LS polls highlights: Nitish elected unopposed to Bihar Legislative Council
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All 11 candidates for the Bihar Legislative Council election including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council.
Trinamool Congress' Arjun Singh, apparently upset at being denied a ticket from Barrackpore constituency, said he will return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Singh alleged the TMC did not keep its promise to nominate him from Barrackpore seat.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was speaking at a farmers' rally at Chandwad in Maharashtra's Nashik district. In attendance were NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, who were there to show solidarity with the Congress' ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.' Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called a meeting of his party's senior leaders on today afternoon to discuss the lingering possibility of a pre-poll tie-up between the BJP and the BJD. In its March 6 meeting, the BJD had resolved for "anything" (including alliance) for the larger interest of the state, a senior party leader said. "The proposal for an alliance had come from the BJP, and the BJD leaders discussed it at Naveen Niwas, Patnaik's residence," he said. A day after the Naveen Niwas meeting, Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian and BJD's organising secretary Pranab Prakash Das had come to Delhi and told BJP leaders about BJD's stance on the possible tie-up.
Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad called on BJP national president JP Nadda at his residence in Delhi on Wednesday. The Nishad Party is a ruling ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and is also a member party of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre. Earlier, Praveen Kumar Nishad, son of the Nishad Party chief, was announced as the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the Sant Kabir Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Nishad wrote on X: "During my visit to Delhi today, I met BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda at his residence and held discussions on the political issues of the day."
The high-level committee on simultaneous polls, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, is expected to submit its report on 'one nation, one election' today. Sources said the report could be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The committee may recommend amending at last five articles of the Constitution to enable holding of simultaneous polls in the country.
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'INDIA bloc will defeat BJP on all 80 seats in UP': Shivpal Yadav launches poll campaign in Badaun
Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday started his Lok Sabha poll campaign in Badaun in western Uttar Pradesh with a 'Jan Sampark Yatra' and claimed that the INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP on all 80 seats in the state. Yadav, who has been fielded by his party from Badaun Lok Sabha seat, also said that the ruling BJP is not finding a candidate against him.
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Bihar Legislative Council election: Nitish Kumar declared elected unopposed
All 11 candidates for the Bihar Legislative Council election including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council.
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BJP raising CAA to divert people's attention: Congress MP Nakul Nath
Congress MP Nakul Nath today said the ruling BJP was bringing up issues like NRC (National Register of Citizens), CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and Article 370 ahead of the General Elections to divert the attention of people. The son of senior leader and former chief minister Kamal Nath, he won the Lok Sabha election from Chhindwara and has been re-nominated from the seat by the opposition party. "It is politics of diverting people's attention. The BJP is misleading the public. They are not talking about issues concerning the people but about NRC, CAA, Article 370 to divert attention," he told news agency PTI.
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Ideas aligns with BJP's vision for India's development, says scion of erstwhile Mysuru royal family
The scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar today stated he decided to join the BJP as his own belief aligns the party's vision for the development of India. Wadiyar was named by the BJP as its candidate in Mysuru constituency in the coming General Elctions, replacing incumbent MP Pratap Simha, on Wednesday.
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General Elections 2024 LIVE updates: Suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur, wife Of Amarinder Singh, joins BJP
Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress Member of Parliament (MP) and wife of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, has joined the BJP. Kaur represents the Patiala seat and is likely to contest from the seat on a BJP ticket this time.
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Lok Sabha polls 2024: AAP releases first list of 8 candidates for Punjab, fields five Cabinet ministers
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today released its first list of eight candidates for Punjab for the General Elections, fielding five Cabinet ministers. The AAP, which is a member of the opposition INDIA bloc, is fighting the Lok Sabha polls on its own in Punjab, which sends 13 members to the Lower House of the Parliament.
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'Betrayed by TMC, will return to BJP': Arjun Singh after being denied LS ticket in West Bengal
Trinamool Congress' Arjun Singh today stated he would return to the BJP after he was denied a party ticket from the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat which he represents.
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After Sharad Pawar's objection, our party started using Yashwantrao Chavan's name, photos: Ajit Pawar to SC
Following a split, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar initially used the name and photos of his uncle Sharad Pawar, but after the latter's objection, it started using the state's first chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan's name and pictures, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar informed the Supreme Court today. His made the statement after the court on Thursday sought a response of the NCP led by Ajit Pawar on a plea filed by the Sharad Pawar faction, alleging misuse of his name and pictures for political gains.
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PM Modi to hold roadshow in Hyderabad on Mar 15
Ahead of the General Elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in Hyderabad on Friday and address BJP rallies in Telangana on March 16 and March 18.
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Supreme Court seeks response of Ajit Pawar faction on plea of Sharad Pawar group on 'misuse' of name
The top court today sought a response of the Nationalist Congress Party faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on a petition of the Sharad Pawar group alleging misuse of his name and pictures for political gains. The Supreme Court bench instructed the Ajit Pawar faction to file its response by Saturday to Sharad Pawar's plea and fixed it for further hearing on March 19.
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First Published: Mar 14 2024 | 9:06 AM IST