Lok Sabha Polls
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BJP announces 15 candidates for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry, fields Devanathan Yadav from Sivaganga
Tamil Nadu | Mar 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: The BJP in a big decision fielded A Namassivayam from the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency. Namassivayam is the Home Minister of the Union Territory in the N Rangaswamy government.
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Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 22, 2024, 03:29 PM ISTUP Lok Sabha elections 2024: A day after the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) declared its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party on Thursday said it was not in alliance with the Krishna Patel-led outfit for the 2024 general election.
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Anand Sharma opposes caste census, says it is 'disrespect to Indira, Rajiv Gandhi's legacy'
India | Mar 21, 2024, 03:40 PM ISTSharma's letter comes at a time when the Congress has intensified its demand for a nationwide caste census and promised to carry out the exercise if elected to power in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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Rajasthan: BJP leader Prahlad Gunjal joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2024
Rajasthan | Mar 21, 2024, 02:35 PM ISTLok Sabha polls 2024: The process of filing nominations for the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls for 12 seats in Rajasthan started on Wednesday, with two candidates filing their documents.
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LS polls: Election Commission directs govt to halt 'Viksit Bharat' messages delivery over WhatsApp
India | Mar 21, 2024, 02:01 PM ISTEC had received several complaints that such messages are still being delivered on citizens’ phones despite the announcement of the General Elections 2024 and the MCC entering into force.
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'I was invited to join Congress, but will not go', says BJP's DV Sadananda Gowda
Karnataka | Mar 21, 2024, 01:32 PM ISTWhile addressing a press conference in Bengaluru today (March 21), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said, "I am upset with BJP as the election ticket (from Bangalore North seat) has been given to someone else in my place."
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Sonia Gandhi says electoral bonds benefitted BJP, Rahul targets PM Modi with 'Asura Shakti' jibe
India | Mar 21, 2024, 01:33 PM ISTOn one hand, there is electoral bond issue which has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Electoral Bonds benefitted the BJP hugely. On the other hand, the finances of the principal opposition party - the INC - are under a determined assault.
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Lok Sabha polls 2024: CEO asks candidates in Uttar Pradesh to open separate bank accounts
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 21, 2024, 09:37 AM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: All banks will have to inform the DEO if the withdrawal is more than Rs 10 lakh. The DEO will share the information with the nodal officer of the income tax department for necessary action.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: Congress to release 3rd list of candidates late tonight, say sources
India | Mar 21, 2024, 11:42 PM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on April 19 (Friday) followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The entire election process, from the announcement of polls to the declaration of results, lasts 82 days.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Rajasthan government declares holiday on voting day for two-phase polls
Rajasthan | Mar 21, 2024, 08:19 AM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: Two candidates in Rajasthan filed their nominations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Day 1 of the process for the first phase of elections to 12 seats in the state. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is March 27.
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Lok Sabha polls: 'Second list of 17 candidates for Karnataka Congress finalised,' says DK Shivakumar
Karnataka | Mar 22, 2024, 01:36 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: BJP swept the 2019 general elections bagging 25 seats, while an independent backed by the party also won. The Congress and JD(S) who fought the elections together back then secured one seat each.
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Bishnupur Lok Sabha poll: BJP's Saumitra Khan eyes hat-trick as TMC fields his ex-wife Sujata Mondal
Kolkata | Apr 18, 2024, 12:41 PM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Saumitra Khan was a TMC leader until 2019, before crossing over to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP once again backed him. The TMC fielded his ex-wife Sujata Mondal against him, making the poll battle interesting.
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Tamil Nadu: DMK releases party manifesto, first list of 21 candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024
Tamil Nadu | Mar 20, 2024, 01:48 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: In its manifesto, the party, among others, promised to take steps for states being consulted on appointment of Governors, abolition of Article 356 that allowed the Centre to dismiss a state government and statehood for Puducherry.
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Cooch Behar Lok Sabha election 2024: BJP's Nisith Pramanik to take on TMC's Jagadish Chandra Basunia
West Bengal | Apr 18, 2024, 12:52 PM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The parliamentary seat of Cooch Behar was long held by the Lefts Forward Bloc, but the picture changed in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and Renuka Sinha of the Trinamool Congress won the seat.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: AIADMK forges pre-poll deal with DMDK
India | Mar 20, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTLok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE UPDATES: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on April 19 followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The entire election process, from the announcement of polls to the declaration of results lasts 82 days.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024: Discontent brews in Karnataka BJP over ticket distribution after first list
Karnataka | Mar 20, 2024, 07:29 PM ISTKarnataka, with its 28 Lok Sabha seats, remains a crucial battleground in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The southern state will go to polls in two phases, April 26 and May 7.
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Chandauli Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP's Mahendranath Pandey to take on SP's Veerendra Singh
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 17, 2024, 02:03 PM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mahendranath Pandey, who secured victory for the BJP in 2014 after a 16-year gap and increased his margin of victory in 2019, faces former minister Veerendra Singh from the Samajwadi Party (SP), known for his political shifts from Congress to BSP and now SP.
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Bihar: BJP offers MLC seat to 'miffed' Upendra Kushwaha day after NDA seat-sharing deal
Bihar | Mar 20, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTNotably, Upendra Kushwaha had quit NDA ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which he fought as a Mahagathbandhan ally drew nill. However, in 2014 as a part of NDA with its previous avatar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party won three seats.
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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, former Indian Ambassador to US, joins BJP in Delhi
India | Mar 19, 2024, 05:17 PM ISTReports suggested that Taran Singh Sandhu is likely to be fielded as a candidate from Amritsar in the upcoming elections, a move that underscores the BJP's strategic expansion plans in the region.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: What are the reasons behind India's lengthy election schedule?
News | Mar 19, 2024, 02:40 PM ISTThe Election Commission recently announced the voting schedule for Lok Sabha elections and this time is spread over 44 days. Notably, This would be the second longest after the first parliamentary elections that were held in 1951-52 which had lasted for more than four month.