[Read More…]
In yet another twist to the blow hot, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party has agreed to to join hands for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Haryana. As per the sources, Congress has agreed to form an alliance in Delhi and Haryana with the Arvind Kerjiwal-led party, with the grand[Read More…]
New Delhi: With the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections all set kick off on April 11, IANS has compiled some interesting facts about India’s general elections. * The first Lok Sabha elections in 1952 cost around Rs 10.45 crore, while the 2014 general elections cost almost Rs 3,870.3 crore. * The[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress party on Thursday released the list of its candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha seats. Nakul Nath, son of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath will contest from Chhindwara. Arun Yadav, who lost out to the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in the Madhya Pradesh[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday fielded MLA Hasmukh Patel from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency, replacing actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal. Rawal had earlier announced he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections. Patel, a Patidar leader, is a two-term MLA from Amraiwadi Assembly constituency in Ahmedabad[Read More…]
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Mullapally Ramachandran and Muslim League Malappuram district head Sadiqali Shihab Thangal will head the United Democratic Front (UDF) election committee in Wayanad, one of the two Lok Sabha seats from where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to contest the upcoming polls. Mullapally Ramachandran[Read More…]
Jaipur: In a major jolt to the Congress, the Rajasthan Loktantrik Party (RLP) on Thursday joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), forming a new alliance in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. With this alliance, the BJP will contest on 24 of the total 25 Lok Sabha[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by a Christian body seeking postponement and rescheduling of the April 18 polling in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry since it coincides with the holy days of Good Friday and Easter. A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on April 8 a plea seeking to block the release of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is scheduled to release on April 5. A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Indira[Read More…]
In a major setback to the Congress party in Rajasthan, Khinvsar MLA and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) head Hanuman Beniwal has joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The saffron party will be leaving the Nagaur Lok Sabha seat for Beniwal, while it is anticipated that RLP could also[Read More…]
New Delhi: Political parties in India spent over Rs 3.7 crore on 831 elections ads on Google platforms from February 19 till April 3, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which spent over Rs 1.21 crore for 554 ads, the “Google India Transparency Report” revealed on Thursday. At second[Read More…]
Get your daily dose of the election news ahead of General Elections 2019. Newsd provides you with all breaking news, latest news, breaking story headlines and videos to ensure you don’t miss anything important. The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 10 had announced dates for Lok Sabha Elections[Read More…]
Badaun: Sanghamitra Maurya, Bharatiya Janata Party’ Badaun candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, filled her nominations on Wednesday. Though, Sanghamitra is married to Dr Naval Kishor Sakya, in her affidavit she has not shared information regarding the same. It is being said that the relationship between the two is[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday hinted at being a contender for the Prime Minister’s post, saying the situation will become clear after the election results. “As far as my becoming the Prime Minister is concerned, the elections are going on. When the results come, the situation[Read More…]
Bhopal: Out of the nine audio-visual advertisements the Madhya Pradesh state unit of Congress party sent to the Election Commission of India, six have been disapproved. According to the reports, the ads mentioned Rafale deal and as the matter is sub judice, the ECI has raised its objections. “There were[Read More…]