BHUBANESWAR: In a setback for Congress, its Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest, citing little financial support from the cash-strapped party. While voting will be held for the Puri Lok Sabha seat and seven assembly segments under it on May 25, the deadline for filing of the nomination is May 6….
RAE BARELI: Weeks of ‘will-he-won’t-he’ culminated Friday in Congress naming Rahul Gandhi as the candidate in the family bastion of Rae Bareli on the final day for nominations, setting the stage for the Gandhis and an entourage of loyalists to air-dash to the UP constituency just in time for the Wayanad MP to file his…
AMETHI: Sonia Gandhi’s man Friday Kishori Lal Sharma, who is well-versed with Amethi and Rae Bareli, where he has been working for the party for over four decades, will take on BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi Lok Sabha seat. Sharma filed his nomination paper after the party announced his name on Friday morning.Thanking the party…
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NEW DELHI: Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam along with his wife and daughter on Friday joined Shiv Sena, in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.Earlier in the day, Nirupam confirmed his decision to join Shiv Sena saying, “I have taken a decision to join Shiv Sena today. After 20 years, joining Shiv Sena is…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party has chosen Kishori Lal Sharma as their candidate for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, putting an end to the speculation that had been circulating for weeks regarding their candidates for both Amethi and Rae Bareli seats.Sharma will face off against BJP’s Smriti Irani, who emerged victorious against…
KALABURAGI: PM Narendra Modi’s decision to kick-start the national campaign from Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district was a calculated move, aimed at sending a clear message on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf, which falls under Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. At that time, none of the parties had released their list of candidates and speculation was rife…
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As the political atmosphere heats up in north Karnataka, which encompasses 14 constituencies, ahead of polling on May 7, all eyes are on the Lingayat community, a dominant caste in the region. The Lingayats, constituting the state’s largest single community, make up nearly 17% of the 5.3 crore electorate, while the Vokkaligas, another politically significant…
As the political atmosphere heats up in north Karnataka, which encompasses 14 constituencies, ahead of polling on May 7, all eyes are on the Lingayat community, a dominant caste in the region. The Lingayats, constituting the state’s largest single community, make up nearly 17% of the 5.3 crore electorate, while the Vokkaligas, another politically significant…
