JD(U) releases second list of candidates for Arunachal Pradesh
Janata Dal (United) has released their second list of candidates who will contest Lok Sabha elections from Arunachal Pradesh. The party is fighting Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh for the first time.
JUST IN: BJP Central Election Committee meeting underway. Speculation around second list being released today, CNN News18 reports.
Shiv Sena denies Lok Sabha ticket to MP who had slapped Air India official in 2017
The 'slapgate' has come back to haunt Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who strirred controversy in 2017. Shiv Sena has denied him a party ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In 2017, Ravindra Gaikwad was accused of slapping Air India staffer with his footwear. The incident had occurred at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Update: Deepa Jayakumar (niece of Jayalalithaa) extends support to AIADMK.
RJD spokesperson Manoj K Jha: Mahagathbandhan is a natural alliance... it is to save the Constitution.
Update: Congress may field Govindaraju (accused in Diarygate) from Bengaluru South.
National spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Manoj Jha revealed the seat sharing arrangement between the allies of grand Alliance in Bihar at a press conference :
Rashtriya Janata Dal – 20,
Congress – 9,
Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) – 3,
Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) – 5,
Mukesh Sahni's Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) – 3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) – 1 on RJD quota.
Total parliamentary seats – 40
JUST IN | Congress-RJD seal the deal in Bihar. Conress to contest on 9 seats while RJD to contest on 20 seats. The remaining 11 seats will be left for other regional allies.
JUST IN | RJD state chief Ram Chandra Purve releases first list of candidates
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses the media.
He attacks the Congress for the allegations made against BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa over alleged bribes given to top leaders of the BJP, including Arun Jaitley and LK Advani.
In response to the question on why the matter was not told to the Anti Corruption Bureau or Karnataka's Lokayukta, the Income Tax department said that they couldn't authenticate the "genuineness of the loose sheets". The Income Tax Department has sent the signatures of BS Yeddyurappa to the Cenral Forensic Laboratory.
Prasad said that these "loose sheets" were recovered from the raids conducted at Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivkumar's house. In addition, he said that these were xerox copies, the original of which was not given.
News Flash | BJP ally Shiv Sena has released its first list of 21 candidates from Maharashtra.
Update: Congress MP Ananda Bhaskar has resigned from the party, CNN News18 has reported. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
BS Yeddyurappa, BJP on Congress' accusation of bribing senior BJP leaders: They have planted the story in the media to gain mileage in the upcoming elections. Issues raised by Congress leaders are irrelevant and false. I'm discussing with the senior advocates to file a defamation case against the concerned person also.
Update: The Madras High Court has dismissed the petition seeking to defer the election date for Madurai parliamentary constituency, citing the Chithirai festival. Election Commission has extended voting time by two hours in Madurai.
JUST IN | Congress' Jitin Prasada refutes rumors of joining the BJP.
Congress' fresh salvo at the BJP ahead of elections
Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala has alleged that Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa has been engaging in acts of corruption. Citing a Caravan Magazine report, Surjewala alleged that Yeddyurappa has given a total sum of Rs 1800 crore as bribe to various BJP leaders including veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi, and cabinet ministers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh.
Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir joined BJP on March 22. He joined the party in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. "I am joining this party (BJP) after getting influenced by PM Narendra Modi's vision. I am honoured to get the opportunity to join this platform," said Gambhir after joing the BJP.
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) announces all 17 candidates from Telangana
K Kavitha (Nizamabad), B Vinod Kumar (Karimnagar), B Venkatesh Netakani (Peddapalli), G Nagesh (Adilabad), BB Patil (Zahirabad), Kotha Prabhakar Reddy (Medak); Pasunoori Dayakar (Warangal), Maloth Kavitha (Mahabubabad), Nama Nageswara Rao (Khammam), Bura Narsaiah Goud (Bhongir), Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy (Nalgonda); Pothuganti Ramulu (Nagarkurnool), Manne Srinivasa Reddy (Mahabubnagar), G Ranjith Reddy (Chevella), T Sai Kiran Yadav (Secunderabad), Marri Rajasekhar Reddy (Malkajgiri) and Puste Srikanth (Hyderabad)
JD(U) releases second list of candidates for Arunachal Pradesh
Janata Dal (United) has released their second list of candidates who will contest Lok Sabha elections from Arunachal Pradesh. The party is fighting Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh for the first time.
JUST IN: BJP Central Election Committee meeting underway. Speculation around second list being released today, CNN News18 reports.
Shiv Sena denies Lok Sabha ticket to MP who had slapped Air India official in 2017
The 'slapgate' has come back to haunt Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who strirred controversy in 2017. Shiv Sena has denied him a party ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In 2017, Ravindra Gaikwad was accused of slapping Air India staffer with his footwear. The incident had occurred at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Update: Election Commission gets ISI report on counting VVPAT slips, decision soon.
Update: Deepa Jayakumar (niece of Jayalalithaa) extends support to AIADMK.
RJD spokesperson Manoj K Jha: Mahagathbandhan is a natural alliance... it is to save the Constitution.
Update: Congress may field Govindaraju (accused in Diarygate) from Bengaluru South.
National spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Manoj Jha revealed the seat sharing arrangement between the allies of grand Alliance in Bihar at a press conference :
Rashtriya Janata Dal – 20,
Congress – 9,
Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) – 3,
Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) – 5,
Mukesh Sahni's Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) – 3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) – 1 on RJD quota.
Total parliamentary seats – 40
JUST IN | Congress-RJD seal the deal in Bihar. Conress to contest on 9 seats while RJD to contest on 20 seats. The remaining 11 seats will be left for other regional allies.
JUST IN | RJD state chief Ram Chandra Purve releases first list of candidates
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses the media.
He attacks the Congress for the allegations made against BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa over alleged bribes given to top leaders of the BJP, including Arun Jaitley and LK Advani.
In response to the question on why the matter was not told to the Anti Corruption Bureau or Karnataka's Lokayukta, the Income Tax department said that they couldn't authenticate the "genuineness of the loose sheets". The Income Tax Department has sent the signatures of BS Yeddyurappa to the Cenral Forensic Laboratory.
Prasad said that these "loose sheets" were recovered from the raids conducted at Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivkumar's house. In addition, he said that these were xerox copies, the original of which was not given.
News Flash | BJP ally Shiv Sena has released its first list of 21 candidates from Maharashtra.
Update: Congress MP Ananda Bhaskar has resigned from the party, CNN News18 has reported. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
BS Yeddyurappa, BJP on Congress' accusation of bribing senior BJP leaders: They have planted the story in the media to gain mileage in the upcoming elections. Issues raised by Congress leaders are irrelevant and false. I'm discussing with the senior advocates to file a defamation case against the concerned person also.
Update: The Madras High Court has dismissed the petition seeking to defer the election date for Madurai parliamentary constituency, citing the Chithirai festival. Election Commission has extended voting time by two hours in Madurai.
JUST IN | Congress' Jitin Prasada refutes rumors of joining the BJP.
Congress' fresh salvo at the BJP ahead of elections
Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala has alleged that Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa has been engaging in acts of corruption. Citing a Caravan Magazine report, Surjewala alleged that Yeddyurappa has given a total sum of Rs 1800 crore as bribe to various BJP leaders including veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi, and cabinet ministers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh.
Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir joined BJP on March 22. He joined the party in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. "I am joining this party (BJP) after getting influenced by PM Narendra Modi's vision. I am honoured to get the opportunity to join this platform," said Gambhir after joing the BJP.
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) announces all 17 candidates from Telangana
K Kavitha (Nizamabad), B Vinod Kumar (Karimnagar), B Venkatesh Netakani (Peddapalli), G Nagesh (Adilabad), BB Patil (Zahirabad), Kotha Prabhakar Reddy (Medak); Pasunoori Dayakar (Warangal), Maloth Kavitha (Mahabubabad), Nama Nageswara Rao (Khammam), Bura Narsaiah Goud (Bhongir), Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy (Nalgonda); Pothuganti Ramulu (Nagarkurnool), Manne Srinivasa Reddy (Mahabubnagar), G Ranjith Reddy (Chevella), T Sai Kiran Yadav (Secunderabad), Marri Rajasekhar Reddy (Malkajgiri) and Puste Srikanth (Hyderabad)
BJP first list of candidates (7/7)
BJP first list of candidates (6/7)
BJP first list of candidates (5/7)
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