Tag: Lok Sabha Elections 2024

  • It’s Laloo Prasad Yadav Vs Rohini Acharya In Bihar’s Saran LS Seat |

    PATNA: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya’s bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once represented by the socialist leader, for the party is being challenged by a namesake of her father. Contestant Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar’s Saran district, the ‘karmabhoomi’ of his famous namesake, has a penchant for contesting elections.

    This time, he filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for Saran Lok Sabha seat on April 26. Earlier, Laloo Prasad Yadav had filed his nominations for 2022 Presidential polls as well. He had also filed his nomination papers for the 2017 Presidential polls, which was a contest between the then Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, who went on to win, and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who was a native of the soil.

    However, his papers got rejected in the 2017 Presidential polls since those were not endorsed by an adequate number of proposers. “I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya,” Laloo Prasad Yadav told PTI over the phone.

    He also exuded of “winning the election by a comfortable margin”. “I engage in agriculture for a living and also do social work. I keep trying my luck, from panchayat to Presidential polls. I am leaving no stone unturned to win this election… People of Saran are with me,” Yadav said.

    When asked about his opponents calling him ‘dharti pakad’ (one who clings on to the earth), a term associated with those who like to contest polls for the sake of thrill and publicity, and ‘vote katwa’ (one who divides votes), Yadav said, “I don’t care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran.” According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav has Rs 5 lakh cash in hand whereas his wife has 2 lakh cash. He owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh and his wife owns movable assets worth Rs 5.20 lakh.

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi over Constitution remark: ‘Shehzade ke Dadi ke Pita ji…’ – The Economic Times Video

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his latest ‘BJP trying to abolish Constitution’ remark. “The Prince’s grandmother’s father insulted the Constitution… Then his grandmother got the opportunity to do unconstitutional acts…and they talk about the Constitution in front of us,” said PM Modi.

  • Lok Sabha Elections: Anupama Fame Rupali Ganguli Joins BJP

    Actor Rupali Ganguly on Wednesday joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) at the Delhi headquarters.

  • Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timing, Key Candidates And Phase-3 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: Gujarat is all set to polls for its 25 Lok Sabha seats in phase 3 on May 7 and counting for all will take place on June 4. The third phase of Lok Sabha Polls is going to take place on May 7 in 10 states and 2 Union territories including a total of 94 constituencies. The counting for all the seats will take place on June 4. The states going to polls in phase 3 are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa and Gujarat.

    Gujarat consist total of 26 Lok Sabha seats where the Surat Lok Sabha seat is already secured by the BJP after the disqualification of a Congress candidate and the withdrawal of an independent candidate from Surat COnstituency.

    The voting for all these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM. The counting for all the votes will take place on June 4.

    Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key candidates and constituencies phase -3

    Kachchh: Vinodbhai Lakhmashi Chavda (BJP-NDA) vs Nitishbhai Lalan (INC-INDIA)

    Banaskantha: Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary (BJP-NDA)- Geniben Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Patan: Bharatsinhji Dabhi (BJP-NDA) vs Chandanji Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Mahesana: Haribhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs Ramji Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Sabarkantha: Shobhnaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya (BJP-NDA) vs Tushar Chaudhary (INC-INDIA)

    Gandhinagar: Amit Shah (BJP-NDA) vs Sonal Patel (INC-INDIA)

    Ahmedabad East: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs Rohan Gupta (INC-INDIA)

    Ahmedabad West: Dineshbhai Kodarbhai (BJP-NDA) vs Bharat Makwana (INC-INDIA)

    Surendranagar: Chandubhai Chhaganbhai Shihora (BJP-NDA) vs Rutvikbhai Makwana (INC-INDIA)

    Rajkot: Parshottam Rupala (BJP-NDA) vs Paresh Kumar Dhiraj Lal Dhanani (INC-INDIA)

    Porbandar: Mansukhbhai Mandaviya (BJP-NDA) vs Lalitbhai Vasoya (INC-INDIA)

    Jamnagar: Poonamben Maadam (BJP-NDA) vs Jp Marvia (INC-INDIA)

    Junagadh: Rajeshbhai Chudasama (BJP-NDA) vs Hirabhai Jotva (INC-INDIA)

    Amreli: Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya (BJP-NDA) vs Jennyben Thummar (INC-INDIA)

    Bhavnagar: Nimuben Bambhania (BJP-NDA) vs Umesh Makwana (AAP-INDIA)

    Anand: Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs 

    Kheda: Devusinh Chauhan (BJP-NDA) vs Kalusinh Dabhi (INC-INDIA)

    Panchmahal: Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav (BJP-NDA) vs Gulabsinh Chauhan (INC-INDIA)

    Dahod: Jasvantsinh Bhabhor (BJP-NDA) vs Prabha Kishor Taviad (INC-INDIA)

    Vadodara: Hemang Yogeshchandra Joshi (BJP-NDA) vs Jashpalsinh Padhiyar (INC-INDIA)

    Chhota Udaipur: Jashubhai Rathwa (BJP-NDA) vs Sukhram Rathva (INC-INDIA)

    Bharuch: Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP-NDA) vs Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava (AAP-INDIA)

    Bardoli: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava (BJP-NDA) vs Siddharth Chaudhary (INC-INDIA)

    Navsari: C.r. Patil (BJP-NDA) vs Naishadh Desai (INC-INDIA)

    Valsad: Ananthbhai Patel (INC-INDIA) 

  • Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timing, Key Candidates And Phase-3 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh is all set to conduct polls in phase 3 on May 7 for its 10 Lok Sabha seats. The polls for 16 parliamentary constituencies are already done in Phase 1 and Phase 2. On May 7, polls for Lok Sabha Elections phase 3 will be conducted in 10 states and 2 Union territories including a total of 94 constituencies. The counting for all the seats will take place on June 4. The states that are also going to polls in phase 3 are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar, Goa and Gujarat.

    The voting for these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM and the counting of votes will take place on June 4.

    Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 Lok sabha seats, where 8 have polled in phase 1 and 8 have polled in phase 2 on April 19 and April 26. This time the state is all set to hold polling for other 10 constituencies including Mainpuri, Sambhal, Hathras, Agra and others.

    Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key candidates and constituencies phase -3

    Sambhal: Parameshvar Lal Saini (BJP-NDA) vs Shafiqur Rahman Barq (SP-INDIA)

    Hathras: Anoop Valmiki (BJP-NDA) vs Jasvir Valmiki (SP-INDIA)

    Agra: S.P Singh Baghel (BJP-NDA) vs Suresh Chand Kardam (SP-INDIA)

    Fatehpur Sikri: Rajkumar Chahar (BJP-NDA) vs Ramnath Sikarwar (INC-INDIA)

    Firozabad: Thakur Vishwadeep Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Akshay Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Mainpuri: Jaiveer Singh Thakur (BJP-NDA) vs Dimple Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Etah: Rajveer Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Devesh Shakya (SP-INDIA)

    Badaun: Durvijay Singh Shakya (BJP-NDA) vs Aaditya Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Aonla: Dharmendra Kashyap (BJP-NDA) vs Neeraj Maurya (SP-INDIA)

    Bareilly: Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar (BJP-NDA) vs Praveen Singh Aron (SP-INDIA)

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ‘They are electoral Hindus…’: Meenakashi Lekhi on reports of Rahul Gandhi’s Ayodhya visit – The Economic Times Video

    Reacting to the reports of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Ayodhya Bharatiya Janata Party leader Meenakashi Lekhi on April 27 allegedly claimed Rahul and Sonia Gandhi to be electoral Hindus. “They (Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) are the electoral Hindus who question the existence of Shree Ram and during elections, they remember Shree Ram, it is evident. If their minds had really changed, the country wouldn’t have been in a bad state where it was… To date, all the electoral scientists say that the voting percentage remains high in anti-incumbency while it goes down in pro-incumbency as the people are assured about who is forming the govt. Today, everyone knows that the BJP is going to form the govt at the centre, then their mouthpieces are raising the slogans of anti-incumbency,” said Meenakashi Lekhi.

  • Ujjwal Nikam Replaces BJP MP Poonam Mahajan From Mumbai North Central Against Congress` Varsha Gaikwad

    Ujjwal Nikam has replaced Poonam Mahajan from the North Central seat of Mumbai.

  • Anantnag-Rajouri Election To Be Postponed? Omar, Mehbooba Voice Concern On ECI’s Query |

    Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir – Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah today urged the Election Commission of India to not postpone the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha polls. The two leaders’ remarks came after the Election Commission of India wrote to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and the Chief Electoral Officer of the region seeking a report about the constituency and the need for postponing the polls. The ECI wrote to the state election officer after several political parties including the BJP, Apni Party, and J&K Peoples’ Conference wrote to the ECI demanding the postponement of the polls citing adverse road conditions and inclement weather.

    Responding to this, both Omar and Mehbooba wrote to the ECI, alleging that the BJP and its A, B, C teams are sensing defeat and thus making excuses regarding weather conditions. PDP chief and Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency candidate Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of attempting to sabotage the electoral process in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency.

    Mufti stated, “The BJP and other parties who have ganged up against me want to prevent me from reaching Parliament. The support I’m receiving from people across party lines in both the Kashmir and Jammu regions is making these parties fearful of my influence among the people, prompting them to write to the ECI to defer the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat.”

    Mufti further asserted that the demand is entirely illogical as only a few days remain until the polls. She appealed to the ECI not to postpone the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency under any circumstances, stating, “This action would convey the wrong message, eroding trust in the electoral process and resulting in serious consequences.” Mehbooba Mufti wrote a detailed letter to the ECI demanding that the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency not be deferred.

    NC Vice President Omar Abdullah addressed a press conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar over the issue opposing the postponement of the polls. “When they sense that the NC has the upper hand and the establishment-backed candidate is losing, they resort to these tactics. We have witnessed this in the past as well; when the former CM’s brother was on the verge of losing and the Anantnag elections were postponed, then no elections happened. The BJP and partner parties, along with the ECI, are attempting to do the same, citing the Mughal road problem.”

    Abdullah added, “Some parties among those who have written this letter have nothing to do with these elections since they haven’t fielded a candidate, such as the People’s Conference and the BJP. Should I write a letter tomorrow for some seat in South India to have it deferred?”

    Abdullah further said that if the polls are deferred, the NC will take the matter to court. “The ECI must instruct the administration to keep the roads open. I’ve been CM, and I know that machinery and manpower can keep the Mughal road open,” he stated.

    Inclement weather conditions have led to frequent closure of the Mughal Road, which connects the Anantnag and Rajouri areas of J&K. Mufti also held a roadshow through the Mughal Road yesterday. In the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency, all paperwork is complete, with 21 candidates contesting the polls while voting is slated to take place on May 7th, in the third phase.

  • 'Will country run on Sharia…?', Home Minister Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi, Congress Manifesto

    'Will country run on Sharia…?', Home Minister Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi, Congress Manifesto

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting begins in 88 seats across 12 states, one UT – The Economic Times Video

    Second phase voting for Lok Sabha elections is taking place across 13 states and union territories today. The campaign has been marked by intense campaigning and sharp exchanges between political parties. The polling was supposed to be held in 89 Lok Sabha constituencies, but voting in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul was postponed to third phase after the death of Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) candidate.