India Political Highlights: 28 women, 47 young leaders in BJP's first list of Lok Sabha candidates for 16 states and UTs

Lok Sabha polls: BJP chews over poll strategy, asks voters to ‘suggest’ candidates

While the BJP’s first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections is expected soon, given that a marathon meeting of the central leadership which went on till 3 am at the party headquarters on Thursday night, party president J P Nadda on Friday held virtual meetings with MPs of all states in batches of threes.

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CM Sukhu calls rebels 'black serpents', also makes placatory moves as Himachal crisis simmers

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said he gave the go-ahead to minister Vikramaditya Singh to meet the rebels who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, in what appeared to be a placatory gesture even as he called the same six MLAs “black serpents”.

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Gadkari sends legal notice to Kharge, Jairam Ramesh for sharing 'misleading' news content on X

On Friday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari sent legal notices to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh for allegedly sharing misleading and defamatory news about him on X (formerly Twitter).

Mamata could have met PM Modi over TMC's ED, CBI scrutiny, suggests BJP MP Dilip Ghosh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a meeting, in Kolkata.

Gautam Gambhir quitting politics? BJP MP asks Nadda to 'relieve' him of 'political duties'

BJP Lok Sabha MP Gautam Gambhir on Saturday requested party president J P Nadda to "relieve him of political duties" so that he can focus on his "upcoming cricket commitments".

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attends rehabilitation grant distribution programme for former ULFA cadres

'Gadkari must rethink plight suffered by farmers': Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

'Tejashwi Yadav unleashing terror across Bihar through Jan Vishwas Yatra': Union Minister Giriraj Singh

Sitamarhi: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during his 'Jan Vishwas Yatra', in Sitamarhi, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), DMK discuss seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds roadshow in Bengal's Nadia

'Pawars' share stage in Maharashtra

NCP (SCP) head Sharad Pawar, daughter Supriya Sule and and Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar are sharing the stage in Baramati. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are also present for the NaMo Maharojgar Melava event.

Modi steps up attack on Mamata govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a scathing attack at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal saying that despite getting a big mandate by people, the TMC has become synonym of atrocity and betrayal.

Himachal CM hopeful of surviving

“80 per cent of the Congress is together and in the rest of that 20 per cent, some people are upset with us over small matters. It’s my responsibility to clear things, so I have had discussions with them (six expelled Congress MLAs). BJP’s spirits are high with cross-voting but this kind of situation won’t arise again," says Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu about the ongoing political crisis in the state

Modi eyes clean sweep for BJP in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target for the state BJP to win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.

AAP's Kuldeep Kumar slams BJP/Gautam Gambhir

“It’s sad that yet another MP has cheated on the public of East Delhi after Mahesh Giri. They (BJP) have wasted 10 years. For the last 10 years, the public of East Delhi has been deprived of their MP. Gautam Gambhir has left today because he was aware of his condition in East Delhi," says AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar on Gambhir's request to BJP chief to exempt him from electoral politics.

Jayant Sinha not to contest Lok Sabha polls

Former minister and BJP MP from Hazaribagh Jayant Sinha says in a post on X that he wishes not to contest upcoming Lok Sabha elections

PM Modi addresses a public rally in Bihar

PM Modi unveils development projects worth Rs 21,400 crore in Bihar's Aurangabad.

Dynastic politics coming to end in Bihar: PM Modi in Aurangabad

"One might inherit a political party and post from parents, but they don't dare to even once mention the work done by the mother and father. I have heard that their party leaders are not ready to contest Lok Sabha elections. They are now looking for Rajya Sabha seats," PM Modi targets 'dynasts' in Bihar

Republican Party of India (Athawale) seeks two seats in Lok Sabha polls

"Our demand is that RPI should get two seats in Maharashtra. I have spoken to JP Nadda, Amit Shah ji and also Devendra Fadnavis ji on this" said Ramdas Athawale on seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls.

Via ANI

I will remain with NDA forever, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar assures PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would remain with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forever.

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PM Modi to contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

BJP releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections

BJP releases first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

Thirty-four Union ministers, two former ministers, Lok Sabha speaker figure in BJP's first list of 195 candidates for LS polls.

In first list, BJP announces candidates for 51 Lok Sabha seats in UP, 20 in West Bengal, five in Delhi, one each in Goa and Tripura.

BJP repeats Kiren Rijiju, Tapir Gao from two Arunachal Pradesh seats for Lok Sabha polls. Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi seat, Kamaljit Sehrawat from West Delhi, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi.

It fields Praveen Khadelwal from Chandni Chowk seat, Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi.

BJP announces 15 seats from Gujarat; Amit Shah to contest from Gandhinagar

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to contest from Porbandar, Sarbananda Sonowal from Dibrugarh.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to fight Lok Sabha polls from Guna in Madhya Pradesh; Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidhisha

Bhupender Yadav to fight Lok Sabha election from Alwar in Rajasthan

Union Minister V Muralidharan to contest from Attingal; Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Thiruvananthapuram

Here is the full list of candidates announced by BJP today

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BJP leader Anil Antony thanks party leadership for giving 'historic responsibility' after announcement of his candidature from Pathanamthitta