Most Lok Sabha seats in Marathwada are set to witness Maratha vs Maratha contest, with exception of Beed. Experts say for voters, it will be choice between 'opportunism & loyalty'.
Former IPS officers Prasun Banerjee & Debashish Dhar left service to contest LS polls for TMC and BJP as candidates in Malda Uttar and Birbhum, respectively.
Kumaraswamy & Sawant interacted several times & the two had met on few occasions in Goa allowing alliance talks to take shape, a senior JD(S) leader says.
Tumkur (Karnataka) , April 16 (ANI): As the election fervour intensifies in Karnataka, Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in close proximity to Bangalore is witnessing...
Govil, who played Ram in TV series Ramayan, is being sent to villages across the constituency to help maintain BJP's OBC voter base while expanding support among other caste groups.
Panda, BJP’s LS candidate from Kendrapara, says uncertainty over CM Naveen Patnaik’s successor is 'causing ruling BJD huge damage' & that BJP is eyeing 15-18 seats in Odisha.
In 2014 too, BJP manifesto made no mention of Gorkhaland demand, but party later added addendum to address issue. Its Darjeeling MP says 'talks ongoing' at MHA on resolution.
MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.
BJP's Panda won Kendrapara seat in 2009 and 2014 on BJD ticket. Mohanty, BJD candidate against Panda, is son of Biju Patnaik aide who was expelled by Naveen in 2001.
Rajputs, who traditionally vote for BJP, voiced support for rivals in GB Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Saharanpur & Ghaziabad in what is likely a fallout of long-simmering anger.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.
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