The general elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 for 28 constituencies
In the past several elections, along with the BJP and the main opposition party, a third strong candidate also used to be fielded, which would divide the votes, Rai said
He was replying to a query about 10 family members and relatives of Karnataka ministers getting tickets to contest the Lok Sabha polls on behalf of Congress
While travelling in Mehnagar assembly constituency of the district on March 22, Yadav's motorcade had more vehicles than those permitted by the Election Commission, the official claimed
Senior woman leader Shobha Surendran has good chances in Alappuzha constituency, the Metroman added, while speaking to TV channel Asianet News here
In an interaction with PTI editors at the news agency's headquarters here, Ramesh also said the opposition will unitedly cross the halfway mark of 272 in the elections and oust the BJP from power
She added for the first time in the country's history, a sitting government turned all the agencies at its disposal, as well as the entire system of the country into an 'extortion racket'
Karnataka government claims that Rs 5,495 crore special grant was not released to Karnataka and this is totally false
The campaign is aimed at drumming up overseas support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) going into the Lok Sabha elections in the country
He added that the Congress, as part of the guarantees under 'Participatory Justice', will conduct a comprehensive social, economic and caste census
BJP state chief K Surendran said the chief minister was violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by withdrawing the cases and his party will approach the Election Commission of India (ECI)
Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases beginning April 19
The Maratha community holds sway over 17-18 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, he claimed
In an interview, BJP state President Majumdar said the people of the state have decided to defeat the corrupt and anarchic TMC in the LS polls
The announcement was made here by the party's national vice president Vashishth Narayan Singh in the presence of several other senior JD(U) leaders
"No one can change the Constitution of the country. It is very strong. Sharad Pawar would definitely know the number of times the Congress party amended the Constitution," he said
"The alliance was made with good intentions," the Sena (UBT) leader said
Several TMC leaders aspiring for tickets have openly voiced their unhappiness over not being nominated for the seats they eyed. The BJP has witnessed similar dissatisfaction
Political experts feel the Congress-AAP alliance will definitely stop the division of votes, but will fall short of challenging the BJP in the home state of PM Modi
In elections in the past, when Congress activists tried to go to the old city for campaigning, 'he himself stopped them'