BJP candidate Navya Haridas (File photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP candidate from the highly-discussed Lok Sabha constituency of Wayanad, Navya Haridas, filed her nomination papers on Thursday, joined by senior party leaders.Haridas expressed optimism about her candidacy and highlighted the need for political change in the area.“Today, I’m filing my nomination and BJP’s state and…
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi at a Wayanad rally. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lent support to his sister Priyanka, who is entering the electoral race, as he narrated incidents from their childhood at a Wayanad rally.The Rae Bareily MP assured the people of Wayanad that both he and…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday signed nominations papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll in Wayanad, marking her plunge into electoral politics. The Wayanad Lok Sabha seat became vacant after Rahul Gandhi, who won the Lok Sabha polls from there and Raebareli constituency, decided to retain the latter.Congress general secretary Priyanka…
Navya Haridas (File photo) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday fielded Navya Haridas against Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.The party has also released the list of candidates for assembly by-elections from Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The Election Commission of India (ECI)…
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (PTI photo) The Communist Party of India (CPI), which is an ally of the Congress party in the opposition INDIA bloc, has decided to field Sathyan Mokeri against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is Congress’s general secretary.“The CPI has decided to field Sathyan Mokeri against Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the upcoming…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut, with EC scheduling the bypoll to Kerala‘s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat vacated by LoP Rahul Gandhi for November 13.Rahul had on June 17 announced that he will retain Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh, and vacate Wayanad that he represented…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the date for the bypoll on the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. The polling will held on November 13.The seat was vacated after Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, chose to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh following his victory in both…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday shared an anecdote when she and Rahul Gandhi went for a trip to with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi just days before her assassination.While addressing a public rally in Jammu’s Bishnah, the Congress leader recounted about her trip and said that her grandmother took her to…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders seized upon veteran Congress functionary Sushil Kumar Shinde‘s remark that he was trembling with fear while visiting Lal Chowk in Srinagar as home minister under UPA-2.Union minister Piyush Goyal and former I&B minister Anurag Thakur cited Shinde’s remark at the launch of his memoirs on Monday as symbolising the fear…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday mounted a fresh attack on PM Modi for not visiting strife-addled Manipur, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressing concern over the internal security risks.Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the PM “has not made any effort to stop” the violence and the subsequent fallout. In a piercing…
