Congress party releases a list of 5 candidates in Chhattisgarh, Goa and Daman & Diu for the Lok Sabha elections

Mar 25, 2019 10:17 PM

Congress leader Ranjitsinh Naik-Nimbalkar joins BJP ## Congress leader Ranjitsinh Naik-Nimbalkar joins BJP

Congress leader Ranjitsinh Naik-Nimbalkar Monday joined the BJP ahead of the next month's Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, becoming the latest opposition figure to enter the saffron fold. Naik-Nimbalkar, the Congress's Satara district president, joined the BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil and other leaders of the ruling party. Naik-Nimbalkar is considered to enjoy following in two of the six Assembly segments, Maan and Phaltan, that are part of the Madha Lok Sabha constituency in Satara district in Western Maharashtra.

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Milind Deora tweeted, “I look forward to working with all party leaders and thank Sanjay Nirupam for his years of service.”

Mar 25, 2019 8:45 PM

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Congress clears 26 more LS candidates; fields Sanjay Nirupam from North West Mumbai ## Congress clears 26 more LS candidates; fields Sanjay Nirupam from North West Mumbai

The Congress on Monday fielded Sanjay Nirupam from the North West Mumbai as it released its tenth list, clearing 26 names for the Lok Sabha elections.

The announcement of Nirupam's candidature came on a day he was removed as the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee chief (MRCC). Former Union minister Milind Deora replaced Nirupam as MRCC chief. Out of the 26 candidates announced by the party on Monday, 25 were for West Bengal. Mohammad Alam from Barrackpore, Mita Chakraborty from Kolkata Dakshin, Suvra Ghosh from Howrah, and Pratul Saha from Hooghly were among those named in the list. With this, the party has announced a total of 253 candidates so far. The Congress also named four candidates for assembly polls in Odisha.

Mar 25, 2019 8:15 PM

Arun Jaitley calls Congress minimum income scheme 'bluff announcement', says Modi supports the poor ## Arun Jaitley calls Congress minimum income scheme 'bluff announcement', says Modi supports the poor

In a blog post, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said, “No political party has betrayed India for more than seven decades other than the Congress Party. It gave people of India slogans and very little resources to implement them. However, PM Narendra Modi ji has already given the poor what Congress promises.”

Mar 25, 2019 8:11 PM

Visuals of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from outside the BJP headquarters. The leaders had arrived for the party's CEC meeting.

Mar 25, 2019 7:06 PM

Yogi Adityanath to start Gorakhpur campaign tomorrow ## Yogi Adityanath to start Gorakhpur campaign tomorrow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will begin campaigning in Azamgarh and Gorakhpur from Tuesday.Adityanath will address a public meeting in Gorakhpur, whereas Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will speak at a rally in Azamgarh on Tuesday, said Bharatiya Janata Party zonal vice-president Satyendra Sinha.The chief minister will address the people at the 'numaish' ground in Gorakhpur, in which a large number of people are expected to participate, Sinha said.The BJP and its youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, officials and workers are trying to ensure the programme becomes successful at both the places, he added. Gorakhpur was with the BJP since 1991 and Adityanath had been a five-time MP from the parliamentary seat. But after he became the chief minister, the BJP lost the seat to Praveen Nishad, who had fought on a Samajwadi Party ticket with the support of the Bahujan Samaj Party.

Mar 25, 2019 6:53 PM

Kuppalji Devadoss an independent candidate filed his nomination for Chennai South parliamentary constituency by paying his election security deposit in coins.

Mar 25, 2019 6:46 PM

Congress's Kapil Sibal says, "We represented to the EC that there is a film being made on Narendra Modi, to be launched just a few days before election, it's purpose is political. 3 producers & actor belong to BJP, director is involved in Vibrant Gujarat. This is violative of all norms."

Mar 25, 2019 6:28 PM

Manmohan Singh, Azharuddin among 40 star campaigners of Congress in Odisha ## Manmohan Singh, Azharuddin among 40 star campaigners of Congress in Odisha

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and cricketer- turned-politicians Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin are among the 40 star campaigners who will be canvassing for the grand old party in Odisha. Elections to 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 Assembly constituencies will be held concurrently in the state in four phases - on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. Among others who have found a mention in the list of star campaigners, released by the grand old party on Monday, are senior leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel, ministers TS Singh Deo, Susmita Dev and Jitendra Singh.

Mar 25, 2019 6:25 PM

TMC forms alliance with Kamal Haasan's party for LS polls ## TMC forms alliance with Kamal Haasan's party for LS polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party, the Trinamool Congress, has forged an alliance with actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's 'Makkal Needhi Maiam' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Haasan, who flew down to Kolkata this afternoon, had an hour-long meeting with Banerjee before the decision was announced. The TMC would field one candidate for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Haasan said his party would extend full support to him. "We have formed an alliance with Kamal Haasan's party for Andaman," Banerjee said.

Mar 25, 2019 6:23 PM

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress forms political alliance with Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam for Lok Sabha

elections.

Mar 25, 2019 6:03 PM

Former RJD chief of Jharkhand Annapaurna Devi joins BJP ## Former RJD chief of Jharkhand Annapaurna Devi joins BJP

Former Rashtriya Janata Dal's Jharkhand unit president Annapaurna Devi Monday joined the BJP, a day after she met its senior leaders following the announcement of seat-sharing arrangement among opposition parties that left her upset. She joined the party in presence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and its general secretary Bhupendra Yadav. Sources said she may be fielded as BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha polls from Kodarma seat against opposition's candidate Babulal Marandi. The RJD had expelled her from the party as reports of her joining the BJP emerged. Besides Devi, former MLA Janardhan Paswan also joined the BJP.

Mar 25, 2019 5:54 PM

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