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BJP releases another list of 24 candidates
The BJP on Saturday released another list of 24 candidates, which included eight from Haryana. With this, the party has so far announced 407 candidates. The BJP has renominated Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi and fielded Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls will begin on April 11 and continue till May 19. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
Cong fields Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib
The Congress Saturday fielded actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha as its Lok Sabha poll candidate from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar, hours after he joined the party quitting the BJP. The 72-year-old Sinha, the incumbent MP from the seat, will face senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The Congress also announced that former Himachal Pradesh minister Ramlal Thakur will contest from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat in the state against sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur. In Punjab, the party fielded Jasbir Singh Gill Dimpa from Khadoor Sahib, former IAS officer Amar Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib (reserve), and folk singer Mohammed Sadique from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat. With the latest list of five candidates, a total of 377 names have been announced by the party for the Lok Sabha elections. The names were announced after party leaders from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar met Congress president Rahul Gandhi earlier during the day. Among those present during the .
Cong fields Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib
The Congress Saturday fielded actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha as its Lok Sabha poll candidate from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar, hours after he joined the party quitting the BJP. The 72-year-old Sinha, the incumbent MP from the seat, will face senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The Congress also announced that former Himachal Pradesh minister Ramlal Thakur will contest from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat in the state against sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur. In Punjab, the party fielded Jasbir Singh Gill Dimpa from Khadoor Sahib, former IAS officer Amar Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib (reserve), and folk singer Mohammed Sadique from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat. With the latest list of five candidates, a total of 377 names have been announced by the party for the Lok Sabha elections. The names were announced after party leaders from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar met Congress president Rahul Gandhi earlier during the day. Among those present during the .
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra star amongst star campaigners of Congress
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Congress party's General Secretary for UP East, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will be amongst the star campaigners for Lok Sabha elections.As per the Star Campaigners list submitted by the Congress Party to the Election Commission, Priyanka's name has been included along with party president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh among others."A request on behalf of the Chhattisgarh Unit has been sent to AICC headquarters, for a road show of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Durg and adjoining areas of Chhattisgarh. The program is currently under consideration, the party's Chhattisgarh in-charge PL Punia told ANI,"We have requested the party for a road show of Priyanka Gandhi in Dehradun and Rudrapur on Sunday. If her office okays the program, then it will be her first election campaign outside Uttar Pradesh," said a senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand.This is the first election in which Priyanka is ...
BJP 40th foundation day: Jaitley sure of party's victory in LS polls
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asserted that the "biggest political party in the world"-BJP will once again win the ensuing the Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party's chief Amit Shah.Speaking to media outside BJP headquarters, Jaitley said, "We are the biggest political party in the world as we have maximum numbers of workers. And we will again come back to power under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah."Jaitley made these remarks during the celebration of 40th foundation day of BJP.Jaitley said, "Today it is BJP's 40th establishment day. In 1980, Janta party which was constituted after emergency was separated. Following which the BJP emerged and begun his journey."From 1996, we have not lost more than one or two elections, and have always emerged as one of the largest political party in the Parliament," he added.
USA 'seriously' considering military option in Venezuela
The United States is "seriously" considering a military option in Venezuela "as events unfold", a US official said on Friday (local time).Speaking to Sputnik, the official said: "Frankly, and also a military option, which is, President Trump has said, on the table, and remains on the table. It's a very serious option, obviously ...none would like to see, but clearly one that is seriously considered as events unfold."This comes amidst the United States imposing fresh sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company, by designating 34 of its vessels. Companies and vessels related to Venezuela, accused of shipping oil to Cuba, were also listed on Friday.The Latin American nation is currently in the throes of a political crisis, which is worsened by hyperinflation, blackouts, and an acute shortage of water and medicines.In January, National Assembly President Juan Guaido proclaimed himself as the President of Venezuela, as protests calling for elected President Nicolas Maduro's ouster ...
Confident that Trump, Kim will hold 3rd summit: Pompeo
The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday (local time) said that he is confident that a third USA-North Korea summit will be held to reach an agreement on Pyongyang's denuclearisation process.This comes despite the breakdown of the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in February this year. No joint statement was released following the second round of talks, as it is reported that the two countries could not resolve their differences on sanction waivers.Pompeo outlined that despite this, the US and North Korea have kept diplomatic channels open."We didn't get as far as the world is demanding," Sputnik quoted Pompeo as saying at a CBS morning show. "The positions that the two sides had, the two leaders were able to make progress in that respect," he added."Chairman Kim has promised me, he's promised President Trump he will denuclearise, now it's the mission of my team to make sure that happens," Pompeo said.The Secretary of State, .
BJP is one-man show and two men Army: Shatrughan Sinha after joining Congress
Shatrughan Sinha formally joined Congress party here on Saturday.Sinha, who was denied a Lok Sabha ticket by the BJP for his alleged "anti-party" stance, while joining the party revealed, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav advised him to join the Congress."Lalu Prasad has a big role to play in my joining the Congress, he send me here on the day of Navratri. Though I am little upset on leaving the party (BJP) on its foundation day," said Sinha.He also said that old-guards are undermined and sidelined in the BJP.In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, Sinha alleged that BJP is "one-man show and two men Army"."The BJP is one man show and two men Army. Condition is such, that ministers there are afraid of appointing their personal secretaries without asking PMO, "said Sinha."Yashwant Sinha left BJP as he was compelled to, such circumstances were also created in front of Jaswant Singh, Arun Shorie and others. We all know about what happened with Murli
Deve Gowda clan thrives in Karnataka (Dynasty Politics)
"A cat has nine lives, but Deve Gowda has 10!" is an oft-repeated phrase in Karnataka, as the former Prime Minister and ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo battles at the age of 86 to baptise two of his grandsons in the political terra firma.
Parminder Dhindsa 'reluctant' candidate, will face drubbing: Mann
Sitting MP from Sangrur and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann Saturday took a swipe at SAD candidate for the seat, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, saying the former finance minister, who was "reluctant" to enter the poll fray, will "bite the dust". Mann claimed that with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) "facing public anger" over the handling of 2015 sacrilege and subsequent police firing incidents, Parminder's father and former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had rightly advised him not to contest coming Lok Sabha polls as he knew he would face a drubbing. The Akali Dal Friday announced to field Parminder Singh Dhindsa from Sangrur in the Lok Sabha elections. "He (Parminder) had initially said he did not want to fight Lok Sabha elections but if party asks then he would abide by it. If a person has jumped the poll fray half-heartedly, it means he knows that he is going to be defeated," said Mann, who had defeated Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and is now seeking re-election from .
MGP supports Congress candidate in Mapusa assembly by-poll
The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), ruling BJP's estranged ally, Saturday declared support to the Congress candidate in the April 23 by-election to the Mapusa Assembly constituency in Goa. Local MGP leader Vinod Fadke said the party had decided to back Congress' Sudhir Kandolkar. The by-election became necessary after the death of BJP MLA Francis D'Souza. The BJP has fielded his son Joshua D'Souza in the by-poll. Fadke said as the MGP itself was not contesting the election, it decided to support Kandolkar, who is an "efficient and winnable" candidate. "We will work full-time for Kandolkar's victory," he added. When contacted, senior MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar -- who was recently dropped from the BJP-led state cabinet -- said the party had left it to its Mapusa unit to decide whom it should support. Interestingly, MGP president Dipak Dhavalikar is contesting Shiroda Assembly by-election where he is pitted against Congress' Mahadev Naik and BJP's Subhash ...
'Settlers' may hold key to Renuka-Nageswara Rao fight in Khammam
Former union minister Renuka Chowdary of the Congress is locked in a straight fight with Nama Nageswara Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Khammam Lok Sabha constituency, where "settlers" in two assembly segments bordering neighbouring Andhra Pradesh could well hold the key to poll outcome. It is turning out to be a prestigious battle -- the Congress pinning lot of hopes here, while the TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is determined to assert his party's supremacy here as it had a poor outing in the district in the 2018 assembly polls. The CPI-M and the BJP have also put up their candidates for the April 11 Lok Sabha elections in this segment, where the Congress has won 11 times since 1952 and others on the remaining four occasions. This is the third time that Rao, promoter of diversified Madhucon Group, and Chowdary are fighting against each other in Khammam. Chowdary won 2004 and Rao in 2009. The Khammam Lok Sabha seat was bagged by P Srinivas Reddy on a ..
Modi slams Congress, BJD over poverty
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for keeping people poor in the country for their personal gain and vote bank politics.
Cong entered unholy alliance with Muslim League: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday alleged that the Congress has entered into an "unholy alliance" with the Muslim League which was evident from the green flags seen when Rahul Gandhi went to file nomination in a procession from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. Gandhi filed his nomination paper from Wayanad which has a sizable Muslim population, on Thursday. A video of Gandhi's procession while going to file nomination at Wayanad has gone viral. It was recorded from a spot that showed green flags of the Muslim League fluttering over the procession. "Gandhi ran away from Uttar Pradesh and filed his nomination from a seat in Kerala. In his procession there was neither the Indian Tricolour nor the Congress symbol 'hand' but only the Muslim League's green flag with stars and mooon," he claimed while addressing an election rally here in Central Assam. "This unholy alliance has exposed the mindset of the Congress. The Muslim League was responsible for the .
SP-BSP-RLD alliance to begin joint campaign with rally in Deoband
The SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh will kick off its joint campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, holding its first rally in Saharanpur's Deoband. The top leaders of the parties will address the Deoband meeting just days before Saharanpur and seven other western UP constituencies go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11. "BSP president Mayawati will address the rally organised near Jamia Tibbiti Medical College in Deoband on Sunday, a Bahujan Samaj Party spokesperson said. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh and RLD vice president Jayant Chaudhary will also attend the rally, party spokespersons said. This will be the first joint public meeting by the three parties after they formed the alliance to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state which sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha. RLD spokesperson Anil Dubey claimed the impact of the alliance is evident by the irresponsible ...
UN human rights expert plans to visit Assange
A UN expert plans to meet WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on April 25 after receiving complaints of privacy violations, a statement released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.
Kalyan Singh, Rajiv Kumar must resign after EC indictment: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday said Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh and Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar have no right to remain in office after their indictment by the Election Commission for poll code violation. The former finance minister's tweet demanding the resignations of Singh and Kumar came after the EC pointed to model code of conduct violations by the two. On Friday, the EC expressed "displeasure" over the NITI Aayog vice chairman's remarks against the Congress' proposed minimum income scheme 'NYAY'. Before that, the poll panel had on Monday concluded that Singh's remarks supporting the return of Narendra Modi as prime minister were violative of the model code. "Governor Kalyan Singh and Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar must resign immediately. After the indictment by the Election Commission, they have no right to remain in office," Chidambaram said on Twitter.
Dimple files nomination for Kannauj LS seat
Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday held a grand road show before filing her nomination from the Kannauj parliamentary seat.
Advani's remarks aimed at whom, asks Shiv Sena
Days after BJP veteran L K Advani said in a blog post that his party never regarded those who disagreed with it politically as "anti-national", the Shiv Sena Saturday sought to know the intention behind his remarks. Quoting Advani's statement that elections are the celebration of the democracy and should be conducted in an impartial and fair manner, Sena sought to know at whom his remarks were aimed. "Lal Krishna Advani has finally broken his silence. This time he has expressed himself through writing...He wrote a blog, but it took five long years for him to do so," the Sena said in an editorial in its mouthpiece "Saamana". "Advani said it is not the tradition of the BJP to consider its rivals as anti-nationals. He said the party never considered those who disagreed with it politically as anti-national or enemies, but only as adversaries. "Since the statement was made by a senior leader like Advani, it became significant. He has expressed his 'mann ki baat' in a forceful way on the ...
Modi govt lying on Balakot air strike, shooting down of Pak F-16: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of "lying" to the nation on the Balakot air strike and shooting down of a Pakistani F-16 in the aerial dogfight between the IAF and the PAF. Abdullah, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Srinagar constituency, said the BJP-led central government carried out the aerial strike as the Prime Minister had "failed" in delivering on his promises made during the last general elections in the country. "He (Modi) had promised that Rs 15 lakh will be put in your accounts, did you get Rs 15 lakh? When he failed in all these things, his head was hanging whenever I used to see him in Parliament during the last few days as he realised that his power is gone. "At that time, some MPs would say that he would do something...Attack Pakistan so that everyone feels that Hanuman ji has come. What did he do? For a few seconds, he sent three planes to the border which is known as Balakot and ...