Rajasthan Assembly bypolls: Congress declares candidates for seven seats

Rajasthan Assembly bypolls: Congress declares candidates for seven seats

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a campaign in Jaipur, Rajasthan. File photo for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress has declared candidates for bypolls on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan. The list was released by the AICC late on Wednesday (October 23, 2024) night, according to which the party has fielded Amit Ola, … Read more

CET: KEA issues show-cause notice to 2,348 candidates who did not report to colleges

CET: KEA issues show-cause notice to 2,348 candidates who did not report to colleges

Despite being allotted seats in the second extended round of UGCET-2024, 2,348 candidates failed to pay the fee and report to their respective engineering colleges. As a result, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) issued show-cause notice to these candidates on Wednesday asking for an explanation. Seats denied to others KEA executive director H. Prasanna mentioned … Read more

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 5: Rahul, Smriti, Rajnath among key candidates voting in fifth phase today

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 5: Rahul, Smriti, Rajnath among key candidates voting in fifth phase today

Polling for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on May 20 across a total of 49 seats, including in high-profile constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Also Read: India General Elections 2024 Phase 5 LIVE updates The fate of five Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress … Read more

Exclusive: When PM Modi asked BJP not to wait for announcement of candidates

Exclusive: When PM Modi asked BJP not to wait for announcement of candidates

In the biggest interview of the election season on India Today TV, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the mantra he shared with BJP leaders to prepare for the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi said that he had asked the party leadership and workers to begin work for the Lok Sabha elections a year ago … Read more

Arunachal BJP expels 28 for contesting against official candidates

Arunachal BJP expels 28 for contesting against official candidates

GUWAHATI The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the BJP on Tuesday expelled 28 members for six years for contesting against its official candidates in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on April 19. The State has two parliamentary constituencies and 60 Assembly seats, 10 of which the BJP won uncontested. “The following list of persons … Read more

Rajasthan CM felicitates candidates selected in Central Civil Services

Rajasthan CM felicitates candidates selected in Central Civil Services

Youths selected in 2023 UPSC exam at a felicitation function in Jaipur on May 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday felicitated candidates from the State selected in the Central Civil Services after passing out the 2023 Union Public Service Commission’s examination. Mr. Sharma greeted the young … Read more

Assam Lok Sabha polls: Decline in women candidates but female voters outnumber men

Assam Lok Sabha polls: Decline in women candidates but female voters outnumber men

Despite Assam having more women voters, only 12 female candidates are contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, down from the previous count of 14. These 12 women candidates are competing in seven out of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State. Also read | 105-year-old Assam woman honoured for inspiring voters Assam has a … Read more

Why are BJP candidates seeking votes in the name of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? asks Minister

Why are BJP candidates seeking votes in the name of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? asks Minister

Minister and Congress leader Lakshmi Hebbalkar speaking at a party campaign meeting in Hooli village of Belagavi district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT They are going around asking votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Why is that? Why can they not seek votes for themselves? asked Minister and Congress leader … Read more

Lok Sabha polls | Candidates of all 3 major parties in Sivaganga are crorepatis, as per affidavits

Lok Sabha polls | Candidates of all 3 major parties in Sivaganga are crorepatis, as per affidavits

Sitting MP and Congress candidate for Sivaganga Karti Chidambaram. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Affidavits filed before the Returning Officer at Sivaganga Parliamentary constituency reveal that candidates of all three major parties: the Congress, BJP and the AIADMK, are crorepatis. Congress: Karti P. Chidambaram Congress candidate Karti P. Chidambaram (52), who is the sitting MP … Read more

After party worker protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara, Sabarkantha opt out of electoral race

After party worker protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara, Sabarkantha opt out of electoral race

After protests from local party workers, two BJP candidates — Vadodara MP Ranjanben Bhatt and Sabarkantha’s debutant candidate Bhikhaji Thakor — have opted out from the electoral race, citing “personal reasons”. Their names were cleared by the BJP in the first list of candidates. On Saturday, they both announced on social media that they were … Read more