Congress alleges plot by BJP candidate to kill Kharge & family; saffron party functionary denies charge

Congress alleges plot by BJP candidate to kill Kharge & family; saffron party functionary denies charge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: ANI An assassination plot has been hatched to ‘wipe out’ Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, his wife and his entire family by a BJP candidate, the party general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged on May 6. Mr. Surjewala also shared an alleged audio … Read more

Ramakka, only third gender candidate in fray, keen to fight discrimination

Ramakka, only third gender candidate in fray, keen to fight discrimination

Ramakka T | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ramakka T., a candidate of the Desh Prem Party who has filed her nomination papers for the Kampli Assembly constituency in Ballari district, is the only third gender candidate contesting in the Karnataka Assembly elections this time. Ms. Ramakka, 59, a native of Badanahatti village in Kurugod taluk … Read more

MLC candidate Rayapati Jagadeesh promises fair deal for village secretariat staff

MLC candidate Rayapati Jagadeesh promises fair deal for village secretariat staff

MLC candidate Rayapatti Jagadeesh interacting with the village and ward Secretariat staff in Ongole on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Students Joint Action Committee President Rayapati Jagadeesh, the MLC candidate from East Rayalaseema Graduates constituency projected by the student unions in the region, has promised to strive for the setting up of … Read more

Mainpuri bypoll | JD(U) appeals to BJP, other parties to not field candidate against Dimple Yadav

Mainpuri bypoll | JD(U) appeals to BJP, other parties to not field candidate against Dimple Yadav

JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi said that his party has extended its support to Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi said that his party has extended its support to Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav The Janata Dal (United) on Friday appealed to the BJP and all other parties to not field candidates against Samajwadi Party’s … Read more

Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Janata Dal (U) walking out of the … Read more

Bihar election independent candidate arrives on buffalo to file nomination | Watch

Bihar election independent candidate arrives on buffalo to file nomination | Watch

Nachari Mandal, an independent candidate from Bahadurpur constituency in Darbhanga, arrived on a buffalo to file his nomination to contest Bihar election. Nachari Mandal came riding a buffalo to file his nomination in Bihar election (Photo: ANI) An independent candidate from Bihar’s Bahadurpur assembly constituency arrived in Darbhanga to file his nomination riding a buffalo. … Read more

Why mention mistress, not wife: BJP minister asks MP Congress candidate, kicks up row

Why mention mistress, not wife: BJP minister asks MP Congress candidate, kicks up row

BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh, who is contesting the upcoming assembly bypoll in Anuppur, has called the wife of Congress candidate his mistress and asked why is Vishwanath Singh Kunjam not naming his wife in the nomination papers. Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (PTI file photo) BJP … Read more

Bihar: JD(U) candidate gives birth ahead of elections, CM Nitish Kumar blesses newborn

Bihar: JD(U) candidate gives birth ahead of elections, CM Nitish Kumar blesses newborn

Days ahead of Bihar elections, CM Nitish Kumar congratulated JD(U) candidate from Jagdishpur Sushumlata Kushwaha, who gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Patna on Sunday. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar addressing an election meeting in Bhojpur on Sunday (Photo Credits: PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Sunday that JD(U) candidate from Jagdishpur … Read more

Bihar election: Pappu Yadav declared CM candidate of PDA, to contest from Madhepura

Bihar election: Pappu Yadav declared CM candidate of PDA, to contest from Madhepura

Jan Adhikar Party-Loktantrik (JAP-L) president Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav is the chief ministerial candidate of the newly formed Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) for Bihar Assembly election. The announcement was made today. Pappu Yadav will contest Bihar Assembly election from Madhepura, his stronghold. Pappu Yadav-led JAP has cobbled up an alliance with Chandrasekhar Azad Ravan’s … Read more

Palaniswami is AIADMK CM candidate for Tamil Nadu polls, announces Panneerselvam amid faction war

Palaniswami is AIADMK CM candidate for Tamil Nadu polls, announces Panneerselvam amid faction war

Amid the ongoing turf war between the two factions of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami was announced as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming election in Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, the announcement was made by Deputy CM O Panneerselvam. The major announcement comes amid the faction war between the two camps … Read more