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…]
Tag: Lok Sabha Election 2019
Siliguri: Man found hanging at BJP booth office; probe underway
West Bengal: In a shocking incident, a man identified as Nitya Mandal who worked as a labourer, was found dead at the booth office of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in West Bengal’s Siliguri on early Thursday morning. The incident comes at a time when the political scenario in the state is at[Read More…]
From education to MSMEs, here are some similarities between Congress and TMC’ Manifesto 2019
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released the party’s 55-page manifesto that talks about five crucial issues – Kaam (employment and growth), Daam (an economy that works for all), Shaan (pride in hard work and soft power), Sushashan (good governance), Swabhimaan (self esteem for the deprived), Samman (life of dignity) – which the[Read More…]
Congress Manifesto 2019: Here are 10 things Rahul Gandhi ‘Will Deliver’ if voted to power
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released the party’s manifesto in presence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram among others. Rahul Gandhi released its manifesto titled ‘Will Deliver’, in which special focus has been on youth and farmer. From opening vacancies for job creation to providing[Read More…]
Denied poll ticket, Congress leader attacks Sant Kabir Nagar candidate with stones & eggs
Angry over denied ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, a Congress leader Rohit Pandey and his supporters allegedly pelted stones and rotten eggs on a car of Sant Kabir Nagar Congress candidate Parvez Khan. While Khan escaped unhurt, glass of his car was broken. According to a HT report, the attack followed a[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to contest LS polls also from Wayanad
New Delhi: In a major decision, the Congress on Sunday announced that party President Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala, apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. The announcement was made at a press conference here by senior party leader A.K. Antony and the party’s[Read More…]
Bangalore Court gags media houses after Tejasvi Surya complaints of derogatory reports against him
The Bangalore City Civil Court on Saturday March 30, passed an interim injunction against forty media houses and social media platforms from publishing defamatory and derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party Bangalore South candidate Tejasvi Surya. This is perhaps for the first time in Karnataka that a candidate standing for[Read More…]
Sacked BSF jawan, who complained about bad food, to contest LS polls from Varanasi against PM Modi
Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from service after he uploaded a video complaining of bad quality food being served to the forces, on Friday announced that he will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi. If the ex-BSF jawan contests, he will face PM Narendra Modi who[Read More…]
SP announces candidates for Kanpur, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat
Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party on Saturday named candidates for the Gorakhpur and Kanpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party fielded another Nishad community member as its candidate from the coveted Gorakhpur seat in Uttar Pradesh. Ram Bhuwal Nishad is the SP candidate from Gorakhpur. The SP also announced that[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Survey finds Twitter main source of news for first time voters
Twitter was also involved with the students at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and had shared the objective of carrying out this survey
Following 254 nominations, EC likely to use Ballot paper for Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat
Nearly 245 farmers filed their nominations for Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat in the wake of the “failure” of the Centre and the state government to ensure remunerative prices for their produce. Ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi nominee and Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kavitha is among the contestants in the constituency. Their candidature[Read More…]
Bollywood actor Sunny Deol likely to join BJP, may contest from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat
Political circles are abuzz about renowned Bollywood stars joining political parties ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. The latest rumour doing the rounds is that of Bollywood actor and son of veteran actress-politician Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. According to the media reports, Sunny Deol’s name is doing[Read More…]
BJP fields ‘young turk’ Tejaswi Surya for Bangalore South
The BJP on Tuesday named its Karnataka Yuva Morcha General Secretary Tejaswi Surya as candidate for the prestigious Banagalore South Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to poll on April 18. The party’s central election committee has decided to field the 28-year-old practicing lawyer in the Karnataka High Court, a party[Read More…]
Sapna Chaudhary to join BJP? Shares selfie with Manoj Tiwari
Haryana’s singer-dancer sensation Sapna Chaudhary yesterday made headlines over not joining Congress party despite after photographs surfaced in which she was seen signing some papers. However, Sapna on Monday added more to the speculation over her political debute after her selfie with Bharatiya Janata Party’s Manoj Tiwari went viral on social[Read More…]
Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi: Congress candidate to contest from Moradabad in Lok Sabha Election 2019
The Congress on Friday released the seventh list of its 35 candidates for the April-May Lok Sabha election. Poet Imran Pratapgarhi has been nominated from Moradabad where Babbar’s candidature was announced earlier. The party shifted Uttar Pradesh state unit chief Raj Babbar from Moradabad to Fatehpur Sikri, the party said in a statement.[Read More…]
Lok Sabha 2019: BJP releases 2nd, 3rd list of candidates; Sambit Patra to contest from Puri
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released second and third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded its national spokesperson Sambit Patra from Puri Lok Sabha constituency putting an end to the speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would contest from the pilgrim town.[Read More…]
Bihar: Former BJP MP Uday Singh to join Congress, likely to contest from Purnia
Former Bharatiya Janata Party Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh who quit the saffron party on January 18 this year, is all set to join the Congress party today. The state president of Bihar Congress Madan Mohan Jha will nominate Singh to the Congress. The Congress central leadership has given its approval over[Read More…]