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Lok Sabha Elections: Congress Nominees In Gujarat To File Nominations Between April 15-17

Congress candidates in Gujarat will file their nomination forms for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections between April 15 and 17.All 26 constituencies in Gujarat will vote on May 7 in the third phase of the general elections. Bypolls for five assembly segments are also scheduled to be held in the state on that day. The Congress has so far fielded candidates on 20 constituencies while nominees for four more seats are yet to be announced. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared candidates for two seats it will contest in alliance with Congress under the INDIA bloc. Senior leaders of Congress will accompany the candidates when they submit their nomination forms to the returning officers of the respective constituencies, as per a statement issued by the party.Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil, senior leaders Jagdish Thakor, Bharatsinh Solanki, Siddharth Patel, Amit Chavda, Rajya Sabha member Amiben Yagnik, among others, will remain present when the candidates submit nomination forms, it said.

Congress nominees for Banaskantha, Surendranagar, Jamnagar and Bardoli will file their nomination forms on April 15 and candidates for Kutch, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad West, Amreli, Chhotaudepur, Valsad, Panchmahal and Porbandar on Tuesday.Nomination forms for Patan, Junagadh, Anand, Kheda, Dahod, Vadodara and Surat will be submitted on Wednesday, the party said.

Shah To Address Election Rally In Manipur On April 15

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address an election rally in Manipur’s Imphal East district on April 15, a state BJP leader said on Friday.Shah will arrive at Imphal airport around 2 pm and will head to Hapta Kangjeibung in the district to attend the public meeting, Manipur BJP general secretary K Saratkumar Singh said.The home minister will later visit the party office here and depart for Delhi around 4.20 pm, he said.The Lok Sabha elections in the state will be held in two phases. Inner Manipur and parts of Outer Manipur will go to polls on April 19, while voting in the remaining areas of Outer Manipur will be held on April 26.The BJP has fielded state education minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh as its candidate for Inner Manipur, and announced its support for Naga People's Front nominee K Timothy Zimik in Outer Manipur.

22:52 PM (IST) • 15 Apr 2024

'BJP Is Going To Win All The Seats In J &K', Says Rajnath Singh In Kathua

in Kathua, J&K, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "BJP is going to win all the seats in Jammu and Kashmir", reported ANI.

#WATCH | Kathua, J&K: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "BJP is going to win all the seats in Jammu and Kashmir..." pic.twitter.com/FMBwvGKVrU
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024

21:07 PM (IST) • 15 Apr 2024

'Aadhe Jail Mein Hain, Aadhe Bail Par Hain', Says JP Nadda On Opposition Leaders In Puducherry

During a road show in Puducherry, BJP national president JP Nadda said, "I ask you- Isn't Rahul Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Sonia Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Chidambaram out on bail? Isn't Karti Chidambaram out on bail? Ins't Sanjay Singh out on bail? Isn't Kejriwal in jail? Isn't Manish Sisodia in jail? Isn't Satyendar Jain in jail? 'Aadhe jail mein hain, aadhe bail par hain'", reported ANI.

#WATCH | During a road show in Puducherry, BJP national president JP Nadda says, "I ask you- Isn't Rahul Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Sonia Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Chidambaram out on bail? Isn't Karti Chidambaram out on bail? Ins't Sanjay Singh out on bail? Isn't Kejriwal in jail?… pic.twitter.com/4aJznOdET2
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024